Desktops vs LaptopsThe first thing that comes to mind when comparing desktops and laptops is portability. Obviously, laptops are more portable and are the ultimate solution for those of you who are gigging or like to produce on the road. Desktops are more cost-efficient and offer a much better value in terms of how powerful they are. In our opinion, they are the perfect solution for those of you who are looking for the most power for your dollar. You probably already know if you belong to the first category or the second one, however choosing between a desktop or a laptop will probably be the most important decision you make when building your studio, much more complicated than just power or portability. Music Production LaptopsIn our opinion, the only reason you should pick a laptop instead of a desktop is if you plan to travel or gig with your new laptop. As we have mentioned before, laptops offer the worst value when compared to desktops. And this is why you should only choose a laptop if you are a 100% sure you will travel with your laptop. Another downside of laptops is they easily break and are not really upgradable. Both of these factors are a major downside of owning a laptop and make them way less appealing for VST intensive producers. Some of you have probably seen laptops with I7 CPUs and GTX GPUs and believe you are getting the same hardware components you would get in a desktop for relatively the same price. Music Production DesktopsDesktops are our go-to choice when producing in our personal studio. In our opinion, you should definitely pick a desktop if you mostly produce in your home studio. The reason being: desktops simply offer a much better value for the dollar and are much more reliable in their performance. Desktops are also easily upgradable. This is in our opinion the biggest upside of owning a desktop and we constantly upgrade our studio desktops when they start falling behind in their performance. From our experience, laptops tend to last 3-5 years on average while desktops tend to last up to 10 years if you take proper care of them and upgrade when needed. As you can probably tell choosing a desktop is the rational decision for most home studio owners and we definitely recommend you to pick a desktop instead of a laptop if you are not actively gigging or traveling.
1. Sampler EnvelopesWhen you load up a sample into a sampler channel, up the top there is an envelope icon. Here, you can activate the envelope for a variety of parameters:
2. Fruity GranulizerI’m gonna mention Granulizer because it’s just awesome. You can get some really unique sounds from this thing, no matter what genre you make. Just load up an audio sample, tweak away and listen to the results. You’ll see what I mean. 3. Piano Roll TipsAs part of the Channel Rack, the Piano Roll is a very important tool. It’s where chords are crafted, and where melodies are invented. It could be where you write the hook for your next big track – who knows? So it’s important you know what you’re doing here, so you don’t get caught up and lose any good ideas. Here are some tips to help you understand it more. 4. Note PropertiesOne thing I love about FL Studio is how technical you can really get. If you want to see the specific properties of each note, double click on it and it will bring up a window with all the controls on it, including length, colour, velocity and much more. 5. WaveformsWant to see waveforms for each track rather than the levels? Press Alt + W on your keyboard, or select it from the Mixer menu under View > Waveforms. You can also select this at the top of the Mixer – there’s a little waveform icon. CONTENT DETAILS : NO. OF FILES : 100+ TOTAL SIZE : 132 MB PLEASE SHARE ON FACEBOOK TO DOWNLOAD FREE "#TAPORINESS (THE TAPORI PACKAGE)" When you create an FL Studio project which uses a third party samples, it’s best to export it to a Zipped loop package, so finally, all your samples and the project file will be archived in a Zip file. Why’s that?
This is a very handy feature to keep your FL projects and samples in safe as it may happen that you accidentally delete the folder where your samples originally reside or your hard drive may crash, etc. Also, if you want to share your FL Studio project files with other FL Studio users and you’re using third party samples, they can’t open it properly if they don’t have exactly the samples as you’re using. But you can solve this problem by exporting your project to .zip. |