Then eq out the lows just enough so it meshes with the main melody and takes away a bit of the highs and there’s you go! Then, you can add different effects to that loop to make it its own thing.

Then, make it unique, Speed it up double, and then turn the pitch up an octave. Tip: If you have a loop and want a quick top melody, use another version of that loop. I personally suggest using the halftime plugin as it gives you the best ability to customize your halftime so it sounds pleasant. Just go to momentary on gross beat and use half speed. You can also use gross beat to halftime the loop. If you have to, this way can potentially eat the job done. I would keep it on resample because on stretch it may not sound pleasant. Then you can stretch the sample by clicking on sample and expanding it by clicking and dragging sideways. You can turn off stretch or keep it on resample. You can stretch a sample by dragging it into the fl studio playlist and then clickin on the stretch option which is on top Lett corner of the playlist in fl studio. The other way is to simply stretch the loop twice as long. If you don’t have the money, this is another way. This tool gives you a bunch of customization to optimize your halftime the best way possible. It’s by cable guys and you can get it right here for about 12$ USD. The first way is by using a plugin that’s literally called “Halftime”. The easiest way to avoid all this is to get samples and loops that you can easily look up or already have the key & bpm labeled on it. Then, just go on google and search up the key to the song and see if it’s right. After that, Try what I just mentioned above. That’s your key!įor practice, you can find a song you know. Then, press (or click) each note while the sample is playing until you find the key that sounds in tune with the sample. A way you can train your ear and find out the key of the song is by playing the sample and while playing the sample, open up a piano. That way is cool, and very quick, but there is times it can be wrong. Here’s a quick video from another producer showing how to do it. Here is a video of someone showing how to do that.Ī quick way to find the key for a sample is putting it in Edison, right click on the sound and then select regions. If it’s a faster song choose a high range and if it’s a slower song choose a slower range.

Just go to the top left of the audio and after clicking that just click “detect tempo”. The first thing you can do is use samples and loops that are easy to search or are already labeled.

How to stretch samples in fl studio