In this episode, we’re breaking down why the FL Studio Channel Rack is one of the biggest reasons FL Studio still feels faster than almost every other DAW.
We get into how to organize big stem sessions, send everything to the mixer in one shot, group sounds faster, premix drums directly inside the channel rack, use swing, advanced looping, Loop Starter, smart disable, transposition, and a bunch of workflow tricks that make the channel rack feel like its own DAW inside FL Studio.
This is the kind of stuff that saves time whether you’re making beats from scratch, producing with samples, or opening huge collab sessions full of stems.
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Larry Ohh: http://instagram.com/LarryOhh
John Phelps: http://itsjohnphelps.com
0:00 Why the channel rack is a huge reason FL Studio wins
0:24 Working with stem sessions inside the channel rack
1:26 Send every stem to the mixer instantly
2:15 Organize your session before routing to the mixer
4:40 Transpose everything from the channel rack
5:12 Smart Disable and grouping inside the channel rack
6:45 Why the channel rack is so fast for drums
7:14 Premixing drums before they even hit the mixer
8:08 Velocity, panning, pitch, and variation inside the rack
10:29 Shift, cut itself, swing, and groove tricks
13:03 Advanced looping inside the channel rack
14:46 Loop Starter inside the channel rack
17:04 Why FL Studio stays unmatched for workflow
18:17 Adding VSTs, swapping samples, and quick shortcuts
19:35 Outro + part 2 idea
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