WHERE TO DISCUSS THIS RELEASE?
Please keep the discussion here to how the features work or bugs you find. Otherwise ...
- To see what's coming. Why not check the FL Studio 21 Teaser Thread
- To make feature requests use the FL Studio 21 Teaser Discussion Thread
- This release is a mix of Alpha and Beta features. We do this to give you early access and provide feedback before development is locked down! If you have a suggestion how something could work better. Now is the time to make it.
- Expect to be chastised if you complain this release is unstable or buggy! If bugs annoy you, please stop here and go do something else.
- Do not use Alphas / Betas for mission critical projects. This release is far from final and will change significantly before it is ready.
- By default this will install in parallel to your current FL Studio location/s.
- Betas will expire! A replacement Beta may not be ready when it does.
- NOTE: Please be on the lookout for issues with samples not being found loading previously good projects and issues surrounding Audio Clip envelope editing.
INSTALLERS
- Windows - 20.99.3000.3031 (updated 23 June 2022)
- macOS - 20.99.3000.2546 (updated 23 June 2022)
BETA 3
- Playlist - Audio Clip fade in, fade out and gain controls. (Still to do - Cut and paste for all controls. Snapped fade length).
- Playlist - Dropping samples on, or cloning a track will select it.
- Options > Files - Added an option to auto save every minute (Afrojack request).
- Options > General - New 'Put undone recordings in the recycle bin'. On by default. Otherwise they will be lost.
- Automation Clip Editor - Grid lines are thicker to aid visibility.
- Export - Rendered files are automatically selected in the System file browser when opening the destination folder.
- Rendering - Code has been refactored. Please check for issues with Rendering and Consolidation etc
- Startup - If the startup project crashes the default will be used at next startup to prevent crash-loops.
- Startup - The splash screen is hidden when an audio device shows an error so the message can be read.
- Text entry - Typing a long and short space character is now done with Alt+Ctrl+Space and Alt+Shift+Space
- Browser - Added Library tab with downloadable content and Download Progress Tab in the news panel. Also...
- Browsing search results is closer to how it was in the FL Studio 20 Browser
- Click on a sample in 'Sample view' to preview it. Ctrl+Click to start from the mouse location.
- Locate files - Right-Click option on a file to highlight it in the Systems file browser
- MIDI files are tagged as 'score'
- Option 'Full sample preview'.
- Option 'Show icons and text on tabs' option
- Option to locate a file in the system file browser
- Sample preview panel shows Sample Rate, Bit Depth and Stereo meta-data.
- Score and MIDI visually preview the whole file.
- Search is now possible while the Browser scans for new files
- Search results show folders with a matching name
- Tabs Right-Click 'Clone this tab' option
- FLEX - Changes to presets can be undone with Ctrl+Z.
- Multiband Delay - Scale control modification of delay times is now visualized.
- Wrapper - Option to control if the host can handle Ctrl+Z key presses to undo.
- ZGE Visualizer - Supports separators between parameters in effects. Added custom effects to zipped projects. Supports the touch controller window in the "Add window" list
- Installation - Users can no longer save files to the FL Studio install location.
- Installation - The FL Studio installer will no longer associate the program with .flp files in Beta builds to prevent accidental saving to Beta.
Common
13477 3x Osc: clicking on a custom sample doesn't open a file picker window (in Patcher)
13624 FL Studio VSTi: missing file error during plugin scan
10615 Voltage Controller: extra outputs send a full DC offset when they're not visible
13613 ZGE Visualizer: Delay during startup because of "locating (none).zgeproj" message
13610 Fades: gain adjustments now pause at 0dB
13603 Fades: only show fade handles the mouse is over a clip on the same track
13619 Fades: the gain tooltip looks better
10531 Audible clicks at the end of a sample after adjusting its length
13599 Crash when a plugin menu is open if the plugin database is missing
13578 Ctrl + drag to select items in the picker panel doesn't work well for patterns
13596 Incorrect text in the message shown when the Plugin Manager is opened for the first time
13598 Redo of channel deletion changes the order of channels in the Channel Rack
13620 The playlist is updated too often
13376 "-" at the start of an audio device name is displayed as an unclickable caption item
10149 Batch rendering a project file with a period in the name removes any text after the period
11652 Consolidation of multiple PL tracks doesn't work if there are tracks without any data
13518 Crash after converting an empty event to automation clip
13413 Crash when grouping two patterns in the playlist
13379 Crash when loading the "9loops - Keep It Simple" demo project
13236 Crash when scrolling the playlist
13525 Ctrl + right mouse button doesn't "zoom to all" in the piano roll when there are only C0 notes
13462 Cursor can jump outside of the selection when "Quantize song jumps" is enabled
11884 Disabling "save tempo information" in the render window has no effect on MP3 files
13454 Exporting to MP3 misses the first few ms of sound
13510 Folders called "Voice" in the Effects part of the plugin database aren't shown in the favorites list
12812 Graph Editor: adjusting "Shift" mutes audio on another channel
13292 Jitter in the channel arpeggiator
