Gross Beat Presets is a free collection of saved settings files for FL Studio Gross Beat plugin on Windows. It includes stutter patterns, gate rhythms, beat repeat, reverse effects and time-volume automation configurations for hi-hats, drums and full-mix processing.
What Are Gross Beat Presets?
Gross Beat presets are saved configuration files for the Gross Beat plugin in FL Studio on Windows. Gross Beat is a time and volume automation plugin that creates stutter, gate, repeat and reverse effects by manipulating a programmable envelope applied to any audio source.
Each preset in this collection stores a specific pattern combination — volume envelope + time envelope — that you can load instantly and activate via MIDI notes in the Piano Roll.
Inside the Gross Beat Preset Library
This collection covers the most used Gross Beat effect types in modern trap and hip-hop production on FL Studio Windows:
- Hi-hat gate patterns — 16th note and 32nd note gating for rolling hi-hat effects
- Stutter patterns — quarter note and eighth note repeats for drops and fills
- Beat reverse — reverse-slice effects triggered on downbeats
- Full mix gate — applied to the master Mixer channel for build-up drops
- 808 sub gate — rhythmic pumping on bass channels
How to Activate Gross Beat Presets
Load Gross Beat onto a Mixer channel insert slot in FL Studio on Windows. Open the Gross Beat plugin and load a preset file using the preset browser. In the Piano Roll, draw MIDI notes on the channel where Gross Beat is assigned — while the note plays, Gross Beat applies its pattern to all audio routed through that Mixer channel.
Inside the Library
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Frequently Asked Questions
Gross Beat is a time and volume automation plugin in FL Studio. It processes audio through programmable volume and time envelopes that you draw as curves in the plugin interface. The volume envelope creates gating and tremolo effects. The time envelope creates stutter, reverse and beat repeat effects.
Gross Beat responds to MIDI notes. In the Piano Roll, draw a note on the channel where Gross Beat is active. While the MIDI note plays, Gross Beat applies its current pattern. You can switch between different patterns by assigning each to a different MIDI note number.
A stutter effect is a rapid repeat of a short audio segment, creating a glitchy or rhythmic stuttering sound. In FL Studio, Gross Beat creates stutter effects by manipulating the time playback position. The time envelope in Gross Beat draws the repeat pattern by looping back the playback cursor at regular intervals.
Yes. Gross Beat is a standard FL Studio Mixer effect plugin. It processes whatever audio signal is routed through the Mixer track it is inserted on. You can use Gross Beat presets on hi-hats, drums, 808 bass, vocals, synths or the full mix bus.