FL Studio

FL Studio 9.5 beta incorporates a number of enhancements and new features based on ongoing development and customer input. These include:

Notable changes & improvements:
* Larger mixer view & waveform metering - The Mixer View options include 'Wide tracks' and 'Waveforms'.
* 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.
* 64 bit plugin support - The Wrapper now automatically detects 64 bit plugins and opens them in 64 Bit 'Bridged' mode.
* Improved memory management - Two changes have been made to lower demands on FL Studio's memory allocation.
o 64 Bit & 32 Bit VST plugins can be opened in 'Bridged' mode that runs the plugin and its memory allocation in a separate process.
o Audio Clips & Sampler Channels Keep on disk option now opens the sample in a separate memory allocation.
* Improved audio options - ASIO: 'Mix in bufferswitch' and 'Triple buffer' may improve performance with some ASIO drivers. ASIO/DirectSound: Revised 'Playback tracking' options to help with alignment of visual feedback with audio where problems exist.
* Fully automatic PDC - The default for new projects, automatic Plugin Delay Compensation updates the PDC settings when changes are detected.
* 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.
* Piano roll - Rounded notes view.
* Ctrl+B - Duplicate selection, zoom range or all (no selection) in the Playlist and Piano roll.

Additions 9.0.3 :

* VST3 plugin support
* Dashboard: added "send pitch bend range" option
* Wrapper: added pitch bend range selection field
* Wrapper: added support for Presonus parameter menu interface
* Added 'Sidechain to this track only' option in mixer.

9.0.1:
* Added 'Create submix to' option in mixer.
* Added 'Override generic link...' to knob popup menu.
* Slightly improved Sytrus rendering quality.
* Double-clicking a playlist track edits its mostly used clip.
* Speeded up refresh of multidirectional playlist scrolling.
* Wrapper: added option to disable threaded processing for a specific plugin, applies to any new instance of that plugin
* FPC: added random triggering of overlapping layers
* FPC: added DW program file import
* DirectWave: added trigger groups
* DirectWave: searches for samples in subfolder with the program's name when loading a .dwp
* FPC: pad menu now shows banks in separate columns instead of submenus
* FPC: updated DW import
* FPC: use improved randomization method
* DirectWave: increased max size of zone and program name to 128
* DirectWave: implemented new save/restore routine, unified across FL/VST and dwp/dwb
* Downloader: options window is now integrated in content library window
* Downloader: clicking an cd/category will open or close it (no double-click necessary)

Bugfixes 9.0.3:

* Fixed window focus problem when dropping MIDI files onto a piano
* Fixed problem when creating automation clips for channel parameters
* Fixed timeline scroll bug
* Fixed patterns listed in inverted order in the step sequencer
* Downloader: fixed showing downloader for effect plugins
* Downloader: fixed update process
* Synthmaker: corrected an issue with exported FL plugins where the plugin wasn't fully instantiated until the GUI was opened
* Synthmaker: fixed a bug that prevented sysex from being received from an external MIDI device

9.0.1:

* Fixed minor bug when right-clicking mini piano roll view for immediate jump
* Fixed minor browser bug.
* Kb preview now works better as notes are released
* Changed priority stuff when background rendering.
* Fixed bug loading old projects with internal controllers in sends.
* Fixed crash in Edison's scratching tool.
* Fixed possible hang when using remote control with smoothing enabled.
* FPC: fixed issue cutting preview voices
* Wrapper: don't respond to "update display" messages during saving
* Wrapper: input names were sometimes shortened
* Wrapper: fixed deadlock when i/o changed
* Fixed little Delphi memory leak.
* Fixed crash in Fruity Stereo Shaper when both delay & phase were in use.
* Wrapper: rewrote small part of DX plugin initialization
* Wrapper: fixed loading old DX plugin state if plugin wasn't found
* FPC: pad volume wheel resets to 100% instead of 0%
* FPC: mute button now works correctly if there are multiple pads triggered
* FPC: deleting a layer would delete two instead of one
* Downloader: custom download location wasn't used in some situations
* Video Player: fixed "Ignore tempo changes"
* DirectWave: fixed crash in VST sampling because of buffer overflow
* DirectWave: read sample position offset fields from sf2 file
* DirectWave: fixed zone voice count display
* DirectWave: fixed visual representation of program

Here are the issues fixed between beta 3 & beta 4:


