NOTE: If you open FL Studio and get the Expiry Message and click OK. FL Studio will stop making sound. Just load a new project and it will work again (until 18th). We are working on an update ASAP.
INSTALLERS
NOTE: This is an early BETA do not perform mission critical work in betas. It is for testing and feedback to. Projects saved from this beta will not open in older versions of FL Studio!
THIS BETA EXPIRES: 18 May 2021 - There may be periods when this beta has expired and an update is unavailable.
- Windows - 20.9 Build 2330
- macOS - 20.9 Build 1749
WHAT'S NEW?
- Improved Undo - Most changes made in FL Studio itself can now be undone and redone. See General Settings > Undo history for Alternate undo mode that steps through undo rather than alternates undo/redo.
- Channel Settings - (Right+Click) 'Type in value' Channel Pitch bend Range control now allows semi-tone values.
- Control Surface - Added a 'Show labels' option to show or hide control labels.
- General Settings - When changing Languages warnings are now shown in multiple languages, if necessary. Added 'Alternate undo mode' option to change the undo and redo shortcuts.
- Piano roll > Note properties - The Note Properties dialog is now always shown on the same screen as the Piano roll.
- Piano roll - Added an option to preview notes as they are mouse clicked into the piano roll during playback.
- Automation Clip Channel Settings - Automation Editor with parameter being edited shown below the editor window. Includes the ability to edit the target links.
- Playlist - Playlist tracks are now selectable. (Ctrl+Up/Down Arrows) now selects a track. (Ctrl+Alt+Up/Down Arrow) extends the selection. NOTE: If you are in Instrument Track mode, dropping Effects on one of a multi-selection of Instrument Tracks will add the Effect to all selected tracks in the group.
- 3x Osc - Added anti-aliasing to oscillators.
- Edison - Apply visualization options without closing the menu when (Right+Click) is used. Renamed 'Disable undo for large samples' menu to 'Enable undo for large samples'.
- Toolbar - Added a toolbar button to change set language. This will appear by default when the language is changed from the default.
- Maximus & Limiter - Added a menu option to disable the -0.2 dB safety margin.
- MIDI Controllers - FL Studio now sends a device identification message when a new MIDI devices are detected.
- Mixer - Allow arming a mixer track that doesn't have an external audio input open.
- Sample Length - Support huge samples when saving, loading and editing (64bit lengths instead of 32bit).
- Support context aware values - (Right+Click) 'Type in value' windows for 7 Band EQ, Beepmap, Blood Overdrive, BooBass, Delay 2, Fast Dist, FL Keys, Flangus, FLEX, Fruit Kick, Granulizer, Harmless, Ogun, Panomatic, Stereo Enhancer, Wave Shaper and X-Y Controller now are context aware. Add Hz, dB, % etc when typing in values to specify the format.
- Warnings - FL Studio show a warning when trying to make a Playlist selection 'unique' and a lot of Clips are selected. Are you sure?
- Windows File Browser - Replaced all folder selection windows with the modern OS File Browser window.
- Channel Rack Selectors - For a selected Channel, changed from single-click to double-click to select all Channels.
- Merge Clips - Now works for all selected clip types.
- Burn to MIDI - Additional reset options for Swing and Arpeggiator pop-up after selecting Burning MIDI.
- Right-click Controls Menu - Added 'Edit automation clip' option when a control has Automation.
All Changes
1832 Support huge samples when saving, loading and editing (64bit lengths instead of 32bit)
7506 3xOsc: added anti-aliasing to oscillators
9993 Show the name of the parameter being edited in the remote control settings window
9977 Added the ability to edit the target links for automation clips in the channel settings window
9901 Support context aware values in the "Type in value" window for parameters of these plugins: Stereo Enhancer, 7 Band EQ, Flangus, Panomatic, Blood Overdrive, Fast Dist, Kick, Delay 2, X-Y Controller, Wave Shaper, Ogun, Harmless, Granulizer, BooBass, FLEX, Beepmap, FL Keys
9874 Show a warning when trying to make a selection unique and a lot of clips are selected
9827 Automation clip envelopes can now be edited in the channel settings window
9272 Most changes made in the program itself can now be undone and redone
11108 Added a test for the expiration of the program
11086 Replaced the folder selection window with a regular file window
11075 DirectWave: report the preset size to the host so it can show a "large file size" warning
11062 Maximus & Limiter: added a menu option to turn off the safety -0.2 dB
11056 Added an option to preview notes as they are mouse clicked into the piano roll during playback
11032 Send a device identification message when a new MIDI device is detected
11026 Diagnostic: show drives and disk space
10991 The piano roll note properties window is now shown on the same screen as the piano roll
10990 All piano roll tool windows are now shown on the same screen as the piano roll
10955 Show context aware values in the 'Set' window for controls and plugin parameters
10914 Allow semitone values in the "Type in value" window for the channel pitch bend range control
10907 Edison: apply visualization options without closing the menu when a right-click is used
10899 Edison: Renamed "Disable undo for large samples" menu to "Enable undo for large samples"
10784 Added a toolbar button to see the current language and change it
10780 When changing the language, warnings are now shown in multiple languages if necessary
10634 Added "Alternate undo mode" option in General settings to change the undo and redo shortcuts
10529 Control Surface: added a "Show labels" option to show or hide control labels
10432 The "shared" program files are now no longer shared between instances of FL Studio
10430 Allow arming a mixer track that doesn't have an external audio input open
10301 In the playlist, ctrl + up or down now selects a track. Ctrl + Alt + up or down extends the selection
10205 In the channel rack, clicking on a channel selector now behaves as it does in the playlist
10183 The "merge clips" keyboard shortcut now works regardless of the selected clip types
10161 Separated reset of swing and arpeggiator in the window shown after burning MIDI to the channel
10160 Added multiple selection of playlist tracks
10119 Added a new "Edit automation clip" item to the channel button popup menu
Bugfixes
(common)
1795 Notebook & Notebook 2: the window is not scaled correctly for some old projects
11145 Control Surface: cloned keyboard controls don't work correctly
11141 FPC: drag and drop from bank B to A doesn't work
11140 ZGE Visualizer: unable to save a still image
11134 ZGE Visualizer: crash rendering a video
11131 FLEX: clicking on presets while downloading a pack shows an error message
11122 Patcher: error when rendering ZGE Visualizer
11120 Sytrus: incorrect hints for oversampling controls
11103 Control Surface: the digits control isn't precise with large values
11102 Control Surface: controls act as though they're endless when large changes are made
11080 Wave Traveller: difficult to set precise values by tweaking controls
11073 Generator plugins are not removed when the user chooses this in the file size warning window
11064 Pressing escape on the make unique window confirms the action instead of cancelling it
11059 Scripting: crash loading the MIDI script for Novation Impulse
11058 Color of playlist and mixer instrument tracks doesn't change when the channel preset changes
11049 The size estimate in the render window is wrong when "Split mixer tracks" is enabled
11046 Quick legato tool in the piano roll doesn't extend the last note to the end of the bar
11030 Incorrect cursor on the color button in "name" edit windows
11025 Diagnostic: plugin search paths aren't shown
10812 "Track already in use" error when assigning an empty instrument track in a new arrangement
10735 Diagnostic: invalid information for audio devices
10357 The note properties window closes immediately if you double click a note in the piano roll
10238 Cloning an instrument track channel doesn't assign it to a free mixer track
(macOS)
10879 Diagnostic: version shown for Big Sur is 10.16 instead of 11.x