The Piano Roll, Playlist, Channel Rack, mixer and mixing, recording audio, notes and automation, the Edison editor, and installing and using VST and AU plugins.

Is it suitable for beginners?

Yes - it starts at the interface and the Channel Rack and builds up to recording, mixing and plugins.

How long is the course?

36 hours of beat-making and production training in FL Studio.

Do I need my own laptop?

You can bring your own, or hire an iMac with FL Studio already installed for a $75 supplement.

How much does the course cost?

$1,799 if booked 14 days ahead, or $2,099 otherwise, plus a $200 registration fee.

Can I take it online?

Yes - every session runs in person in New York or Live Online, and you can join the same class either way.

FL Class | New York

Name: FL Class
Price: 1799 USD

GARNISH█NYC

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FL Studio on screen: the Playlist arranged with drum, bass and synth clips, the Channel Rack open on a Loop Starter genre list, and automation lanes for Waveshaper, Vocodex, Delay and Reverb

Course — New York

At a glance

Duration

36 hours

Format

In-person in New York or Live Online

Duration

36 hours

You leave with

Beats and tracks you produced from scratch

Kit

Bring your own laptop, or hire an iMac with FL Studio installed

In New York this course runs from our studios in Manhattan and Brooklyn, in small groups, with the option to join the very same sessions live online, using our specialist music collaboration software, Muse. Each class is taught by a producer working in the city's scene, so what you learn is what is being used in sessions right now. Discover qualities that distinguish us, here.

Main Menu Bar

→Edit Menu
→Add Menu
→Patterns Menu
→View Menu
→Options Menu
→Tools Menu
→Help Menu
→File Menu

Toolbar

→Online Panel
→Pattern Panel
→Shortcut Icons
→Time Panel
→Multilink Controllers Icon
→Main Volume & Pitch Panel
→Window Controls
→Editing the Toolbar
→Main Menu
→Title & Hint Panel
→Transport Panel
→CPU & Memory Panel
→Global Snap Panel
→Output Panel

File Browser

→Project Browser
→Advanced folder stuff
→Plugin Database

Channel Rack & Step Sequencer

→Channel Button Menu

Channel Settings

→Miscellaneous Setting
→Automation Clip Setting
→Layer Setting
→Plugin Window Setting
→Main Control
→Sampler Setting
→Instrument Setting

Piano Roll

→Piano Roll Articulator
→Piano Roll Chopper
→Piano Roll Claw Machine
→Piano Roll Flam Tool
→Piano Roll Flip Tool
→Piano Roll LFO Tool
→Piano Roll Key Limiter Tool
→Piano Roll Menu
→Import MIDI Data Dialog
→Piano Roll Quantizer
→Piano Roll Randomizer
→Riff Machine
→Piano Roll Scale Level Tool
→Piano Roll Strum Tool
→Piano Roll Arpeggiator

Playlist

→Automation Clips
→Performance Mode
→Patterns
→Audio Clips

Instrument / Generator Plugins

→We explore all the instruments FL studio has to offer, which are too many to list here!

Mixer & Mixing

→We dive deep into the vast mixing tools that come with FL Studio, which are too many to list here!

Recording: Audio, Notes & Automation

→Automation Recording
→Linking USB/MIDI Controllers
→MIDI Scripting
→Preconfigured Controllers (USB/MIDI)
→Linking Internal Controller Plugins
→Mapping Formula
→Automation Clips
→Automation Event Editor
→LFO Tool
→Scale Levels Tool
→Import MIDI Data Tool
→Audio Recording
→Audio Interfaces (USB Microphones)
→Note Recording
→Note Step Entry

Edison Wave Editor & Recorder

→Edison: Noise Removal Tool
→Edison: Script Tool
→Edison: Time Stretch / Pitch Shift Tool
→Edison: Tune Loop Tool
→Edison: Sample Properties
→Edison: Amp Tool
→Edison: Blur Tool
→Edison: Convolution / Reverb Tool
→Edison: Claw Machine Tool
→Edison: Drum Tool
→Edison: Equalize Tool

ReWire Support

→Client Mode
→Host Mode

Installing & Using VST / AU Plugins

→FL Studio as a Plugin (VST / AU)

FAQs

Before you enrol.

Tuition

36 hours - $1,799 (14+ days out) / $2,099 otherwise, + $200 registration

Ready when you are.

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