The application itself has a heavy focus on the way its native plugins interact within the DAW, and there are a LOT of native plugins. This allows for time-stretching, reversing, pitch shift and a whole host of other interesting features and effects accessible from within the step sequencer. The length of the grid can be as short as 2 steps or as long as 64 steps, and the samples themselves can be double-clicked on in the step sequencer window to open up the ADSR (attack, decay, sustain, release) functionality of any specific sample. The step sequencer functions as a ‘beat-grid’ of sorts, allowing for any sound or sample to be placed on the grid and be triggered as a part of a sequence. Most users of this program will be able to identify the step sequencer as one of the ‘staple’ tools within this DAW. Probably the most useful feature, when getting started in FL Studio, is called the step sequencer. You can add walls, remove walls, change the height, width, size, and shape of the reverb without even thinking about numbers. The size and shape of the room is also highly visual and adjusts in real-time according to the settings programmed using the sliders. The room shape and size is represented with a glowing wire-frame structure, and the user can see the amount of reverb represented by a dim or strong glow around the outlying shape of the structure. The intuitive workflow of their native plugins make it one of the best options for beginners.Ī good example of this visual aspect is the ‘Fruity Reverb 2’ plugin. The host of stock plugins found in FL Studio are available both inside and outside the box, meaning that users of different DAW’s can purchase and install them into their DAW of choice. It has three independent filters, 13 filter types and some of the presets and patches such as the ‘depth-charge’ preset were even created by the likes of deadmau5, amongst others. Labeled as a ‘hybrid synthesizer’ it offers frequency modulation, ring modulation and subtractive synthesis. One of my personal favorites in the full version synth bundle is called Sytrus.

The synths available through the FL Studio software are second to none and are highly regarded throughout the production industry as some of the best synth VST’s on the market, being able to create rich and immersive sounds from the ground up.

These include Sawer, Harmor, PoiZone, Sakura, Toxic Biohazard and Harmless to name just a few. FL Studio comes with a plethora of professional-grade synths.

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