Image-Line FL Studio 9

Image-Line has released version 9.1 of FL Studio, a digital audio workstation software for Windows.

Changes in FL Studio v9.1

  • Added “realtime” flag support (useful for hardware-supported plugins).
  • Browser’s F5/F6 (or extra mouse buttons, or ENTER or middle click) now sends to the focused plugin (or the selected channel if there’s none) (handy for testing files in effects).
  • Edison/Slicex: original sample filename now stored in states/projects (to remember the last file loaded).
  • MIDI import dialog doesn’t show for MIDI files with only 1 track & 1 channel.
  • Right-clicking piano roll’s channel selector brings the channel settings and plugin editor.
  • Added MP3 export to Edison.
  • Edison (paxCompiler-powered) scripts now support Javascript & Basic.
  • Changed ‘Select’ to ‘Replace’ in effect plugin menu when there’s already an effect loaded.
  • Improved tempo fitting dialog in playlist.
  • Edison: added “send to playlist as audio clip” shortcut button.
  • An empty name in the channel grouping edit now sends to the unsorted group.
  • Changed the method used by assisted PDC a little.
  • New “PDC for all tracks” helper for PDC.
  • Improved hovering of contiguous piano roll notes/playlist clips that are grouped or selected.
  • F2 in name editor cycles through random colors.
  • New Harmless synthesizer.
  • New Fruity Convolver effect.
  • Piano roll note color selector can show special color names for some generators.
  • Improved meters everywhere.
  • FPC: added “Show in browser” option to loop menu.
  • Wrapper: added button to update plugin properties.
  • Wrapper: indicate if note message is realtime or not (VST & VST3).
  • Wrapper: some more speed when copying interlaced to separated buffers and back.
  • Wrapper: store plugin filename, use it to find the plugin when loading settings.
  • Synthmaker: updated to version 1.1.7.
  • Fixed wrongly reported latency in Vocodex.
  • Fixed broken filter tool in envelope editor (in all plugins).
  • Fixed little bug in playlist “merge pattern clips”.
  • Fixed crash in some rare cases when replacing & plugin that has an event being edited in a piano roll.
  • DirectWave: fixed loading old states saved with total recall.
  • DirectWave: save wave files before saving the .dwp file.
  • DirectWave: now responds to FL max polyphony value.
  • DirectWave: no more drag and drop of foreign formats in DW Player.
  • DirectWave: “Save program” now shows a dialog window if the filename isn’t valid.
  • DirectWave: minimize lock when loading of settings.
  • DirectWave: update browser after saving a program or bank.
  • Downloader: works correctly with unicode characters in filenames.
  • FL ReWire: fixed crash when closing ProTools with FL loaded.
  • FPC: show options menu when you click on the pad name label.
  • FPC: selected layer is now remembered when window is hidden, shown and resized.
  • FPC: fixed root path for loop files.
  • Fruity Envelope Controller: small fix in envelope editor.
  • Wrapper: adjusted pitch bend range selector.
  • Wrapper: pitch bend range is now saved with other plugin options.
  • Wrapper: rescan plugin properties adter loading settings.
  • Wrapper: fixed freeze with Fruity Delay.
  • Wrapper: re-implemented loop position calculation.
  • Synthmaker: fixed a problem where SM windows could appear massively oversized after loading.

Check the FL Studio Guru blog for a video with some key new features.

FL Studio is available to purchase for Windows PC, starting at $49 USD.

More information: Image-Line