Important:

• These builds will expire about 6 months after they're available.
• Don't make anything important with them as there are bound to be big bugs from time to time.
• On Windows, install this separately from the regular (stable) FL Studio version.
• On macOS, this will install as "FL Studio BETA.app".
  

Known issues

• FL Studio Mobile may freeze when opened during the tests.
• Deleting Mixer Tracks associated with Instrument/Audio tracks will have unwanted results (Playlist tracks/Channels will be linked to the master and remain Inst/Audio tracks).

What's New?

• FL Studio
  • Audio Clips - Additional per-Clip ''Disabled'' declicking option for Fade in and Fade out envelopes.
  • Export - Better handling of duplicate sample names when exporting to zip.
  • FL Studio Remote - Added support for FL Studio Remote Version 2.
  • History - Deleting Mixer & Playlist Tracks can now be undone.
  • News Panel - Added an animation to the News toolbar button when a new notification appears and (Right-Click) 'Refresh' option (the news is normally checked once per day).
  • Communications Panel - Added an option to keep the Panel open to make it easer to use the Manual or other Tabs.
  • Mastering - The mastering window can now update previews in real time based on parameter changes.
• Mixer
  • Dynamic Mixer Tracks - Add and delete Mixer Tracks as needed. The maximum number of Insert Tracks have increased to 500 up from 125. There is reduced CPU load when unused Tracks are removed.
  • Insert Mixer Menu Options - Insert one track, Insert mixer tracks or add Tracks from a preset list. These options are also avaiable from (Right-Click) on the + 'Add Mixer Track' icons on the Mixer Toolbar and at the end of the Insert Tracks in the Mixer.
• Browser
  • Folders - Now show Sample / Content preview for folders in the Tab Menu 'Columns' view mode.
  • Tabs - The Library Tab has been renamed to Presets, better representing the content.
• Playlist
  • Slice Tool - The default mode for the Slice Tool is now vertical, hold (Right-Click) for diagonal slicing.
  • Automation Clips - Names of Automation Clips for Effects on Instrument Tracks improved.
  • Clip Menus (Windows) - Pressing (Application key / Context Menu key) will open a Clip's popup menu when the mouse is over it.
• Plugins
  • Patcher - New VFX Script plugin.
  • Drumaxx - New vectorial user interface.
  • FLEX - Added an animation when selecting a random preset & peak indication to the Peak Meters.
  • FPC - The selected Pad now has an outline.
  • Transporter - Added side-chains for Transient detection.
  • Drumaxx - Now shows pad names in the Piano roll.
  • Fruity Balance - Added dB hint when mousing over the Peak Meter.
• Spoiler: 25 Beta 1 (2025/03/11)

  Changes
  
  

