FL Studio (fruity loops) - How to rock the Arpeggiator

Tutorial showing some ideas and inspirations in using, automating, and humanizing the arpeggiator to make believable-sounding patterns.

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• FL
• Fruity
• Automation
• arpeggio
• studio
• controller

[AcePincter]

Yeah man, plus he can play the same pattern in any tempo!

[jonycastle84]

how do you link buddy im confused at that part :/

[AcePincter]

First, you make a mixer effect that has a control output, such as a formula controller, peak controller, or XY. (best if you rename it too). After that, right click on a knob, fader, or button, and choose "link to controller".

Choose the new controller you made (you might have more than 1 option), and then begin tweaking the controller to see the knob/fader/button adjust to the given value. Works well with LFOs, which cycle back and forth at a chosen speed.

[handles0]

dude you are the shiznit, I would pay to learn personally how to do all the stuff you know how to do...Where or how did you learn to do all of this? I've been only making beats about 7 1/2 months but most of the new stuff I know i learned from your tutorials

[AcePincter]

I started with FL and Reason, not so much to make beats, but to learn music. FL Studio is my weekly classroom (sometimes daily) and I share my findings here.

[d3p3ch3mod3]

I think one of the few ways FL studio could get better at this point is if they included a Piano Roll for the arp so that you could sequence a riff in instead of just having to use the preset ascending/descending scales.. then you could lock & transpose like with a keyboard workstation...

[AcePincter]

Yes! Certain VSTs have this feature (FM8, Absynth, ToxicIII, and to a less precise degree, sytrus. I would like to see that, or at least better chord/scale guessing in "auto" mode.

[iglidante]

I thought I had a pretty good grasp of the Arpeggiator, but after watching this, I realize I probably don't use it nearly enough to have it nailed - you definitely have it nailed. Good job.

[crazymanny00]

great tutorial man, helps me loads

[lamboguitarmadas]

@xAE7x Channel>Add One>FL Keys. alternatively, just look through the project browser. It'll be there.

[DJSaschAustralia]

Great tutorial, helped me with my drum and bass piece!

[Kpatable]

Is there any way to arpeggiate a chord just once, as if it was written with the squiggly arpeggio line on sheet music?

[xAE7x]

How did you create FL Keys? First part of the damn video, and you used, what seems to be, a shortcut key. Good job.

[topmusicproduKtion]

I have used fl studio for almost 1 year. and i thought i know it well. i actually know no shit ;(

[dquintanilla10]

haha sustained 4. suspended - good tutorial tho!

[leosntas]

Thanks dude for this tut.GOd bless you

[SuperKonfidence]

Would you mind posting a link to the .flp for this project? I will even give you hosting for it if you like!