FL Studio 9 Signature (XXL) Complete Virtual Studio Software

Introducing FL Studio 9 - FL Studio 9 (aka Fruityloops, XXL Signature edition) is a complete software music production environment, representing the culmination of more than 10 years of sustained & focused development. FL9 is the fastest way from your brain to your speakers. What is FL9? FL Studio is a full-featured, open architecture, music production environment capable of audio recording, composing, sequencing and mixing, for the creation of professional quality music. The FL Studio philosophy is creative freedom. FL Studio is the most complete virtual studio currently available.

Chief Software Architect, Didier Dambrin has realized his vision of creating an open-architecture virtual studio environment where the only constraint on the users is their own imagination. This philosophy is reflected in FL Studio 9's flexible audio and control data routing, free-form Playlist design and interoperability with industry standards (VST/VSTi/VST2, DXi, DXi2, Buzz, ReWire, MIDI, MP3, WAV, OGG). Didier notes "We don't try to protect our data & come up with new formats only for marketing reasons. We use existing standards as much as possible, and allow FL Studio be used as a plugin in other hosts". In version 9, particular emphasis has been given to improved workflow through enhanced interface design, so that ideas can be crystallized and creativity captured.

FL Studio comes in three different editions

FL Studio 9 Fruity Edition (aka Fruityloops)

• Arrangement Tools - Step Sequencer, Realtime, Pianoroll and Playlist.
• Bundled Software Synths/Sampler Plug-ins - SimSynth Live, DrumSynth Live, DX-10, WASP, WASP XT, Directwave Player, 3xOsc, Sampler, Boobass, Plucked, Fruity Kick, FL Slayer, FL Keys, FPC and WaveTraveller.
• Bundled FX Processors - Audio: EQUO, Fruity Bass Boost, Blood Overdrive, Chorus, Compressor, Delay 2, Delay Bank, Fast Distortion, Fast LP, Filter, Flangus, Limiter, Love Philter, Multiband Compressor, PanOMatic, Phaser, Fruity Reeverb 2, Scratcher, Squeeze, Vocoder, WaveShaper and Soundgoodizer to name a few! MIDI : Echo, Delay and Arpeggiator.
• Flexible Software Mixing Console 64 stereo channels featuring 8 FX inserts, 4 Band Parametric EQ, 4 effects sends, Volume, Pan and VU meter per channel .
• 3 rd Party Instrument Support - Software: VSTi, ReWire and DXi instruments. Hardware: MIDI I/O & MIDI file import/export.
• 3 rd Party FX Plugin Support VST and DX.
• Sample Library 250MB+ of high quality samples included. A further 2GB available via download.
• Low Latency ASIO & Directsound playback support
• Audio Import/Export Export to WAV, MP3 and OGG. Import WAV, MP3, OGG, SYN, DS and Speech files.
• Video Tutorials 30 minute getting started video included on installation disk. Many more available online.

FL Studio Producer Edition

"We think the multitrack audio recording feature makes this a significant upgrade to the Fruity Edition"

FL Studio Producer features Everything in the Fruity Edition plus

• Multitrack audio recording Record live vocals, guitars, drums etc directly in to your FL Studio project.
• Envelope Automation Create automation clips for almost any parameter in FL Studio.
• Edison wave editor Precisely edit audio/samples with the most innovative wave editor in the music industry.
• Slicex beatslicer Powerful slicing tool for creatively dissecting and rearranging any kind of audio loop.
• FL SynthMaker Full is an audio programming application that is used to create virtual instruments and effects without the need to write basic code. The instruments and effects you create in SynthMaker can be used in FL Studio as 'native' plugins and shared with other SynthMaker users.
• Vocodex Professional feature packed vocoder

FL Studio Signature Bundle

"Signature Bundles's arsenal of plugin instrument and sound libraries will seriously broaden anyone's musical horizon!"

