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1. How To Record Vocals Into Fl Studio

FL Studio is a multifaceted digital audio workstation that allows you to record from your computer. Incorporated into the software are mixing and mastering capabilities. The manufacturer, Image-Line, defines this software as “the most complete virtual studio currently available.” The complexity that makes FL Studio fun is also what makes it challenging. The key is to understand the basics before moving on to the advanced features. Recording sound, such as your voice, is the initial stage when mastering audio. Once that is completed, you can begin to play with filters and enhancement.

Step 1

Open FL Studio on your computer. Double-click on the desktop icon or press the “Start” button on the bottom left side of your desktop. Locate FL Studio on the start menu and open the program.

Step 2

Hit the “F10” key on your keyboard. This will open the Audio settings dialog box, known as ASIO properties.

Step 3

Press the button for “Show ASIO panel.” This brings up a vendor specific dialog box. The setup will depend on your sound card.

Step 4

Lower the buffer length if necessary. You will need to play with this setting to get it correct. A popping or clicking sound when you play a song indicates the audio buffer is out of audio. This is an underrun. Increase the buffer length until this no longer happens or happens only occasionally. Some underruns are normal.

Step 5

Hit the “F9” key on the keyboard to open the mixer.

Step 6

Move to an empty channel. As the mixer dialog box opens, notice a number of vertical images that look like switches. These are channels. Move to the bottom of one that says, “Insert.” This channel is empty. Click on the lower section to open a “Name” dialog box. Type in the name for this recording; for instance, use the name of the song or reading. Click “Save” to save the sound to your hard drive.

Step 7

Navigate to the right side of the mixer screen and open the drop down menu next to “IN” by clicking on the white arrow. Select your microphone from the list of options on the menu. Now the microphone will record to this channel.

Step 8

Slide your cursor to the top of the main screen. Along the top is a ribbon with buttons. In the middle of the screen is “Play” “Stop” and “Record.” Record is the third button to the right. It will be darker than the Play and Stop buttons. Once you are ready, press “Record” and the microphone turns on. When you finish recording, press the button to the left of “Record”, this the “Stop” button and it will turn the mic off.

Tip

• There are many options available with FL Studio. This represents the basics needed to record voice.

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Video Resources

• Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 Audio Interface (Recommended Audio Interface) – This is by far my favorite choice for both beginner and seasoned producers. (There is now the second generation out!)
• Blue Yeti USB Mic (Recommended USB Mic) – For those who just want high quality vocals without getting into an audio interface.
• My Current Microphones – This is a page which talks about all my microphones I’ve purchased and thoughts on them.
• Avoid Audio Latency – I show you step-by-step to avoid audio latency. (You also get to see the first time BBJay has ever appeared lol!)

In this episode of our FL Studio Beginner’s Series, we’re covering how to record vocals in FL Studio 12.

Over my years I’ve tried a couple different ways to record vocals in FL Studio, so I share with you my experiences and my personal preferences while recording in FL Studio.

In a previous video of mine, I created a character called BBJay. He’s a fill-in when I need some vocals, so you get some killer vocals to hear this time for our example. (hahahaaah)

Another thing I didn’t mention in this video is recording with effects to help recording artists achieve better performances.

With older audio interfaces, it’s hard to add effects on, let alone record dry, because of audio latency.

The best way around this is with an audio mixer, because this allows you to record in real time without audio latency.

But with newer audio interfaces, like the Focusrite Scarlett second generation audio interaces, latency has started to become not as much of an issue because of their awesome performance.

What We Cover:

• The type of gear you need to record (audio interface + microphone, or just a USB mic)
• How to Record in FL Studio
• Recording through the mixer vs. recording through Edison

How to Record in FL Studio

There are two ways which I like to record in FL Studio. They both have their pros and cons, in my opinion!

However, the first step is to enable an ASIO driver in your audio settings.

Hit F10, go to the Audio Tab, and select your audio interface’s ASIO driver.

Now we’ll get into how to record your microphone.

The first way is through the mixer. (Hit F9 in FL Studio for a shortcut to open the mixer.)

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You can select any mixer insert you’d like – I think it’s best to select an empty insert. (One that’s not being used).

Now on your mixer, you have an input section and an output section for each mixer insert. This is located on right above/below the effects slots.

When clicking on the input section, you will be given a few options, depending on your audio interface/setup.

Plug your microphone into insert 1 on your audio interface, and make sure to select mono – input 1.

Do not select stereo because FL Studio will only record to your left channel since it’s wanting a stereo signal – one that has different audio on the left and right channels.

From there, you can right-click on white circle at the bottom of the mixer insert you’ve chosen to record on:

And a window will pop-up where you can save your recording!

Now you can select the record button at the top of FL Studio, make sure you’re in playlist mode, and you should be on your way to recording! 🙂

Recording through the mixer vs. recording through Edison

As of current, I see both ways have pros and cons for recording.

I like Edison because of how quick it is and it doesn’t save a file every time you screw up. You can simply drag this into the playlist when you got your recording right.

The only downside to Edison is tat you will then have to sync your recording to the beat, which can be tricky/tedious!

When recording through the mixer, it keeps your recording in sync, so this in all honesty is probably the best approach to take.

How To Record Vocals Into Fl Studio

The only downside in my opinion to recording through the mixer is all the audio files it creates when you screw up lol – so file management is necessary after you are all said and done.

That’s it for this video in the series!

For the whole series, you can join:
FL Studio Beginner’s Series.