- Additions:
* Updated to LAME 3.98.2.
* Improved playlist mouse wheel scrolling.
* Right-clicking the playlist clip focus button brings a list of either audio, automation or pattern clip sources.
* Improved "split mixer tracks" rendering filename management.
* Edison: new "natural weighting" & improved "natural scale" for better spectral display, as well as new (slow) high quality mode that brings both time & frequency accuracy (especially in natural scale mode).
* PEQ2, Wave Candy & FL now use natural weighting for their spectral display.
* Added note helping lines in piano roll when notes are played.
* Improve envelope editor's envelope smoothing tool & decimation tool.
* New envelope filter tool in envelope editor.
* Wave Candy: improved scale feature, and added piano kb helper to spectral display.
* Fruity Reeverb 2: added option to process side.
* Improved mixer's input "automap" feature (doesn't map mono inputs, and doesn't route them to master to avoid feedback).
* Updated scripting engine used by Edison scripts (should allow VB scripts now).
* Wrapper: now reports the sound device's i/o latency to the plugin
* FPC: layer shows newly added item (i.e. scrolls to it)
* FL Keys: high notes are now always decayed on release, instead of released immediately

- Implemented & removed:
* Right-clicking playlist items no longer deletes them (hold halt to do so). (thrown, user complaints)
* Can now middle-click working area to "pan" plugin windows (ONLY plugins, as it's designed for oversized VST's). (thrown, too many annoyances)

- Bugfixes:
* Wave Candy: Auto visual mode state now properly restored, some other bugfixes.
* Slit pattern by channel now preserves pattern's beats per bar setting.
* Fixed some common window-related weirdness (windows covering others while they shouldn't, etc).
* Fixed troubles with snapping grid with specific PPQ settings.
* Fixed minor bug in envelope smoothing tool.
* Edison: fixed problem when reloading a state that had envelopes not mixed down.
* Fixed problem with FL's hint bar sometimes not refreshing when loading things.

- DirectWave:
* added control to set maximum release time for sampled notes
* implemented new downloader interface, modeless
* click on empty area in scrollbar(s) to go to that position
* Updated CT dll
* Reduced max polyphony to 256 to reduce cpu usage when idle
* cache results of product code registration check to speed it up a bit
* implemented ilreg system
* improved filter speed
* only filter when filter text is at least 3 characters
* Implemented delete, move up and move down for items in manager's list
* ToxicBio, Sawer and Morphine downloads can now also be downloaded from the selector (if the plugin is installed!)
* improved "last view" behaviour a little bit
* flush plugin if a sampled note didn't reach silence
* all zone parameters are now changed for all selected zones, when "current selection" switch is on
* mod reset now works for multiple selected zones
* fixed the way a soundfont property was counted on import
* Overwrite existing wave files when sampling a vst (but only .wav files)
* make sure the samplerate is sent to the plugin before processing a vst plugin
* DW no longer steals keyboard focus, except for edit controls
* Loading a DWB file now tries to load a sample from file if it's not in the DWB
* DWB files now save a reference to the file instead of the sample data when total recall is off
* fixed acm import - sample length wasn't adjusted after conversion (was sometimes less than predicted)
* Fixed mouse position inaccuracy for pitch bend and mod sliders (multi tab)
* put critical section for sample preview slightly earlier

- Downloader:
* store location in global registry during installation, instead of just in local registry
* fixed some crashes when the downloader couldn't find the download dll
* selection window now has minimum size
* fixed bug that caused downloads to start again after being finished
* fixed download location calculation in manager

- Wrapper:
* Ampersand was shown as a shortcut underline in the options window (info section)
* Fixed a bug loading Arturia AnalogFactory settings
* midi port changes after a plugin was dragged didn't make the wrapper ask the host to enable midi input
* Added code to load shell plugins from different filename than when they were saved
* use different way to determine if a plugin is VST1 or not
* removed first check for value of FruityPlug in UpdateSize to make sure editor size is updated when loading the plugin fails
* don't get parameter labels and value for shell plugin (waveshell) to prevent crash
* fixed buffer (effect version) now doesn't zero output buffer and takes into account plugins without inputs
* fixed assumption that an effect would have inputs
* "onlysavefirstprogram" workaround for Blood Overdrive and Compressor is now used for all VST1 plugins

