Building on the successes and fixing some of the features of its predecessors from the
past 10 years Image Line is back with FL Studio 8 an incredibly flexible virtual music production studio. The main man behind
the FL8 software Chief Software Architect Didier Dambrin was dedicated to creating an open-architecture studio environment
where the only constraint on the users is their own imagination. This philosophy is reflected in adjustable 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). In version 8 particular emphasis was given to improved workflow through enhanced interface design so that ideas
can be crystallized and creativity captured.
Designed for the PC or an Intel Mac (see system requirements below) Image
Line's FL8 requires no extra software 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 plug-ins 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 MIDI ZIP or native project formats (FLP).
This
Studio 8 Producer Edition includes most of the options available for this software solution including all the plug-in MIDI
and output support; it reads WAV MP3 SYN DS Speech files; pattern-based event automation; several generators/soft synths;
all the music creation mixer FX rack updates and online features; more than 1900 presets using 600 WAV files; and a generic
sample CD. It comes in the regular Producer package as well as a specially-priced Academic and 5-pack version.
Virtual
Instruments
FL8 Studio software 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 modeling FM granular and additive). With its newest addition FL Synthmaker Player - a
fully modular environment - you can create & share your own FL instruments effects & dashboards without the need to write
basic code.
Audio Recording & Editing
FL8 can record up to 64 simultaneous tracks of audio
making it possible to capture audio from a single vocalist right through to a full symphony orchestra. The Playlist workspace
can contain an unlimited number of audio tracks. It also gives you the flexibility to arrange discrete audio events in any
order and position the creative process the way you want to. Audio tools let you time-stretch pitch-shift beat-slice chop
edit and creatively destruct audio. Format-wise FL8 Studio supports WAV MP3 and OGG.
Sequencing
FL8
software functions as both a pattern and track based sequencer depending on your preferences so you can record musical performances
and ideas in a more logical way. Tools include an unlimited track Step-sequencer an advanced Piano Roll and Automation Clips.
FL8 Studio supports MIDI and input from all standard controllers.
Arranging
FL8's Playlist
lets you decide how your musical project will be laid out as it is completely malleable with virtually unbounded space where
Note Pattern Audio and Automation data can be arranged and edited to suit your creative ideas and workflow.
Mixing/Mastering
FL8 includes a 64 stereo track mixer where 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 plug-ins include 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 to more minute parts of the mastering process with multi-band compression/limiting and parametric EQ.
Lifetime free updates
Boxed edition users can purchase lifetime free updates for a nominal fee.
Image Line FL Studio 8 Fruityloops Edition Software Specifications:
- Minimum System Requirements
- Pentium III Athlon XP (any
processor supporting SSE instructions)
- or Intel Mac with Bootcamp (running XP or Vista)
- Windows
2000/XP/2003/Vista (32-bit & 64-bit)
- 256MB RAM
- 200MB free hard disk space
- Windows-compatible
soundcard with DirectSound drivers. ASIO drivers are required for audio recording (FL installer comes with generic Asio4All
drivers)
Image Line FL Studio 8 Fruityloops Edition Software
Features:
- New Features:
- FL Synthmaker:
Fully modular environment where you can create & share your own FL instruments effects & dashboards without the need to write
basic code
- Included Fruity Limiter/Maximizer for maximizing & compressing final mixes or individual tracks
- Can permanently learn and remember links to external controllers with the new Multilink function + Override
generic links option
- Wave Candy: Flexible audio analysis and visualization tool with Oscilloscope Spectrum
Analyser and Peak Meter
- Sinc interpolation now faster (64-point sinc now usable real-time depending on
CPU)
- Rendering with latency compensation
- Score logger: Records all MIDI & note activity
for instant recall
- Directwave Player: Broaden your musical palette with downloadable sound banks and multi-sample
sets
- Recording filter: Select Audio Automation or Note data recording independently or in any combination
- New slip editing and resizing tool for Playlist clips
- Multi-core safe plug-ins are threaded
for performance gain on multi-core CPUs
- New "Selected mixer track" in Mixer for routing placing visual
effects or recording
- Supports track-based sequencing
- Pattern Clips present sequence
data as Audio and/or Automation Clips
- News Panel keeps users updated with content and patches
- All
FL Studio demo versions are fully featured so you can compose new songs and export them to WAV or MP3 but the ability to save
the project is disabled
Plug-in support
- Multi-out VSTi Rewire & DXi softsynths
- VST & DX effects
- FPC: Fruity Pad Controller
- FL Studio Generators & FX
- Usable as multi-out VSTi client in hosts like Cubase
- Usable as multi-out ReWire client
in hosts like Sonar
- Usable as multi-out DXi client in hosts like Sonar
MIDI Support
- Use external MIDI keyboards & MIDI controllers
- Import & export MIDI files
- MIDI
SysEx input and basic MMC functions
Audio support
- Reads WAV MP3 SYN DS Speech
files
Music creation
- Step sequencer with integrated Piano keyboard
- Pianoroll
(allowing chords)
- Full realtime recording & automation of all parameters
- Internal controllers
- Arpeggiator
- Automatic slicer (that reads .REX files)
- More than 10 generators
(softsynths) included
- Over 25 HQ FX (effects) included
Automation
- Pattern-based
event automation
Mixer & FX rack
- 64 Insert & 4 Send tracks with 8 FX channels each
- Post FX Parametric EQ Volume Pan VU meter
- Full FX (re)routing
Updates & Online
features
- Collab
- Download more than 2GB of HQ samples on SampleFusion
- Watch
dozens of online Video Tutorials
- Exchange songs & tips with users & developers in our forums
Output
support
- Directsound
- Multi-out ASIO
- MIDI out
- Render
to .WAV (16-bit or 32-bit)
- Render to .MP3 (32-kbit up to 320-kbit)
- Render separate FX
tracks
Generators/Softsynths
- 3xOsc Sampler BooBass Beepmap Plucked Fruit Kick Chrome
FPC WaveTraveller Dashboard KB Controller Fruity Vibrator Midi Out FL Slayer FL Keys Granuliser FL SynthMaker Player
Also
included
- +1900 presets using 600 wav files
- Generic sample CD
Format
compatibility
- FL8 fits within your current workflow supporting VST/VSTi/VST2 DXi DXi2 MP3 WAV
OGG MIDI ASIO and ASIO 2
- Additionally supported through DirectWave Editor AKAI AKP (S5/6KZ4Z8) Battery
(version 1) MPC Reason Kurzweil EXS24 KONTAKT (version 1 & 2) Recycle SFZ+ and SoundFont2
Get the latest FL Studio open-architecture studio environment and start making music with ease.
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