What is FL8?
FL
Studio 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).
Instruments
Make virtually any sound. FL8 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).
With its newest addition, FL Synthmaker - a fully
modular environment, you can create & share
your own FL instruments, effects & dashboards
without the need to write basic code.
Audio Recording & Editing
Capture audio from a single vocalist right through
to a full symphony orchestra. FL8 can record up
to 64 simultaneous tracks of audio#.
The Playlist workspace can contain an unlimited
number of audio tracks and allows you to arrange
discrete audio events in any order, and position
the creative process dictates with complete
flexibility. Audio tools allow the ability to time-stretch,
pitch-shift, beat-slice, chop, edit and creatively
destruct audio. FL8 has further enhanced
its Edison Wave Editor, a fully integrated audio
editing and recording tool with spectral analysis,
convolution reverb, loop-recording and more…
FL
Studio supports WAV, MP3 and OGG formats.
Sequencing
Record musical performances and ideas in the most
logical way. FL8 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.
FL8 is probably the fastest way from your brain to your speakers.
Arranging
Determine your own project design. In FL8, you
decide how your project will be laid out. Unlike
the competition, FL8'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. FL8 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.
The 44 included effects plugins span Maximizer,
Limiter, 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.
Key new features and changes
First of all, FL
Studio 8 is everything which is
included in FL
Studio 7 plus many, many more.
Let's have a look at its key new features ...
- FL Synthmaker is a fully modular environment
where you can create & share your own
FL instruments, effects & dashboards
without the need to write basic code.