So i recently just discovered that there is possible to automate the tempo of a song in fl studio. I want to try using this in a track but I'm not sure how to do it. Has anyone of you used tempo automation in your track or do you know of any songs that use tempo automation? Just wondering how it would work.
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Right click the tempo, click create automation clip. That'll drop the automation clip for it in your playlist set to your projects current tempo.
Create a new point where you want the tempo to change, 2 if you want it to slow down/speed up as opposed to just immediately dropping (Using the Hold setting for that point in the automation). Change your projects tempo to what you'd like it to change to, right click it after you change it and "Copy Value". Go to the point you want to change in your automation and right click and "Paste Value". That'll set that point to the tempo you changed your project to.
The first bit of the automation should still be set at the projects original tempo, so it will automatically jump back when you play the project from the start.
It's really that simple.
I use tempo automation pretty often, I can't remember all the tracks I've used it for... but the 2 that come to my head at the moment are The Journey Home and Final Flight, if you want some examples. Both songs were made in FL Studio, and the tempo automation was done with the method above.
Also, for the future, we do have a thread for FL Studio related questions.
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I have actually never automated the tempo. Now I'll definitely test it out.
At 3/23/14 02:45 PM, Back-From-Purgatory wrote: Right click the tempo, click create automation clip. That'll drop the automation clip for it in your playlist set to your projects current tempo.
Create a new point where you want the tempo to change, 2 if you want it to slow down/speed up as opposed to just immediately dropping (Using the Hold setting for that point in the automation). Change your projects tempo to what you'd like it to change to, right click it after you change it and "Copy Value". Go to the point you want to change in your automation and right click and "Paste Value". That'll set that point to the tempo you changed your project to.
The first bit of the automation should still be set at the projects original tempo, so it will automatically jump back when you play the project from the start.
It's really that simple.
I use tempo automation pretty often, I can't remember all the tracks I've used it for... but the 2 that come to my head at the moment are The Journey Home and Final Flight, if you want some examples. Both songs were made in FL Studio, and the tempo automation was done with the method above.
Also, for the future, we do have a thread for FL Studio related questions.
BFP's method works, though I really don't like working with this method since you cant see the tempo value, even if you type it in it's by PERCENTAGE and not BPM (I believe...). That method is sort of a workaround since it requires an extra step to find the tempo and paste the value etc....
So here's one way you can see the tempo exactly being automated:
-Open up a NEW PATTERN just for the tempo automation.
-RIGHT CLICK on the TEMPO value
-Click on EDIT EVENTS
-Now you will see the measure numbers within that NEW PATTERN you created.
-When you hover over vertically you will see at the top right in grey the BPM of where you are clicking. You can click and draw the automations you want just as you want them.
I have a very old tutorial on this here on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6A63393525C6439C
The one specifically on tempo automation is quite dated and when I had pretty crappy capture software and a crappy laptop. I may go back and make some new tutorials on this.
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While the other methods mentioned work great and are even more practical for specific edits, I figured I'd chime in and make you aware of a very simple method for automating pretty much any knob in FL, any knob on a VST, or practically any function capable of changing/moving whatsoever, all with the same one action.
In this example, I'll use the tempo. All you have to do is:
1.) Click on the tempo and move the value up or down, then return it to where it was. This will be your "last action," so don't do anything else afterwards.
2.) Click on "Tools" at the top of FL Studio.
3.) Go to "Last tweaked."
4.) Click on "Create automation clip."
All done. :)
You can use this method to automate any last thing you "moved." It could be the cutoff on a VST in FL, it could be the volume, it could be turning an effect on or off - pretty much anything. Once in a while, something might not work, but that is very rare in my experience.
At 3/24/14 02:43 AM, JesseNewkirk wrote: You can use this method to automate any last thing you "moved." It could be the cutoff on a VST in FL, it could be the volume, it could be turning an effect on or off - pretty much anything. Once in a while, something might not work, but that is very rare in my experience.
I imagine he's already aware of this. He seems to be asking more about how to implement a tempo change into a song (specifically using FL).
Well, if you want an example of BPM automation incorporated into a musical piece, I'll share something I wrote that has BPM automation in it for the first 1:40.
Note: This is an unfinished, unreleased piece that I'm sharing, so please keep it private. I'll leave it up for the day, then take it down. It's also written with soundfonts and has yet to be translated into a final full-instrument piece, so don't take the quality too seriously. It's just a concept at this point.
Holy crap... I did not know one could automate the BPM in FL Studio. I had a project the other day where I wanted to do something with a BPM change. I can't believe I didn't just try right clicking the thing. ><*
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At 3/29/14 09:17 PM, Elitistinen wrote:At 3/29/14 03:45 PM, Praetor22 wrote: Holy crap... I did not know one could automate the BPM in FL Studio. I had a project the other day where I wanted to do something with a BPM change. I can't believe I didn't just try right clicking the thing. ><*For dirty trick, you could right click the tempo and edit it. Use mouse to 'paint' the tempo levels, the higher the level the faster is tempo. This is especially useful for humanizing piano piece.
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I don't have a better example then this intro: http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/566422
I believe it starts at 130 bpm and ends at 160bpm
