FL Studio 21 Is WAY More Powerful Than Most People Think

[@hericiumcoralloides5025]

Basically a lifelong FL user here. In since ver 3. Contrary to what most people think, and quite ironically, FL's "problem" is not that it's too limitied, but rather how unlimited it is. You really have to work to develop your work flow because FL will certainly not.

[@Palooka37]

You're not wrong. I felt just as anxious watching this video as I felt excited and inspired, and I have a pretty good working knowledge of After Effects.

[@AnoshterHaar]

Yeah as an ableton user I totally feel this. I never really got into fl studio but by seeing this stuff I realize how powerfull it is and how easy it CAN be. But before you are at a place where the daw is as easy to use as suggested in the video you have to spend 10x more hours on learning the software than on most other popular daws. Everything is in submenu's and under shortkeys or under deep window diving. Which just isn't easy to get in to at all. In ableton it is the opposite, it maybe is more work to get something done, but it is so easy to see what is going on you don't need to understand every single feature to reach your goals.

[@cl9826]

@@AnoshterHaar yeah I'm demoing Cubase now after using reaper for years. Same problem there, reaper added so many features under the hood but if you download and install it today it has the same layout it did in version 3. In order to use all the powerful features you have to set up all the keys and toolbar buttons yourself. It's such a massive energy drain after a while. And good luck remembering all that. After years of using reaper I have no idea how to time warp something, but in Cubase I already figured it out because it's all on the sidebar after you click on the audio event. What a concept!

[@AnoshterHaar]

@@cl9826 yeah and I want to mention that it works different for everyone ofcourse. But I think in this age of software development it always is about finding a balance between features and ease of use. And everyone has its preferences ;) We can be happy as music professionals/hobbyists that there is at least a forest of very competent daw's to choose from. In regard to video and photo editting the scala of software is way more limited and you often do not have many choices... So at least there is competition going on between daw's, which will push the development of all daw's much more forward than without it!

[@synthclub]

Not sure i agree with yo at all on this point. Been using FL since version 3 myself.. and the improved workflow compared to other DAWS is exactly why i have kept using FL studio.. just the configurability alone on the FX chains alone is elite., which wasn’t even mentioned.

[@DelanceyThrone]

Patcher is incredible but still seems to be so overlooked. I would absolutely LOVE a video around Patcher from you.

[@LdotSdot210]

you should check out some of @nanospiralOfficial video's on it. she's done some real cool things with it.

[@DaveChips]

Patcher and maximus... I mean... What more is there to talk about?! 😅

[@DelanceyThrone]

@@LdotSdot210 Just checked out her channel, thank you so much for the recommendation!

[@LdotSdot210]

@@DelanceyThrone you're welcome

[@casperlehmann]

@@LdotSdot210 Wow. She's amazing. Thanks for the recommendation. For anyone following along, check out this video, where she recreates a Moog Grandmother in patcher: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oZKlg3yrj9qKoKM

[@Ceb773]

The pie chart bit was golden, both times. You've long been one of my fav producers, but the content you put out is just the greatest.

[@einarmb]

Regarding slide: If you use different colors on the notes in a chord (say green = C, blue = E, pink = G), you can slide specific notes (colors) as well: If you for example add a blue slide note, only the blue notes in the chord are affected.

[@AirGuitar]

Never knew this! Thanks :)

[@DMONEY721020]

Woah that’s dope! I have to try this now!

[@vet4206]

The real pro tip is in the comment section

[@TachyBunker]

Yes because they're different midi channels.

[@einarmb]

@@TachyBunker True - the midi channel number is also indicated within each color (1-16).

[@sharrum]

Holy shit, the anything controls anything segment really started to get me thinking, but the Engineering without plugins segment BLEEEWWWW my mind man. Would love a whole youtube video just on that subject as I've never seen anyone talk about that, absolutely fascinating stuff. I've been using FL for 4 years and you just showed me what I gotta learn next, thank you.

[@darksiderahb]

FL Studio has always been a curiosity for me. I'm a Live user and a Reason user before that. I also mix in ProTools. But FL Studio...it doesn't get the love it deserves unless you KNOW how damn good it is. If there had been a Mac version years ago, I probably would have picked it over Live. Ableton hasn't done much to Live since V11, while Image Line just constantly innovates, improves, updates, and adds new stuff. Now that there is a Mac versions, I should check it out next year. At least try to make one track in it, just to see how I like it compared to Live.

[@rundtomrasmus]

V11 of live is the current one?

[@pw6002]

Since the v11 is the last version of Live, it’s normal that Ableton hasn’t brought any major change to it yet 🤔

[@blvckl0tcs750]

I disagree with it not getting love. It's by far the most popular daw amongst Rap/Trap) R&B and more

[@blvckl0tcs750]

Wym we went form live 9 to 10 to 11 in shorter times. You also are forgetting they give more in micro updates within a major version.

