This is legit an absurd quality conten. It's a shame it doesn't have more views. I'm glad I've found your channel, as thanks to you I've just made my first beat
this genuinely should have more than 10k views this was so fantastically articulated i wish you success in the future and will push your vids for the algorithm
I am actually a beginner, I recently just bought a new laptop to dedicate my time to learn and produce beats. And I will say this was far by the best informative beat producing video for beginners like me. You spoke very precisely and went through pretty much the majority of the tools that confused the heck out of me. Thank you very much! I would love to see more videos like these.
Glad I could help! Keep on learning and making mistakes, that’s how you grow. I don’t make music anymore, I focus on film now, but keep coming back and asking questions, I’m very active in the comments!
Dude you explain so well and make it easy to understand, thank you for putting in the time and the work to help us beginner producers out here. I can tell you're gonna go far in life, you've got your head on your shoulders. Good luck on your journey!
Thank you so much! I appreciate the kind words and well wishes! I remember what it was like starting out, having to scour UA-cam trying to teach myself, so I’m glad I could put it all in one place! I’ve transitioned out of music and into film but will always be telling stories in some way!
Idk if you're amazing at dumbing things down or if I just got less dumb, but damn i remember when I first wanted to make beats around 3 years ago just looking at a DAW overwhelmed me and now that I've seen this video i feel extremely confident about FL Studio. I feel like other channels are either painfully boring or expect you to have a lot of prior knowledge but you really stripped it down to the basics. I salute you.
Thank you for your comment! I really wanted to make a video that I wish I could’ve seen when I started because what you said is true, the other videos are too complicated. Glad I could break it down for you, drop any questions you have here
Really wanna say thank you fam had massive troubles getting into the wave / feel for things with your help i was able to finish my first beat massive blesses fam keep up the grind.
bro hands up this is the best fl studio beginners tutorial ive ever seen, like ive been trying to learn it for like 1 year but ive tried many tutorials from busy work beats, in the mix, freecodecamp and many others but all of them start explaining alot of stuff(not saying they are bad or anything) rather than just getting to making a beat, thanx man, watching you i made my first ever beat
if i could i would give you 1M views because you helped me so much and finally i can do 808 without thinking it’s so off. thank you so much and keep it up! just made my first beat thanks to you !!:)
dude I aint even finish the video yet and you are explaining everything so well and your explaining it as if you were in our shoes.you got my like.thank you for your service
Thank you, I've always felt very intimidated by FL Studio and other music production software for a very long time and the concepts behind music production, which made it very hard to get into music production because I have no clue where to start. This video broke down some of those barriers and made it feel less intimidating, and it was easy and enjoyable to follow along, I even felt comfortable enough at certain parts to kinda do my own thing! I think I'm gonna try and continue to learn how to produce my own music, I don't want to make hip-hop or trap but this definitely taught me some fundamentals. This is a great gateway into the world of music production, and I think I'm gonna keep exploring....
How do you get the side options where you know the kits are at but all the other ones because there not popping up? if you can help I will appreciate it.
Appreciate it man, just got fl studios today and im keen to try these methods, anyway you find all your shortcuts easily? I have trouble remember all of them? cheers!
@@directedbypreston it was a really good tutorial and right after copying the beat from it I went straight to make my own and for someone who has never made a beat before your tutorial its pretty fire >:3
Hey, I am doing everything correct as you say but when I put on the channel rack the kick, the whole beat mutes and I cannot fix it I tried everything I dont know if it is kick's problem or it's something else. Please help it has happened so many times...
Please teach me how to use FL studio and record and also how to use FL studio for mixing and mastering,I have a studio in my house but I'm trying to fix my Mike so I can also start recording on FL studio but it's not working,they said I need to download a driver and I don't even know how to do that
I'm interested in lrecording custom sounds through an audio interface., like for example playing an electtric guitar but having some kind effect to make it sound like an acoustic in the recording. Do you know how to do this?
How long did it actually took to make your first beat and first good beat how do you decide which sound goes with what? Since there are so many sounds how do you know which sounds to use?
It took about an hour to make my first one. I used a video on “how to make a Drake type beat.” There are a lot of sounds and as you get better you will know which to do for whatever type of beat you need to make. For now, stick to the ones that you like the most, that’s how you find your unique style; whatever resonates with you!
