Generators are plugins like instruments, but can also be other things video players. The Difference Between Effects and Generators and Installed FolderĮffects are plugins like Equalizers (EQ), Compressors, Reverbs, Delays, Chorus, Distortion. Organized under a special tab called a snap. How Does the Plugin database work?įL Studio creates three folders for us: Effects, Generators, and Installed. It allows easy transfer to a new computer, and I know where things are for backup purposes. It’s based off my own custom music folder (course), which has worked really well for me through my years of using FL Studio. In the video above, and within this article, I will teach my own strategy to keep the FL Studio Plugin database nice and organized. that is because you want to re-open these old projects again in 5 years maybe, right? Make sure you back them up! Remember, it’s very important that you choose your sounds and plugins wisely as a producer (read article), because these sounds stay with you FOREVER if you are using them on serious project. do you have a soft and hard clipper? Do you have a nice multi-band compressor? For your drum samples, do you have short-tailed AND long-tailed kick drums? This is how you start building your producer tool box!) And when I say tool, I mean your sounds and plugins, and making sure that you actually have the right tool for the job. It’s all about knowing where your tool is when you need it. If you want a good workflow in FL Studio, it ALL COMES DOWN TO ORGANIZATION!!! I cannot stress that enough. I’ve created this video as a guide for my own personal backup and workflow strategy for plugins in FL Studio. The Plugin database is such a powerful way to organize our plugins in FL Studio.