Does anybody here use FL Studio?

[XbambamX]

How do I record my v-drums on FL Studio. I'm running Addictive Drums and I'm trying to record some stuff. I've had to create beats manually with the keyboard, but I don't get a "human" feel when I do it like that. I know I can tweak velocity for a more human touch, but that can get too time consuming. Any tips would be very helpful.

[Shorty]

I use FL Studio, so perhaps delve a little more into the detail

Are you trying to hook up FL Studio with the V-Drums brain to trigger the addictive drums VST? I have used AD and mainly use EZDrummer (well did until I got my V-drums).

Tell us a little bit more about your setup. I am experimenting with FL Studio, MIDI and EZDrummer at the moment myself!

[XbambamX]

I'm running AD as a plugin with FL Studio. My v-drums are hooked up to my laptop thru a MIDI to USB cable and I'm running at all thru my stock sound card. I'm using the v-drums to trigger the samples in AD. But even though the v-drums aren't mapped to AD properly, they still trigger the samples. But for some reason I can't record the samples when I'm controlling them with the v-drums. And also...is there a way to record the sounds from the drum module into FL Studio?

[sox]

I'm an FL specialist...

is there a way to record the sounds from the drum module into FL Studio?

You will need an ASIO2 audio interface and FL Studio Producer Edition to record your audio into FL.... otherwise it ain't gonna happen. There are lots available, M-Audio, Edirol etc... Do a search on audio interfaces or ASIO and you'l find plenty of threads about it.

Not sure why you can't record samples if you can hear them triggering... Are you enabling recording in the transport bar at top??

[XbambamX]

Yeah...I have "Fruity Edition". I knew I shoulda got the "Producer Edition". But I do have the M-Audio interface. It's a 1x1 MIDI to USB cable. Producer Edition is only needed to record external audio, right? I use the record button on the upper middle part of the screen. Do I need to enable a "record function" in the MIDI menu or something? I'm a noob to FL Studio, and production software all together...I apologize for all the basic questions.

[sox]

Producer Edition is only needed to record external audio, right?

Yea, and a few other functions are disabled as well (master EQ on the mixer for example) but nothing major really.

Do I need to enable a "record function" in the MIDI menu or something?

In the Options/MIDI Settings, is your M-Audio interface enabled? If not, click on it to highlight and check the Enabled box then try recording again.

I'm a noob to FL Studio, and production software all together...I apologize for all the basic questions.

No problem...we all gotta start somewhere!

[XbambamX]

Thanx for your help sox. Its greatly appreciated. As soon as I get home I'll give it a go