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FL Studio
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Free lifetime updates
With the producer or signature bundle, updates are free forever.
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The Browser is archaic
Every time it has to refresh, it closes the entire menu. So if you just navigated several dropdowns to find an automation parameter of a third party plugin and you want to automate a second parameter, you have to navigate back to that dropdown all over again. Searching within the browser is a slapped on feature that only shows you a single result at a time, and you have to press a hotkey to cycle through them one by one. Really, your browser in FL is the Windows File Explorer, or Finder in OS I assume. The FL Browser is workflow molasses and should be avoided at all costs except to find samples you already know the location of.
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Easy to install
No complex activation shenanigans. No dongle and such.
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Not intuitive for track based recording approach
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Easy to learn DAW
The FL Studio DAW utilizes drag and drop, and can generally be learned quickly without any prior knowledge. There are also a lot of resources to help begginers and experienced users learn.
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Shortcuts are weird
And non-reconfigurable.
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Inbuilt cross 32/64bit plugin bridge
You don't need to install/configure a third party bridge.
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Audio recording not as good as the other DAWs
Recording audio is always a problem in FL Studio.
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Intuitive piano roll
Piano roll is a FL Studio's instrument step sequencer. It is considered to be among the most intuitive and flexible tools for quickly creating patterns and manipulating all aspects of each note. A single left click inserts a note, while a right click deletes it. It's possible to mute notes, splice them, stretch them, add shuffle, etc quickly. The Piano Roll caters for those new to Music Theory as well, containing an array of chords from which to choose, be it a Major, Minor, Minor 5th, Minor 9th, what have you.
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The GUI is very difficult to see
The color scheme of GUI is terrible. They use a lot of dark and similar color for the GUI.
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Scalable interface
The interface adapts to the screen size it's used on.
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Most controls are hidden
In the mixing console, mid, bass, and treble are not explicitly stated as they should be.
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Non-invasive DRM
Forget copy protection USB-dongles and phone-home activation. Just import a reg key file and your license is activated.
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Limited number of 125 mixer channels (500 tracks) and 10 effects slots
You can use the Patcher plugin or routing to the next channel, but it does not always work efficiently and properly
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Has the best startup sound
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Not great for Mixing
Every channel should have input gain controller and extra plugins should be added for more creativity.
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Powerful Sound Editor
Edison is a great way to record and edit samples, sound effects and is a very easy way to create sample packs and sound libraries.
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No Dolby Atmos / Surround
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Supports resampling
Supports resampling (non stretch) which is something some DAWs don't support.
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Lack of other midi keyboard brands
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Excellent for visual learners
All the stock plugins look really nice and really show users what is being done, it's a great way to learn mixing theory for a beginner. This approach makes FL Studio easy to learn compared to other DAWs.
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Great support & community, lots of tutorials
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Bad sound for expensive piano plugin
Rendered using the same MIDI note and compared it to the render on other daws, it's really bad.
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Flexible non-linear workflow
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Crashes when loading plugs
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Fully open: accepts a variety of formats
Accepts VST/VSTi (v2,v3) Wav, Aiff, Rex, Acid, Apple Loop, Ogg, Mp3 as well as almost every video format including Mov and Mp4.
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Brak ARA (komunikacja audio np. z Melodyne/VocAlign)
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Sampler
FL Studio has a very unique sampler which allows all kinds of sounds to be experimented with, be it a siren, a water drop, or more commonly, the infamous "Progressive House" Kick. The Sampler also allows the user to retune a sample to any key he/she desires.
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Has a slight tendency to crash
Always save before loading a new VST or doing something important: FL is prone to crashes.
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Very comprehensive plugin suite included
You have basic and advanced plugins right out the box.
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The soundfont player will trash your projects, no 64-bit version available
Remember that nice project with a soundfont in it ? Yeeeah, load it again and prepare to face stuck MIDI notes and a trashed project.
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Each update is major
When Image Line releases an update, it's safe to assume that there are major improvements in there.
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No channel folder and channel grouping in mixer
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Unlimited creativity
With tools in the piano roll like the "Riff Machine", and the "Randomize" tool, you can literally let the computer automate the production if you want. In addition to plugins like "Gross Beat", Slicex, DirectWave, the ideas can be limitless.
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No Saturator
Only Waveshaper, Fast dist, Maximus + Soundgoodizer.
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Good for the studio
Some DAWs are good for live shows, some DAWs are good for production, but the FL Studio DAW has carved its niche in the studio recording arena.
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Proprietary
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Smooth UI
Compared to other DAWs, FL's UI moves at full monitor refresh rates while others are somehow laggy.
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Can not customize the GUI
Can not change the UI as you like.
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Can import/export 32bit audio
Just as the internal engine bit depth, there's no loss in quality.
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Look
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It comes as VSTi and Rewire
So you can use it inside another DAW. There's no other DAW capable of doing that.
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The only DAW with a VJ graphic generation suite (ZG Editor Visualizer)
No other DAW has that.
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Fully vectorial UI that will scale to virtually every screen
Because most DAWs don't scale well yet.
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Sample/MIDI Manipulation in the Playlist Mode
The Playlist mode comes with various tools for cutting out sections of a sample, midi arrangement, or otherwise. One can also clone, mute, solo out, and stretch a sample by any degree, although the sample's key will change.
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Flexible internal linking engine
Its linking engine and controller plugins are very flexible and useful all across the software. For mixing and also for performance mode.
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Patcher: Modular environment
Patcher is similar to Max for Live in Ableton and The Grid in Bitwig and allows you to build your own complex generator and effect chains.
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Perfect for engineering because of the production style workflow
The workflow for creating beats in FL Studio is among the fastest which make mixing and mastering a breeze inserting plug-ins and routing on the mixer.
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It is the only DAW where you can program real scratching sequences (Turntablism)
You can make your own scratches with the "Fruity Scratcher" or "Wave traveller".
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Imports video for scoring
You can open several video players.
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It's possible to run FL Studio on Linux via Wine without a noticeable performance impact
Version 12 of FL Studio includes a new Generic ASIO driver that's capable of achieving same low latency performance as the native Windows version. Instructions on how to set up the DAW to run on Linux via Wine can be found here.
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Reasonable and liberal license
Buy once, and you're allowed to use it on every computer you own.
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Amazing sequencer to input midi
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perfect for arrangement and homerecording
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Complete control over multiple Launchpad Pro animation lightshow projects
Live can, but working with more LPs is a pain.
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Shows other instrument notes in background if needed
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A lot of good synthesizers and instruments (over 30)
E.g. Harmor, Flex, Sakura, Sawer, Sytrus, Poizone...
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FL is famous for its great sequencer
Great software for creating rhythms.
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Well-functioning mobile version
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Large number of effects (approx. 70)
E.g. GrossBeat, Newtime (tuning), Patcher (own complex generators and effect chains), Maximus, Soundgoodizer...
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Built in Audio Visualizer
Game Editor . lets you make cool sound-triggered animations in no time
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Soundgoodizer
HAHA Soundgoodizer goes brrrrrr
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Very flexible timeline
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Best stretching algorithms in the market
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Developed by a team of friends
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Compatibility:
Windows, Mac
Max number of tracks:
500
Minimum install:
768mb
Full sound library:
Yes
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