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Simplified DAW for DJs and Producers

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FL Studio Pricing, Features, Reviews and Alternatives

FL Studio FAQs

Q. What type of pricing plans does FL Studio offer?

FL Studio has the following pricing plans:
Starting from: $99.00


Q. Who are the typical users of FL Studio?

FL Studio has the following typical customers:
Freelancers, Large Enterprises, Mid Size Business, Non Profit, Public Administrations, Small Business


Q. What languages does FL Studio support?

FL Studio supports the following languages:
French, Portuguese


Q. Does FL Studio support mobile devices?

FL Studio supports the following devices:
Android, iPad, iPhone


Q. Does FL Studio offer an API?

No, FL Studio does not have an API available.


Q. What level of support does FL Studio offer?

FL Studio offers the following support options:
Knowledge Base, FAQs/Forum

FL Studio product overview

Price starts from

99

What is FL Studio?

FL Studio is a complete software music production environment or Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) for any musician. Users can compose, arrange, record, edit, and professional quality music using a pattern-based music sequencer and a library of plugins, synths and effects. FL Studio allows for easy sequencing of all tracks and notes by utilizing drag-and-drop capabilities.

Typical customers

Freelancers
Small businesses
Mid size businesses
Large enterprises

Platforms supported

Web
Android
iPhone/iPad

Support options

Knowledge Base
FAQs/Forum

Training options

Videos

FL Studio pricing information

Value for money

4.6

/5

239

Starting from

99

Pricing options

Free plan
Subscription
Free trial
Pricing range

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FL Studio features

Functionality

4.7

/5

239

Total features

1

1 categories

Most valued features by users

Drag & Drop

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FL Studio users reviews

Overall Rating

4.8

/5

239

Positive reviews

99

%

Rating breakdown
  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
  • Likelihood to recommend8.99/10
Rating distribution

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Pros
Personally, I have found what I need to produce in this daw, it has good plugins, quality virtual instruments, and very good support for third-party plugins.
FL studio is one of the most popular daw out there, it seems expensive to some people n not expensive to some people, what I like most about it is that it's very easy to use.
Aside from its unique workflow which is quite useful for breaking out of creative blocks, there are a few excellent flexibility options for sound design and composing alike.
Cons
I had some problems wanting to use it within other sound editing programs where the export was not working correctly.
I felt FL studio had a difficult learning curve and didn't seem as intuitive as other DAWS that I have used, this could be because I have been conditioned not to work the FL way.
There are some troubles when you try to use some files from Adobe Flash with the same extension. I'd like to see another extension for FL studios files.

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Elijah P.

CEO

Computer Games, self-employed

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FL Studio Review: Music making studio for professionals

Reviewed 7 months ago

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Elijah: Hi, my name is Elijah. I am the CEO of Active LCC, and I give FL Studio a five out of five. I...

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Patrick W.

Tech Support Agent

Music, 51-200 employees

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Hands Down Best DAW!

Reviewed 10 months ago

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Patrick: I'm Patrick. I work in the music technology industry, and personally when it comes to FL Studio,...

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Musonda K.

Banking, 11-50 employees

Used daily for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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My Number One DAW Software

Reviewed 3 years ago

Fl Studio has made my musical journey interesting and simple, it has got so many features and tools that you can use to explore your creativity in sound design with endless possibilities in what you can do, I use it to record vocals, instruments, and also design sound effects. I have never been this satisfied. It's the best DAW of all time. It helps me work faster and organize my projects so that I can easily navigate the program and allows me to customize my projects with color and icons so that I can visually see different parts of my projects with ease and without stressing.

Pros

FL Studio is my favorite DAW, I love the interface, and It's so easy to use. I have used FL for a decade now I don't think I will ever change to another. I have tried so many similar programs only Fl Studio stood out to be faster and more comfortable to work with. It supports countless third-party plugins that you download from other vendors which you can easily install and use in no time. FL Studio...

Cons

It's not free but you can download a trial version which has limitations. If you are just starting out I recommend you start with a trial version. It took time for me to learn how to use it effectively, as a beginner I had to learn from experienced users because at that time I had no access to the internet and youtube as we do now. Learning how it works will help in getting the most out of this program.

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Roan D.

Music, 51-200 employees

Used daily for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend9/10

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I'll Always support Image Line

Reviewed 2 years ago

FL Studio has been the best program to write in or to hook up to midi and to record vocals straight into a live recording. Image line has seriously done a great job in developing this program all the while looking after the users by listening to them and then tweaking VST's and fx generators / plugins. You guys rock. Thanks

Pros

After extensively using composing programs like Reason, Cakewalk, impulse Tracker, and Fl Studio etc , I found that FL studio was the most user friendly when learning the program. It also, for some reason, has the best sound engine. It just sounds so much better than the others . FL studios code must be so neat and tidy because it never hangs freezes while writing a large composition, and it just keeps ticking on time as soon as you push spacebar.

Cons

After using F L since when it was originally called Fruity Loops , I still struggle to load up "flp" files from 2003 in the Latest FL Studio. Maybe when saving a new project, it could copy those exact samples automatically into a new folder dedicated to each project. Now that would be helpful.Think about it!. That way each composition safely keeps it's associated files and samples together, including any licenses if needed for releasing. But That's laziness on my part really...

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Laura T.

Computer Software, self-employed

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The most complicated app in this world

Reviewed 3 years ago

An utter delusion. Don’t lose your time with this.

Pros

I didn’t like anything really. It’s just so complicated you can’t do a thing on this thing and there are no good tutorials

Cons

You basically have to do a course or a degree to learn just what the buttons are for. Uselessly complicated.

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Ryder M.

Music, self-employed

Used daily for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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Quickly becoming the industry standard

Reviewed a year ago

Absolutely wonderful. Coming from the days of reel to reel, through the era of the porta series. My world completely opened up. Bringing music to the digital age and the amazing features that it has makes it one of the best if not the best Daw on the market.

Pros

Ease of use, there is a very minimal learning curve and any age can open it and begin making music immediately.

Cons

Sometimes the program crashes but mainly when there is a beta release or you are quick to update the which seems like weekly updates. Gets tiring. Once a year is more than enough.

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Khutso S.

Information Technology and Services, self-employed

Used weekly for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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The All Rounder Audio Production App

Reviewed 2 years ago

I have produced many profitable projects with using FL Studio, the surprise is that there is always something new to learn when using the App.

Pros

FL Studio is extremely useful in several projects, including the making of films, YouTube videos, vocal recording, music creation, etc. The App can be used by people with different levels of expertise. The best application for multimedia use.

Cons

The application has everything you would need in Audio Production, in Mastering of audios.

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