so i loaded the exact same track in to fl studio 8.5 beta and the exact same track is using up 72% to 73%
around a 5% to 6% increase, i just feel, i like fl studio cos it usees the "less is more" theory , its simple and straightfoward and gets the job done with no nonsense things to complicate things.... but i just feel if stuff like that extra "play" button or those slighttly more fancy menu's system are gunna eat up slightly more cpu, i'll just stick with the flstudio 8 and not bother upgrading.... i mean that maybe 6% increase on my cpu now, but in 2 versions time that could b like 20%! and for what, just 'cos u have put some xtra big pics on each button or 'cos u have made fl studio play a lil audio file everytime u play a track like " fl studio is no going to play ur track "
i just dont wanna see any gimmiky stuff in fl studio....i guess itts hard on the imageline team though as u have made a perfect programe for making music, the way fl studio works is great and truthfuly i dont think theres a whole lot more u can do to improve this programe!
but personally i'd leave out the useless things like the big black text things when loading up a project, or the extra play button, or just stuff that like that just kinda makes it look a lil tacky 'cos generally i thought fl studio 8 looks real smart and professional, as theres no gimmiky things in it, its just pure functionality, no messing around, nah mean....
otherwise keep up the good work, imageline rule and if i ever make it big one day, and make it to ur "power user" section, i'll totally tell everyone how i owe it to fl studio 'cos theres no way i have the time for those other music production prgorames with take weeks to learn something which i did like instantly in fl studio, like just playing audio sounds seemed so overly complicated in other programes but fl studio, its just BAM there, everythings right there in front of u...
SO to sum this up, as fl studio has already proved: LESS IS MORE
so lets keep it that way 
and when in DOUBT, leave it OUT