Additions:
- New Slicex drumloop slicing generator plugin.
- New SynthMaker modular environment.
- FL finally supports MIDI SysEx input, and handles basic MMC functions.
- Added error message at startup when MMX or SSE1 is not found.
- Cleartype not forced on anymore for mixer labels for Win9X platforms.
- Right-clicking splitters (browser, piano roll, playlist) for spare position.
- Project browser: can show/hide plugin editors from the generators/effects folders.
- Generator smart disable is now compatible with threaded rendering.
- Added mouse wheel support to popup menus & combo selectors.
- Added some extra mouse buttons support.
- Added (manual) plugin editor thumbnails to project browser.
- Sinc interpolator now faster (64point sinc now usable realtime).
- New slope modes for LP/HP/LS/Peak/HS bands in Parametric EQ 2 plugin.
- New 'multilink' option for quicker remote control assignment & creation of multiple automation clips.
- Added 'Edit whole mapping' to Remote control part of the project browser.
- Optional stereo waveform display in playlist.
- Re-implemented CME UF keyboard support (although MIDI feedback sometimes makes no sense).
- Parameter smoothing now works for relative knobs or other incremental MIDI controls too.
- Improved parameter smoothing.
- Can now define absolute increment steps in MIDI remote control window.
- Playlist->Edit->Shift left/right now works for audio clips too (including using control surface jogs).
- Added full support for the Mackie Control Universal.
- Improved support for some controllers.
- Improved 'undo knob tweaks' to support tweaking several parameters at once without slowing down.
- Love Philter: piano keys assigned to patterns.
- Tweaking controls on VST(i)s now show a hint message in FL's hint bar (when possible).
- Wave Candy: fixed some bugs & added Vista window background blur.
- Updated to LAME 3.97.
- Improved latency compensation 'Set from' option.
- Rendering with latency compensation.
- Added slip editing in playlist clips, as well as little changes in resizing tools.
- Improved accuracy of MIDI input recording under high GUI CPU load.
- Can now move effect slots around using the mouse wheel.
- FL (& some FL plugins) now support .ogg format.
- Introducing 'Selected' mixer track, to which the selected mixer track is routed, and in which you place visual effects or a recording Edison.
- Ctrl+E to quickly open an audio editor in a mixer track, or Shift+E to open an audio logger.
- Added score logging feature, not to miss scored played while testing.
- Piano roll: added 'Select at random' to select 10% random notes, for variations.
- Playlist: clip source selection now in titlebar, and clips panel now on top by default.
- One-click audio recording now prompts to record in Edison.
- Improved RAM usage meter for some systems.
- Can now resize multiple playlist clips at once.
- Caps lock function changed to allow resizing of notes from left side in piano roll.
- Added recording filter (right-click record button).
- Newbie enhancement: snapping is on by default.
- Newbie enhancement: browser snapshot now defaults to slot 1.
- Newbie enhancement: window menu icons replaced by holly down arrows.
- New spectral view in monitor panel.
- DrumSynth: added call to SendPatchToEngine to Voice_Release, to temporarily fix a release problem when multiple voices are active
- Automation now displayed in pattern clips, improved event editor display.
- Channels in piano roll channel selector are now sorted by channel group.
- New list of available patterns when right-clicking the pattern selector.
- Patterns named '-pattern name' now act as separators in lists.
- Added OGG Vorbis rendering target.
- Added randomize & humanize to multilink menu.
- Default audio device changed to ASIO4ALL.
- Newly-recorded patterns now added as pattern clips (when in song mode).
- Fruity DX10: mod init and sustain calculations now also take samplerate into account
- Changed piano roll keyboard modifiers a little (see help file) to add a new SHIFT+click to add note in resize mode.
- Added 'Send previous/next to selected channel' option in browser. Works well with extra mouse buttons too.
- Default peak meters scale bottom changed to -70dB, alternate scale down to -50dB.
- Introducing FL-chan in wallpapers.
- Newbie enhancement: 'save as' icon blinks once 5min after the last save, then each 30sec after 10min.
- Changed generator multithreaded processing method a little.
- Adapted wav file loader for more bad interpretations of a bad format.
- Mapped incoming "all notes off" MIDI message to panic.
- Removed obsolete '16.8' version of the 32Bit wav rendering.

Edison:
- EQ, blur & reverb tools now remember their envelope editor settings.
- unselects when live selection is too short (<150ms), and added live selection as published parameter.
- new fancy waveform display mode, and option to export display to bitmap file.
- added stereo waveform display.
- new slave sync, pause button, transport active when not playing, support for control surfaces and keyboard
- input (to slice or for sampler preview).
- can now link notes to markers/regions (for use in Fruity Slicer).
- added "Undo mix (spectral)" and "Paste mix (spectral)" features.
- added keyboard (to note or to slice) preview.
- added 'quick rename (all)' option to rename all regions to drum names.
- Edison & Sytrus now captionize themselves when starting a sample drag.
- new Tools->Send to playlist as audio clip, to send the clip to the playlist at selection, linked to the same mixer track as Edison.
- new drum(loop) stretching tool (& paste replace (drum)), with improved gaps filling.
- CTRL+DRAG drums from one instance to another, to replace drums in a loop with drums from another loop.
- slide option now works on markers/regions too.
- hold right-shift to move markers more accurately (temporary zoom).
- New phase editing feature in Edison's EQ.
- Added middle note & score detection
- Improved smoothness when recording for several minutes
- new 'dual view' mode showing both waveform & spectrum.
- added tools->sequencing->send to selected channel, to quickly send audio to the selected channel without dragging (mainly for Fruity Slicer).
- Changed spectral display's windowing to Kaiser.
- new support for region types, and grid aligned to first downbeat marker.
- new tempo detector that gives better results for fixed-tempo songs.
- added 'Time format' menu to display time regardless of the grid mode.

