Music Production with FL Studio - Full Tutorial for Beginners

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Lean how to use FL Studio to produce music in this complete course for beginners. FL Studio is a complete software music production environment. It features a graphical user interface with a pattern-based music sequencer.
Tristan Willcox developed this course. You can email him at nebuloustdg@gmail.com
🔗 FL Studio: www.image-line.com/
Sample Packs:
🔗 cymatics.fm/
🔗 samples.landr.com/
🔗 sound-effects.bbcrewind.co.uk/
🔗 samplefocus.com/samples/arabi...
🔗 splice.com/
⭐️ Contents ⭐️
(0:00:00) Chapter 1: Virtual Instruments
(0:04:35) Chapter 2: Melodies and Chords
(0:30:52) Chapter 3: Using Patterns
(0:36:40) Chapter 4: Using Samples
(0:47:02) Chapter 5: Layering and Arranging
(1:00:12) Chapter 6: Leveling
(1:05:54) Chapter 7: Adding to the song
(1:42:55) Chapter 8: Mixing + FX
(1:58:21) Chapter 9: Automation
(2:07:07) Chapter 10: Mastering + Exporting
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@Dawood_Awan Жыл бұрын

So grateful that Toby Maguire got some time out of his film career to teach us FL Studio. This is so helpful.

@LilPersey 11 ай бұрын

It's after this comment that I saw it's 'him' 🤣🤣

@zvjezdanveselinovic5765 11 ай бұрын

Toby Maguire, OG Spider-Man. OG Beat Dropper. Makes catchy beats like he catches goons

@synchronic_ 11 ай бұрын

🤣🤣🤣 I grew my hair out even more now so I have in fact fully embraced the bully maguire look lol

@luizfx8249 10 ай бұрын

😂😂

@Fox_gamerPT 10 ай бұрын

Ong

@mariemjlassi723 Жыл бұрын

I've wanted to learn how to use fl studio for literally 6 years. Every few months I open it, get overwhelmed, look for a course on youtube, find no course that tackles all the basics and end up giving up. This is literally perfect! Thank you so much for offering it and for your patience with explaining every single bit!!

@tilsgee Жыл бұрын

same. only one thing left for me: Blender3D full course for modelling and animation

@stefancice Жыл бұрын

Yeah I got it 2 Christmases ago but didn’t have the basic equipment to thoroughly work with it until Christmas gone (I’m a singer first and foremost and didn’t have a microphone which I also needed for guitar) It is incredibly overwhelming. I’ve done a few covers already with it but I’m constantly thinking there’s easier ways to navigate the program and create. I feel like I do things with much more unnecessary complication compared to the ease people have online. Plus the shortcuts people use don’t seem to work on my laptop for some reason.😅

@brianburkett6606 10 ай бұрын

I literally have been saying the same thing throughout the course!! I really appreciate this.

@AmanShukla-th6yk 8 ай бұрын

Everything is fine but i cant download the "Essential piano" on free trail version of FL STUDIO. It's sayng to unlock first and to unlock i have to buy atleat 1 edition right? Please help me i really want to learn.

@badnewzscubasteve 6 ай бұрын

Faccccttttttsssss.. I been tryna learn FL since it was called Fruity Loops!!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤦🏾‍♂️ I'm old lmao

@CameraGuy19 Жыл бұрын

The content that we never asked for but deserved soo much......

@rbars1787 Жыл бұрын

Bro I was asking for it

@husainabbas_ Жыл бұрын

You got it wrong buddy

@Djheffeson Жыл бұрын

I was looking for it 💀

@andrewallacesouzasantos9874 3 ай бұрын

you have changed the words

@aerospaceengenieeringknowl3204 2 ай бұрын

Actually, it's "we needed, but didn't deserve".

@ryanpongracz8051 8 ай бұрын

Yo dawg I came here to learn fl studio and this man is so relented he just gave me the secret to making good melodies. This is so helpful it's insane. I'm thankful to have stumbled across this video.

@tioluwanielesho1448 10 күн бұрын

I've been watching FL tutorials for years and I can tell you right now this is one of the best introductions to FL on KZfaq

@vid2422 Жыл бұрын

as a fellow developer / musician, I'm shocked to see this kind of content on one of my best channels of all times!

