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In this section, we'll show you how to modify the sound of the loops you create by tweaking the sound
sample on each channel. FL Studio supports so much of this kind of tweaking that it's possible for two
people to create loops that sound totally different using exactly the same samples (technically, each channel
contains a Generator, which could be sample-based or could be a synthesizer plugin. More on that later,
though).
Wait! What's a "sample"? A sample is a little piece of sound stored
in a disk file. Each channel in FL Studio uses a single sample,
usually containing a single note (like a snare drum hit or a single
bass note), but they can also contain entire beats or tunes. Samples
are usually ".wav" file types, but FL Studio supports ".xi" sound files
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1. Open the Channel Settings Dialog. OK, let's get going and modify the kick drum sample. Load up
the original version of GettingStarted1.flp again and click on the name "DNC_Kick" to bring up the
Channel Settings window for that channel (shown in the picture below).
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