READ THIS! (If nothing else):
- This is a Release Candidate (RC) - This means if we don't find any major issues with it, we will release it. There might be RC 3
- If you do find a bug DO NOT IGNORE IT and let us know. If you don't speak up we may not find it.
- RCs are likely to have more bugs than a mature release. With that in mind, feel free to start using this as normal. It does not expire.
- As this is a 'release' format installation the manual will revert to the current online release manual for FL Studio 20. See the FL Studio 21 Beta manual here.
KNOWN ISSUES
- TBA
YOU MUST UPDATE YOUR LICENSE TO USE THIS RELEASE CANDIDATE!
- Windows - 21.0.0.3304 (26 Nov 22)
- macOS - 21.0.0.2830 (26 Nov 22)
Changes
- Added a "Copy used samples" checkbox to the Project settings tab
- Added the option to copy samples to when the data folder is changed in the Project settings tab
- The warning about running as an administrator user is no longer shown
- Tools > "Browser smart find" is renamed to "Browser find" and will filter the browser contents
- Luxeverb: add a visual indication when Reverb\Feedback is disabled
- Vintage Phaser: added a visual indication when Delay is disabled
- Browser: don't open the ALL tab when adding plugins to the plugin database if its tab is open
- FL Studio will migrate settings from previous versions
- Dropping a mixer track preset on a selection of audio tracks only opens the preset once
- Enabling "Copy used samples" option in Project settings doesn't offer to move used samples
- Keyboard to piano doesn't work
- "Locate sample in browser" button in channel settings doesn't work with some browser layouts
- Memory leak when opening a project
- Don't use a project data path for zip projects
- Playback of consolidated and recorded clips is different
- Plugin window is not in front after dropping a plugin preset on a playlist track header
- Positions of tabs in the settings window are not the same at 100% and 200% scaling
- Project data path label is not updated when the path is changed
- Project names don't always update in the title bar or the most recently used file list
- Redoing track consolidations doesn't restore the rendered file into the Audio subfolder
- Rendered samples are deleted when retrying the render
- Save As will copy samples to the new project folder even when the copy option is off
- "Save to new project folder" doesn't always copy samples to the new project
- Saving a project changes its time signature to 4/4
- Show the regular Save As window if the project is already saved
- Undo doesn't work after moved recorded files are moved to a project folder
- Used samples are copied into project folders when loading projects
- Wrong hint for the Move and Copy options in the project dialog
- 3x Osc: filter type can't be automated
- Diagnostic: missing search paths in user reports
- Fruity Dance: no movement when the program is not playing
- Love philter: wrong info on the hint panel when hovering over filter modes
- Patcher: open plugin windows show the options instead of the editor when a project is loaded
- Parametric EQ 2: histogram resets periodically when Average mode is on
- Slayer: about image is cropped on screens with scaled resolutions
- ZGE Visualizer: crash after switching between presets
- Scripting: getting and setting parameter values is slower than other plugin parameter functions
- Browser: accelerator keys in the sample popup menu don't work correctly
- Browser: channel preset files from Project Bones are not previewed
- Browser: clicking the middle mouse button doesn't focus the browser
- Browser: crash when refreshing browser if the cache is disabled
- Browser: don't open the ALL tab when a folder is dropped in a tab
- Browser: node height is not correct when the browser contents are filtered
- Browser: some menu functions do not work if an item is not selected
- Browser: tab sizes are not always remembered
- Browser: the typing piano keyboard doesn't work when the browser is focused
- Browser: "Locate sample in browser" option adds new search paths when it shouldn't
- Fades: lowering PPQ changes fade duration
- Fades: the classic declicker is not used when the fade out is zero length or automatic
- Themes: color of mixer tracks is not always correct
- Themes: disabled plugin names show up black in the default theme
- Themes: don't show delete button for factory and downloaded themes
- Themes: dropdown controls in the playlist and piano roll turn black when switching themes
- Themes: HTML background color is not always updated when switching themes
- Themes: hue knob values are different from what's shown
- Themes: many controls turn black when starting in default theme
- Themes: mute lock icon in the mixer is the wrong color when starting with the default theme
- Themes: not all changes are reverted when the default theme is selected
- Themes: Play and Stop buttons in the toolbar have the wrong color when themed
- Themes: program starts slower when there are themes
- Themes: Record button has wrong color
- Themes: scrollbars on sheets have the wrong color
- Themes: song position slider has incorrect color in song mode
- Themes: Tests window has unreadable text in light mode themes
- Themes: text on tabs in the settings window is not the correct color
- Themes: the delete button moves around incorrectly when scrolling the theme list
- Themes: tool buttons in playlist and piano roll have wrong colors when switching to the default
- Themes: transparency of the piano roll window is incorrect when detached
- Themes: wallpaper is not set back to default when switching to default theme
- Options > "Manage plugins" doesn't do anything in macOS 10.15.7
- Riff machine UI broken
- Video and images don't work correctly on macOS 10.13, 10.14, 10.15
- Some native generator plugins can't be tweaked when using a custom theme
- Browser: the browser refreshes constantly
- FL Studio & User Interface
- Themes - Change the mood of your favorite DAW. Look under General Settings > Miscellaneous > Theme.
