Using multiple instruments in patterns for melodies and quarts

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AdamNov 2, 2023

Hey there thanks so much for answering my question previously, I tried to repost in that thread and it wouldn’t allow me to reply on it but per your recommendation on using patterns. I’ve been able to do that now for two or three days and seem to understand it, but I still for the life of me don’t understand how to Clone and where to drag, the virtual instrument into the piano role for a different instrument sound from a chord to the melody. For example, I’d like to use piano for chords and a guitar for melody. I tried to drag a new instrument over to a pattern that I clone and I cannot seem to understand how that works, so I figured out how to do the patterns, but I would really like to figure out how to use multiple instruments in between the two patterns , as of right now I’m able to use the same instrument. Were you still hear the melody with the chords and that still sounds fairly good but I’d like to do something different can you help?

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GratuiTousStaffNov 2, 2023

Hey Adam!

Ya it seems your confused on the process of What is a Virtual Instrument.

We load a virtual instrument into the Channel Rack to play MIDI Notes.

Most often we use one Virtual Instrument per pattern.

So load one virtual instrument for your piano, and add your MIDI Notes.

Then load a new virtual instrument (so you have two different virtual instruments loaded), then go to Pattern 2, and then play MIDI Notes in that new virtual instrument (your guitar).

If you want to hear both patterns, you want to be in Song Mode and both patterns should be in the Playlist.

If you just play in Pattern Mode, you'll only hear back that one pattern.

If you choose to make all melodies and sounds in one pattern, you will then have to break it apart and use split by channel, or cut/paste those sounds into a new pattern later on so you can have full control of your arrangement.

I show this in the FL Studio Beginner Course.

As well as in the Make a Beat From Scratch Vol. 1

If you're really struggling and just can't understand it, you can always book a lesson.. many students most often just need 1 or 2, then the courses are enough so they can keep learning better on their own!

Let me know man, here to help!