HOW TO MAKE BOTANICA IN FL STUDIO

**THANK YOU FOR WATCHING**
this video was in the making since june of this year.
and has been in development hell basically for a couple of months.
but I finally pulled through and put it out.

now it is noteworthy to say that the editing is insanely inconsistent.
I was going through some tough times, edited it—on and off for about several months, and I do not have enough time to go back and fix some mistakes.
(inconsistent font sizes, subpar editing and much more!)
and the fact that I am simply not well versed in this particular genre, I consider myself new to genre especially since its been 6-7 years since botanica became a thing.
I still tried my best to get something out there.

but once again, thank you for watching this video.
I hope you enjoyed and learned something of value from this video
if not then. (|| T ^ T)

chapters:

0:00 part one: opening
0:15 part one: what you'll need
0:32 part two: what is "botanica"
1:15 part two: defining "botanica"
2:32 part three: resampling: what is it and how do i do it?
3:06 part three: Fruity Granulizer: how do i use it?
4:24 part three: demonstration
7:14 part four: what is a "swell"
7:44 part four: demonstration
9:37 part four: ending notes on swells
9:55 part five: my personal philosophy on "botanica"
10:15 part five: assembly/demonstration
11:43 part five: end product
12:04 part six: ivy soundpack volume one
12:34 end of video

music and videos used!
the opening track: mitei — stare
the bg music used for the entirety of part two: nicopatty — safe room
the bg music used for part three: nicopatty — kensuke
the bg music used for part four & six: Porter Robinson — lifelike
the bg music used for part five: Porter Robinson — do-re-mi-fa-so-la-ti-do
@whyawe at part four: what is a "swell" the video used to convey is:

ivy soundpack volume one:

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[architecturaI]

hello the ivy soundpack is here!

(**As of Feb 2025, the soundpack is now back at its original price for 30$**)
due to problems with cross-border application fees with Stripe I have to do this for the time being:
Sorry for the inconvenience.

contains 364 files ~600 mb

includes:
ambience: 18 files
bass one-shots: 14 files
drum loops: 17 files
drum one-shots:
• cymbals: 36
• hi-hats: 40
• kicks: 10
• snares: 61
• sticks: 4
• toms: 32
fills: 7
foley: 27
glitches: 12
pads: 24
portal and serum presets: 5 each
misc sfx: 19
swells: 10

—— bonus ——
flp for this demo + the wav file for it
(only FL 21 and up)

[connorsol]

I'm just getting into Botanica and it's nice to finally see a video on it that wasn't made 7 months ago because I was getting nervous that maybe it was only a thing 7 months ago and not a thing anymore 😆

[Gorilla]

Its like boring corporate music if they gave it life again, and I mean that in the best way possible lol

[yepyepmusic]

Hi i got this recommend on yt.
I really needed this tutorial cause i was overwhelmed with this genre.
My first attempt was just putting kshmr's foley and some impacts and call it a day.
Thank you!

[ChadRockwell]

I’ve had elements like this in a lot of the music I’ve made but had never heard of Botanica (I’m not the best with genre names)
So this was awesome to discover and learn some more about! Thank you!

[yepyepmusic]

5:50 you can just select the part you want to record, then press ctrl+alt+c to have it as audio.

[pequenoreptiliano]

reminds me of some Tekken songs. Mainly Tekken 7 stuff, I think, where they blend acoustic guitar with these electronic elements and sampling. I didn't know this genre was a thing. Pretty cool demo!

[MusicWithFreeInstruments]

ty so much! i'll try to do botanica again:)

[Pyroific]

one of best guides i've seen on this topic so far!! thank you <3

[Dreaming-Void]

2:48 SOMEONES POURING WATER IN MY LEFT EAR

[kgratia]

I might not exactly, but i will take tips from here! :D sounds beautiful!

[Sakenpapier]

I’m so happy I found this video, it inspires me so much! I’m gonna get to work

[mrryoutam]

man i love your video, keep doing aight?!

[vxqsr]

Love the methodological approach and overall aesthetics (love the font describing each part: is it the same font with the one used in NGE?)

[elyte]

nico nextbots on the background is so fyeee

[matdizonofficial]

I like but i like too much make full structure songs, but i like the ambience so i will try to put a few sounds glitchy in my projects to try to do more ambience and put the rythms together

[wistual]

i have no idea what a compressor does is too real xD

[prod_paxxiv]

the nicos nextbot music in the background ♥

[ilynesss]

whats funny is that my non musician friends call it ringtone when i post some botanica in my insta stories T_T

[tasukuCC]

When I think about Botanica structure I see it as a Hamburger. Main instrument surrounded by tonal fx and non-tonal fx.