
Both Fruity Edition and Express are cut‑down versions that remove functionality in exchange for a lower price point.
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The Signature Bundle is the top‑of‑the‑range offering, with all features of the Producer Edition plus a selection of extra Image Line plug‑ins. There are four versions of FL Studio available: Express, Fruity Edition, Producer Edition and Signature Bundle. Although each track in the top view is numbered and can be muted (a feature new to version 9), it does not correspond directly to a mixer track: mixer tracks are assigned to clips individually without any correspondence to the arrangement view, which allows free dropping of samples and is used exclusively for arranging the song. Sequencing can be carried out in both views simultaneously, to the user's taste. This window is split into two across the horizontal axis, with the bottom half displaying each pattern as a block, and the top displaying the waveform or MIDI data contained by any placed clips and patterns. The step sequencer displays one pattern at a time, and these patterns can be compiled into song structures in the Playlist window. Once dropped into the step sequencer, each sample, audio clip or virtual instrument clip has its own Channel Settings box, where settings for the sound source can be altered, and a mixer channel assigned.Įach sound source can be sequenced in a piano‑roll editor or in step mode, which is ideal for beat creation. The main view includes a step sequencer that acts as a sampler.

In brief, it's a DAW that focuses on pattern‑based composition and mixing. For anyone who hasn't followed its growth, there are reviews of editions dating back to version 4 on the SOS web site, as well as a wealth of information on the official FL Studio web page. In just over a decade, Image Line's FL Studio has evolved from the simple Fruity Loops drum‑loop creation tool into a full‑blown DAW, gaining many new features along the way.

Image Line's popular sequencing package has evolved from a specialist tool into a DAW application with universal appeal.