- Project Folders - Option under the 'Projects > General Settings' that opens a 'New project' window, optionally shown, when a new project is created or saved. This allows all project data to be saved in a unique per-project folder with sub-folders for Recorded, Rendered and Sliced audio.
- File Settings - Added an option to auto save every minute (Afrojack request).
- General Settings:
- Put undone recordings in the recycle bin' - On by default. Otherwise they will be deleted on undo.
- Invert pencil buttons - Swaps the behavior of a pen's secondary button with the primary button.
- Alternate Undo - Now on by default when installing on a new computer.
- Export - Rendered files are automatically selected in the System file Browser when opening the destination folder.
- File (menu) - There is a new 'More' sub-menu showing up to 50 recent items.
- File Support - Apple .m4a Audio format now load.
- Metronome - Separate options for the Preview and Metronome Mixer track in Audio Settings.
- New from template - Menu updates when templates are added and removed.
- Plugin Manager - Some non-compliant plugin search paths are no longer allowed.
- Settings window - The window has been redesigned to allow multi-language text which may require more space. Also allows adjust the height of the settings window so it fits on screens with a low vertical resolution.
- Startup - If the startup project crashes the default project will be used at next startup (when load last project is set) to prevent crash-loops. The Splash Screen is hidden when an audio device shows an error so the message can be read.
- Support - Crash logs now show the Windows version
- Text entry - Typing a long and short space character is now done with (Alt+Ctrl+Space) and (Alt+Shift+Space).
- Touch Controller - Visualize note activity on the touch controller coming from the selected Channel when note data is being played from the Piano roll.
- Type in value - More information about current value is shown when selected.
- Typing to Piano - The octave for the typing keyboard can now be changed with (Alt+Number-Pad 2-6)
- CPU - Improved CPU usage associated with Mixer processing improvements.
- View > Tests - Run tests asynchronously
- Debug log - Show names of updated Browser folders in the debug log
- Playlist:
- Audio Clip Fade & Gain controls: - Audio Clip fade in, fade out and gain controls with optional Automatic Crossfades.
- View - Hold (Alt) for temporary previews of fades and gain when Show fade previews / gain previews are deselected.
- Menu - (Right-Click) the 'Show fade editing controls' icon for quick access to fade options.
- Snapping - Hold (Alt) to snap when fade handle snapping is off and so (Alt+Click) no longer resets fades.
- Shortcut - Added (Shift+F) to toggle the 'Show fade editing controls' icon.
- Adding tracks - New a [+] button to the Playlist Clip Focus area to add Instrument and Audio Tracks via Left and Right-Click options.
- Paste Location - Clips added to new Audio Tracks are placed at the Playhead location or inside any time selection.
- Drag & Drop - When dropping multiple samples, hold (Shift) to add them sequentially in the Playlist. Dropping samples on, or Cloning a track will select it.
- Multi-selection - Support for multi-selection when using the Clip Menu > Chop options.
- Warning dialog - Track-name pop-up when deleting multiple Playlist tracks to remind you what is about to go.
- Play list & Piano roll - Deleting overlapping Clips and Notes selected using the Select > Overlapping notes option, will delete only the top layer/s leaving the lowest.
- Playlist & Piano roll - Pasting of clips and notes now happens at the Play position (when possible).
- Chopping - You can now chop Pattern and Automation Clips (from the Clip Menu > 'Chop' option).
- Recorded Audio - Added 'Adjust position of recorded audio' option to the mixer input latency menu.
- Playlist - Renamed 'Punch in / out recording' markers to 'Start / Stop recording'
- Audio Clip Fade & Gain controls: - Audio Clip fade in, fade out and gain controls with optional Automatic Crossfades.
- Automation Clips:
- Editor - New button under the Automation Clip settings window to convert Automation to Event data.
- Warning dialog - New 'Don't show this in the future' to warnings about approximated automation merging
- Merging - Can be merged with an approximated curve where precise merging isn't possible, including LFO mode.
- Automation Clip Editor - Grid lines are thicker to aid visibility.
- GUI - The 'Add target links' (+) button pulses when actively adding links (click to start process). Changed the Automation Clip channel's envelope grid division to 4
- Channel Rack:
- Channel Button (Right-Click) - New 'Patcherize' option to convert the current instance into a Patcherized format.
- Channel Rack - Now scrolls when moving a Channel outside of the visible vertical range.
- Channel - Shows a floating hint when a Plugin replaces a Channel Sampler
- New Plugins & Tools:
- LuxeVerb (All Plugins Edition) - Advanced algorithmic reverb with a 'luxurious' and malleable sound that is capable of simulating realistic and experimental acoustic spaces of all sizes.
- Vintage Phaser (Signature Bundle +) - Inspired by and modelled after the 1970's Electro-Harmonics Small Stone Phase Shifter™.
- Multiband Delay (Producer Edition +) - Splits incoming audio into 16 frequency bands and allows you to delay each band individually. Quite the sound-design tool!
