Learn how to make Amapiano Beats - FL Studio Afrobeat course

Name: Learn how to make Amapiano Beats - FL Studio Afrobeat course
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Make Amapiano beats in FL Studio in just 50mins

Created bySC TUTS

Last updated 8/2021

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What you'll learn

Music theory for creating chord progressions and catchy melodies
Create signature Amapiano Log drum sound
Build Amapiano Drums
Structure the beat

Course content

3 sections • 18 lectures • 1h 48m total length

Learn how to create a project2:53
Learn how to create your first projects in FL Studio, save as and save new version to a directory, name them, and back up your work.
Learn how virtual instruments work in FL Studio6:13
Explore how synthesizers function as virtual instruments to craft melodies, basslines, and chords for beats, using presets, sound banks, layering, keyboard interfaces, and effects.
Learn how virtual drum machines work5:30
Explore how virtual drum machines and plug-ins drive beat making with stock and third-party sounds, presets for genres, and drag-and-drop samples.
Learn how loops work5:51
Learn how loops work in FL Studio by combining drum and melody loops, aligning them to tempo, adjusting BPM, and speeding up your production workflow for Amapiano beats.
Learn how the channel rack works4:39
Learn how to use the channel rack in FL Studio to add or replace sounds, route to mixers, adjust volume and pan, and build drum patterns.
Learn how piano roll works11:42
Learn how to use the piano roll in FL Studio to create melodies, chords, and patterns, including quantize, transpose, velocity, and ghost channels for melodic development.
Learn how to use browser8:44
Master the FL Studio browser to organize presets, plugins, effects, and generators, drum packs, refresh and install new plugins, drag sounds into the playlist, and recover projects with version history.
Learn how the mixer interface works8:52
Learn how the studio mixer works, using inserts on the master channel to apply effects, eq, and dynamics for a pro-level Afrobeat mix, with routing to sub mixes.
Settings panel10:51
Learn how to use the settings panel to switch between playlist and song modes, control metronome and tempo, and manage recording, MIDI input, and plugins for FL Studio Afrobeat.

Building Drums and Chords1:43
Create a drum loop and record chord progressions to form a new pattern, then build additional melodies around the groove to expand the track.
Building Amapiano Melodies0:59
Learn to craft Amapiano melodies using a vibraphone sample, record the take, listen back, and quantize to tighten the groove.
Adding the signature Amapiano Flute1:40
Add a signature Amapiano flute using purity, adjust effects like delay and reverb, experiment with melody, and finalize your track through recording, quantize, and control cue in the mixing process.
Building More Melodies4:41
Add a guitar with fair jazz guitar fingers and a saxophone to craft a simple, realistic melody for Amapiano beats, adjusting octave, volume, and timing for natural feel.
Adding Pads and Log Drum5:12
Add a vocal and string melody, then design a log drum pattern, using extended notes and chopping techniques to shape an Afrobeat Amapiano groove.
Adding Baseline1:44
Add a baseline using a base from Air Force, get the drums going, and quantize the pattern to tidy the listing.

Creating a song structure11:18
Create and arrange an Amapiano beat by building an intro, verses, bridge, and chorus within eight to sixteen bars, adding drums, saxophone, drumrolls, and a solo to shape the structure.
Transitions and Fills7:32
Learn to craft transitions and fills in amapiano beats using FL Studio. Build a dynamic groove by altering lengths, duplicating patterns, and using log drum.
Mixing Amapiano Tracks8:29
Learn to mix Amapiano beats by linking tracks to the mixer, balancing drums, chords, melody, guitar, and piano, using high-pass filters and level adjustments to enhance beat quality.

Requirements

No FL Studio experience needed, you will learn everything you need to know.
A Computer with a working copy of FL Studio installed
Headphones or Speaker

Description

This Course Includes All You Need To Create Music Production in FL Studio.

This course is designed for Beginners. If you never used FL Studio before, that's totally fine as well. This course includes an introduction section where I will show you how to manage the most basic functions of FL Studio to get you started.

Improve Your Music Production Techniques and Start Making Professional Music With Quality in No Time!

This course will take your knowledge to a whole other level. I will show you step-by-step how to create a full Music Production with FL Studio with Mixdown.

Unlike other Music Production courses, this course will cover everything from scratch and improve your overall music production level as well as getting you motivated to finish your music instead of letting your music ideas die within your project file.

About the instructor:

Haruna Abubakar aka SIR CLASSI started producing music in 2016 and teaching in 2018, and now has many happy students online and offline learning music production and other related topics viewed from a Music Producers' perspective. Abubakar has been working with different producers around the world as well as co-created a few very well-known tracks with other musicians. Abubakar is based in Lagos, Nigeria.

Who this course is for:

Absolute beginners who have never made a beat before
Beginner and Experienced producers who want to learn how to make Amapiano beats
Beginner and Experienced producers looking to learn FL Studio for the first time

Learn how to make Amapiano Beats - FL Studio Afrobeat course

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Course content

FL Studio Basics9 lectures • 1hr 5min

Building Amapiano Track6 lectures • 16min

Song Structure3 lectures • 27min

Requirements

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