@imperialmoe 11 ай бұрын

How are you combining the two together I'm just being curious

@4r4zzz 7 ай бұрын

yaaaaay, i am going to be like you!

@Alenthas 11 ай бұрын

so, 30 minutes in and i have to say as somebody who has never done anything musical this tutorial has been very interesting and easy to follow. i watched other tutorials before because i want to write my own music for a project and it felt like every other tutorial expected me to actually understand at least some fundamentals which i have none. i love this video and i think our way of learning is pretty similar (learning by doing instead of learning technical mumbo jumbo). and so everything is just clicking into place, and in fact i even figured out some of the things you were gonna do before you did it!

@soumadip_skyy_banerjee Жыл бұрын

As a budding software engineer and an experienced musician, this is sooooo cool ❤️

@raki0125 Жыл бұрын

Sound engineering

@DiegoSita Жыл бұрын

Fellow budding software engineer and experienced musician here. At first I was like "what? Is this really FCC?" Then I had the same reaction as you haha

@lunarbeats_sa Жыл бұрын

Same

@alimbo9436 9 ай бұрын

fellow budding software engineer and also budding hobbyist music producer! so funny seeing freecodecamp offering this, I'm using them to learn coding and now music production!

@RealityRogue Ай бұрын

This is basically the Blender Donut tutorial for FL studio. Thank you!

@investfoxy Жыл бұрын

I love the fact you guys are uploading tutorials related to other fields such as music. It would be amazing to see After effects, 3D modeling, editing and other courses next.

@KlaBoi-qj8oh 9 ай бұрын

We need such.

@smartjackasswisdom1467 Жыл бұрын

I'm an Ableton guy but it's so cool to see you're branching into this area.

@gomme1298 Жыл бұрын

Same, I don't use FL but I can't wait to see more music production content on this channel ! Freecodecamp is a gem. ❤

@fbi299 Жыл бұрын

Would you recommend ableton over FL?

@smartjackasswisdom1467 Жыл бұрын

@@fbi299 They are both good, but I have the push 2 so I mostly use Ableton. You should use the free trial on both and pick the one you like the most. FL studio has a prettier interface for sure.

@fbi299 Жыл бұрын

@@smartjackasswisdom1467 okay cool. Thanks man

@xyz-ey7ul Жыл бұрын

@@smartjackasswisdom1467 nice reply bro. without favoring any daw. thanks for that.

@PlasmaFrigate Жыл бұрын

I love to see a course like this because I was looking for something similar to start as a new hobby. Thank you so much for this!

@AleksandarIvanov69 Жыл бұрын

Making beats could be a really fun hobby indeed! Good luck :)

@VitaminC420 2 ай бұрын

tristian is such a friendly person and a teacher just so nice and has his humor here and there, thank you for your wisdom and your knowledge

@CharlExMachina Жыл бұрын

You guys can't be serious! This is AMAZING! As an aspiring game developer this type of content means a lot. Thank you guys!

@dreanki 11 ай бұрын

Same here, we got fl studio for our game production as well!

@SlurplillyGamings 9 ай бұрын

Yooo! wishing you the best of luck on your game development journey dude :)

@gamershouse643 8 ай бұрын

@@dreankime too!

@AmanShukla-th6yk 8 ай бұрын

@SkeeterSkooter 3 ай бұрын

@@AmanShukla-th6ykuse other instruments instead, there are midi pianos, or you can get piano sounds across the internet

@awochquio Жыл бұрын

Didn’t expect to see a FL studio tutorial on this channel. It’s a decent movement!

@v-future1444 Жыл бұрын

A decent? this is INCREDIBLY AWESOME!

@codewithguillaume Жыл бұрын

It feels like I am coming back in 2000's 🤣 when I tried for first time FL studio ! Thats great that freecodecamp is publishing this guide !

@norahassan2372 Жыл бұрын

Could you please tell me if this is this app he use I'm not good in these stuffs???

@omorjay Жыл бұрын

@@norahassan2372 yes that’s FL studio.

