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hey all, I downloaded FL Studio a few days ago and I've been fooling around with it a lot, and looking around for tips/help online, but I've been struggling to find anything that helps me. Either everythings been way too advanced for me at this point or way to basic, like just how to access the different features...real basic stuff for computer challenged people. But I have nothing but time on my hands 24/7, and nothing else on my mind, would like to try my best to learn how to get started making some beats for my book of rhymes. So basically, does anyone know of any tutorials anywhere or web site that really helps someone musically challenged with instruments to understand the idea behind the composition of beats? I can spend days fooling around with the tools and maybe I stumble upon something that sounds half decent, I understand experimenting and stumbling onto stuff is how you get something good a lot, but I'd like to at least try to be stumbling in the right direction and have even just a little knowledge of how to better go about getting the sounds I'm looking for. please any advice will be appreciated.

Also I've read alot to get better samples/loops/kits from online then the default ones, but at this point I don't want to spend any money and everything I've searched for hasn't been free, does anyone have a good link to somewhere I can spice up my FL? also this question takes a backseat to the first one i really need help understanding the composition involved.
 
Hey donovan - so it sounds like you're looking fo a it of basic musical theory, specifically rhythm? Sorry if this is all too basic but I don't know your musical background :)
Here's a link to a site that has some beginner lessons (meant for drummers) http://www.drumsdatabase.com/reading.htm
To translate all this to Fruityloops, know that the default for the sequencer is 16 notes, which can be divided into 4 groups of 4. The first of each group is 1 beat of a 4/4 measure (of course, you could divide the sequencer any way you like to get different time signatures, but for simplicity's sake, it's best to start here). So, for a basic 4/4 beat, you could put a drum sound every four notes (1,5,9,13). Kick, kick, snare, kick, for example. Now you have a building block to create far more interesting rhythms... check out the link (and other web pages) and try implementing different patterns to get a feel for how they sound.
I know it feels like a fairly mathematical way to approach it, but I think once you learn the basics your own creativity will be able to shine through and you'll have a solid foundation...
Good luck - and sorry if you already know all this stuff! :)
 

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