<s>
FL	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
(	O
previously	O
known	O
as	O
FruityLoops	B-Application
before	O
2003	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
digital	B-General_Concept
audio	I-General_Concept
workstation	I-General_Concept
(	O
DAW	O
)	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
Belgian	O
company	O
Image-Line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FL	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
features	O
a	O
graphical	B-Application
user	I-Application
interface	I-Application
with	O
a	O
pattern-based	O
music	O
sequencer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
program	O
is	O
available	O
in	O
four	O
different	O
editions	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
macOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Image-Line	O
also	O
develops	O
FL	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
Mobile	I-Application
for	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
macOS	B-Application
and	O
Universal	B-Device
Windows	I-Device
Platform	I-Device
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FL	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
can	O
also	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
either	O
a	O
virtual	O
studio	O
technology	O
(	O
VST	O
)	O
or	O
Audio	B-Operating_System
Unit	I-Operating_System
(	O
AU	O
)	O
instrument	O
in	O
other	O
audio	O
workstation	O
programs	O
and	O
also	O
functions	O
as	O
a	O
ReWire	B-Architecture
client	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FL	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
has	O
been	O
used	O
by	O
numerous	O
highly	O
visible	O
hip	O
hop	O
and	O
EDM	O
producers	O
,	O
including	O
Metro	O
Boomin	O
,	O
Porter	O
Robinson	O
,	O
Alan	O
Walker	O
,	O
Madeon	B-Operating_System
,	O
Soulja	O
Boy	O
,	O
Southside	O
,	O
Martin	O
Garrix	O
,	O
Avicii	O
,	O
Imanbek	O
,	O
Lex	O
Luger	O
and	O
Deadmau5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
version	O
of	O
Fruity	B-Application
Loops	I-Application
(	O
1.0.0	O
)	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Didier	O
Dambrin	O
and	O
was	O
partially	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
18	O
,	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dambrin	O
became	O
Chief	O
Software	O
Architect	O
for	O
the	O
program	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
quickly	O
underwent	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
large	O
upgrades	O
that	O
made	O
it	O
into	O
a	O
popular	O
and	O
complex	O
digital	B-General_Concept
audio	I-General_Concept
workstation	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
FruityLoops	B-Application
was	O
renamed	O
to	O
"	O
FL	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
"	O
in	O
mid	O
2003	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
threat	O
of	O
a	O
lawsuit	O
from	O
Kellogg	O
's	O
and	O
to	O
improve	O
the	O
software	O
's	O
marketability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
22	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
a	O
macOS-compatible	O
version	O
of	O
FL	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FL	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
comes	O
in	O
several	O
editions	O
with	O
different	O
levels	O
of	O
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
free	O
trial	O
version	O
includes	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
program	O
's	O
features	O
,	O
all	O
plugins	O
,	O
and	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
render	O
project	O
audio	O
to	O
WAV	O
,	O
MIDI	O
,	O
MP3	B-Application
,	O
and	O
OGG	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Projects	O
saved	O
while	O
in	O
demo	O
mode	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
opened	O
once	O
FL	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
and	O
its	O
plugins	O
have	O
been	O
registered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
also	O
VST/ReWire	O
support	O
so	O
that	O
FL	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
can	O
be	O
an	O
instrument	O
in	O
other	O
hosts	O
such	O
as	O
Cubase	O
,	O
Sonic	O
Solutions	O
,	O
and	O
Logic	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
version	O
20.8.3	O
,	O
this	O
edition	O
includes	O
82	O
instruments	O
and	O
effects	O
;	O
it	O
does	O
not	O
support	O
audio	O
recording	O
and	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
audio	O
clips	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
allows	O
for	O
hand-drawing	O
point	O
and	O
curve	O
based	O
splines	B-Algorithm
(	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
"	O
automation	O
clips	O
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Plugins	O
include	O
Edison	O
,	O
Slicex	O
(	O
loop	O
slicer	O
and	O
re-arranger	O
)	O
,	O
Sytrus	B-Application
,	O
Maximus	O
,	O
Vocodex	O
and	O
Synthmaker	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
21	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
Image-Line	O
released	O
FL	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
Mobile	I-Application
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
in	O
April	O
2013	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
support	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
create	O
multi-track	O
projects	O
on	O
mobile	O
devices	O
including	O
iPod	B-Device
Touches	I-Device
,	O
iPhones	B-Device
,	O
iPads	B-Device
,	O
Android	B-Application
2.3.3	O
and	O
higher	O
smartphones	O
and	O
tablets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
2	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
standalone	O
app	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FL	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
20	O
works	O
on	O
Windows	O
7/8/10	O
(	O
32-bit	O
or	O
64-bit	B-Device
versions	O
)	O
or	O
on	O
macOS	B-Operating_System
10.13	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
FL	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
processes	O
audio	O
using	O
an	O
internal	O
32-bit	O
floating	B-Algorithm
point	I-Algorithm
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
supports	O
sampling	O
rates	O
up	O
to	O
192kHz	O
using	O
either	O
WDM	B-Application
-	O
or	O
ASIO-enabled	O
drivers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
9.0	O
introduced	O
support	O
for	O
multi-core	B-Architecture
effects	O
processing	O
