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…I’ve learned more in the first 4videos than I have by searching along time on YouTube…

Kevin

Best DAW teacher there is. The way Riley explains technical stuff in relation to arrangement…

Dennis

GratuiTous is Magnificient, one of the Best Tutors around the Youtube scene…

Mark

…I'm just Sooo happy that I'm finally learning everything that I Truly NEED to Learn about FL Studio, the RIGHT WAY…

DJ Scribbles

…His recommended pathway seems to cover all areas us new producers will have questions about…

Emmanuel Morales

The most in depth and understandable tutorials I have ever seen! And I have seen hundreds of other tutorials…

james holley

Its refreshing to still have websites that are real people and not just a prerecorded or pre typed messages…

Lawrence henderson

I had an excellent lesson with Riley. He is a good teacher and generous with providing insightful tips…

Raphael Laplante

…this is the place where you can get simple, no fluff, informative tutorials on how to do just that.

Jimi Allen

…Riley, the owner stepped and quickly solved my issue. That's the way an excellent business is run…

Celia Broadhead

…Always friendly, helpful, and quick to provide you the correct answer to get you on your way to better producing.

Cliff Godsoe

Just finished my first lesson with Riley, he's very friendly and explains everything as simple as it can possibly be…

Quinten van der Most

Riley is great! A very pleasant human! He makes music understandable…

Andre S.

Riley was amazing ! He helped me solve my problem super fast and replied to my emails almost immediately…

Roe Star

…The beginners course shows how FL Studio is much stronger than just this, using the patterns to quickly build up loops.

mcintyrePaul

100% Satisfy with GratuiTous 5 Rates for me

diary fanantenana RASOLOFOSON

The service was great!

Phats

I love your enthusiasm and you come come across as being extremely genuine in your desire to help subscribers learn Fl Studio…

Marlon

Wonderful! All lessons are clear bright and so efficient!

Drjean

Very nice and fast Support ! Did a great Job Love this guy Really 👍

Sascha Hartmann

Perfect guidance & advice on use of the software & hardware.

daniel

THE BEST! it helped me a lot!

Ever Vietti Official

Gratuitous offers quality reviews and advice. Not many people can do this, especially for FL Studio…

Eduardo

…which turned in to the best customer service experience I have ever had so far…

Chris Christophersen

My son had a great session with Riley. He answered all his questions and gave solid input to further develop his passion for rapping…

chris freeman

Accurate informations made simple....!! Excellent lessons with excellent teacher 👌

Michael rainbowlion

…The drum beat building and layering videos are top-notch, helped me a lot…

Aeris Zachery

I first bought the beginner series and was super impressed with the lessons and the website how it guides you…

keith leiran

Easy-to-use platform with great courses! The teacher is easy to communicate with and quick to help. Thank you!

Terri M.

Thank you for the cursus I enjoyed it

Nana

So far the best tutorials about FL Studio I could find over the Internet…

Joe Zhou

This guy knows his stuff. He explains everything in a way that I get…

Grizzlyjak

Easy to follow ,informative and educational great communication via email to offer assistance or answer questions

Nathan Harrison

Customer service is awesome... received feedback to any query/mail within minutes....happy with the membership...

Himalay Singh

GratuiTous has been a great teacher on Skillshare. I've reached out to him more than once and he was quick to answer…

Michael Murdoch

Was looking for Piano courses and found a were to start great help with everything planing to get more help thanks man.🤜🏾👍🏾

Jbrea Williams

Awesome Tutorials - GratuiTous walks you thru all areas to be a better producer!

Jamal Scott

These are excellent high quality tutorials from an experienced professional! Good FL studio guides can be hard to find…

Michael Crawford

GratuiTous provides me with valuable information and is so wonderful to work with…

Sha Rai

Sorted any issues instantly and has most practical & advanced advice a producer will ever need.

Daniel Hartwell

One of the best teachers I've ever had.

carl rosar

…Always the best quality and never ever rude…

Mihailo

Quick responses and Riley fills in any added questions, I recommend itsgratuitous Riley as a great trainer to all learning Fl studio!

allterraintrader

Riley is the best teacher available for FL Studio…

Khordon Blu

This is a very good place. This kind of course is very helpful for my study…

王家旭

I have always been a big fan of GratuiTous' music! Is videos and course have helped me a lot with my music production…

Joe

…They were informative, but they didn't have the same enthusiasm for teaching the material as GratuiTous does…

Nick

My dude gratuitous is amazing. Eager to help on the forums and his courses are well-produced…

GSingh

GratuiTous has the best online courses to learn DAWs and the art of creating and mixing music…

Axel Bernal

GratuiTous is the man! I found one of his courses about piano for producers and it helped me TREMENDOUSLY…

DJ Chad Fox

I would highly recommend the FL studio beginners course by GratuiTous. The tuition is clear and understandable…

Michael

Riley's courses are very thorough and are great for those getting started in FL Studio. He isn't looking to waste your time…

Asher

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What students have said about each individual course!

I really enjoyed Riley's teaching style. I have no background in music and the clear, repetitious and direct way that he used to explain and show things helped tremendously. I feel like Riley equipped me with the knowledge on what to practice on, how to do the practices, and what I should focus on when I feel comfortable with some of the initial practices. With the information I learned in this course, I can continue to improve on learning chords and scales and using both hands as I play the piano. I will definitely be looking at his other courses. Thanks Riley for this awesome course!!