Listen to how some of your favorite songs introduce different sections. Look up how to make a “delayed drop,” mess with hi hat patterns, strum mode on chords, etc.
how do i sperate things ? like i have some chords and then a main melody both done on fl keys it just links them all together, its separated on the pattern track but i cant sperate it on the mixer
@@directedbypreston nah bro i mean theres only one fl key thing on there so your saying put 2 fl keys on the pattern track 1 for the main melody one for chords ???
If you want to, I don’t remember how I did it in the video but you can do it any way that you want. If that doesn’t answer your question let me know I’m here to help
@@directedbypreston thanks bro, I’ll do some research part of me is thinking maybe u can’t it has to be to different plugins idk I’ll try find out, great video btw underrated as hell
I noticed that my duration or whatever is just set at 1.01 so that it stretches past the bar and I have to manually reset it if I want it to line up. Do you have any advice on how to fix this
Mine doesn’t work the same unfortunately. I click control and shift but when I go to drag it just changes the cords back green. It doesn’t drag out. This is beyond confusing. I’ll literally pay someone $1000 to teach me how to use this. I’m getting very frustrated
@@ryanfujimura8742 keep going man. your music might not sound how you want it to sound but the more beats you make, the more you're improving. don't make too much tho, we all need to live 😅 good luck
If you would like to add a shortcut go to "options" then click "file settings" and click the folder icon to select the folder you would like to make a shortcut for. You can shortcut your own kit folder or the one in the description.
You can download the folder in the description. Once it’s downloaded right click on it and click extract all. Once you have your new folder, go to FL studio and click options > file settings. Click a folder icon and find the kits file. Let me know if that works
Yo, first of all, thanks for the video, it really helped me. Then, quick question for the piano roll. I probably changed some color settings, but I don't know how to change it back. The problem is that I don't have horizontal separation with a light and darker gray for the white and black keys. Do you know how I can change that back ?
Great video! You don't have to excuse yourself with "I know this is confusing right now" so often. If you feel you're explaining something in a way your audience can't follow, take a breath and try to elaboprate. Why wouldn't we understand what you're saying? You're doing a great job, thanks for creating that video!
I’m glad this was helpful and made it easy for you, I wanted to make something that thoroughly explained because it was hard to find this when I started!
@@directedbypreston and bro can you make another tutorial on this type of beat ua-cam.com/video/8QDZaAFwhAE/v-deo.html&ab_channel=Septfree appreciate it!
Double click on the audio files in the channel and on the right side next to mode change them all to stretch, now it should change the tempo This might help too: m.ua-cam.com/video/a848dIR8bQo/v-deo.html&pp=ygUcZmwgc3R1ZGlvIHRlbXBvIG5vdCBjaGFuZ2luZw%3D%3D
Hello, what other resources should I use for my first beat? I want simple explanations of drum patterns etc, or is it best to just watch a variety of beat videos?
Once you have the folder from the description downloaded, extract the file so it’s a normal file folder. Then in FL, go to Options>File Settings>click the folder icons>select your folder
Also you're the only one I've found who's mentioned the ctrl+mouse to zoom, I've been trying to figure it out. Thank you.😊
Thanks for mentioning that!
I like you bro I am a new beginner I want to expand my FL studio knowledge
If anyone still watchin this after you make the melody with the piano u can open up flex and replace it with another instrument for a better sound
This is legit an absurd quality conten. It's a shame it doesn't have more views. I'm glad I've found your channel, as thanks to you I've just made my first beat
I’m glad it helped and you made your first beat, keep making music!!
this genuinely should have more than 10k views this was so fantastically articulated i wish you success in the future and will push your vids for the algorithm
Thank you I’m glad it helped!!
When I seen the length and low view count I knew it had to be something
Thanks for the support let me know if you have any questions
I am actually a beginner, I recently just bought a new laptop to dedicate my time to learn and produce beats. And I will say this was far by the best informative beat producing video for beginners like me. You spoke very precisely and went through pretty much the majority of the tools that confused the heck out of me. Thank you very much! I would love to see more videos like these.
