I have an FL Studio song file (.flp) that I'm trying to recreate programatically.
I've got my program to the point where it can play the instruments I want, when I want, now the only problem is that I don't know when I want them.
I'm looking at the piano line instrument by instrument, and while it's easy to say which notes are which in FL Studio terms (Bar X, Step Y, Tick Z), I don't know the real-world duration of Bars, Steps, and Ticks (and I'd even bet that you can vary them in the first place..).
How might I calculate get the absolute real time between each note?
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I am not familiar with this software but have had sufficient experience with both sequencer and piano roll formats to understand your question. Examining the tutorials for 'FL Studio Tutorial - Pattern Window and Step Sequencer Basics' I found the following:
'Notice all those rows of buttons for each sound? Those are each called 'step' and you looking at a sequence of them each representing 1/16 of a measure or bar of music.'
source = http://www.fruity-loops-tutorials.com/post/FL-Studio-Pattern-Window-and-Step-Sequencer-Basics.aspx
Do you understand the concept of a 'bar' also know as a 'measure' in western music?Assuming you may not understand this I will explain it. Feel free to Google 'Bars in music', 'Measures in Music', 'tempo' or any term I am using that you may not have heard of before.
Simply put a bar is a division of time. How much time depends on the 'time signature' and the 'tempo'. Many musical works use this to keep track of what notes are played when. For example in American Blues music, the 12 bar blues is used very often. This construct is 12 measures or bars at 4 beats each. The tempo can very from slow to fast (60 beats per minute to 140 beats per minute). Typically a 12 bar blues has the following chord structure: the tonic (I) is played for the first 4 bars, (16 beats), the sub-dominant (VI) plays the next 2 bars, the tonic again for the next 2 bars, then dominant (V) one bar, then sub-dominant one bar, and tonic (I) one bar and the last bar is usually the dominant or can be a tonic. So that's 12 bars, a whole blues song using this might have 12 of these, or 144 bars.
So according to the tutorial a step = 1/16 of a measure. From this one might conclude that this is the smallest amount of time the measure or bar can be broken down to. In music, this would be a 16th note, 16 x 16th notes will equal 4 quarter notes, and apparently a whole measure in this software. How long is this in real time depends on how you set the tempo.
There are a couple of video tutorials about FL Studio so google away to see if these will assist too.
filzillafilzilla
There's a button to convert the ticks step bar display into minutes/seconds. It's in the top-left corner of the time panel.
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From the docs: Main Menu -> Panels -> Time Panel. 'Step/Beat switch (S/B) - This switch selects whether the time is displayed in steps (S) or beats (B). This option applies to bar display mode only, see the next option.'
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Step 1: Open FL Studio and Create a New Track
If you already have FL Studio installed, click on the icon that looks like this:
If you don’t have FL Studio, you can download a trial version here.
Once you clicked that small icon, you should see this:
This is the default screen of FL Studio. On this screen, you should see the FL Studio Pattern Sequencer:
In this sequencer, you have four basic sounds for drums: kick, clap, hat, and snare. The drum sounds in this sequencer were built in with FL Studio, but you can change them. We will not discuss that with this tutorial. We will experiment with adding drum sounds, so you understand how to compose a basic drumbeat.
You should see a pattern on this sequencer. It has four steps and four sub-steps. This is to stick to a 4/4 time signature. This could be changed, but like drum sounds, we won’t discuss that in this tutorial.
Step 2: Creating Your First Drum Pattern
You can compose your beat how you want, but the below picture shows you the beat I made:
If you want to hear how your beat sounds, go to the top toolbar. You should see play, stop, and record buttons that look like this:
Play back your sequence by pressing “Play” (or hitting the spacebar). Stop the sequence by pressing “Stop.”
You can also change the tempo by hovering your mouse over the “140” tempo displayer, holding down the left mouse button and scrolling up to speed your tempo and scrolling down to slow it.
To the left of the play button, you should see PAT and SONG. When you click PAT, you are playing the pattern you created, nothing else. Once you click SONG, you are playing the entire song, or project… which we will get to.
Step 3: Renaming Your Drum Pattern
To rename your drum pattern, hover your mouse over Pattern 1 and left-click. You should see this drop-down:
Once you click the “Rename” option, you can name your drum pattern whatever you want. In this case, we will actually be naming it “Whatever you want”:
Step 4: Making Your Second Drum Pattern
Now you have made the first drum beat pattern “Whatever you want”, it’s time to make the second pattern. Hover over the “PAT” display (it says “1”), left-click, and move your mouse up so the number changes from 1 to 2. (Just like changing the tempo.):
This gives you your second drum loop. Put whatever you want in that pattern, “Pattern 2.” Here’s what I put for mine:
Step 5: Adding Your Drums To The Playlist
You now have the patterns “Whatever you want” and “Pattern 2.” Now place them both into the “playlist.” Find the “view playlist” link right here:
(While you’re at it, why not click the other buttons displayed in the picture just to teach yourself about what else FL Studio does.)
Click the “view playlist” button to view the playlist. You should see this:
First, select “Whatever you want” by making sure the “PAT” display says “1.”
Mukjizat nabi muhammad saw. Beside the Play button, there is a choice to select “PAT” or “SONG.” Click “SONG.” (This allows you to play the whole song, not the pattern.)
On the “playlist,” click the brush tool:
This allows you to drop “Whatever you want” into Track 1 by clicking it. Click the beginning of Track 1. This should add “Whatever you want.” Do the same with “Pattern 2.” (To select “Pattern 2,” go to the “PAT” display and change the number from “1” to “2.”) Drag “Pattern 2” to “Track 1” of the “playlist.” Place it right after “Whatever you want.” It should appear like this:
(Note: I recommend adding “Pattern 2” to Track 2 of the “playlist,” then dragging “Pattern 2” to Track 1, right after “Whatever you want.” When I click Track 1 with “Pattern 2” selected, “Whatever you want” displays. Must be a glitch. Try what works for you.)
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