@AleksandarIvanov69 Жыл бұрын

This is an unexpected video, but I thoroughly support it 😁 I've used FL Studio for more than 20 years (first 12 years to a professional level, recent years mostly for fun) ever since it was a basic loop station called Fruity Loops with barely any capabilities. I was about 10 years old when I got a demo version from one of those PC magazines with CDs in them and got instantly hooked on making beats!

@dawudtahir1270 Жыл бұрын

Yeah I can remember those days like the fl studio 4 or 5. There was less things in them but worked kind of the same like the current versions are.

@guybrushthreepwood2567 Жыл бұрын

Great change of pace, I'm glad this channel is not "just coding", this was very refreshing. This guy Tristan nailed it, very helpful and calm presentation, kept it fun and engaging. Would recommend, great video! 👍🎅🎄

@robinpetrovic.official 6 ай бұрын

I watched this video to learn about all things again. While I started working with FL Studio about 6 months ago, I only knew half of the basics. This is exactly why I went searching to find a basic course video. And this is where I ended up. And I have now watched the complete video. I've gained a lot more knowledge. And this video is just perfect. Perfect for beginners! I would recommend it directly to all new producers. Thank you so much from the bottom of my heart for this incredible video. Thanks to you and him, I now know a lot more! Thank you from the bottom of my heart!!!! ❤

@iansiahaan897 Жыл бұрын

Wow, not only was this super beginner friendly and easy to understand/follow, but it was extremely fun as well! Def recommend this for anyone looking to start with FL like me :)

@coolbluelights 5 ай бұрын

I've been messing around with FL studio for about 10 years and this is the most comprehensive tutorial i've seen. i've learned a lot of things I wasn't even aware of that will save me so much time!

@hiding_my_name Жыл бұрын

I've been using FL Studio for.... decades now. I've also been a software engineer for not as many years, but so happy to see a collab here. I'm hoping this encourages the Software Engineers out there to start working with DSP, MIDI, and other elements related to making music. Very cool collab.

@physef_3738 Жыл бұрын

as someone who is not a developper and not a musician, this is the freecodecamp video of all time

@AntiTrollable 10 ай бұрын

I was using FL back in the early 2000s. I had no idea how to do anything and it seemed very limited back then compared to pro tools etc. I have just decided I'm hmgoing to learn FL properly and this is the best play by play I have seen so far. Good job.

@spybreak23 9 ай бұрын

I was stuck how to go from the basic piano arrangement of chords, bass and melody to a song and this was EXACTLY the tutorial I needed, thank you so much to Greyson Nekrutman for taking the time to record this :P

@akrhylikproductions Жыл бұрын

By far the best fl guide I've seen. Literally made everything that gave me a headache go away with this video, everything explained so well and i picked up loads of tricks which save so much time too!

@ostricheggs6754 23 күн бұрын

You are an Amazing Teacher/Helper! Straightforward no shortccuts that are just straight to the point!

@guddy0202 Жыл бұрын

I've been using fl studio for years now, I watched this video just for fun! Solid tutorial and definitely refreshing to watch!

@guddy0202 Жыл бұрын

I also really like that method when you made the melody, where you laid down a rhythm down and THEN decided the notes. Definitely gonna try that.

@omorjay Жыл бұрын

@@guddy0202 it’s cool for real. I like it too.

@jeffjeezy7170 3 ай бұрын

This is so helpful. Thank you. Not sure who needs to hear this, but if you click the gear icon in the lower right of this YT video, and slow it down to 0.75 speed, it's much easier to understand, at least for me.

@jpallatin Жыл бұрын

Great to see this kind of content in this channel. I love programming and also music producing in Ableton Live!

@bamvideos Жыл бұрын

I think I've watched this 4 times now, still haven't gotten all the way through it, but that's the point of VOD tutorials. I've been learning animation with Davinci Resolve for my tech shorts but have been using copyright free music. I wanted to make my own music for my videos and will definitely be coming back to this video for a while. Thank you so much for making this! It truly is priceless!

