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What is FL Studio
7?
FL Studio 7 (aka FruityLoops) is a fully
featured, open-architecture music creation and
production environment for PC. No extra software
is required to produce any style of music, as
the complete set of instrument and studio tools
is included in the cost of the package. With
the included plugins, sounds and tools the user
can create complete songs, as well as backing
tracks, loops and sizzling beats. Completed
songs can be saved to WAV, MP3 or MIDI or .ZIP
or native project formats (.FLP).
Image Line Software has released the much anticipated
release of its complete music production environment,
FL Studio 7.
Representing the culmination of more than 9
years of sustained development, FL Studio 7
is set to become the most flexible virtual music
studio tool in the industry.
What's
the differences
between versions?
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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 7’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
7, particular emphasis has been given to improved
workflow through enhanced interface design, so
that ideas can be crystallized and creativity
captured.
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Instruments
Make virtually any sound. FL7 includes 13 virtual
synthesizers covering acoustic/synthetic bass,
electric guitar and plucked string simulation,
sampler tools including piano, general sample
playback, and beat-slicing, and a range of synthesis
techniques (subtractive, modelling, FM, granular
and additive).
Sequencing
Record musical performances
and ideas in the most logical way. FL7 functions
as both a pattern and track based sequencer
depending on user preferences. Tools include
an unlimited track Step-sequencer, an industry-leading
Piano Roll and Automation Clips. FL Studio
supports MIDI and input from all standard
Controllers.
Arranging
Determine your own project design.
In FL7, you decide how your project will be
laid out. Unlike the competition, FL7's Playlist
is a totally flexible and virtually unbounded
space where Note Pattern, Audio and Automation
data can be arranged, and edited to suit your
creative ideas and workflow.
Mixing/Mastering
The most powerful mixer in its
class. FL7 includes an industry-leading 64
stereo track mixer. Each track can include
up to 8 effects and can also be routed to
any of the other 64 tracks or one of 4 dedicated
'send' channels.
Realtime FX Processing
The 44 included effects plugins
span Compression, Delay, Distortion, EQ, Filtering,
Phasing, Flanging, Chorus, Vocoding and Reverb.
These will take you from the creative broad-brush
effects like reverb, through to the minutia
of the mastering process with multiband compression/limiting
and parametric EQ.
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System Requirements
In general: FL Studio runs on any machine
operating Windows ME/200(3)/XP 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 III or Athlon XP (any processor
supporting SSE instructions) - Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista
- minimum 256MB 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)
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