How To Map Midi Controls in FL Studio (& Record Automation)

This tutorial will show you how to link external controllers in FL Studio, such as knobs and faders on your midi device, or other external hardware to parameters in FL Studio, as well as how to record automation live when using these knobs and faders. Linking midi to parameters in FL Studio can be very helpful because recording physical movements of knobs on your midi devices can be much easier than manually tweaking automation.
Setting up midi controllers in FL Studio is quite easy and in this tutorial I will show you exactly how to set up different kinds of midi controllers and link parameters such as knobs and faders inside FL Studio to your physical knobs on your midi device. There are two kinds of links that can be set up in FL Studio: Global links and per project links. This video will show you how to use both.
What you will learn in this tutorial:
- How to link external midi controllers to FL Studio
- How to record automation live, using your controller
- How to convert events into automation clips
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00:00 introduction
00:53 The difference between per project links and global links in FL Studio
01:41 How to set up per-project links in FL Studio
01:50 How to link native FL Studio plugins to midi controls
02:13 How to link third-party plugins to midi controls in FL Studio
02:48 How to set up global links in fl studio
03:48 how to delete per project or global links in fl studio
04:18 how to record automation in FL Studio with external controllers
05:21 how to convert events into automation clips in fl studio
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Is there a possibility to assign a button on the MIDI to open the piano roll or channel rack?

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@FireWalk
I am using a Launcheky MK 2 61 and the newest version of Fl. I am able to link some buttons but not all. Been looking for a solution so long but really don't know what to do anymore. Midi is set up and I can play and I can use the pads but the mixer and effect controllers are not useable correctly (linking doesn't auto detect). Please help!!

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Is there a way to map the "Change Patch" or "Preset" button? Some third party plugins just refuse to accept automation or MIDI In for this task.

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If i wanted to link all mixer volume sliders to one knob on my midi, how would i make it so the correct volume slider is effected based only on the mixer i have selected, instead of every mixer slider moving at once?

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Hi, thanks for posting. The challenge I am facing is when I assign the the plugin to say knobs 1, 2, and 3 to plugin X, when I try to link those same knobs to plugin Y, the first three are overwritten using "override generic links". Is it possible to use the same knob with multiple plugins?

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