@KudakwasheMurungu-yu3wb 4 күн бұрын

The best tutorial about music production. The thought process conveyed during melody production is just top 👌

@gonzodanny3 6 ай бұрын

Bro I’m blown away at the quality of this tutorial. I’ve been a hobbyist music producer since 2000 and been using fls since 2016. I saw this thumbnail and thought I’m sure I know everything covered but what the heck let’s see if I can learn something new. I learned there’s a ton I don’t know 😂. This video has tons of great information in a clear way and a good pace. Great job and thank you!

@noelnikson3659 Ай бұрын

The way you teach and motivate us is so amazing!❤

@grabatar Жыл бұрын

Just be aware of the free version (Trial version) limitations. Loved this software as a teenager so worth trying again :). "What's FL Studio TRIAL mode? FL Studio TRIAL is functionally equivalent to the FL Studio All Plugins Edition. If you are using trial mode there is only one limitation - Projects can be saved but can't be opened again until FL Studio is purchased and unlocked. " So you can follow along with this guide, just dont close the app/computer until you done with your project :).

@synchronic_ Жыл бұрын

this is totally correct, i mention it at the end of the course but it would have been helpful to mention this in the beginning, good catch.

@elizabethcolunga Жыл бұрын

I couldn't even download the Essential Piano pack in trial mode. Unless I'm missing something?

@fadwarezika9041 Жыл бұрын

@@elizabethcolunga Same, it says you have to be an owner of FL Studio

@JohnSmith-gs9zs Жыл бұрын

@@elizabethcolunga Me too. I suddenly tripped.

@pateto_21 Жыл бұрын

@John Smith me too bro. Can't even have a essential Piano lol

@juanc6482 5 ай бұрын

This course was pure gold! After watching many tutorials, I finally feel like I have a mental shot of how to make it from the beginning to the end. Thank you very much!

@Ste4lth7722 9 ай бұрын

This is amazing, i'm halfway through and havent had a single issue with this course, already feeling so much more confident with using fl

@CO_BY Жыл бұрын

Thats an awesome tutorial! Watched it completly from beginning to end. I totally agree, the most stopping thing is overthinking. I will try to just start and finish a song, no matter how "garbage" it feels like for me in the beginning. Thanks for the video! 🙏

@radiobrajwood Жыл бұрын

That's Great Guys...Love to see that now the Music Production Tutorials are also coming...Thanks to the Whole Team & Love to see some more...

@TheCzarsoham Жыл бұрын

I really appreciate this course! Thanks Tristan and FCC team! I have been using FL for 14 years and didn't expect a course on it here, but a welcome change!

@chrisseaber1803 8 ай бұрын

I want to say thanks to you as iv learnt more from this vid than I have watching others for a year, and you explain it perfect you don’t need to doubt your teachings. Great stuff, Thankyou

@Nolly_CIA Жыл бұрын

As an experienced recording artiste and a Mid level Software Engineer! I love this content!!

@CURBSIDECHRIS 8 ай бұрын

Thank you. Best tutorial ive found. Every few months id try with other tutorial's get frustrated and give up . But this one you are patient and get right to the point with as much detail. I'm considering taking your course over the winter if its available. thanks again I'm so exited to try out everything you taught

@devonjayharrison3147 3 ай бұрын

This is probably the best tutorial Ive seen

@mellowbeatz93 Жыл бұрын

The tutorial we never knew we needed! Thank you so much omg'

@Cosenzo123 9 ай бұрын

I watched all 2 hours and 20 minutes….there aren’t many Hollywood movies I can watch for over 2 hours! Every minute was well-spent. I learned so much. Thank you!!

@jameslambert9818 3 ай бұрын

This dude is good point blank,taught me a lot in one lesson…Thanks you..👍🏾

@dyepedmusic Жыл бұрын

Never in my life would I thought free code camp will upload this type of video as a computer Science student and a music producer I feel free code camp welcomes everybody from each aspect

@princefowzan 10 ай бұрын

this is actually feels like a master piece to me, may its because i am an absolute beginner but i really like it. thanks buddy.

@iwo2064 Жыл бұрын

This tutorial is amazing, I'd love to hear more from Tristian! He is a great teacher and artist.

@wegogreen1 Жыл бұрын

Hi. As a newbie in music production it is great to see a video course that I actually understand. Thanks. Looking forward to watching more.