Glad I could help! Keep on learning and making mistakes, that’s how you grow. I don’t make music anymore, I focus on film now, but keep coming back and asking questions, I’m very active in the comments!
Thanks for this video, really went a long way even tho 1:49 was sus af 😅
Dude you explain so well and make it easy to understand, thank you for putting in the time and the work to help us beginner producers out here. I can tell you're gonna go far in life, you've got your head on your shoulders. Good luck on your journey!
Thank you so much! I appreciate the kind words and well wishes! I remember what it was like starting out, having to scour UA-cam trying to teach myself, so I’m glad I could put it all in one place! I’ve transitioned out of music and into film but will always be telling stories in some way!
Idk if you're amazing at dumbing things down or if I just got less dumb, but damn i remember when I first wanted to make beats around 3 years ago just looking at a DAW overwhelmed me and now that I've seen this video i feel extremely confident about FL Studio. I feel like other channels are either painfully boring or expect you to have a lot of prior knowledge but you really stripped it down to the basics. I salute you.
Thank you for your comment! I really wanted to make a video that I wish I could’ve seen when I started because what you said is true, the other videos are too complicated. Glad I could break it down for you, drop any questions you have here
What a really cool beginner friendly video. Thank you for taking the time to teach us music production, it means a lot !
I’m glad I could help you out!
made my first beat fammm helped a lot thankssssss
Glad I could help!!
Really wanna say thank you fam had massive troubles getting into the wave / feel for things with your help i was able to finish my first beat massive blesses fam keep up the grind.
I’m glad I could be a part of your journey! Any questions you’ve got about making music, let me know!
bro hands up this is the best fl studio beginners tutorial ive ever seen, like ive been trying to learn it for like 1 year but ive tried many tutorials from busy work beats, in the mix, freecodecamp and many others but all of them start explaining alot of stuff(not saying they are bad or anything) rather than just getting to making a beat, thanx man, watching you i made my first ever beat
if i could i would give you 1M views because you helped me so much and finally i can do 808 without thinking it’s so off. thank you so much and keep it up! just made my first beat thanks to you !!:)
I’m glad the video helped, 808s are super difficult and super satisfying once you figure it out!
one of the best tutorials iv ever seen. good job
Thanks!!!! I’m glad it could help I hated the tutorials that really over complicated everything when I began
Wow. You are AMAZING. Now, I understand how to make beats. Thank you that means a ton for me. I have learnt so much from this video.
I’m glad I could break it down for you and make it easier! Enjoy producing and come back and drop a comment if you have any questions!
dude I aint even finish the video yet and you are explaining everything so well and your explaining it as if you were in our shoes.you got my like.thank you for your service
Glad I could help!
Bro What an Amazing Tutorial Wow Easy and So understandable Keep Doing What You Doin You Got A New Fan on UA-cam. Thankyou Bro
Glad you liked it!
6:30 "Horse Shoe"
Magnet 🧲
@@directedbypreston ik
bro you helped so much ! thank you for real ! 3 years later and its still an amazing video ! 🔥🔥🔥
Thank you glad I could help!
thank you so much i watched all the way through i was so lost at first and its not the best but i’ve made my first beat and im so happy
for real its after 3 years now i did my first beat while following you thank you so much for this pretty tutorial
Glad I could help! Keep creating!
Thank you for all the tips, the feeling I got from completing my first beat just now... incredible. So hyped to learn more. Love
Glad I could help you bro!
you a goat bro keep going ! 🔥🐐
Thank you so much !!! I'm new to FL and I've tried so many videos but this ones been the best so far !! Preciate u dawg
Glad I could help you!
holy shit u helped so much. u r the best. u deserve way more views etc than this. thanks alot
Glad I could help!!
Your video is dope man, you have a amazing didactics, help me a lot, God bless you.
Glad I could help you out God bless you too!
We need more videos like this from you. This was cool.
Glad it helped!! Thank you
Thank you, I've always felt very intimidated by FL Studio and other music production software for a very long time and the concepts behind music production, which made it very hard to get into music production because I have no clue where to start. This video broke down some of those barriers and made it feel less intimidating, and it was easy and enjoyable to follow along, I even felt comfortable enough at certain parts to kinda do my own thing! I think I'm gonna try and continue to learn how to produce my own music, I don't want to make hip-hop or trap but this definitely taught me some fundamentals. This is a great gateway into the world of music production, and I think I'm gonna keep exploring....