  • 19115 Added an animation to the news toolbar button when a new notification appears
  • 16071 Added an arrow in front of the selected folder item in the browser
  • 19333 Added an "Insert" menu item to the mixer track popup menu
  • 17714 Added a "No declicking" option to the settings of audio clips
  • 19280 Added a button on the news panel to pin it (keep it open)
  • 19047 Added an option in General settings to show the undo history in the browser when undoing changes
  • 17686 Added a "Select unused channels" item to the channel rack menu
  • 17967 Added a way to relocate the playhead in the chord progression tool
  • 19213 Added "Don't show this in the future" option to the reset mixer tracks warning
  • 16401 Added context awareness for Type in value for automation nodes in the playlist
  • 18358 Added presets for the sampler's envelopes
  • 17769 Added support for FL Studio Remote version 2
  • 19230 Changed the name of the browser's Library tab to Presets
  • 19319 Deleting tracks can be undone
  • 19120 Don't pre-select anything in messages that show a list of items
  • 19161 Improved the way repeat ticks are shown for graph editor notes
  • 19351 Inserting tracks can be undone
  • 8612 Names of automation clips for effects on instrument tracks are better
  • 19120 No items are selected in messages that show a list of items
  • 19263 Sample previews trigger differently depending on the playback position
  • 19235 Slice tool is now vertical in the playlist and the piano roll, unless Shift is held
  • 15591 Show a preview for folders in the "Tree" and "Samples" layouts in the browser
  • 18102 The mastering window can now update previews after changing options
  • 9385 Added the VFX Script plugin
  • 19207 Control Creator: added missing styles
  • 19205 Control Creator: added value labels for knob parameters
  • 8408 Drumaxx now has a vectorial user interface
  • 18998 Drumpad, PoiZone and Sawer: added a menu to batch convert old presets
  • 10223 FLEX: added an animation when selecting a random preset
  • 7238 FLEX: added peak indication to the peak meters
  • 19197 FLEX: All/Recent/Favorites are now permanently visible in the browser
  • 19340 FLEX: macro labels can be wider when resized
  • 19362 FLEX: search for packs when there are no presets to search for
  • 13517 FPC: the selected pad now has an outline
  • 13226 Granulizer is now a full plugin
  • 19193 Newtone and Newtime: add a suffix to samples that are dragged out or sent to the playlist
  • 19169 Plugin Manager: verify VST3 plugins by reading their moduleinfo.json files
  • 15549 Slicer is now a full plugin
  • 19039 Transporter: added send controls for Loop A/B
  • 19214 Transporter: added side chains for transient detection
  • 18839 ZGE Visualizer: added Art-Net support for DMX

  Fixes (Windows)
  
  

  • 19327 Pressing the context menu key on the keyboard will open a clip's menu when the mouse is over it

  Fixes (common)
  
  