12996 Linked mixer faders behave oddly around -inf dB
13519 Memory leak when using move up/down for a pattern that contains a tempo event
10250 Merging automation clips doesn't create a unique name for the new clip
13023 Mouse cursor changes shape rapidly while loading projects/presets
12016 Note properties in the piano roll do not reset to default when starting a new project
11695 Partially exported files exist after export is canceled
13451 Pasting notes and events depends on the project PPQ
13350 Playlist selection doesn't loop when "Quantize song jumps" is used
13396 Potential crash when latency correction for automation is applied
13494 Potential freeze when stopping preview of samples
8015 "Quick fade out" in sampler channels is incorrect if the sample is longer than ~47 seconds
13526 Redoing "merge automation clips" doesn't restore the automation's target links
12458 "Render to wave files" doesn't recolor the exported audio clip to the color of the mixer track
13134 SMP START doesn't work properly when TRIM is used for sampler channels
13386 The graph editor remains on screen when the channel rack is detached and F6 is pressed
11937 The latency button in mixer tracks doesn't always update properly
13548 The "More" plugin window doesn't finish loading when there are no installed plugins
10900 The rendered file format is always the last one you chose when exporting to Soundcloud
13570 The value of the target control is changed after pressing "animate target link parameter"
12494 "Tools" > "Macros" > "Cancel recording" doesn't work
10070 Transposing in the piano roll and playlist doesn't work when the slice tool is active
13438 "Type in value" doesn't support entering a value in percent
13411 Typing words in a name edit window sometimes deletes the first word
11889 Zoom out is very slow on the right side of the scrollbar in the piano roll and playlist
13435 Browser: all items are shown when there is text in the search field and tags are not shown
13450 Browser: can't open folders in search results
13416 Browser: clicking anywhere on the right side of an item favorites it
13409 Browser: clicking on a specific point in the search panel will hide the panel
13434 Browser: crash when searching the Starred tab without items
13295 Browser: dragging a sample from the browser to the playlist sometimes opens the wrong sample
13373 Browser: duplicate entries are shown
13485 Browser: duplicate entries in search results
13448 Browser: favorite star graphic doesn't resize when item height changes
13443 Browser: file extensions are shown in the "Samples" layout when "Show file extensions" is off
13391 Browser: folders under the User Data path aren't always shown correctly
13429 Browser: hovering over a name that's longer than the browser width doesn't show the full name
13410 Browser: icons of subfolders don't automatically update when changing the icon of the parent
13115 Browser: "Open in new Fruity Slicer channel" option doesn't work
13248 Browser: sample preview volume is different after restart than when resetting it with the mouse
13555 Browser: sample view refreshes when tweaking plugin parameters
13424 Browser: open folders inside the User Data folder are not restored after restart
13457 Browser: scrolling patterns in the picker panel opens the browser if it's set to hide automatically
13356 Browser: "Show only one folder content" is reset when using tags
13246 Browser: there are invisible tag buttons
13111 Browser: the selected tab and its state are not remembered when reopening the program
13353 Browser: unfavoriting an item on the Starred tab doesn't remove it from the list
13131 Browser: .7z files are shown when option "Show unknown file types" is off
13476 3x Osc and other ex-hybrid plugins don't have the Set > x step menu items
13566 Frequency Splitter: mouse position on releasing red graph is wrong
13439 Gross Beat: latency is not reported to the host
13216 Harmor: pitch mapping breaks in some cases
13428 Patcher: deleting a Control Surface instance causes the order of the remaining tabs to change
13565 VFX Keyboard Splitter: multiple selection doesn't work
13565 VFX Keyboard Splitter: the last point's horizontal position is not locked
13419 Wave Candy: high cpu usage after loading a project with the OSD hidden
13467 Wrapper: communication with bridged plugins can crash
13545 XY Controller: value goes out of bounds when using the joystick
13544 XY Controller: "enable joystick" control never disables the joystick
13546 XYZ Controller: joystick isn't recognized
(macOS)
13611 Cmd + C shortcut to copy text doesn't work in plugins
13612 Crash if screen turns off during render
12632 Keyboard doesn't work in the message shown when dropping files on a playlist track header
13272 Moving clips with the trackpad has random results
13506 Crash when the user data path is incorrect
13398 Scrolling text animations are shown underneath modal windows
13469 Shift + scroll is inverted in the playlist and channel rack
13466 Tab key doesn't always work in plugins
13405 The internal tests don't finish
13000 The mouse position on a duplicated second screen is incorrect after renaming something
13218 The mixer shows the inputs and outputs of the default device when another device is selected
13387 Browser: crash when loading an MP3 file in the browser preview
13369 Browser: Opt + left click doesn't preview a sample that's not selected
13395 Edison: Blur sometimes produce garbage output on Apple Silicon
BETA 2
- New Multiband Delay plugin - This will be in Trial as the Edition this belongs to has not been decided yet. Small Demo project as we haven't started preset development yet ...
