To create a bus, you will want to detach every mixer track in a group from the master and then reattach it to a separate mixer track (called a bus) which all the tracks are routed through before the bus sends all the sounds to the master. At the bottom of any selected mixer track you will find the routing options. This is a phenomenally underrated technique in FL Studio’s mixer. For example, you could have groups for drums, vocals, synths, guitars, or any other related elements of your mix.

Use grouping to put similar elements together. Grouping and creating separators will allow you to creatively organize tracks to perform complex routing in the mixer. For a long time, Pro Tools was seen as the industry standard for mixing, but as you will see throughout the next few mixer hacks, FL Studio has a truly deep, intuitive, and powerful mixer. This is another powerful organization technique, especially when working with larger, studio-based projects. If you select multiple mixer tracks, you will have the option to create a group from those tracks. This is super useful for tasks like grouping or adjusting the volume of multiple tracks at once (for example, to adjust headroom). It’s easy to select multiple tracks at once! All you have to do is hold the ctrl key and drag your mouse over the top of mixer tracks you want to select. Between “Split by Channel” and “Shift + Ctrl + L”, you can easily keep all the channels, patterns, and mixer tracks organized with the same colors, icons, and names! 3. It is also worth noting the “Split by Channel” option in the patterns dropdown menu which will create patterns based on each channel. By using colors, icons, and names to organize projects, you can save a lot of frustration. You need to keep track of the linking between your channels, patterns, and mixer tracks. Mixer Track Icon, Name, and Color Selection (F2)Īgain, organization is super key in any DAW, but especially in FL Studio. Shift + Ctrl + L will assign everything selected in the channel rack to individual mixer tracks while keeping the same color and name from the channels! 2.

When moved to FL Studio after years as an Ableton user, one of the most hardest things to manage was keeping the channel rack, mixer, and patterns organized. This is one of the most powerful shortcuts in all of FL Studio.

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