How to change fl studio to 3/4 time

PLEASE HELP, i just started using fl studio recently, i would like to know why the melody restarts at the red point and not the blue one wich would sound the way i want it to sound (bpm is 130 btw) from FL_Studio

Among the many tweaks, enhancements and improvements made to the latest version of Image-Line’s 20-year-old PC and - now - Mac DAW, the ability to program time signature changes is possibly the most musically creative.

If you've never strayed beyond the comfort zone of 4/4 before, this gives the perfect opportunity to spread your compositional wings and discover the joys of odd meter. Here's how it works…

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How to change fl studio to 3/4 time

Step 1: Odd metres and changing time signatures are the hallmarks of certain genres, some fashionable, some not. Metrical acrobatics can add interest - or, admittedly, clear the dancefloor! Either way, FL Studio now supports multiple time signatures. Here, our playlist consists of a simple 4/4 pattern. 

Step 2: We’ll leave that one as it is for now, and add a new pattern to the Playlist. Once we’ve done that, we can right-click it to call up a menu of options. Choose Set Time Signature. We’re met with an empty piano roll and a tiny floating box into which we can enter a numerator and a denominator.

Step 3: Choose 7 for the numerator, and 8 for the Denominator. The latter determines the beat division (1/4 notes, 1/8th notes and so on), while the former denotes the number of beats in a bar. Our selections will give us a metre of 7/8 - an unusual time signature, to say the least!

Step 4: Having entered the time signature, click Accept and the step sequencer grid and piano roll will change to reflect it. Let’s create an interesting beat in the step sequencer. Note that there’s a marker in the upper-left of the piano roll that tells us we’re using a 7/8 time signature. 

Step 5: Close the piano roll. Next, drag consecutive instances of our two patterns into the arrangement, with the 4/4 pattern appearing first, followed by the 7/8. The second doesn’t fill out the grid, as our playlist isn’t following the pattern’s metre. Open the clip properties for Pattern 2 and select Use current time signature from > Pattern to playlist.

Step 6: As you can see, there’s now a marker at bar 2, beat 1, indicating that our metre changes at that point. We can also enter such markers directly in both the piano roll and the playlist editors. Simply right-click where you’d like the new metre to begin and choose Add time signature. Time signature markers can be dragged to wherever you like. 

The Project General Settings page contains general options for each project, stored locally in each file.

How to change fl studio to 3/4 time

NOTE: If the project settings icons are not visible in the side bar on left of the screen, click the Project button to expand the section.

Options

Project Data Folder

A custom save location for the current project can be set here. It is useful to keep all the data created with the project in one location. The data types saved include the project file (.flp/.zip), audio to disk recordings and dragged sample data (drag and drop edits from Edison, Slicex & Channel samplers). Any samples you add to the project from the Browser or other locations will remain where they are, use the .zip format project save to include them in this folder.

  • Clear (X) - Clears the custom save location.
  • Auto - Sets the save location to the same folder the project was loaded from.
  • Folder icon - Opens a Browser window to allow a custom project save location to be set.
  • Ask for project folder - The Project folder will collect all the project related data files.

    How to change fl studio to 3/4 time

    When Project Folders are used a Folder will be created matching the name of the project. In the folder will be the project file and three sub-folders: Audio, Renders & Backups, containing all the relevant project data.

    • On startup, when starting a new project and when saving - Basically all the time. Because you are the indecisive type.
    • When starting a new project and when saving - Choose a save location when you start new projects and when you save. Because you may want to change your mind.
    • When starting a new project only - Choose a save location when you start new projects. All subsequent saves will be to the selected folder.
    • When saving only - Only ask when you save a project. You don't want to be bothered at the start, because you rarely make anything worth saving.
    • Don't ask - Because sometimes its the polite thing to do.
  • Copy used samples to the project folder - Copy all samples used in the project to the Project Folder. This is similar to a save, where all samples in the project are archived. However in this case, to the project folder.

Note: The default save locations for various data-types are discussed .

Time Settings

Use these controls to adjust the project Time Signature and event resolution (PPQ).

