A colour-coded FL Studio template is a starting project where mixer tracks and playlist tracks are already coloured, so every new session opens organised instead of in plain grey. Solar Heavy’s free FL Studio Rainbow Template adds a cascading rainbow across the mixer and playlist, with step-by-step instructions for making it your default starting point.
What’s included
According to the product page:
- A starting template that applies a rainbow cascading colourisation to your FL Studio mixer and playlist
- Step-by-step instructions for making it your default when FL Studio opens
- A universal .flp that works on all FL Studio versions, including the current one
- Hex-coded colours, with no coding or alterations to FL Studio needed
It’s listed at $0.00. Downloads are linked to your account, so you sign up or log in to download.
Who it’s for
- FL Studio producers tired of starting every session with grey tracks.
- Beatmakers who work fast and want to find tracks at a glance.
- Anyone building a personal template who wants a colour layout to start from.
Why colour coding speeds you up
Colour is the quickest way your eyes find something on a busy screen. In a project with 40 mixer tracks, reading names is slow; spotting “the orange group” is instant. Colour also helps you:
- Spot groups: drums, bass, chords, leads, vocals and FX each get their own zone.
- Catch routing mistakes: a vocal routed into a drum bus stands out when colours don’t match.
- Hand off sessions: collaborators and mix engineers find their way around faster.
For more on the habit, read Colour Coding Your Tracks and Colour Coding a Mix Session.
How to get the most from the template
Map the rainbow to your workflow
A rainbow naturally suggests an order. One approach many producers use is to run from warm to cool: drums in reds, bass in oranges, chords and keys in yellows and greens, leads in blues, vocals in purples, and FX at the end. Pick one system and stick to it across every project so it becomes second nature.
Match mixer and playlist
Keep each playlist track the same colour as the mixer channel it feeds. When you see a red clip in the playlist, you know the red mixer insert is where to process it.
Build on it
Once it’s your default, add the things you load every time (a reference track slot, a bus for drums, your favourite limiter on the master for previewing) and save the result as your own template. FL Studio Template Folder: Maximize Your Workflow with Custom Templates explains where templates live.
Learn FL’s colour tools
If you’d like to adjust colours further, Change FL Studio Color: Easy Steps covers FL Studio’s built-in colour options.
Pair colour with naming
Colour tells you the group; names tell you the part. Combine the two: name mixer inserts by role (“Kick”, “Snare”, “808”, “Chords”, “Lead Vox”) and keep names short so they fit in the mixer strip. With both in place, a session you haven’t opened in months still makes sense the moment you load it.
Pair it with free tools
Once your session is set up, the free online metronome and chord progression generator (which exports MIDI you can drag straight into FL Studio) help you start writing quickly.
How to download
Open the FL Studio Rainbow Template page, sign up or log in, and download. Follow the included instructions to set it as your default.
Frequently asked questions
Yes. It’s listed at $0.00; a free account is needed to download.
The product page says the universal .flp works on all FL Studio versions.
No coding or alterations are needed. The colours are hex-coded in the project. Instructions for making it your default are included.
Yes. It’s a normal FL Studio project, so you can recolour tracks and save your own version.
The product page describes a colour layout template; it doesn’t list sounds or plugins.
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