FL Studio

Changes
(update 2)

fixed sidechaining in Vocodex

updated Wave Candy

(update 1)

updated help file

fixed Newtone expiration issue

fixed NewStuff song to load Pitcher correctly

fixed Edison artwork

Bugfixes:
# Fixed crash when "Split by channel" while PR is open.
# Fixed vel mapping not updating when "resetting" it.
# Fixed broken View->Browser menu items.
# Fixed stuff related to song loop marker.

Additions:
# New playback/preview tool in playlist (alt+right click).

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.