and	O
improved	O
support	O
for	O
multi-core	B-Architecture
instrument	O
processing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
10.0	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
29	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
included	O
a	O
new	O
project	O
browser	O
,	O
fixed	O
some	O
bugs	O
,	O
and	O
smoothed	O
envelope	O
points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
12.0	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
22	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
added	O
a	O
new	O
vectorial	O
UI	O
,	O
updated	O
plugins	O
,	O
multi-touch	O
support	O
,	O
a	O
redesigned	O
mixer	O
,	O
improved	O
32	O
and	O
64	B-Device
bit	I-Device
plugin	O
support	O
and	O
improved	O
file	O
management	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
introduced	O
native	O
macOS	B-Application
support	O
,	O
multiple	O
time-signatures	O
,	O
MIDI	O
conversion	O
to	O
audio	O
,	O
unlimited	O
playlist	O
arrangements	O
,	O
improved	O
plugin	O
delay	O
compensation	O
,	O
the	O
return	O
of	O
the	O
step	O
sequencer	O
graph	O
editor	O
,	O
In-situ	O
rendering	O
(	O
"	O
freezing	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
improvements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mixer	O
also	O
supports	O
audio-in	O
,	O
enabling	O
FL	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
to	O
record	O
multitrack	O
audio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FL	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
supports	O
audio	O
time	O
stretching	O
and	O
pitch	O
scaling	O
,	O
beat	B-Application
slicing	I-Application
,	O
chopping	O
,	O
and	O
editing	O
of	O
audio	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
of	O
version	O
12.9	O
it	O
can	O
record	O
up	O
to	O
125	O
simultaneous	O
audio	O
tracks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Audio	O
can	O
be	O
imported	O
or	O
exported	O
as	O
WAV	O
,	O
MP3	B-Application
,	O
OGG	O
,	O
FLAC	B-Application
,	O
MIDI	O
,	O
ZIP	B-General_Concept
,	O
or	O
the	O
native	O
project	O
format	O
with	O
an	O
.FLP	O
filename	O
extension	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FL	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
comes	O
with	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
plugins	O
and	O
generators	O
(	O
software	B-Application
synthesizers	I-Application
)	O
written	O
in	O
the	O
program	O
's	O
own	O
native	O
plugin	O
architecture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FL	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
also	O
has	O
support	O
for	O
third-party	O
VST	O
and	O
DirectX	O
plugins	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
API	O
has	O
a	O
built	O
in	O
wrapper	B-Application
for	O
full	O
VST	O
,	O
VST2	O
,	O
VST3	O
,	O
DX	B-Device
,	O
and	O
ReWire	B-Architecture
compatibility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
FL	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
's	O
own	O
plugins	O
are	O
set	O
to	O
be	O
available	O
only	O
in	O
their	O
native	O
format	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
them	O
also	O
function	O
independently	O
as	O
standalone	O
programs	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
purchased	O
in	O
VST	O
format	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
other	O
DAWs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FL	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
is	O
bundled	O
with	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
sound	B-Algorithm
processing	I-Algorithm
effects	I-Algorithm
,	O
including	O
common	O
audio	O
effects	O
such	O
as	O
chorus	O
,	O
compression	O
,	O
distortion	O
,	O
delay	O
,	O
flanger	O
,	O
phaser	O
,	O
reverb	O
,	O
gate	O
,	O
equalization	O
,	O
vocoding	B-Application
,	O
maximization	O
,	O
and	O
limiting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FL	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
's	O
install	O
contains	O
the	O
entirety	O
of	O
native	O
software	B-Application
synthesizers	I-Application
,	O
internally	O
labeled	O
as	O
"	O
generators	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Harmor	B-Application
is	O
Image-Line	O
'	O
s	O
flagship	O
synthesizer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
includes	O
many	O
functions	O
previously	O
found	O
within	O
individual	O
FL	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
utilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sytrus	B-Application
is	O
an	O
FM	O
synthesizer	O
with	O
an	O
internal	O
effects	O
module	O
and	O
additional	O
wavetable	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
other	O
DAW	O
developers	O
,	O
Image-Line	O
has	O
collaborated	O
with	O
hardware	O
manufacturers	O
in	O
two	O
different	O
occasions	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
products	O
branded	O
and	O
compatible	O
with	O
FL	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
distinctive	O
feature	O
of	O
the	O
Akai	O
FIRE	O
is	O
that	O
up	O
to	O
4	O
units	O
can	O
be	O
connected	O
to	O
a	O
single	O
instance	O
of	O
FL	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
,	O
chained	O
together	O
or	O
with	O
a	O
different	O
mode	O
set	O
for	O
each	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
sold	O
in	O
two	O
variants	O
,	O
one	O
coming	O
without	O
extra	O
software	O
(	O
aimed	O
at	O
existing	O
FL	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
users	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
bundled	O
with	O
an	O
exclusive	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Fruity	O
edition	O
called	O
the	O
Fruity	O
Fire	O
Edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FL	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
has	O
been	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
simplicity	O
,	O
power	O
,	O
and	O
ease	O
of	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jamie	O
Lendino	O
of	O
PCMag	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
While	O
[	O
FL	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
is ]	O
still	O
clearly	O
geared	O
for	O
electronic	O
music	O
production	O
'	O
in	O
the	O
box	O
,	O
'	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
recording	O
live	O
musicians	O
playing	O
acoustic	O
instruments	O
,	O
you	O
can	O
record	O
or	O
create	O
just	O
about	O
any	O
kind	O
of	O
audio	O
project	O
with	O
it.	O
"	O
</s>
