Step 1: Start a new project and insert SytrusĪfter you start FL Studio, you should get a 'Step Sequencer' that looks something like the image below. It takes less time and fewer steps to achieve this task (just compare it to the long version of the tutorial for older versions of FL Studio, following this one). Sidechaning has been greatly improved in FL Studio 9 over the previous versions.

If you want to hear one of the best examples of sidechaning in action, just listen to some of the music by deadmau5. The easiest way to explain sidechaning is to actually hear it, however if you require an explanation, it is basically used to 'duck' certain sounds (bass-lines for example) in order to have other sounds more defined (kick for example). How To: Use the peak controller in FL Studio easily How To: Use patterns and the playlist in FL Studio How To: Set up a MOD Wheel on a MIDI controller in FL Studio How To: Use templates in FL Studio How To: Note slide with an FL Studio Generator. After adding the Fruity Compressor I right-click on the threshold knob and select 'link to controller', then select the 'Peak' option in the 'Internal controller' drop-down menu and finish by selecting the '1-Input' (Inverse) option in the 'Mapping formula' drop-down menu, clicking accept and play around with the Ratio knob in the Fruity. On the theme of sidechain and volume adjustments, Gross Beat is. If you want a full tutorial on it, check this out. You can map it to the volume of a mixer track and use it to sidechain other elements. The Peak Controller is a favourite of many FL veterans. Contact Rogare LLC for permission to use content. Please indicate if you would like an email response. Direct questions and suggestions to DAW Trek. This tutorial will show you how to sidechain using FL Studio.ĭigital Audio Workbench Trek.

Fruity peak controller sidechain