I'm glad I could help explain it well! Keep me updated on your journey!
I did it! I finished the beat, this is a great tutorial for someone who has never opened FL Studio
So happy for the progress you have made! Keep making great art!
Super simple thank you so much brother very helpful
great video man, really liked it and helped me a lot as a beginner!
Glad I could help you!
How do you get the side options where you know the kits are at but all the other ones because there not popping up? if you can help I will appreciate it.
Try sliding the thin grey bar on the left side of the screen over or double clicking it
Great job explaining, you really helped me a lot.
Glad it worked, let me know if you need help with anything else!
Thank you for this video, i've learned a lot❤❤
Js started couldn’t make fully like urs but it helped a lot thank u!
Of course! No problem, let me know if any questions come up
Appreciate it man, just got fl studios today and im keen to try these methods, anyway you find all your shortcuts easily? I have trouble remember all of them? cheers!
It’s hard to remember them so don’t be too hard on yourself! Look up FL Studio Shortcut chart and that should help you, have a good day!
great vid super helpful for me since im completely brand new, works great three years later lmao
Haha glad I’m still able to help others after all this time
lets go ! just finished my first ever beat thanks to this video appreciate you man❤the 808s still confuse me lol
Yay! haha 808s will be tricky for a while, but then you'll get it!
Thanks man. This helped ALOTTTT.
Glad it helped!!
bro your first beat is so catchy i actually like it
Thanks I’m glad you enjoyed!
@@directedbypreston it was a really good tutorial and right after copying the beat from it I went straight to make my own and for someone who has never made a beat before your tutorial its pretty fire >:3
Happy for you!!
@@directedbypreston I've made a third now which makes me feel good. I feel like I need more of your tutorials >:3. Don't stop making them!
Hey, I am doing everything correct as you say but when I put on the channel rack the kick, the whole beat mutes and I cannot fix it I tried everything I dont know if it is kick's problem or it's something else. Please help it has happened so many times...
Edit: I deleted the kick and it's still muted. It says the beat is playing but I can't see the green line or hear anything
Try adjusting the button at the top where it says “pattern” by the play button. If that doesn’t work, let me know and I will help you!
Thank you so so much!
I'm glad it helped!
Bro you are wonderful 👍 I am a new beginner I want to expand my FL studio knowledge
Glad I could help!
Please teach me how to use FL studio and record and also how to use FL studio for mixing and mastering,I have a studio in my house but I'm trying to fix my Mike so I can also start recording on FL studio but it's not working,they said I need to download a driver and I don't even know how to do that
I will be happy if I have your phone number,my name is Anna
@AnnPlus-f3m let me recommend you to watch some videos about that. Look up “how to setup microphone on to studio” and see if those videos help!
Where is the video's
you did GODS WORK with this video 💯
Took Gods patience to learn all this so glad it helped
awesome video, thanks dude!
Glad I could help!
thank you man just finished my first beat, a lot of good tips in there
Glad the video could help
I'm interested in lrecording custom sounds through an audio interface., like for example playing an electtric guitar but having some kind effect to make it sound like an acoustic in the recording. Do you know how to do this?
Thank you this tutorial helped me out so much. I was stuck and wanted to give up
Glad you kept going and figured it out!
Helpful, need more of this.
How long did it actually took to make your first beat and first good beat how do you decide which sound goes with what?
Since there are so many sounds how do you know which sounds to use?
It took about an hour to make my first one. I used a video on “how to make a Drake type beat.” There are a lot of sounds and as you get better you will know which to do for whatever type of beat you need to make. For now, stick to the ones that you like the most, that’s how you find your unique style; whatever resonates with you!
Drop your questions here and I WILL reply!
Hey bro how do i even upload your sample drumkit to FL studios?
First, download it from the description. Then, just drag each sound into the sequencer. Let me know if you any further questions!
@preston s. thank you bro, finally making this come true with your help 💯💯💯💯
@@edwardpulido8254 glad i get to be a apart of it
why do i only see C cords in piano??
Starting the hobby myself, thanks for the informative video!