  • 14389 Adding automation for an effect slot's mix knob on an audio track doesn't use the effect name
  • 19317 Adding new audio or instrument tracks doesn't always assign them to free mixer tracks
  • 19253 Audible glitch when audio clips are sliced and are next to each other
  • 19003 Audible glitch when stopping playback in the middle an audio clip with manual fade-out
  • 19165 Audio tracks don't add automation clips to the group when the clip is made unique
  • 19255 Auto-naming a playlist track disables "Lock to this size"
  • 18924 Can't connect to SoundCloud accounts
  • 19419 Changing the project tempo's denominator breaks playback of stretched samples
  • 19251 Click at the end of realtime-stretched clip with a bleeding declicker
  • 19296 Crash adding a new audio track after trimming dynamic mixer tracks
  • 19359 Crash when assigning more audio tracks than available mixer tracks
  • 19295 Crash when clicking on an audio track header after deleting its assigned mixer track
  • 19257 Crash when running render tests
  • 19310 Crash when undoing channel deletion after trimming mixer tracks
  • 19302 Crash when undoing moving mixer tracks after trimming unused tracks
  • 19239 Ctrl+Backspace deletes a single character and not a word in the plugin picker
  • 18531 Ctrl+Shift + mouse move on a playlist track doesn't select deselected clips
  • 19342 Entering multiple spaces in the browser search field freezes for several seconds
  • 19234 Floating text for loop mode doesn't work after using the Advanced Fill tool
  • 19233 Floating text for loop mode shows when the channel rack is hidden
  • 19232 Freeze when adding an overlapping time signature marker
  • 19349 The panel with the GDPR question in the welcome window is misaligned
  • 19293 Graphical glitch in the welcome window
  • 19227 Initial colors are wrong when recoloring multiple patterns from the Picker panel
  • 19356 Inserting new mixer tracks remaps the last track incorrectly
  • 19196 Installer defaults to the location of the beta version instead of the last release
  • 19390 Locating content in the browser's Library tab doesn't always work
  • 19409 Memory leak when unlocking through the website
  • 19383 Mixed sample rate clips click when chopped (Seamless)
  • 19316 Mixer tracks with disabled plugins are lost after trimming unused tracks
  • 19322 Moving a node in the envelope editor doesn't snap when Shift is held
  • 19399 Playlist audio clip buttons don't show if they're pressed when FL Studio is themed
  • 19284 Plugin is added immediately when opening the Add menu on the channel rack
  • 19305 Pressing Ctrl+C to copy from a message window doesn't copy the selected text
  • 19072 Program freezes when slicing multiple long audio clips
  • 19387 Redo of deleted mixer tracks doesn't restore the correct target track for instrument tracks
  • 19375 Renaming an audio or automation clip doesn't add an undo entry
  • 19401 Sample preview in the browser cuts off before the end of the sample
  • 19225 Scrolling to the selected channel doesn't always work when the channel rack is detached
  • 19266 "Show children" on a Layer channel doesn't show the channel rack if that is hidden
  • 19071 Some files still remain in the installation folder after uninstalling
  • 19241 Some projects are marked as changed while no changes have been made
  • 19179 Switching to dark mode themes causes the browser preview waveform to show in a different color
  • 19249 The browser window has the wrong size at startup when it's detached
  • 19406 The colors of the tabs in the graph editor change while editing steps if high visibility mode is on
  • 19246 The duplicate files warning when saving zipped projects sometimes shows unique sample files
  • 19349 The GDPR question panel in the welcome window is misaligned
  • 19332 The length of audio clip fade handles can change when pressing numpad 0
  • 19288 The markers of a channel's sample aren't visible in the channel settings window
  • 19391 The news panel icon has an overlaid image
  • 19264 The remote control list in the browser isn't updated when undoing a reset of remote control settings
  • 19326 The startup template doesn't load when the user clicks the start button in the welcome window
  • 19365 The unlock panel in the welcome window is misaligned
  • 19277 "Type in value" on audio clip gain handles mixes dB values with unitless values
  • 19276 "Type in value" shows too many decimals
  • 19314 Undo and redo don't work when moving plugins in mixer slots after trimming tracks
  • 19378 3x Osc: errors in the generated audio
  • 19202 Control creator: wrong message after canceling "Save preset"
  • 19252 Drumaxx: cut groups don't work
  • 19306 Edison: 'Edit/Insert Silence' inserts one sample more than expected
  • 19360 FLEX: crash when clicking the Download All button in the store tab
  • 19286 FLEX: output volume slider is too long after changing the scaling factor
  • 19363 FLEX: search shows all packs if you click on the pack the loaded preset is from
  • 19366 FLEX: the Download All button has the wrong caption when downloading
  • 19315 FLEX: the download all button is visible when the pack browser is not visible
  • 19285 FLEX: the Recent tab doesn't always contain all recently used presets
  • 19287 FLEX: the separator lines on the controls panel are missing
  • 19398 FPC: pads don't update when switching back to bank A after making changes in bank B
  • 19312 FPC and SliceX: show only the active mixer tracks
  • 19377 Fruity Slicer: can't load samples when in Patcher
  • 18849 Granulizer: the wave spacing knob doesn't react when the tempo is set
  • 19382 Maxx's plugins with the legacy user interface have an empty editor window
  • 19268 Parametric EQ2: the value of the Monitor parameter isn't saved
  • 19297 Patcher: controller outputs aren't removed when a plugin deletes them
  • 19157 Sawer: preview keyboard shows notes as playing after they've been killed
  • 19248 Slicex: "Send to playlist as audio clip" doesn't add the dragged file to the list of created files
  • 19201 Slicex: the editor doesn't captionize when dragging its sample
  • 19108 Transistor bass: freeze when clicking on the plugin's sequencer while the piano roll is visible
  • 19301 Transporter: freeze when changing the output sends during playback
  • 19243 Transporter: latency isn't reported correctly when lookahead is disabled
  • 19367 Transporter: sidechain buffers are in the wrong format
  • 19344 VFX Script: clicking outside an edit field doesn't update the value
  • 19358 VFX Script: the value of context.ticks in onTriggerVoice is incorrect
  • 19167 Wrapper: FabFilter Pro-Q 3 VST3 doesn't load parameter settings from the VST2 version
  • 19370 Wrapper: some MIDI messages in VST3 plugins aren't sent out to other plugins
  • 16520 Wrapper: UAD plugins create latency after the export on the rendered file
  • 18353 Wrapper: VST2 settings of Kontakt aren't loaded when the VST3 version is opened
  • 18331 Wrapper: VST2 to VST3 migration doesn't load Kontakt libraries
  • 9117 Wrapper: VST3 plugins are activated on the wrong thread
  • 19396 ZGE Visualizer: Audio Source settings are not restored correctly when used in Patcher
  • 19245 ZGE Visualizer: combo boxes don't show show an ellipsis when the full text doesn't fit
  • 19397 ZGE Visualizer: "Locate..." is displayed while loading "Old School" presets