Dashboard:
- fixed scroller freeze issue
- edit string dialog now pops up on correct screen
- "send value" for patch control no longer generates an exception
- messages are no longer added to a buffer to be sent during processing
- FPC:
- invalidate synthpanel on resize, to avoid graphical glitch when resizing the editor with "Show window
- contents while dragging" off in Windows
- mouse wheel now changes pad
- some cosmetic changes
- pan envelope is now bipolar
- fixed some save dialog glitches.
- fixed envelope handling.
- added wave preview in open dialog.
- small UI changes
- better behaviour when samples are missing
- changed direction for changing pads from mouse wheel
- fixed midi loop loading, it now takes into accounts the steps per beat

Video Player:
- do nothing in TVideoViewer.AcceptMediaSample to prevent creeping cpu usage
- moved position updates from Process to Idle function, to save some cpu usage
- detached video will now keep playing if the plugin editor window is hidden
- added "Ignore tempo changes" option
- fix to prevent rising cpu usage.
- "render fast" is now the default

Fruity Wrapper:
- "Export all programs as Cubase presets" saved the current program in every file
- fixed new implementation of ProcessParam to avoid "integer overflow" exception when adding an automation clip
- added hint when plugin parameter changes
- some fixes in ProcessParam
- now flushes plugin (inactive/active) in the PlugIOChanged callback
- don't send "all note off" message for effects
- the fixed size output buffer for effects are now initialized to zero before processing
- now call AllocBuffers when the blocksize changes
- renamed menu items for saving/loading fst and fxb files to "VST" instead of "Cubase"
- added "Send note off velocity" option
- implemented support for sysex messages sent by the plugin (untested)
- let FL re-read key names when updateDisplay message is received from VST plugin

DirectWave:
- fixed bug showing save program dialogs
- added file compatibility options to (global) options dialog
- "gain" control on zone tab now defaults to 0.0dB again
- "gain" control on zone tab is now multiplied to the volume instead of added
- updated downloader implementation
- double-click on zone (or zone index) now opens sample tab
- now need to right-click on sample scroll bar to zoom
- fixed drag&drop crash
- made library scan (for popup menu) a lot faster
- fixed browser resizing from config dlg
- fixed behaviour of browser expansion with multiple instances
- changed volume and velocity implementation
- re-implemented soundfont support, now supports 24bit soundfonts
- fixed resizing in FL version, made it more spec-compliant in VSTi version
- some VST specific improvements
- fixed crash in VSTi when opening/closing browser because of incorrect FL version check
- effect switches on the zone page now also act according to the "global" switch
- improved demo mode save/restore for VSTi version
- fixed window size bug (browser open/closed) when opening editor
- fixed ogg import, made it use 32bit float samples instead of 16bit int
- restructured files, recompiled
- fixed "full range" behaviour for selectors

(Bug)fixes :
- Bugfix in envelope point snapping.
- Bugfix in Sytrus unison sub.
- Bugfix: quick quantize no longer resizes playlist clips.
- Bugfix in stretching engine.
- Bugfix in monophonic mode combined with Fruity Slicer plugin.
- Little bugfix in Edison's looping tool & trimming option.
- Little bugfix in Sytrus envelope release combined with sustain level.
- Fixed weird bug importing corrupted playlist data from FL6 projects.
- Fixed keystrokes not getting to FL when mixer was detached & focused.
- Fixed strange bug with ASIO.
- Fixed little bug when reordering mixer tracks.
- Fixed crash when closing FL while project browser was open.
- Fixed tiny browser bug.
- Fixed bug in WaveShaper & Sytrus bipolar to unipolar mapping conversion.
- Fixed rare arpeggiator bug.
- Fixed problem loading some VST 2.4 plugins.
- Fixed crash in Vista when Data Execution Prevention is on
- Fixed some possible deadlocks when MIDI-controlling parameters.
- Fixed little bug in Fruity Slicer's note dump.
- Fixed little problem in MIDI input window.
- Fixed big bug in wav file loader when regions have comments.
- Fixed thread-locking issue with multiple smoothed up remote control combined with visible project browser and knob tweak undo enabled.