- Sure FL Studio is a great tool to use to build up patterns for your samples and instruments, and then combine these up in the Playlist view to arrange your song. But how can you use FL Studio in a live context to perform your songs? Well that's where the Performance Mode comes in handy.
- Gary Hiebner uncovers the joys of Performance mode. Sure FL Studio is a great tool to use to build up patterns for your samples and instruments, and then combine these up in the Playlist view to arrange your song. But how can you use FL Studio in a live context to perform your songs? Well that's where the Performance Mode comes in handy.
The Impact LX FL Studio Integration is compatible with Fl Studio 11.1.1 RC3 or later.
These instructions assumes you have FL Studio installed running on Windows or OS X. There are no files you need to download, only follow the instructions below.
Performance Mode Recording! I discovered perhaps the coolest feature of the new performance mode in FL11: If you toggle the record button, and hit play, it will save your triggered patterns/automation in. Groove Loops Performance Mode Demo by FL Studio published on 2015-10-23T11:47:17Z. Sourced from projects contained in the Groove Machine plugin and Groove Machine Mobile app, these royalty free loops allow inspirational usage in the full FL Studio. The sliced loops are ideal for use in the Slicex plugin.
- Plug-in your Impact and make sure to switch it on (if you didn’t do so already)
- Launch FL Studio and go to Options/MIDI Settings (image 1 for Windows, image 2 for OS X)
- The Impact ports should now appear in the FL Studio window as per Image 1 and 2. If you don’t see them, click ‘Rescan devices’ at the bottom of the window.
- The Output port Impact LX** should be set to port ‘155’
- Enable input port ‘Impact LX**’ (in Windows) or ‘Impact LX** MIDI1’ (in OS X) and set Controller Type to ‘(generic controller)’
- Enable input port ‘MIDIIN2 (Impact LX**)’ (in Windows) or ‘Impact LX** MIDI2’ (in OS X) and set Controller Type to ‘Nektar Impact series’
- Set ‘MIDIIN2 (Impact LX**)’ (in Windows) or ‘Impact LX** MIDI2’ (in OS X) to port ‘155’
- Exit MIDI settings
That’s it, setup is now complete and you can move on to the fun part, learning how it all works.
Image 1) Windows
Image 1) Impacts MIDI ports should be configured as per the above in Windows
Fl Studio Performance Mode Flp Download
Image 2) OS X
Image 2) Impacts MIDI ports should be configured as per the above in OS X
Fl Studio Performance Mode Recording
Patch Changes
If you find that the [< Patch] and [Patch >] buttons don’t work when controlling a third-party plug-in, it’s likely because the plug-in uses it’s own patch browser. The Patch buttons on the Impact series control the patch navigation functions of the DAW, so you may need to save the plug-ins presets in your DAWs patch format, before you can use the Patch buttons on the Impact controller for patch navigation. You can find more information about saving patches in your DAW, in the documentation for that program.