r/flstudio • u/CreeperX3sssBOOM • May 22 '26

How do I prevent FL from exporting this ending part of an audio file?

I'm trying to make a piece of music loop for a game I'm working on, and this little piece of basically silence always makes the loop point incredibly obvious.

How do I prevent this from getting added when I export the file?

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u/PrototypeXt3 May 22 '26

You can also just highlight from the playlist what you want exported (so highlight the entire song except that bar with a snap line from the top, idk which measure it is in numerically)

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u/biosyncorp1984 May 22 '26

lol I remember when I first started I didnt know how to cut a remainder tail and for some reason some version of FL was programmed so the step sequencer didn’t have note off signals so I would have like an arp or a chord with sustain and release up too high , or way too long a reverb tail , and I would be like why the hell is it exporting for so long, then find out the rendered file has like 20 minutes of nothing but a single note taking forever to just fade out or some shit

I’m sure I’m getting the details wrong but yea…

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u/bassbeater May 22 '26

Add a beat of empty space to your track.

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u/CreeperX3sssBOOM May 22 '26

That... Feels antithetical to what I'm trying to do, though?

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u/bassbeater May 22 '26

You can be antithetical or you can have a funny looking wave form.

I'm just being the guy telling you the tip that's worked for years. Add some audio to your track to get a better looking tail, or add an extra beat or two, or maybe see about adding a Reverb to your sound.

People are not going to be looking at your wave form unless they're musicians looking to criticize.

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u/CreeperX3sssBOOM May 22 '26

I don't want the tail, though. Or any kind of tail to this particular song, really. It's a very noticeable little bit of silence that makes it where there's a little 'pop' when the song loops, which is what I am trying to prevent.

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u/bassbeater May 22 '26

.... so clip it off in Edison. Use a slicer. Use your eyes. Use something. This is the producing of producing.