Glad I was able to help! Reply here if you have any other questions, it can be overwhelming in the start but figuring it out makes it worth it!
@@directedbyprestonOh man I've got like a billion, and I'll be sure to take you up on that offer when the time comes, thank you!
@TalonsAU great!
just wanted to thank you help undestand this more
Glad I could help
@@directedbypreston np do you have drum toutrail because i don,t understand them that well
@@mohamedkamara7701 I don't but looking on reddit for drum kits is a great way to find free sounds you like
The numbers above my fl keys are spaced out different making my beat shorter and faster how do I make them exactly like yours?
You can click the horse show icon and adjust from there the spacing.
how do I get my piano to be set up like yours because I don't have like G or E or F only C?
You can go to the “View” tab and change the settings on the piano to see more options.
tips for making it better / more variation?
Listen to how some of your favorite songs introduce different sections. Look up how to make a “delayed drop,” mess with hi hat patterns, strum mode on chords, etc.
Thanks to you i can now start beatmaking
Glad I could help!
Awesome Video 🎉🎉🎉
how do i sperate things ? like i have some chords and then a main melody both done on fl keys it just links them all together, its separated on the pattern track but i cant sperate it on the mixer
The “- -“ or number next to the pattern track shows which channel on the mixer the pattern will be sent to. Send them to different numbers!
@@directedbypreston nah bro i mean theres only one fl key thing on there so your saying put 2 fl keys on the pattern track 1 for the main melody one for chords ???
If you want to, I don’t remember how I did it in the video but you can do it any way that you want. If that doesn’t answer your question let me know I’m here to help
@@directedbypreston thanks bro, I’ll do some research part of me is thinking maybe u can’t it has to be to different plugins idk I’ll try find out, great video btw underrated as hell
Of course bro anything you need, just comment or hmu on IG @preston_s_
I noticed that my duration or whatever is just set at 1.01 so that it stretches past the bar and I have to manually reset it if I want it to line up. Do you have any advice on how to fix this
Mine doesn’t work the same unfortunately. I click control and shift but when I go to drag it just changes the cords back green. It doesn’t drag out. This is beyond confusing. I’ll literally pay someone $1000 to teach me how to use this. I’m getting very frustrated
Did you solve that problem?
@@YuriManni-n5v yes! Thank you!
@@ryanfujimura8742 keep going man. your music might not sound how you want it to sound but the more beats you make, the more you're improving. don't make too much tho, we all need to live 😅 good luck
Hope you’ve got it figured out, keep making mistakes and experimenting, that’s how you learn!
I don’t have the option “kits” in my side bar how can I fix this?
If you would like to add a shortcut go to "options" then click "file settings" and click the folder icon to select the folder you would like to make a shortcut for. You can shortcut your own kit folder or the one in the description.
i dont have kits folder, how do I get it?
You can download the folder in the description. Once it’s downloaded right click on it and click extract all. Once you have your new folder, go to FL studio and click options > file settings. Click a folder icon and find the kits file. Let me know if that works
@@directedbypreston thank you so much
you are super helpful and this vid was great, are you okay with people using your tutorial kit pack and posting the song?
Yes go ahead!! If you wanna share your song here do so, if not no worries! Have fun
Kudos 👏 💐
Bro keep doing wht u r doing, this really helped alot , its understandable and way too easy , thanks g
Glad it helped you! Keep making great art
Excellent tutorial! Appreciate ya!
Glad it helped!
Thank you fam!
Yo, first of all, thanks for the video, it really helped me. Then, quick question for the piano roll. I probably changed some color settings, but I don't know how to change it back. The problem is that I don't have horizontal separation with a light and darker gray for the white and black keys. Do you know how I can change that back ?
Glad I could help! Try going to the “View” tab and messing with the different scale highlighting or key view settings. Let me know if that works!
@@directedbypreston I just reopened fl and its good now didn't had to do anything thanks tho.
@sascha.widmer glad it worked! Let me know if you have any other questions
one of the best first beat tutorials fsho
Appreciate it! Really hated the other tutorials when I started that made it complicated
@@directedbyprestonliterally bro i watched all the other vids and they skip a lot of what u had mentioned that really helped me out.
Thanks fam 🙏🏿 💜
Got you, glad I could help!
cant thank you enough man i will subscribe
Glad I could help!
