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Old 04-02-2006, 09:00 AM   #1
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FL studio 5 and MIDI question


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I have FL studio 5 and I have imported a midi file, I have all that set up just fine and I have a few sections that I took out (vocals etc), so my question is for a certain track/layer (IE: drums) is it possible to import a new instrument/drumset into FL that sounds better so I can change the channel instrument for the drum track so it uses a different set? If so, where can I get the sets and how can I import them into FL studio 5?

I was wanting to do the same for the keyboard channel ("electric piano 2" can be bland :P)

Any help is appreciated,

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Old 04-02-2006, 09:24 AM   #2
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I'm no expert. I think FL has a user forum that might be a better resource so you may want to check there too.

If you have the FL soundfont player or a third-party player (such as sfz), you can assign midi to that channel and import full drumset soundfonts. I don't if FL has full drumsets that are soundfonts, but there are several that can be downloaded for free, such as at the Hammersound Web site.

Another option is to split up the drum channel by individual drum parts (snare, kick, hi-hat, etc.). Some midi files have been programmed this way and others have the drums all in one channel together. In the latter case, you can copy the channel several times and then edit each one to remove everything but one part. For example, take out everything but the snare drum and assign a snare drum sample to that channel. In the next track, take out everything except the kick drum and assign a kick drum sample, etc.

Hope that makes sense. There's probably other options that work just as well. Good luck.

ONE OTHER SUGGESTION: Depending on the recording software you use, you can also import midi files and soundfonts without using Fruity Loops at all. I have n-Track studio and it does this very easily. You can assign a soundfont to each midi track, render it to a wav file and then go back do another midi track, etc. There are some high quality, free soundfonts out there for drums, bass, keyboards, etc.
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Old 04-02-2006, 12:25 PM   #3
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I'm no expert. I think FL has a user forum that might be a better resource so you may want to check there too.

If you have the FL soundfont player or a third-party player (such as sfz), you can assign midi to that channel and import full drumset soundfonts. I don't if FL has full drumsets that are soundfonts, but there are several that can be downloaded for free, such as at the Hammersound Web site.

Another option is to split up the drum channel by individual drum parts (snare, kick, hi-hat, etc.). Some midi files have been programmed this way and others have the drums all in one channel together. In the latter case, you can copy the channel several times and then edit each one to remove everything but one part. For example, take out everything but the snare drum and assign a snare drum sample to that channel. In the next track, take out everything except the kick drum and assign a kick drum sample, etc.

Hope that makes sense. There's probably other options that work just as well. Good luck.

ONE OTHER SUGGESTION: Depending on the recording software you use, you can also import midi files and soundfonts without using Fruity Loops at all. I have n-Track studio and it does this very easily. You can assign a soundfont to each midi track, render it to a wav file and then go back do another midi track, etc. There are some high quality, free soundfonts out there for drums, bass, keyboards, etc.

Thxs mate this helps alot
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yeah, good info there! Thanks!

If anyone else has any other suggestions, feel free to add em!
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Old 04-02-2006, 05:52 PM   #5
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Also, if anyone has a good keyboard soundfont that sounds like Bob Mayo's keyboard in "Do you feel like we do", can you please let me know what soundfont it is/where to get it etc? It's impossible to find that keyboard soundfont (most sound crappy or are just pianos)
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