Control, shift, and alt are often paired with other keys or mouse clicks. One of the more intuitive features are FL Studio’s shortcuts. Audio clips, automation clips, or pattern clips can be placed anywhere in the playlist, including on top of one another (placing automation on top of audio clips can be helpful as it does avoid the clutter of additional lanes which usually plagues other programs). world, the open lane offerings of FL might be just what you need to free up your workflow. No worries here, FL will be easy on the eyes.įor those of you familiar with the ‘lane’ based D.A.W. For those of us who ever sat through a long Pro Tools session, eye strain was a part of it. It will be kind on your eyes, which means you will be able to make more music in a lengthy session. Immediately you will notice the dark layout of FL. Basic functionality is where most of the discussion will focus. You can change the focus on one of those clip types with one of the three buttons in the upper left hand corner of the playlist.īelow I will discuss FL from the viewpoint of someone who needs this program for professional use. Audio, midi, and automation are dealt with as clips. These windows have keyboard shortcuts as well as icon shortcuts at the top of your screen. A user unfamiliar with music could come up with a beat, write a riff, and build something that sounded like music in a very short amount of time.įL 10 comes with 5 windows to manage: playlist, mixer, step sequencer, piano roll, and browser. Although I rarely used these, I believe that the appeal of these pattern blocks is what made FL so popular in the first place. In further installments I will discuss weaknesses and specifics of the application.įirst, be aware that FL just recently eliminated playlist pattern blocks (which can still be enabled in the ‘options’ tab). Today I will focus on the overall strengths of the FL 10 D.A.W.

Fl studio 10 producer edition