Producing with FL Studio

First Impressions 05/04/2021 1:53AM

• This is pretty cool stuff! "Knock Me Out" demo track — danggg that's a lot of layers!
• What's the deal with plugins?
• Plugins are just sound effects with their own specific function. Each one has its dialogue box that you can use.
• "FL Keys" plugin on the computer
• Usability bad. Basic functionality not well described -- how to copy & paste blocks, how to loop

Likes

• Playlist layout and "Channel rack" feels intuitive. Everything is 4/4, it's all laid out visually. Democratizing sheet music / music knowledge

1. The advanced knobs and such are terrible, though
• Youtube tutorials generally are dece, but there should be better ways to drag things around

Opportunities

• Plugin libraries?
• https://www.reddit.com/r/FL_Studio/comments/aj4z5d/must_have_plugins/eesti5h?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3
• $150??
• Most ppl agree, you don't need to pay: https://www.reddit.com/r/FL_Studio/comments/aj4z5d/must_have_plugins/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3
• Free plugin rundown: https://bedroomproducersblog.com/free-vst-plugins/
• There's an onboard piano -- how do people feel about using computer keyboard on it?
• Not too great, apparently
• Improving the publish flow?
• UPDATE: Maybe not a huge deal — people don't actually publish that often

Pain points

• Export is really slow. 12sec clip with 3 layers -- 10 seconds. 3min with 20 layers?
• Some samples & plugins worse for this than others. More is worse
• UPDATE 05/04/2021 — Likely because exportin wave (uncompressed) vs. mp3
• "Master" track on Soundcloud -- what's the deal with that? Also really slow.
• Significant time investments to learn
• Strong moats -- little interoperability https://www.reddit.com/r/edmproduction/comments/l9dybw/fl_studio_ableton_project_file_converter/
• It's sticky cuz cost to learn & switch is high
• "My X sounds too artificial", eg. https://www.reddit.com/r/FL_Studio/comments/71anxi/my_fl_keys_sounds_too_artificial/
• What do the knobs even do? No one knows, even Youtube folks
• Creating your own sounds?
• Ableton also has the ability to do that?
• The amount of time it takes to upload / master stuff on Soundcloud
• Yes, but they don't do this all the time!