FL
Studio 9 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:
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.
Lifetime free updates
There may be no such thing as a ‘free
lunch’ but there certainly is ‘lifetime
free updates’ with Image Line’s update
policy.
Never pay for bug-fixes again!
- Customers who purchase a download
edition of FL Studio through our
online shop receive lifetime free
downloadable updates. Free updates
entitles the customer to all future
updates of FL Studio according to
level purchased (Express, Fruity,
Producer or Signature Bundle). For
example, all FL Studio 9 customers
will be able to download their version
of FL Studio 10, 11 etc, for free.
Boxed Edition - Customers
who have the Boxed version don’t
miss out and can convert to lifetime
free downloadable updates for a small
additional fee.
Key new features and changes
Over 370 additions, changes & bugfixes
featuring:
FL Studio
Sidechaining
- The FL Studio Mixer 'Track Send' now
has an additional 'Sidechain' mode to
All FL Studio demo versions are fully
featured, giving you access to features
associated with the highest level of the
program (Producer Edition). Compose new songs
and export them to WAV, MP3 or OGG. The only
limitation is that projects saved in demo mode
will only open fully once FL Studio and
plugins have been registered. This gives you
the ability to save recover your original
projects post-purchase.
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.
Sidechaining
- The FL Studio Mixer 'Track Send' now
has an additional 'Sidechain' mode to
