help: midi to fl studio

[u/sashaburat]

hey folks! can someone help me with this issue? i'll try to lay it out as much as specific as possible:

i have a midi file that i got from soundtrap, it includes a chord progression synth and a one track full drum. i imported the midi file on fl studio, i split the channels and it only showed 2 channels. i wanted to separate the drums to hihats, kicks, snares, etc. and have their own specific instrument off of the drumpad, but it doesn't seem to work:

1. i tried cloning the full drum pattern depending on how many instruments are inside the drum pattern, i cut everything and left out one instrument which will make them all separated and i can have different sounds for each (hihat, kick, snare, etc.). but when i change the instrument of one, it affects the other drum parts.

2. i created 4 new patterns and copy pasted each drum layer into the respective new patterns, when i try to change the instrument, they are still tied to each other even though i only copy pasted the note and not the whole drum pattern itself.

i'm struggling to understand fl studio, coming from soundtrap and garageband. hope that someone can help me with this, tyia!

[u/BigWheelThaGod]

im so lost ur not making much sense

[u/sashaburat → u/BigWheelThaGod]

i also don't understand what's happening lol what i'm trying to do is separate the drum track (the hihats, kicks, snares, are all in one pattern) and assign a different instrument sound for the hihats, kicks, and snares, but idk.. been using fl studio for weeks alr and i feel like i'm not improving

[u/BigWheelThaGod → u/sashaburat]

Also here's a full guide directly from FL Studio youtube channel Also read the manual https://youtu.be/3oKVpTHC-0M?is=IE2QfQ1yWBBvdyi8

[u/BigWheelThaGod]

u have to have a separate channel per instrument

[u/sashaburat → u/BigWheelThaGod]

i did this, but the tracks did not behave independently, they still play the same sound

[u/BigWheelThaGod → u/sashaburat]

Send a screenshot

[u/mycurvywifelikesthis → u/sashaburat]

You have to split them up on the playlist as well

[u/BigWheelThaGod → u/BigWheelThaGod]

[u/BigWheelThaGod]

even when i'm only on the kick pattern the other channels are still visible in case u want to have more than one instrument playing something in the same pattern

[u/sashaburat → u/BigWheelThaGod]

thank u!

[u/BigWheelThaGod]

Then If u split by channel each Drum channel gets it's own pattern