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Not only is an arpeggio a cool and interesting way to hear a chord, but its also one of the most common elements in electronic music especially in trance.

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And thats exactly what Im going to show you how to do this tutorial Im going to show you two methods: The manual way, which you can use in whatever DAW By using some of the special functions built-in FL Studio.

Lets start with the first.

TIP: Click the pics for a larger view Next, load your favorite VST synth.

Ill be using TAL-NoiseMaker in this example, and Im using the preset LD Dirty Snow AS.

You can listen to it by clicking the play button under the image.

Decrease the note lengths to make the arpeggio sequence sound more staccato.

Creating an Arpeggio with FL Studio Built-in Functions Next, Ill show you how you can use one of the FL Studios built-in functions to create an arpeggio very easily.

Ill be using TAL-NoiseMaker again and the LD Dirty Snow AS preset.

Once theyre loaded, click the Channel Settings button to bring up the Channel Settings box and from there click the FUNC tab.

Click the Chord box to open up the pop-up list of arpeggiator mode choices.

Select one of two arpeggiator modes: Classic arpeggiator which will create arpeggio effects based on any chords contained in the instrument sequence Predefined chord template.

It will then automatically arpeggiate every note you play or put into Piano Roll.

Now, select the arpeggiator direction by clicking the icons shown in the pic below.

The choices are Off (default; turns off the arpeggiator), Up, Down, Up-Down, Up-Down (twice the lowest and highest notes), Random (selects random notes from the range and chord specified).

Well test the Up direction Okay, now you can play notes and chords via your MIDI keyboard, and they will be arpeggiated, or you can create a chord pattern using the Piano Roll as I did (shown in the pic below).

Click the play button below the pic to hear how it sounds.

Thats it. I also recommend checking out these cool free VST MIDI arpeggiator plugins: Arto Vaaralas Kirnu and Wok SimpArp.

Also, remember that the sounds you use with the arpeggiator make a big difference on how it will sound.

Some will work quite well with an arpeggio; others wont work at all.

Finally, heres a video where I utilize the FL Studios Function Channel Arpeggiator.

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Related Posts How To Master A Song In FL Studio What is a MIDI Keyboard Controller and Do I Need One 7 Simple Steps to Make Electronic Music 13 Comments Jon W on 24032011 22:46 This is so helpful Ive seriously tested atleast 100 different synths and leads But now I dont know which one to choose haha.

Thanks alot Reply Petri Suhonen on 25032011 15:07 Thx Jon Reply richard on 09062011 11:55 this was of great use, but my question is., in the sytrus synth selection menu, say, we use acid 8.

Reply Adam on 01012012 06:12 I have heard that Kirnu is one of the better arpeggiators going around, but I cannot work out how to use it: Do you think that you could possibly do a short tutorial about how to use it Reply Petri Suhonen on 10012012 14:02 Hey Adam, I only know how to set-up in FL Studio, but I actually dont know how it functions Have you checked the manual Cheers Reply Max Golovanov on 03042012 16:14 THX for tutorial, Petri Just thought it would be a great idea to ask a favour of you to make a tutorial related to creating of Arpeggios and immediately found it on your SUPER site THX Reply Petri Suhonen on 04042012 19:32 No problem, Max 8) Reply ian s.