This is way to underrated.
Been singing and rapping for 3 years. Never thought making beats would been so mutch fun! Thank you man:)
Glad this video helped!!!
Nice video kid. A lot of useful info thanks
Glad it could help you!
You're goated for this
Glad I could help!
Great video! You don't have to excuse yourself with "I know this is confusing right now" so often. If you feel you're explaining something in a way your audience can't follow, take a breath and try to elaboprate. Why wouldn't we understand what you're saying? You're doing a great job, thanks for creating that video!
I’m glad this was helpful and made it easy for you, I wanted to make something that thoroughly explained because it was hard to find this when I started!
You are Amazing!! Thank you!!!!
Thanks! Glad I could help
Just made my first beat - thank you bro!
That’s great!! Glad I could help!!
dude everytime i try to do my drums it already has drums and idk its weird but it shows only the stuff i put down
Try adding your own sounds to it and let me know how that goes?
@@directedbypreston nvm i figured it out it was because i had some weird setting idk
@cookie73299 glad you got it figured out
can you explain the horseshoe in the playlist ? i didn't quite get it , amazing vid btw thanks in advance
The notes will snap onto how ever many you divided the measure into if you have the snap to grid feature enabled
so how can you open your beat again after you export it?
Unfortunately you can't with the free trial version.
Bro Please Make More Tutorials Like This.💥💥
Glad it helped!
sick video, help me alot!
Glad it helped!
Do u just use stock 808s? Cuz I recommend downloading separate 808s and kicks from sample packs and stuff
I use samples yeah but I’m always looking for better packs I would get the Nick Mira one but I don’t have the budget
@@directedbypreston crack it
I love u so much bro God bless u thx fr
Glad I could help!
thank you so much
you're welcome
how do you put the kit into fl
The BEST tutorial ❤
Ayyy I appreciate it, let me know if you got any questions
@prestons just more tutorials please, and ones that will help.us go out on our own to make beats. Vocal chains and advice too would be good
@its_henlxy333 Great! I don’t make music anymore but any specific questions you have drop them here!
Thank you man!
Of course thanks for watching!
@@directedbypreston and bro can you make another tutorial on this type of beat ua-cam.com/video/8QDZaAFwhAE/v-deo.html&ab_channel=Septfree appreciate it!
For some reason the tempo is really slow for me and I've tried turning up but it still goes really slow any fixes
Yes, you can double click on the sample and change the resample mode back and forth from stretch.
@prestons no I'm creating the beat from the video does it still work
@Its.kxllua all the processes in the video should still work , what seems to be the problem?
@prestons like it's slow and I wanna make it fast but when i change the tempo it's slow still idrk how to fix it
Double click on the audio files in the channel and on the right side next to mode change them all to stretch, now it should change the tempo
This might help too: m.ua-cam.com/video/a848dIR8bQo/v-deo.html&pp=ygUcZmwgc3R1ZGlvIHRlbXBvIG5vdCBjaGFuZ2luZw%3D%3D
good video helped me a lot
Glad I could help!
The most helpful video ever
Glad it helped!
Hello, what other resources should I use for my first beat? I want simple explanations of drum patterns etc, or is it best to just watch a variety of beat videos?
The best way to learn is by searching “how to make ____ type beats fl studio” and fill the blank in with an artist you are trying to emulate
how to download this kit because i have trouble with it
Click the link in the description, download it and then if on Windows, right-click and press “extract all”
@@directedbypreston thx a lot broski keep doing what u do it is really something
great video tyty
Thank you, glad I could help!
Which app should one download
I used FL Studio for this tutorial, the free demo version.
That’s a very good video thank you
Glad it helped!!
appreciate the help OG
Of course! Drop any questions about being a producer here
Nice vid btw
I’m having trouble with the kits thing lol someone help
Once you have the folder from the description downloaded, extract the file so it’s a normal file folder. Then in FL, go to Options>File Settings>click the folder icons>select your folder
@@directedbyprestonwhen I click the tutorial kit it’s says unnamed
@AnthonyAdame-r4m try removing it and adding it again
@@AnthonyAdame-r4m Look up a tutorial on how to use your own packs, that should help you install this one
@@directedbyprestonokay thanks