Borrowdale Barron
grand master
When programming or sequencing drums using FL Studio's piano roll is it necessary that drum samples should always be playing from note C5?
In FL Studio's Piano Roll Should My Drums Always Be On Note C5?
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Black Panther
grand master
It depends with the nature of drum sounds you are triggering with FL Studio's Piano Roll and the intended goal.
Borrowdale Barron
grand master
Meaning what?
Black Panther
grand master
You can keep things like kick drums, snare drums, hi-hats, cymbals, toms, shakers, percussion e.t.c. playing on C5 which is middle C in FL Studio by default.
But when you are using drum samples for melodic purposes e.g. as a bassline then you would want to tune 808 kicks so that they don't sound out of pitch with the rest of the music.
Borrowdale Barron
grand master
But don't other trap music producers sort of like pitch down hi-hat patterns in FL Studio?
Black Panther
grand master
Yes, but that's more like a creative approach which is fine for hi-hats and other stuff although tuning all drum samples will definitely make everything sound cohesive with the music altogether.
It's all a matter of choice and if it sounds good, it sounds good. There no need to follow rules all the time.
