Sounds and patterns: Two easy to use drop-down menus are the Content Library to download new sound banks. Reload the kit to test - When the FPC preset is loaded. Sounds and patterns: Two easy to use drop-down menus are the Content Library to download new sound banks. Reload the kit to test - When the FPC preset. Feb 27, 2014 Here is a link to my website to download a free FPC (or other drum machine) Preset made from completely original material. Download from link. 30 New Free Drum Kits for FL Studio FPC. How to Import Sounds Intro FPC and Build Your Own Presets. FL Studio FPC FPC Drum kit Downloads Free Drum Kits Free.

FL Studio tutorial explaining the FPC One of the most ignored on board plugins is the FPC (which stands for Fruity Pad Controller). Ignored by me that is. I’ve looked at the plugin several times, but usually - after fiddling with it for some time - I deleted it from my project and moved on to ‘easier ways’ to program my beat.

‘Easier ways’ does not necessarily mean ‘better ways’, so once again I decided to leave the path of least resistance and have a close look at the FPC. Maybe it had some hidden features that – once revealed – would benefit me when composing songs. This tutorial is an introduction to the FPC.

While it does not discuss every single control or feature, it should give you a good grasp of what the FPC is and how you can use it in your projects. What is the FPC FPC is a multi-layer/velocity drum machine for creating, editing and swapping drum kits.

It supports 16 multi layered patches (bank A and B). That’s what the help file says. In my own words, the FPC allows you to collect and combine percussion samples (in so called drum kits) and it effectively enables you to program your entire beat using a single channel. For instance, in a single drum kit you could have matching samples (patches) for the kick drum, snare drum, open hihat, closed hihat, crash, shakers, etc. In the piano roll you can then program the entire rythmic groove for your composition using those samples. See the screenshot below: Now, the good thing is that the FPC comes with a few presets (drum kits that contain samples for kick drum, snare drum, etc.) so you can get started right away. To make things really really easy, the FPC has loads of percussion patterns (for every possible genre) that load directly into your Piano Roll.

The pattern you see in the above screenshot is one of those percussion patterns that ship with the FPC. It is also possible to download additional drum kits, some of which are free of charge. Mario Biondi Disco Grafia Completa De Temerarios.

Others require you to swipe your credit card (figuratively speaking). You can also create your own drum kits, which allows you to combine your own preferred samples into one kit.

It is especially this last option that opens up for some interesting possibilities – as we will see later in this tutorial. Anyway, let’s dig a bit deeper. The Interface See below for the main interface of the FPC. Adding the FPC To add the FPC, choose FPC under Channels Add one in the main menu. See below: The FPC plugin will now load in a new channel. By default, the drum kit that is loaded is the one with the name ‘Default’ (yeah, that makes sense). To switch between drum kit presets, use the Plugin options menu as shown below: Default, Gretch Full and Tama have samples, Empty gives you an empty FPC with no samples (a good starting point for creating your own drum kit).

Cool, let’s play around with it a bit. The Pads If you click on a pad, it will turn blue and you will hear the sample. Now, the vertical position on the pad determines the samples velocity. See below: Try clicking several times at different vertical positions and you will understand what I am talking about.

Now, the FPC supports multi layered samples that play dependent on the velocity. For example, if you left-click the upper left pad (in the Default drum kit), you will see the following in the Layer Properties: What this means is that there are 3 different samples for the same pad. Those samples play at different velocity ranges – which is controlled by the sliders. I suggest you try to click the same pad again, at different vertical positions.

You will see and hear that different samples play depending on where you click. Also, feel free to adjust the sliders and see what effect it has. Much more can be said about the Layer Properties, but I will save that for some other time. You can see that every Pad has a few buttons. These buttons allow you to switch between (and load) different Pad presets (sample/layer presets) – if available. This means that every Pad within a single Drum Kit can have multiple sample/layer presets.