First Track
A free FL Studio course. 25 short lessons. One finished song that’s yours.
An hour if you’ve got it. Fifteen minutes still counts.
Two hits make a beat: steps 1 and 9.
Fig. 1. One bar, cut into sixteen steps.
That’s a beat. Two hits, sixteen steps. You’ll build this exact thing in FL Studio in lesson one, and save it so it’s still there tomorrow. Want a hat? Try 3, 7, 11 and 15.
iPhone on silent? Flip the switch.
Now in FL Studio: in the kick’s row of the Channel Rack, turn on steps 1 and 9. Press Space.
FL Studio lives on your computer. On a phone, try the grid here and open lesson one on your computer later.
What you need
- FL Studio on a computer. Producer Edition or higher for the whole course. The free trial works for Part 1, with one catch: it can’t reopen saved projects.
- Headphones.
- Fifteen minutes. An hour if you’ve got it.
No keyboard skills. No theory first. No streaks.
Five parts, one song
- Start making sound5 lessonsYou finish with: FirstTrack_sketch.wav, a short sketch you can play someone.
- Build the musical core5 lessonsYou finish with: FirstTrack_instrumental.wav, a one-minute instrumental, and a backup of the project.
- Find your sound5 lessonsYou finish with: A clear phrase for your lead, and a sound and a texture of your own.
- Develop the performance5 lessonsYou finish with: FirstTrack_draft.wav, a complete draft of 90 seconds or more with a deliberate ending.
- Finish your first track5 lessonsYou finish with: FirstTrack_final.wav, your first finished track, exported and backed up.
How it works
One thing per screen.
Hear it here, then do it in FL Studio.
Tick it when you’ve heard it back.
Stop whenever. Your place waits.
Shrey