Lori Fuller

Exactly what I wanted, Piano for producers. It mentions more advanced concepts for piano players but gets right back to the point of the class, which is Piano for making beats.

Louis Roman

It's a good course if you really want to save time knowing what you need to create digital music. It's kinda like the guitar approach learn the chords, add some melody in the scale and you're done. The course is very good. Riley explains it quite well. Would be nice to have a bit more specific exercises in the future courses to target more specific areas. Overall I'd say get it if you want to get up to speed with creating chord progressions, getting to know a bit how it all goes to beatmaking.

Vladimir

Fantastic course. I had a hunch that trying to learn to play classic piano wasn't really going to help me produce. This course solidified that and I'm now on my way to actually making great music. I highly recommend this course.

Chad Fox

The content so far is excellent and understandable so with a little practice I can achieve my personal goal I set at the beginning of the course. Awesome course!!!!

Rob Young

Riley (GratuiTous) is a great instructor. I have a done 1 on 1 with him in the past regarding vocal mixing and a bit of mastering and he knows his stuff. If you are a beatmaker and have little to no experience with playing the piano and want to learn for production or just to learn to play the piano this course is for you! This course brought my music productions back to life

Andrew D Brown

I started the course with very little knowledge of FL studio. The content is very informative, easy to understand and revealed me lots of tips and shortcuts to step into the next level of the subject. I am fully satisfied with the time and money I spent. Thank you, Riley, for this amazing piece of Knowledge!

Indika Fernando

The course is a step by step process on the workflow of the DAW. In comparison to many of the youtube videos, the instructor takes the time to move slow and discuss every aspect of working in FL Studio. For instance, the cut copy and paste was frustrating to watch on some of the online tutorials. The course took the time to explain the different ways to do it. Definitely worth every penny.

K Ward

I like the way he explains the different part of FL Studio 20 set up and now I have corrected my FL Studio 20 with the right settings

Christopher Rose

By now, this course is a really good match for me. I like the way how the instructor talks about important things in the music industry.

Ana Jontes

Thanks for taking the time to roll these lessons out. Your instruction was great and the content was extremely relevant for me.

Graysen Walles

It's a very very informative course on how the use the mixer in FL Studio and of course in any other DAW. Riley knows absolutely what he's doing and what's he's talking about. I've learned a lot of cool things although I'm recording already for a long time but since a year now using FL Studio, before I've used Cubase (an awful constantly crashing DAW) Cakewalk and Ableton. Now I've been using Ableton Live 10 and FL Studio which I like most of the two. I Highly recommend this course on everyone who records music. Riley is an excellent teacher !!

Lieuwe Leeftink

The instructor is very knowledgeable about the topic and it shows throughout each video. I learned things that would increase my workflow by 200% as well as picking up new tricks and shortcuts that I can apply to my workflow routine immediately.

Rob Young

Definitely one of the best tools to pick up, and this course does an excellent job of delivering the information. The difference in clarity and ease of workflow that sends/subgroups give, and the way it's presented here, are absolutely worth every penny.

Tim Mann

Amazing lessons and valuable tricks are just a few of many more great things about this course. I am totally positive that after finishing it, I elevated my production skills quite a lot. Would definitely recommend for anyone wanting to improve and become a better producer.

Guilherme Knabben Lages

It was quick and easy to learn. Useful insight and good breakdown of material.

Kevin Night

I’ve been using fl studio for 5 years now and I'm finally taking a solid course especially for mixing. Mixing is something I'm really just now getting the hang of. Organizing and color coding is something I needed to learn better. I like where the course is going so far. I have high expectations for what this will teach me.

Daniel Gaglio

Finally a clear view of song structure and arrangement

Kenneth Macintosh

Great course, very informative and information was really well explained. I have gotten a better understanding on some different techniques to create better drum loops without the need for additional plugins.

Jonathan Aguilar

This class was a great introduction to the gear needed for producing. The instructor gave a lot of great suggestions and things for beginners to look out for when getting started. He is really focused on a minimalist "in the box" producing style - which is my goal. I really enjoyed the class!

Kyli Santiago

Yes! I'm a game programmer and I have an interest in sound design, but I'm not sure how strong that interest is. I've found it difficult to find resources online for someone with zero experience with sound or music, so I'm glad I found this course. It seems like I'll be learning what really matters so I can just start making sounds for my games quickly.

Taylor Cunningham

This is not my first course of GratuiTous so i know that this course is going to be great and yes it is! I learned so many things. Completely for beginner. Now I got a better understanding of Oscillators, Envelopes and Filters and I want to know more about sound designing. I hope in future you'll make more courses on sound designing. You keep it clear and simple. Loved to learn from you!

Kashyap

As always, Riley keeps it simple and to the point so you can get up and running quickly.

Stan Muller

Very informative course on Sample your own music. Riley is a perfect teacher and explains everything in a clear way. I liked the course a lot.

Lieuwe Leeftink

This was truly an amazing and awesome course. I learned a lot and I will keep coming back to the videos to brush up on things I have forgotten. I would have loved to watch a course on how you came up with the whole song, that would have been awesome. Nonetheless, a good course for any person advanced or starting out.

Zechery Acevedo

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