FL STUDIO | They say, if you give a hungry man a fish, you feed him for a day, but if you teach him how to fish, you feed him for a lifetime.  In this tutorial we look at the most important self-help resources for FL Studio users. We cover the Manual, User forums, Website including the Knowledge Base and Technical Support plus our favorite YouTube channels.

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For more information about getting started with FL Studio, see this page in the manual.

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FL STUDIO | Has an huge array of Audio Editors, creative Tools and Automation Controllers. In this video we take your through the complete list of Editors and Tools that come with FL Studio, so you can decide which ones pique your interest and take a deeper look.

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For more information the instruments that install with FL Studio see the Instrument & Effects sections of the manual for an alphabetical list of everything discussed, and more.

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FL STUDIO | Has so many great instrument plugins it's sometimes hard to know where to start. In this video we take your through the complete list of plugins that install with FL Studio, so you can decide which ones pique your interest and take a deeper look.

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For more information the instruments that install with FL Studio see this section of the manual for an alphabetical list. Next time we will be looking at every Effect plugin.

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FL STUDIO | Newtime is an audio time-manipulation editor. Slice, warp, time-correct, quantize and groove vocals, instrumentals and other recordings. In this video we introduce you to the basics of using the editor. Newtime was first released with FL Studio 20.6, and is included with Producer Edition and up. Enjoy ...

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For more information on how to use Newtime, see this manual page.

 

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FL STUDIO | Mixer Routing Getting Started. If you are new to FL Studio and wondering how routing, sends and bus channels work this tutorial is for you. Even seasoned FL Studio pros may learn something new by getting back to basics. Enjoy ...  

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For more information on how to use the Mixer in FL Studio, see this manual page.

 

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FL STUDIO | ZGE Visualizer has become a hugely popular go-to-tool for creating music videos. We used it to create the outro sequence for the 'FL Studio 20.7.2 What's New?' video and had 1000's of requests for a tutorial on how we did it. See below to learn how you can create your own video chops for music or VJ work. All because we love your Lifetime Free Updates. 

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For more information on how to use the ZameEditor Visualizer plugin in FL Studio, see this manual page.

FL STUDIO 20.7.1 | Is a maintenance update with improvements to Newtime, the Video Visualizer, Macros, MIDI Scripting and more (see below). All because we love your Lifetime Free Updates. 

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Key Features

• Newtime and Newtone - Added Tempo display and Tempo sync button to Toolbar. Added 'Use project time on load' option for improved workflow.
• Tools (menu) > Macros > Remove all Edison instances to reduce the size of archived projects.
• FLEX - Added Ctrl + Up and Down keyboard shortcuts to directly load previous and next presets.
• ZGE Visualizer - Added more parameters to 'Mobius Object' effect. Drop wave files with markers to import list of video cues. Reduced video memory usage and increased performance for complex presets. Dropping a sliced Audio File on the Video Cue section will auto-add cues. Clicking on a video cue in the video cue list will now trigger the cue. Fully transparent layers are now skipped to save CPU.
• Speech synth - Focus the speech dialog text edit when the window is shown.
• Mixer - Show a warning message when a mixer track route is deleted and a plugin was sending to it.
• DirectWave - Improved plugin loading time when the the editor window is not visible.
• FL Studio Mobile - Updated to V3.3.2 with new Tuner and Auto-Pitch modules.
• MIDI Scripting - Added auto-detection of python devices. Added 'widPlugin' option to 'ui.GetFocused' function. Added function to get receiver port number. Added 'mixer.isTrackMuted' and 'mixer.muteTrack'. Added optional parameters for 'device.midiOutMessage'. Added optional parameters to 'transport.setSongPos', Added optional value parameter for 'ui up/left/down/right' functions. Added pattern selection functions, Added 'ui.setFocused' function, MIDI sync indicator doesn't turn orange when event is handled. Scripts can now set a defined state for some functions.
• Help > About panel- Show 'All plugins bundle' in About window.

 

Bugfix Log

See the release thread in the user forum here.

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FL STUDIO 20.7 | Dominate YouTube, Instagram and Facebook with the new Visualizer, enjoy more freedom with unlocked Piano roll note colors and get set for unlimited controller support via MIDI Scripting. Plus lots more enhancements for your favorite DAW, described below. All because we love your Lifetime Free Updates. Stay home and get creative with FL Studio.

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Key Features

• Create music videos - The Visualizer allows users to select from a large menu of amazing YouTube, Instagram and Facebook ready video templates, click-and-drag to move text & other layers directly while in video preview. Integrated pexels.com image and video content. Supports 16:9 (2, 4, 8K), 9:16 (vertical), 1:1 (square) and custom video aspect ratios. Further, VJs can trigger live video clips and control DMX devices including lights, lasers, smoke machines, strobes and more.
• More MIDI Controllers - MIDI scripts allow you and hardware manufacturers to take deep control over FL Studio from any MIDI controller, or to remap any existing controller to suit your needs.
• Note envelopes - VFX Envelope allows you to continuously modify note properties of native plugins inc. Velocity, Pitch and Pan, plus Mod X and Mod Y per note when plugins are hosted in Patcher.
• Improved color management - Customizable Piano roll note colors including an improved Color Selector throughout FL Studio.
• General MIDI  files - You can now choose the FLEX General MIDI Library to open and play General MIDI files (GM).
• Audio time-warping - The Newtime audio editor has new Edit Menu options, Transient and Tempo to select the beat detection method for faster time warping of audio.
• Distortion - Distructor has new Mono and Wide modes added to the Chorus module.
• FL Studio Mobile - Updated to include Cloud Backup for easier file sharing with your mobile devices.
• Plugin Delay Compensation (PDC) - Now applies to Automation.
• FLEX - Previous and next preset selection is possible via supported MIDI controllers that can switch between presets.
• Advanced Fill Tool - Channels will automatically loop to fill the remaining space when the selected sequence length is shorter than the current pattern.
• Default template - Changed to 'Basic 808 with limiter'.
• Reduced start time - The fastest opening DAW just got a little faster, because we care!

 

 

TIP: If you are updating from FL Studio 11 or 12, check the video tutorial here.  To review all the updates since the release of FL Studio 20, see the manual here - New Features in FL Studio 20

We need your ZgameEditor Visualizer Demo: With the release of FL Studio 12.3 Beta 4 ZGameEditor Visualizer has been completely revised with up to 25 layers and tons of new visual FX and shaders. We need new demos!

ZGameEditor Visualizer 2 is coming with FL Studio 12.3...