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 XXL Edition an extremely flexible virtual music 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 FL8 particular emphasis was given to improved music production workflow through enhanced interface design
so that ideas can be crystallized and creativity captured.
Designed for the PC or an Intel Mac (see system requriments
below) 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 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 MIDI ZIP or native project formats (FLP).
This
Studio 8 XXL Edition is the most complete version of the software which includes all the the plug-in MIDI audio and output
support; the most included generators/softsynths; all the music creation automation mixer FX rack updates and online feature
options; more than 1900 presets using 600 WAV files; a Generic Sample CD; and a Sample DVD with 14000 (2.5GB) of HQ samples.
It comes in a regular version as well as a specially-priced Academic and 5-pack software bundles.
Virtual Instruments
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 (full) - 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. The Image Line team has further
enhanced its Edison Wave Editor a totally integrated audio editing and recording tool with spectral analysis convolution reverb
loop recording and more. Format-wise FL8 Studio supports WAV MP3 and OGG.
Sequencing
FL8 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 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 XXL 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 XXL Edition Software Features:
- Features:
- FL Synthmaker Player (Full): Fully modular environment
where you can create & share your own FL instruments effects & dashboards without the need to write basic code
- Edison
Wave Editor: Allows one-click-recording with a fully integrated audio editing and recording tool with spectral analysis convolution
reverb loop-recording and more
- Slicex: Drumloop slicer & re-arranging tool
- Soundgooodizer:
A stereo maximizer-enhancer plug-in based on the Maximus sound processing engine
- 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 with the Edison Wave Editor
- 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
- Full audiotracks with WAV form display
- Reads WAV MP3 SYN DS Speech
files
- included
- ASIO-in recording
Automation
- Pattern-based
event automation
- Envelope automation of all parameters in playlist
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
Generators/Softsynths
- 3xOsc
Sampler BooBass Beepmap Plucked Fruit Kick Chrome FPC WaveTraveller Dashboard KB Controller Fruity Vibrator Midi Out FL Slayer
FL Keys Granuliser DX-10 VideoPlayer Sytrus Soundfont player DrumSynth Live DirectWave Player DirectWave Sampler Slicex FL
SynthMaker Player Fl SynthMaker Full
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
Also included
- +1900
presets using 600 wav files
- Generic Sample CD
- Sample DVD with 14000 (2.5GB) of HQ samples
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
Have XXL musical thoughts? This open-architecture virtual studio environment can turn your
ideas into big songs. Order today!
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