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Music · FL Studio · Lesson 11

Make a First Beat

Put a kick on four steady beats and play it as a loop.

One idea

Plain-language explanation

A pattern is a small repeating musical tile. Put one kick drum on each of four beats. This gives you a floor to build on. One clean loop is a real beginning, not “nothing yet.”

Do this now

Three tiny steps

  1. Choose a kick sound in the Browser.
  2. Place it on beats 1, 2, 3, and 4 in the Channel Rack.
  3. Press play and listen for four even thumps.

Two-minute practice

Try it yourself

Make four even kick hits. Then add one clap on beat 2 and one clap on beat 4 if you want a next tiny step.

Quick check

Show you have the idea

What makes a basic four-on-the-floor kick pattern?