Finish a one-minute instrumental

Step 1: Arrange a full minute

1. Open FirstTrack.
2. Arrange 24 bars: a beginning, main idea, contrasting section, return and ending.
3. Play the main phrase for ten minutes before editing it.

At 90 BPM, 24 bars is about 64 seconds.

Listen for: about a minute that starts, changes, comes back and ends.

Step 2: Remove one distraction

1. Listen without clicking.
2. Find one place where a part hides the melody.
3. Remove that part there and compare.
4. Keep the version with the clearer intention.

Listen for: the melody coming through where it was hidden.

Step 3: Export and back up

1. Export Full song as FirstTrack_instrumental.wav (File›, then Export›, then WAV).
2. Save a zipped loop package with File›, then Export›, then Zipped loop package.
3. Copy it to your existing cloud storage or external drive.

Step 4: Save and check

1. Listen to the WAV outside FL Studio.
2. Check it has a complete ending.
3. Keep the FLP and its recorded audio together.
4. Say which part is melody, which is chord support and which is bass.
5. Mute each one once to hear its role.
6. Can’t name a part? Go back to that lesson before adding more layers.
7. Keep an exported early version for later comparison.

The backup doesn’t include third-party plugins.

Listen for: each part dropping out as you mute it, and a complete ending.