- VFX Sequencer (Fruity Edition +) - A pattern Arpeggiator and Step Sequencer designed to be used in Patcher to send note sequences to connected instrument plugins.
- Browser (improved):
- Tags - Click on TAGS (at the bottom) to open more options.
- Favoriting - Click the star on mouse-over of content.
- Search - Boolean search queries ("Big Kick" vs Big Kick). Folder icon in search field to restrict found items to the current folder only. 'Type to filter' menu option to decide if typing a letter filters or selects items. Selects the first folder when searching in views with multiple columns. Search results show folders with a matching name. Show the full path as the hint for filtered items
- Locate file - Right-Click option on a file to highlight it in the System file Browser
- Tags - You can (Right-Click) to remove tags.
- Tabs - (Right-Click) Tabs to enable option to individually remembered Tab sizes.
- Multi-selection - Multiple selection of items including: (Shift+Click and (Alt/command+Ctrl+Click)
- Content Formats - .fxp, .fxb and .vstpreset files are now tagged as plugin 'presets'. .mid MIDI files are tagged as 'score'
- Tabs - New (Right-Click) Tab options to move Browser Tabs Left/Right. 'Clone this tab' option.
- Library Tab - Added online content for free and paid download. Content will be automatically available to plugins that can use it. Audio demos - Content library items can now have in-line audio demos.
- Audio Preview - Starting Playback from the mouse-cursor position now possible via (Right+Click) OR (Shift+Click) and mouse-over for fine positioning. Browser Menu option 'Full sample preview'. Sample preview panel shows Sample Rate, Bit Depth and Stereo meta-data.
- Option - 'Show icons and text on tabs'.
- Browser - Added a 'Frozen' option for tabs. When 'Frozen' the Browser stops saving the state (which folders are collapsed or not). The 'Collapse structure' button acts as 'restore to frozen state'.
- Piano roll:
- View - Automatically scrolls the Piano roll while transposing notes.
- Mouse wheel precision - Increased precision when editing note voice properties with the mouse wheel.
- Piano roll - The selected Channel is opened when (Double-Clicking) on an empty Pattern Clip.
- Updated Plugins
- Vintage Chorus - Added context aware type-in value support.
- Maximus - Grid lines and labels of the Compression Envelope are now more visible.
- FLEX - Changes to presets can be undone with (Ctrl+Z). The default value for the Master Output volume control is now 100%.
- Plugin Wrapper - Option to control if FL Studio can handle (Ctrl+Z) key presses to undo.
- FL Studio Mobile - Updated to v4.1.4
- 3x Osc, DX 10 & Fruit Kick - Can now be used in Patcher.
- Edison - Added multi selection to Envelopes.
- Convolver - Impulse samples no longer have length limit.
- Audio Editors (Scripting) - Convolver, Edison & Slicex; Python replaces PaxCompiler. Existing scripts have been converted to Python. Scripting now works on macOS in addition to Windows.
- Editors (synced playback) - Relocate the Play head to any position in the Playlist, Piano roll and Event editor.
- Formula Controller (and other formula locations) - Added new operators and functions to formulas:
- New operators: fmod - 2 Operands (Floating & Modulo), 2 Operants (shl & shr), Bit operators (shift left & shift right).
- New functions: Fold(x) - Wave folding operation (x = input signal Threshold and gain are always 1.0). Warp(x, y) (Warps signal "x" around to warp point "y"). Map(x, y, z) (Maps the value x into range [y,z]. Equivalent to x * (z - y) + y).
- Gross Beat - New "Juggling Science" preset.
- Soundfont Player - Added a 'Program mode' option to determine how patches are triggered.
- ZGE Visualizer - Added new post-process effects from Dubswitcher
- Visualizer (ZGE):
- UI - Supports separators between parameters in effects. Added a toolbar button as a shortcut to show transparency. You can now select what buffer to show in the preview window
- Zip - Added custom effects to zipped projects.
- Touch controllers - Supports the touch controller window in the 'Add window' list.
- Effect - Dubswitcher AlphaKey.
- Presets - That use HUD Text can now locate fonts outside the font folder.
- Presets - New audio generator effect (Windows only)
- Effect - Added blend parameter to "TextDraw" effect13751
- Images - Added export to APNG image format. .jpeg extension is now the default when saving bitmaps
- Surface tab - Added a Surface tab for easier customization of presets
- MIDI scripting & MIDI:
- Performance Mode - getPerformanceModeState function. Tests if the FL Studio Playlist is in 'Performance mode'.
- MIDI Controller ID - Identification of MIDI devices is now delayed until scripts have been downloaded a first time.
- External links - Allow redirect links for the help link in a script (must be to IL forums).
- Mixer:
- Select all tracks (Ctrl+A) - This applies to actions enable/disable track FX and level changes.
- Bypass effects - Now works for all selected mixer tracks.
- Render Option (Mixer menu) - 'Render selected tracks to wave files'.
- Mixer - The window no longer automatically opens when a new audio or instrument track is created.
- Windows:
- Installation - Users can no longer save files to the FL Studio install location. The FL Studio installer will no longer associate the program with .flp files in Beta builds to prevent accidental saving to Beta.