@KHACDII Жыл бұрын

Oh wow, I never expect this channel to do music production related content. As a software engineer and a bedroom artist (Ableton user), I find this soooo cool!

@AkashRai1204 Жыл бұрын

I was scrolling through the videos section and was awestruck but happy at the same time when I found this video. It gave a spark of joy to the music producer in me who was left behind 2 years ago when the academic workload increased and i found my new interests in coding.

@sagarock1012 Жыл бұрын

same here :)

@Kafufflez 3 ай бұрын

Absolutely incredible course! Tristan covers all the basics in a really easy to understand way. So glad this exists!

@FernandoDCDuarte Жыл бұрын

As many have said, I sure as heck didn't expect a video regarding a DAW on this channel, but it is a welcome addition!! I'd love to see similar videos about other DAWs, say, Logic X, Cubase, Studio One, and Ableton Live.... it is hoping for a lot but hey, lots of people would be happy!

@Matheus-mr4tl Жыл бұрын

Man, it's literally the content I search on entire internet some months ago and didn't find it. This channel is the BEST CHANNEL o KZfaq

@iconic_robbott Жыл бұрын

It's funny that 2 days ago, I was looking for music production course and this notification popped up today. Wow thanks

@emmettdja 9 ай бұрын

i can not express how helpful this was. thank you for making this video and thank you for spreading your knowledge to the rest of us.

@stanley1455 Жыл бұрын

This is one of the best FL studio training for beginners I have ever watched. Thank you

@jinsakai5749 Жыл бұрын

this video is a gem, I've been interested in making music for so long but been stuck on how to expand and improve my song, this video help me understand so much, and I can finally make my own music by my own. kudos!.

@notmarkprecioso Жыл бұрын

Wow! It's quite surprising to see that a channel that used to provide courses for programming languages and stuffs, has now featured this type of course in the field of music is just surprising :D

@quinnderose Жыл бұрын

hands down the best video I've watched with good view of what your doing and clarity on how EVERYTHING works lol huge help

@BecauseBecaBeBeca Жыл бұрын

4 minutes in and this is exactly what I was looking for. Thank you for providing such a great video.

@GoingOrbit Жыл бұрын

5 minutes I was eating chips.

@azure9233 Жыл бұрын

23:56 He subconsciously got that blues in him

@miroslavpsheklyasamp 8 ай бұрын

Just the tutorial I was looking for. Feel like I know everything neccessary to start making music and navigate through FL

@lazarus8453 Жыл бұрын

Very helpful he is realy enjoyable to watch too .

@martinh7544 Жыл бұрын

The magic sounds at 2:19:43 🤘

@notanenglishperson9865 5 ай бұрын

It is so nice of Dani to make a video for this channel after years of absence on his own one. Such a good tutorial

@RealityGoneByebye82 7 ай бұрын

Cheers Tristan, this is really helpful. The way you laid it out was very easy to catch & follow, your a really good instructor dude. Kudos!

@marcus_ohreallyus 4 ай бұрын

I mustered up the patience to watch this whole video and I'm so glad I did. You covered what I really needed to learn that most tutorials just glance over... and that's the relationships between the channel rack, piano roll and playlist in relation to patterns. I wasn't grasping that until I saw this vid

@G0pZ Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this course. You're very eloquent and explained progressively the guts of FL well.

@tigana Жыл бұрын

Never thought I’d see FL Studio on FreeCodeCamp but very COOL!

@williamatkin5799 7 ай бұрын

This video is just brilliant, the way you explain everything and your energy throughout the whole episode is amazing. I’ve learnt so much and now all I want to do is buy FL and crack on Big ups

@theguypersondude Жыл бұрын

I strongly appreciate your team branching out and adding new types tutorials. Would love to see code added in DAWs like Fl Studio or Reaper. Maybe an integratipm of JUCE apps into these DAWs.

@ed07722 5 ай бұрын

Code added to latest version of FL (no idea how to use it tho)

@BassFunMusic Жыл бұрын

👌🎶 This beat has such a great sound to it, I'm loving it!

