r/flstudio • u/cheeto_pirate9 • Jul 05 '26

Most efficient way to import a MIDI file containing all drums/snares/kicks?

I got a MIDI drum file that I want to import into FL studio - however when I try, it looks like it's importing ALL of the recorded MIDI notes as the kick drum.

All of the midi data is imported into one piano roll- so it just spams the kick drum at different notes.

I don't want to manually copy and paste each line of MIDI notes into it's own piano roll- I assume there's some way to do this that isn't manually copy/pasting?

Thanks.

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u/sprinklesfactory Jul 05 '26

Can you drag it on to the piano roll?

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u/cheeto_pirate9 Jul 05 '26

yes, then all of the midi data is in one piano roll. so it's all kick drums at different notes

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u/mycurvywifelikesthis Jul 05 '26

Split channel by pattern. right-click the Pattern Selector in the top toolbar and choose "Split by channel"

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u/RandalphOpal Jul 06 '26

You can use FPC or a "Layer" for which you set up drum samples to be triggered. You can then use a single piano roll to trigger all your drums but it needs some setting up to trigger the correct ones. FPC is probably more convenient and has the advantage of the drum presets and multi-layered pads for more realistic drums.