Image Line Software Announces FL Studio 10 Audio Production Suite

April 3rd, 2011 by Trenton

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Audio production software developer Image Line Software has introduced the 10th and latest version of its music creation and production DAW, FL Studio (the software previously known as FruityLoops).

FL Studio 10 intensifies the DAW competition.

Image Line Software also announced that Lifetime Free Updates (LFU) have been extended to all “Boxed” versions purchased from traditional music stores. Previously LFU were granted only to download purchases. LFU are available as a download after online product registration.

FL Studio 10 includes 30 software instruments & over 40 effects covering just about any musical style. Multi-track record up to 99 simultaneous tracks of audio through one of the industries most flexible Mixers. The Playlist workspace can contain an unlimited number of audio tracks and allows the user to arrange discrete audio events in any order or position the creative process dictates.

FL Studio overview:

•Audio editing and manipulation including pitch correction, pitch shifting, harmonization, time-stretching, beat-detection & slicing, audio warping and standard audio manipulation (cut/paste etc).
•Automate most interface and all plugin parameters by recording, drawing, spline-based automation curves, automation generators with formula based control of links.
•Be hosted in other DAWs as a VST or connected through ReWire.
•Live music performance including video effect visualization.
•Mix and remix audio including apply realtime audio effects including delay, reverb &
filtering.
•Multi-track audio recording.
•Record & play MIDI input recording from keyboards, drum pads and controllers.
•Sequencing and arranging.
•?Synthesizer & effect plugin hosting (VST 32 & 64 bit, DX and FL Native format)

Key new features in FL Studio 10 FL Studio
•64 bit plugin support – The Wrapper now automatically detects 64 bit plugins and opens them in 64 Bit ‘Bridged’ mode.
•Horizontal / vertical zoom & scrolling – Improved Playlist, Piano roll & Event Editor.
•Improved memory management – Two changes have been made to lower demands on FL Studio’s memory allocation.
1. 32 & 64 Bit VST plugins can be opened in ‘Bridged’ mode. The maximum memory available to the plugin will be at least 2 GB for 32 Bit Windows and up to 192 GB depending on your version of 64 Bit Windows.
2. Audio Clips & Sampler Channels Keep on disk option now opens the sample in a separate memory allocation. Each Audio Clip / Sampler Channel can now load a sample of at least 2 GB for 32 Bit & 64 Bit Windows versions.
•Project Picker – Allows preview and selection of Clips in the Playlist & Patterns for improved workflow. Inter-Clip relationships are also displayed.
•Improved audio options – ASIO: ‘Mix in bufferswitch’ and ‘Triple buffer’ may improve performance with some ASIO drivers. ASIO/Primary Sound: Revised ‘Playback tracking’ options to help with alignment of visual & recorded events where soundcard problems exist.
•Autosave / Autobackup – FL Studio can now be set to back up the current project at 5 to 15 minute intervals. Never lose project data again!
•Fruity Edition – Now gains access to Playlist Pattern Clips for unlimited scoring and automation flexibility.

New plugins released with FL Studio 10:
•Newtone (demo) – is a pitch-correction and time manipulation editor. Slice, correct, edit vocals, instrumentals and other recordings.
•Pitcher (demo) – is a real-time pitch-correction, manipulation & harmonization plugin that can correct and create 4 voice harmonies under MIDI control from a keyboard or the Piano roll.
•Patcher (free) – save complete instrument & effect plugin chains as a single preset.
•ZGameEditor Vizualizer (free) – visualization effect plugin with movie render capability. The free open source ZgameEditor can be used to create visualization create objects for ZGameEditor Visualizer.

Pricing (unchanged from previous version):

•Express Edition (US $ 49, download only)
•Fruity Edition (US $ 99 download / US $ 139 boxed)
•Producer Edition (US $ 199 download / US $ 269 boxed)
•Signature Edition (US $ 299 download /US $ 399 boxed).