Using auto position sync, clip playback starts from the position inside the clip relative to the song time, effectively a ‘legato’ mode. Slice a chord progression pattern clip into its component chords to rearrange them on the fly. Chop a one bar drum loop into small segments for example and each will play separately. This means you could have the same pattern edited to different lengths or start points and each can be triggered independently of each other. Importantly performance mode plays the actual clips and not the source audio channels or note patterns. Scene mode on hardware devices will trigger multiple clips via a single press, while snap mode can change or bypass the current trigger quantization value for creative changes.

Many also include custom note and controller layouts so you can combine your clip triggering with melodic lines, finger drumming or parameter automation directly on the same device.

LED feedback of the available clips and which are playing is displayed.

The Novation Launchpad S is an ideal example along with others such as the Livid BASE or even the DJ TechTools MIDI Fighter 3D. These can be set to loop, play as one shots or other special playback modes such as marching clips.Ĭontrol can be achieved by simply clicking clips with the mouse, pressing keys on your typing keyboard, playing notes on a MIDI controller keyboard, pressing on a multi-touch screen or via one of the supported hardware controllers. The following tutorials explain how it can be used for creative beat juggling in an actual live situation or during song production.Įssentially performance mode in FL Studio is the ability to trigger any audio, pattern or automation clip in the playlist directly, each playing independently of the project time line. Performance mode was added to FL Studio primarily as a live performance tool and has since been seen in numerous YouTube videos and live performances.

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