@juzerbaatwala8868 Жыл бұрын

I am also a music producer and i have used abelton,Logic,FL and Cubase and i am also a Coder. Its nice to see such content 😊

@Efrye684 9 ай бұрын

Not even 10 minutes in and my mind has been blown several times already, solid basics to learn here so far~

@prav8284 3 ай бұрын

Thank you very much! This is one of the best tutorial I had received ever. I was planning to learn music on guitar for 10 years and never passed the chords part. But, this year is the year I decided to bypass instruments and produce music on DAW. This video is so insightful that I have enough confidence that I can achieve my goal.

@sskrs9170 Жыл бұрын

Tristan, you are really good at this. It's hard to explain, but it is a really good totorial, the best I followed. The way you explain stuff, it's clicking something in my head. Also I do a lot of chatGPT stuff along studying. So I could keep up practice with some theory of music. Thanks a lot

@thekontuli2828 Жыл бұрын

Credit to you brother; it's never really easy explaining this stuff except by showing learners in practice. Learnt some valuable tips - essential tips if I might add!

@tiefseefischereisachsen9293 10 ай бұрын

Hey man! I never saw a video as informational and inspiring like this, you made me love making music again :) thank you so much and greets from austria

@tiefseefischereisachsen9293 7 ай бұрын

i still think so

@ben10_108 Жыл бұрын

This channel is a blessing to the world

@NJ-dd6ce 10 ай бұрын

You make my base more clear. I really happy and lucky that i find you in this entire world❤❤

@lynoulune 11 ай бұрын

I've been on and off about learning FL Studio since 2016. I struggle with ADHD and tutorials were always so hard to follow. Also.. English is not my first language so it made it harder. I had some few good tips around the internet, but nothing as good as this video so I must add my comment here to thank you. I can't believe I was creating a new pattern in my channel rack for EVERY instrument. This is so much simpler.

@iamnimish Жыл бұрын

Unexpectedly awesome. ♥️

@racso415 7 ай бұрын

as a person that gets audio/music production videos on my feed at times, i had to confirm this was a freedcodecamp upload as well. was not expecting something like this from this channel.

@kefkef5 Жыл бұрын

Bro, this is next level and I love it goes outside the realm of computer science.

@LazerEyeX_X Жыл бұрын

Finally a freecodecamp video that I'm a master of

@yugrajnegi2783 Жыл бұрын

thanks tristan, I went from knowing nothing to completing my first song in just 2 days. Great teaching

@user-he2ie8lq7j 3 ай бұрын

This man just changed my life…

@master202comedy Жыл бұрын

I searched about FL studio today and this afternoon,i saw a notification from you about FL . What a coincidence. Thanks . I will come back to watch and learn. Thanks in advance

@Aiva-tk8ej Жыл бұрын

I never in my life commented on youtube video, but Tristan I love and thank you

@GoingOrbit Жыл бұрын

What a weird comment.

@Aiva-tk8ej Жыл бұрын

@@GoingOrbit Yeah, cool. By the way FIRE songs you have created

@synchronic_ 10 ай бұрын

Thank you! glad you enjoyed the tutorial

@Redamthe5th 4 ай бұрын

I just hit the final chapter and I have to say this has been extremely valuable. Thank you!

@morgan_the-5th Жыл бұрын

This IS will be the best course in this Channel becouse so many people intressted with music production ✨✨

@ygoSOUNDWAVE 8 ай бұрын

beyond helpful, thank you for all the work your channel showcases.

@lazarus8453 11 ай бұрын

Last advice can be applied to everything balance between watching tutorials and trying to do by yourself .

@AbstractCatsMedia Жыл бұрын

Ironically, this is what got me wanting to learn programming. I've been an FLS user for about 12 years. Should be a cool course, thanks!

@MartinGallagher1 Жыл бұрын

Excellent Vid bro. Learned more on this than most others. Well done Tristan

@xaeee5552 7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for this tutorial. Not only do you teach well, your words are also very reassuring

@ReligionAndMaterialismDebunked Жыл бұрын

I got my first-ever midi mini keyboard just recently, since my mom wanted to send funds after I mentioned I wanna save for one. I got the Akai MPK3 Mini, since it's the best seller now. Back then, my main focus was Korg. Hehe. Both Japanese.