  Fixes (macOS)
  
  

  • 19190 Browser window doesn't react
  • 19308 Crash logs don't contain any useful information
  • 12171 Glitches when resizing FL Studio on macOS 11 and 12
  • 14312 Huge GUI when closing FL Studio without saving
  • 19289 Window focus issue
  • 19404 FL Studio Mobile: doesn't respond to mouse clicks correctly
  • 19405 FL Studio Mobile: the contents of the plugin are not resized when the host plugin window is resized

 

The main innovation, which wasn’t even documented, was that VST3 plugins can now see the names and colors of mixer tracks. So, FabFilter Pro-Q 4, Neutron, SSL 360, etc., finally work flawlessly. Everything else is just icing on the cake.

Well, this wasn't working a few months ago, I don't know in which version it got fixed, but the main thing is that it works now.

 

wtf software that deactivates itself after 6 months??
maybe add a weather check to ensure its lifetime

 

Damn... cant wait to see how crazy i can go with the number of sends

 

I don't understand the whole hype, for me it's even pathetic at the moment, they added a plus button to the mixer and the whole community is driving crazy, what's next? change the number of the version and we all start taking shots ?

 

Beta versions frequently do have expiration, because they are for testing prior to release. It's why many Teams do not ever release beta versions of anything.

 

New features are always good and make things easier. Update to a newer version.

 

User: Bezier curves in pianoroll? More fx in Mixer?
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Creativity has nothing to do with fewer or more features
It's the user who has to be creative.

 

I'm also a serious user, but I find FL Studio's treatment of its users ridiculous. Image Line has a long, endless list of possible implementations, but they haven't implemented them for years. There are hardly any new features, while others are catching up quickly and already have some new functions. FL Studio is still lagging far behind.

Ableton is very good and way ahead, as are Cubase and Bitwig. The only thing we've been getting for years is an old mixer where you can simply delete a slot and get an additional external VST plugin for mid-range and side effects. Instead of being able to insert these into an equalizer like a parametric EQ,

more and more plugins and features are added that nobody needs, and in the long run, it constantly crashes and has many bugs. In my opinion, FL Studio should be rebuilt from the ground up so that it works flawlessly and at least becomes an industry standard for DAWs.

The only good thing about FL Studio is that it has gained some AI features. Overall, nothing significant has changed in FL Studio, apart from a few bug fixes and a few minor tweaks. Otherwise, it's still the FL Studio we all know, with its workflow, etc.

Edit: If you take a closer look, almost all of the included plugins are still very outdated. For example, the compressor. Or they have simply replaced a reverb. Additionally, not much has changed since FL Studio between FL Studio version 7 and FL Studio 2024. They still sound almost the same. The entire DAW has become a bit duller and louder, which makes the whole mix louder.

Luckily I only do music as a hobby but these things still bother me

 

Last edited: Mar 14, 2025

just a remark, Waves finally added VST3 support for the multiband/parallel splitter of StudioVerse so finally can be used
February 12, 2025
...
StudioVerse Audio Effect and StudioVerse Instruments (v15.5.139.322): Third-party VST3 plug-ins now load in parallel and multiband split.
...
- https://www.waves.com/downloads/release-notes#v15

free one, https://www.waves.com/studioverse has instrument version too , I don't think this will be in FL Studio anytime soon, I just brought it up, sorry for the off-topic, however, it makes FL Studio much more usable, so just be aware of it.