FL Studio Signature Features Everything in the Fruity and Producer Editions plus

• Sytrus Hybrid Synthesizer Disruptive innovation in software synthesis, nothing else compares to the diversity Sytrus packs. FM, RM & Subtractive synthesis - have it all!
• VideoPlayer allows you to open and play video files synchronized with your song. This is a very useful tool for those who are working on music soundtracks that need to be scored in time with video events.
• Soundfont Player gives you the power to load, play and render soundfonts (.sf2 files) in FL Studio.
• DirectWave editor is a powerful and versatile sampler featuring a fully programmable synthesis section and features such as inbuilt FX, velocity-layering, looping, automatic sampling of VSTi plugins and the ability to 'sample' (record sound) when loaded into a mixer track on an effect slot.
• Additional Sample Library DVD containing 14.000 high quality samples (2.5GB).
• Maximus will deliver transparent peak limiting and volume maximization without coloration of the processed sound.
• Slicex uses advanced beat detection algorithms to slice song/percussion samples into pieces and make them independently playable from the Piano roll or controller.
• Hardcore Playing guitar is cool, but the steep learning curve to make your DAW sound like your old amp and stomp-boxes definitely isn't. Welcome then to Hardcore, a collection of 10 classic effects designed with Guitarists in mind.

Free your audio

Route any instrument to any mixer track. Each mixer track can receive audio from any number of instruments, any number of other mixer tracks and a soundcard input. Mixer tracks, in turn, can send audio to any number of other mixer tracks and a soundcard output. Create sub-mixes, effects chains or complex mixes. FL studio's flexible architecture sets audio free.

Free your mind

Choose your preferred workflow, compose using the step-sequencer or piano roll. Create in pattern or track mode, then arrange your ideas in the free 'palette' Playlist. The Playlist presents timeline as a virtual 'canvas' where each Playlist track can simultaneously hold any number of score, audio and automation events. Now that's freedom.

Instruments

Make virtually any sound - FL9 includes over 30 software synthesizers covering acoustic/synthetic bass, electric guitar, multi-sampler tools including piano & strings, general sample playback and beat-slicing (With Rex 1 & 2 support).

Synthesis techniques - span subtractive, modelling, FM, RM, granular and additive. With the addition of FL SynthMaker you can further create & share your own FL instruments, effects & MIDI control dashboards without the need to write basic code.

Open plugin standards - FL Studio supports all PC industry plugin instrument standards including VSTi (1/2), DXi(1/2), Buzz and Rewire. This means you can sequence with your favorite plugins and applications.

Audio Recording & Editing

Multi-channel audio inputs - With the ability to simultaneously capture all the inputs on your audio-interface, FL Studio has the flexibility to record a single vocalist, guitar or a full symphony orchestra.

Arranging audio - Audio can be arranged, with complete freedom in the Playlist. Features include the ability to host an unlimited number of audio recordings, time-stretching, pitch-shifting, beat-slicing, cropping, editing and the re-arranging of audio with only a few mouse clicks.

Edison - FL9's audio capabilities are further enhanced with Edison, the recording wave editor. Edison is an integrated audio editing and recording tool with spectral analysis, convolution reverb, noise reduction, loop-recording, loop-construction tools and more.

FL Studio supports WAV, MP3, OGG, WavPack, AIFF, and REX audio formats.

Sequencing

Compose and record your musical performances and ideas in the most logical way.

Pattern or track sequencing - You choose, record your musical performances and ideas in the most logical way. FL Studio 9 can simultaneously function as a pattern and track based sequencer. Reuse patterns as Pattern Clips in the Playlist or record song-length sequences, as desired.

Step sequencer or Piano roll - Scoring tools include FL Studio's legendary Step-sequencer, one of the most advanced Piano roll's in any software studio, event and multipoint automation envelopes. FL Studio supports MIDI input, standard controller compatibility, and the ability to simultaneously control multiple instrument channels from separate controllers.

Arranging

FL Studio allows you to do what you want where and when you want.

Determine your own project design - In FL Studio 9, you decide how your project will be laid out. Unlike the competition, FL9's Playlist is a totally flexible and virtually unbounded workspace where Note Pattern, Audio and Automation data can be arranged and edited to suit your creative ideas and preferred workflow.

