FL Studio Reviews & Product Details

FL studio's user interface is much more intuitive and easy to use than other DAWs (e.g., cubase, pro tools, etc.). I've used a hand full of them over the years and none are as easy to navigate as FL. This only continues to be true with every update from Image-Line. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There are fewer and fewer downsides to FL as they refine the user interface and streamline workflow. One frustration I continue to have is that they don't allow for more customization for backgrounds, themes, skins, and the like. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Having used FL Studio for the last 3 years, I can honestly say FL Studio is the best music production software because of its ease of use and friendly user interface. Ableton has every feature that FL Studio has but it is for advanced users who already know the terminology for a lot of things. FL Studio's learning curve is not as steep as Ableton's. FL studio has tutorials in abundance, everywhere. It has a built-in audio visualizer, runs on every operating system, and has plugin support, they also have a free version that is time unlimited. FL Studio has every flexibility you need to create the sounds the way you want. It has a lot of synthesizers and supports third-party plugins as well. FL Studio has a very intuitive mixer with at least 100 tracks to link your patterns/sounds. You can add effects directly to the mixer and set it's level. The organization is also better in FL Studio. You can group tracks together, colour them for easier classification, hide grouped tracks which can clean up your space on the playlist, etc. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

As I said, they have so many features available, that you'll never run out of things that you can do. But for a beginner, it can be a little overwhelming. I would suggest buying one of their cheapest plans for 199$ and working on it before you buy the whole package which is quite expensive only to find out you are not doing even half the things you have bought. I would still suggest going with FL Studio rather than Ableton as it is easier to learn. Another thing I hoped to have in FL Studio is a better implemented playlist mode where you can connect external equipment and record a track by playing those instruments in each playlist. You can then combine them to create your whole track. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

So simple to use. Already comes with some nice stock plug-ins. You can build on that. It's a simple program to learn & it's so efficient. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Nothing that I dislike. This is my go to. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Fl studio is best for beginner producers.It provide good and High quality plugins and some free samples to prectice daily for making beats, songs also for recording stuff. Fl studio is really good daw. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I don't like the automation feature cause other daws have better automation techniques to use very effectively. They gave two delay plugins that is not necessary. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Easy user interface, good preset sounds,good editing options Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Takes more ram. Some editing options remaining. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

FL Studio comes with three different editions for most potential buyer segments The All Plugin edition comes with all the plugins by image-line shipped in FL Studio.

I like the fact that it ships with most kind of synthsis/effects to be able to create any kind of desired sound or effect, some even simulating instrument physics to generate sound like

Just to name a few

Physical Modeling: Plucked, Drumaxx/Drumpad, Ogun,

Additive: Harmor

Additive/Subtractive: Harmless

FM: Sytrus

Fruity patcher allows for even more control patching and building complex effects and sounds, just the number of plugins built into the software can allow for achieving any kind of sound and music desired.

It is industry standard for hip-hop, trap and EDM music and stands its own ground among competing products.

I also like that it can be controlled using FL Studio Remote App from capable Android or iOS devices and that FL Studio Mobile projects can be brought in seamlessly for further working and refining in FL Studio, all in all its possible to start work on the go and finalise it on FL Studio on the workstation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Although FLStudio is pretty whole as a daw, the lack of a proper live performance mode might affect some, there isn't a proper wavetable synth in the plethora of already shipped synths.

The versioning is quite strange and updates have been mostly incremental with minor changes for the past few years.

Support for M-Audio Hyperctl is hacky.

Image-line team must reduce clicks needed to get actions done. Maybe add more keyboard/midi shortcuts.

Browsing all Synth presets and VSTs requires a lot of clicks and overall is a bit unintuitive compared to competing products. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Although the list is long when it comes to things that I love about FL Studio, some of the most useful features are the Inbuilt Instrument tuner, Fruity Parametric EQ 2, and a large number of mixer tracks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There is not anything worth complaining about in FL Studio. Still, if I were to provide feedback, then I would suggest that the routing process could be simplified a little because its complexity can prove to be demotivational for beginners. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

FL Studio is a software that has almost all the features which a music producer and a sound engineer needs. What I like the best about FL studio is lited below:

1. Its support for Mac OS

2. Feature to use multiple arrangements in multiple tracks

3.You can easily change the time signature

4.It allows you to consolidate multiple tracks just in a single click

5. You can hide grouped tracks to get a clean and clutter-free interface

6. Number of mixer tracks have been increased for powerful mixing

7. Plugin delay compensation feature

8. Recording tracks can be auto grouped

9. VFX Level Scaler

10. Sample offset and in app purchases. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

In FL Studio, the only thing that I dislike is that it is complicated to use for beginners. There are too many options, and it lacks the free-form drag and drops for audio clips, which makes it a little challenging to use. I have used Acoustica Mixcraft as well, and that is the most accessible software for beginners, but apart from being complicated, there are no drawbacks of FL Studio. Also, it uses many system resources, so this can also be considered a minor drawback of FL Studio. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The software is user-friendly and easy to navigate around. The introduction layout when first opening FL Studio gives basic information on how to start making beats. The new update 20.5 is even better when Image-line updates the software for vocal recording making the DAW a one-stop-shop for most musicians worldwide, I personally use Fl Studio for over 3 years. and have not decided to change for any other. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The only thing I dislike about FL studio is the theme they have had for over 5 years now and most beatmaker is not happy about that. The volume of negative requests about the theme has risen so high I think Image-line has received that feedback before. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

FL is an amazing piece of software for making music, the workflow of this soft is just so intuitive and fast that you can literally make a beat in just 10 minutes. Channel rack is one of the favourites of beatmakers. The Vector-based GUI of this software is so beautifully designed that you will never get bored of it. The Piano roll in fl is by far the best among all other digital audio workstations, you can make melodies with ease, it has a bunch of tools like chop, legato, arps, etc. the possibilities are just endless with this amazing software and the best part is that it just loads up in seconds. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The routing in fl is not that great. Also, the audio recording and manipulation are somehow not that great in the fl studio. Also, the UI sometimes feels cluttered because of the detachable windows. For more significant projects, it can be chunky. Apart from these, it's a magical software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.