This still won't make it a serious DAW; it will keep the playful feel, won't hinder creativity, but will still be more usable

 

Last edited: Mar 14, 2025

i wish they would implement a better way to use external hardware fx...

 

if you had my template flp you wouldnt be saying that. i spent weeks setting up busses and chains. i have all 125 mixer tracks used and it isnt enough. i have been waiting for years for this specific update. having a mixer that can do 500 tracks is amazing.

 

I think FLStudio is at sheer feature creep situations now, its adding stuff that is not really ground breaking for a while now its just been adding stuff that is not really great just QOL and at that its not even make or break type of features.

Because its a heavily pop cultured DAW now its subject to all the Noob Gen Z and how they want all stuff that is useless. imo its adding stuff that is annoying like Cloud and all this other BS like Ai stuff, if it starts getting to corny, annoying or bloated i will just go back to 11 or 12.

Even though the DAW gets a lot of hate, realisitcally it is the DAW for noobs in 2025 and it also the DAW that noobs gravitate to. It is heavily pop cultred and they keep adding all these ADHD sort of changed to it. the majority culture of this DAW now is kids. So now when it starts feeling like they adding all these kid features it makes sense.

 

Last edited: Mar 23, 2025

FL Studio literally has this sort of feature creep... Take the plugin manager as example.

You can basically open the Plugin manager from several different areas of the DAW....This is bad design and i brought it up recently in the suggestions thread on their forums and was met with Crickets.

Why is it bad? (Cons)
- Because its feature creep
- It muddies up several menus when it only needs to be in one menu
- it also is bad visually because its more that the brain has to process internally when looking at a menu
- that feature only has to be in one place not several.

I recall years ago this feature creep issue was brought up and one of the Devs said they like the fact that it is accessible in several places.

IMO all it achieves is menu clutter in a DAW that is starting to suffer from cluttered menus and features that repeat over several areas of the DAW causing nothing but more mental processing and cluttered menus.

 

Last edited: Mar 23, 2025

That is BS no one really needs that many busses. There is also patcher and send to.

an actual physical SSL board has from 16 - 32 channel. the iconic series range from like 16 to 64.

Anyone who says they need more then the 125 bus available is stretching. No one uses that many channels. You can uses things like patcher or some other virtual rack. You also have sends and the send plugin itself, i doubt you actually need more than 125 bus that is so unrealistic.

 

It's not as extreme as you might think. For orchestral music, people have track counts that high in Cubase pretty regularly. I know, FL is not geared towards those users. But there are a lot of electronic music producers who do that, because they don't bounce anything at all until the very end. They want control of every little noise and every detail about them; but it could be called fear of committing stuff. One more situation where people will have those high track counts, is when they have a ton of vocal comping they want to keep all separated too.

When people make big templates like that, they will often end up with a bunch of empty tracks. It's setup to have every option that fits their workflow with it setup and and ready to use at a moments notice. There is a Michael Brauer video where that is almost the entire subject matter. It's title is PureMix Michael Brauer The Evolution From Analog to Digital Brauerize TUTORiAL, and you should be able to find a shared copy

 

Not everyone is filling up Bus with useless shit "just in case" that is counter productive. I just think its bad to think that you need lots of mix bus. 30 is going to be a normalized ammount for most people and then 50 is getting up there.

Orchestral does not count your average bedroom producer is not making orchestral from a live band that is sectioned and has many various forms of instrument with their own external chains.

1. Small Chamber Orchestra: Typically consists of about 10 to 40 musicians.
   
   
2. Standard Symphony Orchestra: Usually has between 70 and 100 musicians.
   
   
3. Large Symphony Orchestra: In some cases, especially for grand works or collaborations, the number of musicians can exceed 100, potentially reaching up to 120 or more.

For the average Bedroom Producer i think you are stretching the fact. Unless you making some sort of shit post meme. Either that or you are just highly inefficient with your mixer.

 

Last edited: Mar 23, 2025