- 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
- Browser:
- Added a "favorites" tab, Option to show the search panel at the top
- Focus the search field when the user starts to type if the browser is focuses
- Improved tag management for files
- Improved search speed and responsiveness
- Moved menu items related to specific tabs to the tab menu
- Show the full path as the hint for filtered items
- General Settings - Add an option to set the behavior of a pen's secondary button
- Automation Clip Editor - Changed the Automation Clip channel's envelope grid division to 4
- Support -Crash logs now show the Windows version
- Mixer - Improved CPU usage associated with Mixer processing improvements.
- File Support - Opening .m4a Audio files is now possible
- View > Tests - Run tests asynchronously
- Touch Controller - Show note activity visually on the touch controller
- Edison - Added multi selection to the envelopes
(common)
13232 Browser: closing the program takes a long time when the current tab is filtered
13282 Browser: favorited items are not restored when reopening the program
13139 Browser: the minimized browser window shows more than it should
13115 Browser: "Open in new Fruity Slicer channel" option doesn't work
13245 Browser: preview of .fsc files isn't correct when the browser is resized
13283 Browser: unicode text in browser tabs is not remembered correctly
13244 Browser: loading of samples in sample view is very slow
13189 Browser: refresh adds duplicate items
13055 Browser: search field can't be focused
13188 Browser: tab icon size changes when the item height changes
10549 Notes are truncated when merging clips that are shorter than the pattern length
11346 Playlist tracks are too easily grouped while resizing them
11554 Dropping a project file on the channel rack's title bar doesn't open it
12009 Backspace key doesn't work on the first press when renaming an empty mixer insert
12537 Crash on undo after trying to drop a plugin on audio clip
12584 Export as an .ogg file doesn't work when the samplerate is higher than 48 KHz
12967 Advanced fill in the channel rack doesn't add an undo item
13012 Mixer track volume sliders snap up after adding a track to the selection
13028 DirectWave: crash when dropping some wave files
13044 Wrapper: the bypass parameter of VST3 plugins is changed during randomize and hybridize
13054 "Sort by name" of channels and patterns doesn't sort by numbers correctly
13077 Slicex: replacing audio from the browser freezes the program
13085 Delay 2: hint for the feedback control is incorrect
13091 Crash when clicking on a pattern clip
13099 3x Osc: Levels Adjustments in the options tab don't work
13100 3x Osc: doesn't load HQ, AM, Inv state from old settings
13101 3x Osc: AM OSC 3's settings don't save on preset and project
13102 3x Osc, DX10, Kick: envelopes not loaded from presets
13103 3x Osc, DX10, Kick: LFO at high rates sounds different to old version
13114 The last point of automation clip envelopes can be deleted
13120 Some buttons in the color dialog are aligned incorrectly at 150% scaling
13137 Touch controller crashes when triggering out-of-range notes
13187 No audio is recorded when pausing and restarting playback in some cases
13206 Soundfont Player: loading settings from a newer version isn't disabled
13221 ZGE Visualizer: DMX messages are not sent when plugin is hidden
13224 3x Osc: coarse pitch labels show the wrong range
13249 Audio recording to the playlist creates incorrect sub tracks
13258 FLEX : oscillators don't always work when triggering notes in monophonic mode
13259 DirectWave: finding samples can take a very long time
13261 Keyboard Controller: scrolling the note name doesn't update the value slider
13264 Second to last LFO envelope point can't be deleted on automation clips
13275 Projects opened from a network location are not added to "recent projects"
13294 Play button's hint has the wrong shortcut when it's pressed
13310 Position of recorded audio can be incorrect when when pre-count is enabled
13327 Chinese language can't be selected
13345 Scripting: crash when closing a plugin window if ui.GetFocusedFormID is called
5510 Cloned items are not selected in the picker panel
(macOS)
12968 Crash when unplugging headphones
13313 Crash when using a very short audio buffer
13239 Mixer layout changes if the channel rack is maximized
13027 News panel's scroll bar has visual glitches
13274 Playlist freezes after dragging an sample to a track
13329 Program crashes on startup because of incorrect GUI scaling
13094 AudioUnit plugin's validation crashes in Logic
BETA 1
- Browser - Implemented an improved Browser (work in progress). Click on TAGS (at the bottom) to open more options. Test the search features. Favoriting. Filters. Boolean search queries ("Big Kick" vs Big Kick). You can hide folders in searches using the Browser menu option - 'Hide folders in filter results'
- 3x Osc, DX10 & Fruit Kick - Can now be used in Patcher
- Edison / Scripts - Now hardcoded and work on any platform
- Recorded Audio - Added "Adjust position of recorded audio" option to the mixer input latency menu
- Typing to Piano - The octave for the typing keyboard can now be changed with Alt + numpad 2-6
- Convolver - Impulse samples no longer have length limit
- Debug log - Show names of updated browser folders in the debug log
- Playlist - Renamed "Punch in/out recording" markers to "Start recording" and "Stop recording"
- Plugin Manager - Some incorrect plugin search paths are no longer allowed.
- FL Studio Mobile - Updated to v4.0.1 (Changes)
- Scripting - Allow redirect links for the help link in a script