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FL Studio

4.8
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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

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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

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Q. What languages does FL Studio support?

FL Studio supports the following languages:
French, Portuguese

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Q. Does FL Studio support mobile devices?

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

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Q. Does FL Studio offer an API?

No, FL Studio does not have an API available.

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Q. What level of support does FL Studio offer?

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

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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

182

Starting from

99

Pricing options

Free plan
Subscription
Free trial
Pricing range

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FL Studio features

Functionality

4.8

/5

182

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

182

Positive reviews

Rating breakdown
  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
  • Likelihood to recommend9.04/10
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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Andy B.

Consumer Services, 1,001-5,000 employees

Used weekly for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend9/10

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FL Studio, champion of the Digital Audio Workstation's (DAW)

Reviewed 2 years ago

FL Studio is a user friendly digital audio workstation with a pleasing user interface, which makes you want to make music. The creators, Image-Line, are constantly updating FL Studio to make it better.

Pros

FL Studio is the all in one digital audio workstation with every audio tool for producers, as well as recording and mixing engineers. You can make musical arrangements by using audio samples and audio VST plugins, then create musical patterns in the step sequencer, and then arrange those patterns on the playlist to create a full length song. You can also capture audio if using an audio interface, which will allow you to record instruments directly through an audio cable or vocals through a microphone. Once you have your song complete, you can mix the song in the mixer, using effect VST plugins like compressors and equalisers to enhance the sound and make sure the different sounds don't clash.

Cons

Although FL Studio does have some built in VST plugins which cover the basics, there are better 3rd party plugins which you will need to purchase if you would like to unlock the full potential of FL studio.

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Christopher E.

Music, self-employed

Used daily for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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Best In Class

Reviewed 9 months ago

With a variety of full DAWs to choose from, and more music production software and apps releasing every day, FL Studio continues to stand out among it's compitition growing in popularity. The overall functionality and integration is impressive to say the least. Offering full mobile production apps for iOS, android, and windows, it's the only company to not only have mobile versions of itself, but also integrates with any system, beit hardware or software.

Pros

The overall features and functionality of FL Studio are the main reason for it's increasing popularity within the industry. It's especially growing in popularity with hip-hop producers.

Cons

I have used several other products that were much easier to use without nearly as much learning curve in the beginning. Ironically enough, the best qualities of FL Studio is also the reason for it's negative qualities. Because there's so much to unpack and understand with it's multitudes of features and functionality it comes with a pretty big learning curve if you really want to utilize it's full potential.

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vishvjeet B.

Media Production, self-employed

Used weekly for 1-2 years

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  • Likelihood to recommend6/10

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fl studio like it because it is easier to make midi flp than other soft app with natively support

Reviewed a month ago

Once I wanted some background music for a short film , I made it in background Music in Fl studio

Pros

Making an Easy Beat the sound effects are also amazing

Cons

In this app I can also use third Party Plugin and make amazing beats

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Animation, 1-10 employees

Used weekly for 1-2 years

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  • Likelihood to recommend9/10

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studio fl is a must for a studio manager

Reviewed 3 months ago

my experience is that it allowed me to be an expert manager

Pros

that's the ability to create beautiful melody beats

Cons

the least to like about this software is that it is difficult to learn and very heavy in terms of storage

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Matthew S.

E-Learning, 1,001-5,000 employees

Used daily for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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So easy to make music!

Reviewed 2 years ago

I use this software everyday to produce beats for friends and for Spotify and it is the best software to make music for all genres!

Pros

Has many tools to create unique music and songs that could be sold online for profit! I am a musician that uses it and there are endless opportunities for what you can make. The software comes with pre-loaded plugins and allows for music creation with just a laptop or PC!

Cons

Has a steep learning curve and takes a lot of time to learn and to familiarize with.

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