How to Use Portamento in FL Studio

Updated: Oct 8, 2023

In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to use portamento in FL Studio.

This is an older video when I released my FL Studio Beginner’s series many years back, but is still incredibly relevant for how to slide notes in FL Studio with portamento.

How to Slide Notes in FL Studio

FL Studio allows you to easily slide notes with a feature called portamento.

If you’re wondering what portamento does, it allows you to slide (pitch bend) between notes.

Portamento is incredibly powerful for creating leads which sound full in dance music (as you heard the beat in the video)

Beat Name: Ambition off BEAT TAPES By GratuiTous Vol. 8

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Here’s how you set up portamento to create slide notes in FL Studio:

In the Channel rack, you simply click on a sound, then click the wrench (Miscellaneous Functions).

You will not be able to access the Miscellaneous Functions tab if using an audio clip (See image below)

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About Author: GratuiTous

GratuiTous discovered FL Studio around 2009 when a friend introduced him to the DAW.. he then began making FL Studio tutorials in 2011 which lead to creating his Beatmaker Training Platform. He also authors music production books, and hosts the "Music Production Made Simple Podcast". Fun Fact: He was an electrician in Canada for 10 Years!

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