FL STUDIO

New Features in FL Studio 10

This is a list of notable new features and changes in FL Studio 10. For the complete list (including bug fixes) please check the 'WhatsNew.rtf' in the FL Studio installation folder: '..\Program Files\Image-Line\FL Studio\WhatsNew.rtf'.

Notable changes to FL Studio 10.5 (beta)

• Performance Mode - Trigger Playlist Clips, on the fly, using your mouse, touch screen, typing keyboard or MIDI controller.
• New controllers supported - APC20/40, Launchpad, Block, MASCHINE / MASCHINE MIKRO, padKONTROL (more details here).
• Unique controller MIDI input port - Controllers can be assigned unique output ports for feedback. Plugins can also receive direct MIDI input from controllers before FL processes it. NOTE: When in Performance mode, MIDI data can't be recorded to the Piano roll.
• Linking includes MIDI input port - Links now remember the MIDI input port used to avoid conflict between controllers.
• Options > Project general settings > Play truncated notes in clips - Restores notes overlapping slice points in Pattern Clips.
• Horizontal/Vertical movement locking - Piano roll & Playlist, Shift (horizontal lock) & Ctrl (vertical lock) when dragging items.
• Click-and-hold functions in piano roll - Glue notes: Place the cursor between 2 neighbor notes, so the resize cursor appears, then click and hold to glue them. Mouse wheel velocity: Roll mouse wheel while holding notes. Mouse wheel tools: Right click and roll the wheel.
• Piano roll - Brush tool: Monophonic step entry mode (hold shift for old behavior). Chop chords: Added to Strum & Articulate tools.
• Improved Tap Tempo - Updated tap algorithm + nudge control for Performance Mode.
• Improved Tempo automation - Fine tempo field now fully integrated. Will also allow smoother tempo automation.
• Instrument Channels - Ctrl+mouse wheel on Channel button to change the mixer track.
• Menus - Can now right click to check several menu items without closing them (some menus).
• Plugin Picker - Start typing plugin names to highlight entries in the Plugin Picker.
• Right-click data entry - Most controls now allow a Right-click option to type in values.

Notable changes/fixes in FL Studio 10

See many of these features in action at the What's New in FL Studio 10 YouTube video Play-list.

FL Engine / Interface

• 'New pattern' (+) button - On the Channel Window / Step Sequencer. Add a Pattern and open the naming window.
• Small scrollbars in editors - Smaller scrollbar for the Piano roll, Event Editor, Playlist etc. See F10 > General Settings.
• Horizontal zoom - Improved Playlist, Piano roll & Event Editor.
• 64 bit plugin support - The Wrapper now automatically detects 64 bit plugins and opens them in 64 Bit 'Bridged' mode (see below).
• 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 Windows & 64 Bit Windows.
• 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.

New Plugins

• Patcher (free) - Chain effects and or plugins to create complete chains that can be quickly loaded in new projects.
• ZGameEditor Visualizer (free) - Visualization effect plugin with movie render capability based on the free, open source, ZgameEditor.
• Newtone (Demo) - Pitch correction and editor.
• PitCHER (Demo) - Pitch correction and harmonization plugin.

Revised Plugins

• Wrapper / Bridge updates - Significant changes to reduce bugs and improve compatibility.

Piano roll

• Magic lasso - Circle mouse around Notes or Clips without clicking to make a selection. Check 'Piano roll menu > Select > Magic lasso'.
• Export MIDI as a score - The Piano roll Menu option File > Export as score sheet saves the current Piano roll as a .pdf in standard musical notation.
• Time segment options - Beats has been added to Playlist: View > Time segments options. Time segments shade the background.
• Edit Ghost notes - Double Right-click on Ghost note or X1 button.
• Cycle Piano rolls - Shift + H or J cycles through data in Piano rolls.
• Vertical note zoom - Vertical zoom is now possible & notes include properties view.
• Note stretch handle - On note selection to rescale length
• Piano roll wave-display - Align notes to audio events.
• Piano roll transport control - Editing in the Piano roll while in Song mode will now move the Playlist transport in sync with the Piano roll.
• Ctrl+B - Duplicates selection, zoom-range, all (no selection).
• Rounded note view - Rounded notes view via 'View > Rounded'.

Playlist

• Project Picker - The Project Picker allows preview and selection of Clips in the Playlist & patterns for improved workflow.
• Preview/playback tool in Playlist - Press Alt + Right-click to preview Audio and Pattern Clips.
• Resize Playlist tracks - Ctrl + Middle-click on Playlist tracks to resize them.
• Time segment options - Beats has been added to Piano roll View > Time segments options. Time segments shade the background.
• Lock Playlist tracks to clips - Right-click on Playlist tracks to lock and mimic Block-tracks.
• Shift + Mouse Wheel - Move Channels, Mixer Tracks, Playlist Tracks & Patterns
• Playlist Preview Tool - Play back clips by clicking on them with the Playback tool.
• Individually sizable Playlist tracks - Any or all Playlist tracks can now be resized by dragging on the divider between the name areas. Individual tracks can also be locked at a desired size.
• Live Playlist marker types - Playlist markers can be set to Loop, Pause or Skip for innovative live performances.
• Ctrl+B - Duplicates selection, zoom-range, all (no selection).

Mixer

• Larger mixer view & waveform metering - The Mixer View options include 'Wide tracks' and 'Waveforms'.
• Fully automatic PDC - The default for new projects, automatic Plugin Delay Compensation updates the PDC settings when changes are detected.

Browser

• Browser Autohide - See the Browser menu options.

Changes and Additions

• Left-Shift resize splits - Works on Clips in the Playlist or notes/chords in the Piano roll.
• Autosave / Autobackup - See F10 File options.