4 things I learned today in FL studio

1. 'punch in' recording using edisons 'on play mode'
2. step edit can do chords
3. stereo glitch/halftime effects with insta looper
4. easy taurus organ pedals is secretly an acid monster

ctrl e in the mixer pulls up edison
set it to ON PLAY MODE (mentioned at 4:37) it records to the length of your patterns in the playlist creating markers as it repeats
you can use arrow keys to quickly jump between recorded takes and pick the best one

Other Edison Modes

Do i pick 'input' 'on input?'
In Edison on input starts recording after recording reaches a certain threshold,
input does that BUT ALSO stops and starts again based on that threshold
its perfect for doing multiple takes auto truncating the silence.
- to the far right in edison that VU meter is actually a fader!!
if you drag up/down the green selection shows you the threshold being set at that level

Step Edit Mode

ctrl e in the piano roll enters step edit mode
you can enter chords in step edit mode!!
usually you use the numpad to change the size and enter in rests
to make this work on a laptop:
click the mouse to the start of the bar
ctrl e to enter step edit and play your chord on your midi keyboard
ctrl b to duplicate the note, shift left/right to move it into place.
at the end of the bar it doesn't let you click to position the mouse cursor
an easy work around is just to add a dummy note beyond the length of the clip to extend it. Make it outside of the range of your chord so its easy to delete afterward.
A more complicated way is maybe using ctrl enter to create a time selection and duplicating and deleting it.

Instalooper

Instalooper on plugins 4 free
Its annoying to use with the mouse, almost gave up on it because midi notes also toggle instead of momentary. but using a midi controller that sends cc set to momentary it actually works properly.
I tracked down smart electronix supatrigga vst ehh its okay. I remember it being better. I prefer dblue glitch
right click to enable the fx to be held
autopan is sick to have enabled it makes the repeats wrap around your head.
If you set the time to -100 and length to 1 bar its kind of like an instant halftime plugin.

juicy acid bass lines

easy taurus by easy toolz is a surprisingly acidy sounding bass vst with a juicy resonant filter
Phutura by Phuturetone is a great synth for hoover sounds