Put FL Studio in "Song" mode. Loop a 8-bar section of the video. Write your melody. Use the "Piano Roll" overlay to literally draw notes matching the actor's facial expressions (e.g., a high-pitched string glissando for a gasp).
Fruity Video Player 2 is a dedicated tool within FL Studio designed for scoring films, games, and commercials by playing video files in direct synchronization with the project playlist. fl studio fruity video player
How does it stack up against other DAWs? Put FL Studio in "Song" mode
By default, the Video Player is often set to behave somewhat independently, but for most scoring tasks, you want it locked to the project time. Use the "Piano Roll" overlay to literally draw
The video timeline locks to FL Studio’s playlist and piano roll, enabling frame-accurate placement of sound effects, dialogue, and music cues.
This turns FL Studio from a pure music production suite into a fully functional post-production scoring suite.
FL Studio relies on the Windows DirectShow framework (on Windows) or QuickTime (on macOS) to decode video files. This means the video formats supported depend on what is installed on your computer.