Mixing & Mastering

FL Studio provides all the tools you need to produce your tracks to high professional standards.

The mixer - FL9 includes a superb 104 track stereo track mixer that is about precision, control and flexibility. The mixer's tracks each hold up to 8 effects (VST, DX or FL's proprietary format). To create sub-mixes or mixing chains of almost unlimited complexity, each mixer track can be routed to any other mixer track, one of 4 dedicated 'send' channels and or the Master track. Sends provide the ability to sidechain inputs to multi-input effects plugins. Finally, each of the mixer tracks can be routed to any output on your audio interface, now that's flexibility.

Effects - What about effects? FL Studio includes more than 40 effects spanning maximization, limiting, compression, delay, distortion, equalization (graphic & parametric), filtering, phasing, flanging, chorus, vocoding and reverb. These have you covered for the creative broad-brush effects, through to the minutia of the mastering process.

Open plugin standards FL Studio supports all PC industry plugin effect standards including VST (1/2), DX(1/2), Buzz and Rewire. This means you can mix with your favorite plugins and applications.

Key new features and changes

Over 370 additions, changes & bugfixes featuring: Sidechaining - The FL Studio Mixer 'Track Send' now has an additional 'Sidechain' mode to support multiple-input mixer plugins.
Multi-core CPU (Hyperthreading) - Improved multithreaded generator & added multithreaded effects processing.
Multiple controllers - Can now control multiple independent instrument channels, assigned by MIDI number.
New volatile linking feature.
Wrapper - Aligned tick lengths checkbox for greater plugin compatibility.
Revised Playlist
Playlist track naming & icon - Tools for better song organization.
Playlist track mute controls.

Piano roll

Riff machine - Automatic sequence generator tool.
Note Grouping - New feature (works on selecting, moving, resizing, deletion, muting, shifting using mouse-wheel).

Mixer

More tracks - Now has 99 Insert tracks (up from 64).
Multi-core CPU support - Added 'multithreaded mixer' tracks processing for improved multi-core performance

New Plugins

Autogun (free) - Sonic adventure, Based on Ogun.
Sakura (demo)- String physical modelling instrument
Ogun (demo)- Additive metal simulation synthesizer
Gross Beat (demo) - Real-time, audio-stream playback, pitch, position and volume manipulation effect
Stereo Shaper (free) - Mid / Side stereo processing
Vocodex - The last word in vocoders (free with Producer Edition).

Revised Plugins

SimSynth Live, DrumSynth Live, DX-10, WASP and WASP XT are now included in FL Studio (Fruity edition upwards).
Fruity Reeverb 2 - Added Mid vs Side input signal processing.
Fruity Wrapper - Now supports multiple inputs/outputs (free).
Wavecandy - Visualization & analysis tools (free).
Fruity Limiter - Compressor section now has sidechaining (free).

Browser

Presets - Drop effect presets onto mixer tracks & channels, mixer track presets onto effect slots and channels, channel & generator presets onto mixer tracks & effect slots.
Windows file shell menu - Available from Browser (right-click) item menu.
Supported Formats FL9 will fit easily within your current software supporting VST/VSTi/VST2, DXi, DXi2, MP3, WAV, OGG, MIDI, ASIO, ASIO 2, REWIRE, REX 1 & 2.
Additionally supported through DirectWave Editor: AKAI AKP (S5/6K,Z4,Z8), Battery (version 1), MPC, Reason, Kurzweil, EXS24, Kontakt (version 1 & 2), Recycle, SFZ+ and SoundFont2.

System Requirements

In general: FL Studio runs on any machine operating Windows ME/200(3)/XP/7 or Vista. FL Studio will run on an Intel Mac in Bootcamp (running Windows) or Parallels. The faster the CPU, the more channels & FX you will be able to run simultaneously.

Recommended System Requirements - minimum

Pentium 4 or Athlon XP (any processor supporting SSE instructions) - Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista - minimum 512MB ram - 200MB free hard disk space - Windows compatible soundcard with DirectSound drivers, ASIO drivers required for audio recording (FL installer comes with generic Asio4All drivers)