FL Studio is a music software suite that contains all the tools you'll need to produce music. The DAW we'll use in this book is FL Studio. This can all be done from home on a minimal budget. By the end of this book, you will know how to compose, record vocals, master and market your music, and sell it online. It's a handbook to show you the ins and outs of music production and jump-start your musical career. You can produce a song on your own, get your music into households around the world, and market your own brand. You can promote yourself using tools equivalent to what record companies use. New artists could find their way onto a playlist by accident, subject to the whims of mystical algorithms behind the scenes.Īll of this poses a powerful opportunity for the independent artist. Why buy individual songs when you could access all of them, all the time, anywhere you go? Consumers now have their own personalized playlist recommendations, filled with songs that suit their own personal taste. Music streaming platforms such as Spotify and YouTube became mainstream. Artists could now release their own music and collect their own royalties. Independent artists gained the ability to sell their music online on their own. Consumers wanted to get their music online instead of from physical stores so that they could download music directly onto their phones. iTunes appeared, along with iPods and smartphones that could hold an entire music catalog in your pocket. They preferred artists that already had success and popularity with fans before considering them. Studios started to decrease their investment in developing artists from scratch. Nowadays, most music producers create music on their own long before they venture into a recording studio (if they do at all). It became possible to be a music producer in your bedroom using just your computer. Software came out that revolutionized the music playing field. You had very little negotiating power.ĭigital Audio Workstations (known as DAWs) changed everything. The studio would control how your album got released and what royalties you got paid. Then, you'd sign a deal locking you into a music contract for the foreseeable future. You'd go to a studio to meet with a series of technicians who'd play around with mixing equipment that cost as much as your car or house. Before, a musician required the assistance of a music producer. Music production has changed significantly in the last two decades. Exploring the music production landscape.This chapter comprises the following topics: You'll be given a high-level overview of the music career you can take and we will introduce you to the steps involved. In this chapter, you'll be introduced to music production and FL Studio. By the time you've finished reading this book, you'll have all the tools you need to create music at a professional level. You'll learn about tools used for composing, mixing, mastering, and publishing your music. In the pages ahead, you'll learn the ins and outs of music production and be well on your way to making music similar to your favorite songs. Perhaps you've tried making songs at home and realized there's a big difference between the sound you're making and the level of professionalism you hear from your favorite musicians. What makes you like them? Is it the melody, the chords, the catchy rhythm? Maybe a combination of a whole bunch of things that fit together perfectly. Finally, you'll learn how to register, sell, and promote your music.īy the end of this FL Studio book, you'll be able to utilize cutting-edge tools to fuel your creative ideas, mix music effectively, and publish your songs. You'll also cover ZGameEditor Visualizer, a tool used for creating reactive visuals for your songs. Along the way, you'll explore glitch effects and create your own instruments and custom-designed effect chains. The book introduces you to mixing best practices, and shows you how to master your songs. As you advance, you'll find out how to use tools such as the Piano roll, mixer console, audio envelopes, types of compression, equalizers, vocoders, vocal chops, and tools for increasing stereo width. You'll then learn how to set up your studio environment, create a beat, compose a melody and chord progression, mix sounds with effects, and export songs. You'll begin by exploring FL Studio 20's vast array of tools, and discover best practices, tips, and tricks for creating music. This book will give you everything you need to produce music with FL Studio like a professional. FL Studio is a cutting-edge software music production environment and an extremely powerful and easy-to-use tool for creating music.
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