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A Power User's Guide to FL Studio 21: Master the art of music production and advanced mixing techniques to create Billboard-charting records
Author(s): Chris Noxx (Author)
- Publisher: Packt Publishing
- Publication Date: 6 Oct. 2023
- Language: English
- Print length: 334 pages
- ISBN-10: 1803234385
- ISBN-13: 9781803234380
Book Description
Learn critical music production techniques used by professional producers to create a signature sound, arranging, and mixing productions in FL Studio 21 from a Billboard charting JUNO nominated producer
Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook
Key Features
- Discover how top artists produce mind-blowing music and create ultimate records in FL Studio through this illustrated guide
- Build your skills in synchronizing songs placements and refining arrangements
- Master a professional workflow formula for producing chart-topping records
Book Description
A digital audio workstation empowering both aspiring and seasoned producers to create original music compositions, FL Studio has not only advanced the culture of collaboration across several genres but has provided a creative outlet for up-and-coming artists worldwide.
Achieving professional production prowess takes practice, market insight, and mentorship. This book explains how the author used FL Studio as a creative palette to build a successful career as a record producer, using specific techniques and workflow processes that only FL Studio can accommodate. You’ll develop a Power User’s mindset, create signature sounds using stock FL Studio One Shots, create top-level drum loops, learn about FL Studio’s VST’s, and approach arrangements from a practical and pop music perspective. This comprehensive guide covers everything from crafting and adding hypnotic melodies and chords, to mixing and mastering productions, and promoting those records to artists and companies, to take your career to the next level.
By the end of this book, you’ll be able to create original productions from scratch using FL Studio’s virtual instruments and sound kits, mix and master the finished production, and arrange it using the Billboard-charting formula.
What you will learn
- Acquaint yourself with FL Studio tools and maintain high-level workflow habits and frameworks
- Create ear-catching top-line melodies and advanced chord progressions
- Produce custom sound design and signature production sound
- Explore techniques to produce drum patterns and rhythm
- Uncover advanced music theory and piano roll production techniques
- Become a maestro in arranging productions for smash hits
- Learn unconventional mixing and mastering techniques
- Find tips on approaching, negotiating, and placing productions with artists, TV, advertising, and film companies
Who this book is for
If you are a music producer with intermediate knowledge of FL Studio or have experience using it, this guide will show you the author’s personal tips and secrets for achieving Billboards success, landing major film and TV placements, and working with legendary artists. Tailored to experienced FL Studio users with a grasp on its fundamentals, this book assumes operational knowledge of FL Studio, including familiarity with its plugins and tools.
Table of Contents
- Delving into the FL Studio Mindset and Workflow
- From the Piano Roll to the Billboard Charts
- Creating Your Signature Sound
- Working through Drum Programming and Arrangements
- Approaching Melody and Composition Theory
- A Billboard-Ready Production Arrangement
- Chart-Topping Mixing Techniques
- How to Get Records Placed So They Land on Billboard Charts
Editorial Reviews
Review
“One of the main differences between this book and others is the emphasis on production success. It details how to use FL Studio to mix music, leaving out some of the basics in favor of professional production, recommending that you should have some experience with FL Studio before moving on. The emphasis is not on the original creation of music within this venue, but on taking items that exist and then modifying the digital structure for success. The author includes a lot of his own personal success trips and practices; I always find this type of information immensely helpful.”
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Dr. Mark Peters, PhD, DSS, Director, Engineering Operations at BrainGu, DevOps Institute -Ambassador
