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Midi controllers are an essential tool when producing music in Fruity Loops Studio. I highly recommend investing in one - It will definitely allow you to express your music more easily and fully, and will also allow you to work more efficiently.
Where to Get Midi Keyboards
Just about every music store will carry a midi [...]

This tutorial will teach you how to use the Fruity Loop piano roll

Now that you know how to make a basic drum beat, you need to learn how to make melodies.
The piano roll shows you which notes are playing and how long they are playing. You can also view/change the velocity [...]

Check out this video to learn how to install any VSTs you buy or download. Written instructions are below.

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What is a VST?
VST stands for “Virtual Studio Technology”, and are basically software plug ins you can use with program such as FL Studio. There are many VST instruments and VST effects available, some of which you need to purchase, and some of which are free.
VSTs can be controlled like any other patch or [...]

This tutorial is meant for beginners. In this tutorial, I am assuming you know the FL Interface, and the basics of making a drum pattern. If you have questions or comments please post them or email me. The video is below:

A lot of people have trouble getting people to their music sites, even when their music may sound amazing. You must remember that no matter how great your music is, you won’t get traffic unless you market yourself.
Here are some really simple ways to increase your traffic significantly [...]

The following tutorial will introduce the Playlist and the Mixer
Playlist
Before you use the playlist, you should know how to store multiple patterns. At the top of the program next to the tempo, you should see a box with “Pat” under it (image below). It should say 1 right now - you can click [...]

The following tutorial will contain a basic overview of the FL Studio interface and will introduce the Browser and the Channel Window, which includes the Step Sequencer
Welcome to HipHopTutoral.com! We will begin our tutorials with a basic overview of the FL studio interface. [...]

Here is a collection I put together of my favorite hip hop drum sounds that I have gathered from various other packs. You can get started with these, they sound a lot better than the stock FL sounds.
Just follow the link below to download, unzip the file and locate your FL-Studio directory. Then click data [...]