I get a LOT of questions about how to do sidechaining (or, more accurately, sidechaining compression in FL Studio 9. This is a very common effect in dance music, so I recorded a short video explaining how it’s done. Check it out below, or on the Video Tutorials page! I’ve also added two new written guides to the Guides page for those of you interested in the business end of music.

This is a new progressive trance/house song I wrote for Image-Line FL Studio 9, the latest version of my favorite music-making program! I was honored to write this demo song: it features the voice of my wife Jill, who also wrote the lyrics and collaborated with me on the melody.

What you see and hear in the video below is 100% FL Studio 9 with no external sounds or synths; just goes to show how powerful it is. Remember to click on the video and watch on YouTube.com if you want to see it in higher resolution!