  • Set as time division - This is the grid system used prior to the introduction of Time Signatures (see below). NOTE: If a Time Signature is used in the project, this option will not be available (greyed out). If you want to go from Time Signatures back to Time Divisions, you will need to remove all Time Signature markers in the project (Playlist and Patterns).
    • Bar - The number of beats per bar. NOTE: Although this is a global project setting you can change the Pattern Length on the Channel Rack to set a custom number of beats per bar for each pattern. Just drag the Channel Rack to the right where indicated.
    • Beat - The number of steps per beat.
  • Set as time signature - Use this mode to set traditional Time Signatures. For more information on working with Time Signatures see the relevant sections in the & . NOTE: You can set multiple Time Signatures in a Project using Piano roll and Playlist Time Markers (Shift+Alt+T).
    • Numerator - Beats per bar (measure).
    • Denominator - Beat length.
  • Timebase (PPQ) - Sets the event resolution for the current project in Pulses Per Quarter-note (PPQ). In other words, how finely the time-line of the project is represented and so notes/clips/events placed on that time-line. The default setting is 96 with higher PPQ allowing finer control but it also uses more CPU. The Playlist maximum zoom is limited by the PPQ settings, if you need to zoom Audio Clips to a higher level, increase the PPQ setting. The Playlist and Clip placement only zooms to the maximum level supported by the underlying PPQ. NOTE: Adjusting PPQ to a lower level mid-project, will alter the placement of notes and clips if these events fall between the new PPQ grid. Increasing PPQ mid-project won't affect event placement.

    PPQ affects the resolution of the following:

    • Internal controllers.
    • Automation Clip node placement.
    • Edit Events.
    • Piano roll note placement.
    • Pattern Clip Playlist placement.

NOTE: The number of Beats per Bar define the overall pulse or natural rhythm of music. For example 'waltz' music is generally 3 beats per bar (1,2,3,1,2,3...) with a rhythmic emphasis on the 1 beat. Most 'pop' music is 4 beats per bar (1,2,3,4,1,2,3,4...) with an emphasis on the 1 also. However due to the different number of beats in each bar there is a distinctly different rhythmic pulse to each meter (3/4 or 5/8). More on time signatures and musical theory, of which you have been lured into a discussion of, here. There's also a discussion of the term 'beat' here to clarify confusion caused by its recent misuse on the interwebs.

Advanced

  • Play truncated notes in clips - Restores notes that span a slice point in Pattern Clips. With this option off, the tail of the note is dropped from the second half of the sliced Clip. NOTE: This can cause projects to sound wrong when used on projects with this option off OR made prior to the introduction of the feature (FL Studio 10.5).
  • Panning law - The purpose is to maintain a constant apparent volume as a sound is panned. For example, if a sound is panned hard left or right, only one speaker will be active. This will sound quieter than the center position where both speakers are active, unless steps are taken to counteract this effect. Circular panning maintains a constant apparent volume by progressively lowering the combined volume of the L+R channels by -3 dB as the pan passes dead center. Triangular panning does not apply this compensation, so the apparent loudness will increase as the sound passes the center position. There are a number of panning compensation methods used by various manufacturers, collectively they are referred to as Panning laws.
    • Circular - Level compensation is applied when panning (orange). Level drops 3 dB at center pan.
    • Triangular - No level compensation is used as a fucntion of pan position (green). The overall level is 3 dB lower, across the pan range, compared to the extreme pan positions for circular mode.
    How to change fl studio to 3/4 time

    NOTES: Don't fret over what panning law is or isn't used. When you mix a song, the relative pan positions and volumes are adjusted according to what you wanted to hear. In other words, you made the mix, you made it how you wanted it to sound (hopefully). So, a mix is a mix! Panning law is only a concern when sharing projects to make sure both installations are using the same settings. Changing the panning law after a project is mixed will change relative volumes and apparent stereo locations and so the mix (bad idea). If you are sharing track stems () then the panning law used by the project is 'rendered' into each stereo track, so is not a factor to worry about.