Samples that you chop in edison can later be found in your Sliced Beats folder in the FL browser which is handy if you chop several loops from a song and want to use them at a later date. in Edison, though I prefer to add effects from the mixer. I pretty much just use it to chop samples, but you can also edit samples and add effects like reverb etc. In the effects mixer, it should be right near the top when you click 'Select' to choose a plugin to insert in a channel. Tips and Shortcuts -EdisonĮdison is a sample editor that comes with FL. Installing VST effects and VSTI synths 13. Some of this might seem obvious, but alot of this stuff I didn't pick up as a beginner so I'm trying to concentrate on things that people who don't have a huge amount of experience with FL might be unaware of, even if it seems elementary to others. Feel free to use this thread if you either have any tips/tricks to share, and if you have any queries that someone might be able to help with don't hesitate to ask. To make things easier to explain (and easier to understand) I'll add screen captures at times. If you do want that sort of info though you can easily find it. This guide is just intended to help explain some of the stuff FL can do that people might not be that familiar with, rather than a guide to mixing in general. I'm not going to cover EQ and compression here as there are far better guides elsewhere than I could offer as mixing isn't my strong point and I don't have a huge amount of knowledge on the subject. It won't be anywhere near as comprehensive as Phatchance's studio guide, it's really just some tips that some people may benefit from. (Though there are some good FL tutorials here: ) This isn't a full on tutorial, just a basic guide based on some of my own personal techniques. Most of this stuff is self learned as I'm not really the type to read tutorials or manuals in great depth. I'm no expert, but having used it for a few years now I've probably picked up a few techniques along the way that others may find useful.

Presumably there are a few beginners around here who use FL and would benefit from some tips.

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