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: 11th January 2022 - There may be periods when this beta has expired and an update is unavailable.
- Windows - FL Studio 20.9.0.2469 (Updated 16 July 21)
- macOS - FL Studio 20.9.0.1955 (Updated 16 July 21)
Known issues
- Expiration test fails, but program still expires correctly
- 'Type in value' for automation clip nodes is context aware when used from the channel settings window, but not from the clip in the PL
- macOS 'dual screen' when FL Studio is being used as a VST/AU may result in some graphics issues (red areas on the UI)
BETA 4
- Recording Location - Improved recording insert options:
- External inputs only (EXT) - Recommended! Audio is recorded direct from the audio interface. Recording level is under the control of the Audio Interface and can't be changed inside FL Studio. TIP: Use this when you are recording multiple takes or Loop recording and you don't want the previous take/s, or any other audio routed to the recording Mixer Track blended with the external input.
- External and mixer input (MIX) - Includes external input and audio from internally routed Mixer Tracks. Recordings are made from the point just prior to the Mixer Track Effects (at the top of the FX stack).
- Post effects (FX) - Includes external input, internally routed Mixer Tracks and Mixer Track effects. Recordings are made from the point just after the last effect slot (at the bottom of the FX stack).
- Post EQ (EQ) - Includes external input, internally routed Mixer Tracks, Track effects and Track EQ. Recordings are made from the point just after the The Mixer Track properties Track EQ.
- Post level and panning (LVL) - Includes external input, internally routed Mixer Tracks, Track effects, Track EQ, Mixer Track Level and Pan controls. Recordings are made from the point after the Mixer Track Level and Panning controls.
- Post track (POST) - Includes external input, internally routed Mixer Tracks, Track effects, Track EQ, Mixer Track Level, Pan and Mute controls.
- Mixer - Track (Right-Click) & Mixer Menu options to reset routing for selected Mixer track(s) to default.
- Automation Clips - Added context aware type-in value support for Automation Clip editing.
- Mixer - Increased brightness of volume (dB) label on Mixer Tracks
- Playlist - Renamed 'Consolidate track(s) > Full song' to 'From song start' to match export options.
- FL Studio - Undo of Instrument Channel and Effect preset loading is now possible.
- Patcher - The Map tab is now a static workspace with scroll bars. Hold (Alt) key when dropping a plugin preset to add it without any connections. Plugins added from the menu are now placed at the mouse click location
- ZGE Visualizer - The built-in audio engine can now be used from scripting.
- MIDI Scripting - Added the function 'mixer.isTrackMuteLock'.
BETA 3 - Redacted!
BETA 2
- Frequency Shifter - Special effect to create metallic, dissonant, ring modulation and phasing effects. Included with [b]Producer Edition[/b] and up.
- Global Links Dialog - Added Mode control as found on the Remote control link dialog. 'Generic links' have also been renamed 'Global links' throughout the program.
- Apple Silicon Support - Native ARM code support for Apple Silicon (M1 and related CPUs). NOTE: NewTime, NewTone and some DirectWave sample format import functions have not been fully refactored.
- ZGameEditor Visualizer - Web cams can now be used in multiple instances of the plugin at once. There is also a new 'Luminance average' internal controller for each buffer available on the (Right+Click) Link to controller option. New video scrubbing option using the 'Video Controller effect.
- Support context aware values - (Right+Click) 'Type in value' windows for XYZ Controller, Fruity Send and Tuner.
- Automation clips & Envelopes - Added (Shift+Right-Click) to add nodes at the current value of the Envelope. Works in the Playlist, Automation Clip Editor and plugin envelopes (e.g. Sytrus, Harmor etc). NOTE: If Snap is on in an envelope use (Alt+Shift+Right-Click)
- MIDI Settings - Added 'Pickup' functionality for controls linked to external controllers (option in General settings)
- Mixer - Hint values for Mixer Send Knobs now show dB values.
- Playlist - Dropping a Presets on multi-selected Playlist tracks will add an instance of the plugin to all selected Tacks. Where tracks Instrument Tracks then effects can also added in the same way to all linked Mixer Tracks.
- File Menu - Added options Export all playlist tracks > 'From track start', 'Song start' or 'Time selection'.
- Playlist - Improved stability for audio loop recording.
- FL Studio Mobile - Updated. See here for changelog.
BETA 1
- 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.
- 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.
Bugfixes
10799 Crash when the channel rack filter changes after deleting a channel
11326 The audio recorder doesn't insert sub tracks for new takes on audio tracks
11328 New channels show steps instead of the mini PR view
11332 Crash when undoing adding a (detached) plugin
11336 Limiter: safety menu doesn't reflect actual value
11342 ZGE Visualizer: editing and saving the .zgeproj file does not always refresh automatically
11343 Crash on undo and redo of "render and replace" of a pattern
11350 Edison: Spectrum view crashes
11365 "Don't show this in the future" option breaks "Make unique as sample"
11399 Clips in the playlist aren't shown after recording audio
11465 Quickly arming and disarming tracks while recording breaks undo
11503 Graphical glitches in the playlist scrollbar when the "Thick lines" setting is off
11506 Crash when undoing and redoing "Assign to new instrument track"
11510 "Don't show this in the future" option prevents deleting of patterns in the Picker panel
11511 DirectWave: the selection window is not shown when opening a multi-instrument soundfont file
11513 Audio recording can create ghost clips and out of sync clips
11520 FL Studio AU: no sound when the plugin is used in FL Studio
11521 Cloning a pattern and then undoing this corrupts later patterns on the playlist
11522 Incorrect file paths used in some circumstances
11534 Scripting: setParamValue doesn't work for effect plugins
11536 Huge sample files aren't loaded completely
1331 No help is shown when F1 is pressed while a VST plugin window is focused
3792 Audio recording is delayed incorrectly when there is latency
(macOS)
11000 Newtime and Newtone: crash when deleting one instance on macOS Big Sur
11330 Intel only VST and AU plugins aren't found when FL Studio is running in Rosetta mode
11338 Tuner, Frequency Splitter and Frequency Shifter: logo isn't shown
11353 Filenames with special characters are displayed incorrectly
11358 Edison: reverb sample import window is shown multiple times
11397 Crash when opening FL Studio in macOS High Sierra
11496 Diagnostic: FL Studio version number is shown as 0.0
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