[@nutsosix7930]

it may be 32bit but live 8 is the best. the most support of different medias like akai or s1000 and up iso.

[@r-d-v]

I feel like FL is not even a DAW - it’s like a super powered instrument in and of itself. It works by its own rules and is a powerhouse

[@tama3442]

Have faith in JESUS CHRIST as LORD and SAVIOR for HE SAVES from hell❗️ *What is the Gospel?* The true gospel is the good news that God saves sinners. Man is by nature sinful and separated from God with no hope of remedying that situation. But God, by His power, provided the means of man’s redemption in the death, burial, and resurrection of the Savior, Jesus Christ. Ephesians 2:8-9 For it is by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of GOD, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. Romans 10:9 9 because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. JESUS CHRIST can come anytime! Just Believe ❤️ Love you and GOD BLESS

[@jixs4v]

@@tama3442 big balls

[@Brownfennel]

@@tama3442 So true!

[@horizon95official]

The flexibility that FL offers is way too good. It allows me to get deep into the creative process without having to worry about making sure my midi tracks are on the correct channel, but when I need to link mixer tracks to playlist tracks, I can do so with relative ease. I recently recorded a multi track from a live set with FL, and I was impressed with it's capabilities. Considering we're learning Pro Tools in my degree program, it's gonna have to do a lot of convincing to get me to use Pro Tools more than FL.

[@benettonkinchenbiritwum4112]

Long time FL user here, and this is the only time on KZbin, outside of SeamlessR, that Ive seen the more advanced functions of the program on display. I really hope you continue to do deeper dives for us on FL Studio.

[@AA-lq5pu]

OMG - I have been studying Fl studio for 2 years now and I still didn't know that you can edit any parameter in the piano roll. I keep on finding new things, its like an endless learning curve for me. Thank you so much, this was super helpful. I am now having fun creating multi delay effects in the piano roll!

[@pennzoilbill8158]

One of my favorite things... That I can't wrap my mind around how amazing it is... Is that I can create a very cool riff in piano roll, and put it in the playlist, and then render THAT into an individual audio sample, that I can then tweak and fiddle with. And theoretically, repeat the process over and over again until what I have is no where near what it used to be. Its sample-ception.

[@egorkin.piccolo]

because of your videos I started using FL as a primary DAW to start all the ideas and tracks: Piano roll is blessed there, Patcher is the best in the wold thing and Edison is awesome thing to use. Thank you for your videos!

[@TeddyBaas]

Just picked up FL studio for the Black Friday deal after watching this. I use Ableton to make music and within an hour I was able to start navigating through FL studio. I didn’t know that it even had a VST that links up to Ableton so it’s perfect for the Ableton user who wants the benefits of FL that Ben just mentioned. Also Ben, if you were to put together an extensive video on all these features and some tips and tricks and release it on your patreon , I would totally subscribe! Would love to learn the more fun stuff, everything on KZbin is “make fire beats in Fl bruh”

[@PROJEDDY]

Been producing on FL studio for about 4-5 years now, still feel like a noob, learned so much about the interconnectivity of the software, put some of those peak compression tips to use and was blown away. If I could somewhat selfishly request a video on other tips and tricks you believe everyone should know about FL studio, it would be deeply appreciated.

[@prestonessence]

People often mock light mode themes, but as someone who suffers from visual snow and other artifacts, it can be easier and less distracting to look at than dark colors. I often feel compelled to change my color scheme when I take screenshots so people don't make "Ew, you use light mode?" comments.

[@GratzkulGaming]

I love light mode. You aren't alone!

[@c_alex_official]

@@GratzkulGaming haha I think it’s not a good idea to make music for long with light mode

[@baggedmilkdesu1887]

CHAD light mode user

[@tama3442]

Have faith in JESUS CHRIST as LORD and SAVIOR for HE SAVES from hell❗️ *What is the Gospel?* The true gospel is the good news that God saves sinners. Man is by nature sinful and separated from God with no hope of remedying that situation. But God, by His power, provided the means of man’s redemption in the death, burial, and resurrection of the Savior, Jesus Christ. Ephesians 2:8-9 For it is by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of GOD, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. Romans 10:9 9 because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. JESUS CHRIST can come anytime! Just Believe ❤️ Love you and GOD BLESS

[@necrobynerton7384]

Light mode is best mode when in any reasonably bright environment. Easier to read, easier to see. The only time it would be genuinely bad is either misconfigured, or generally bad monitors which have lost their brightness, contrast, and gamma control; then it is basically completely useless. Don't ask how I know. Though its also a flashbang for night lurkers. Having your lights up throughout the night just isn't right, and it is immensely fatiguing. Which should be a good thing, making you go to bed early, and having a good amount of sleep, especially a good sleep schedule, but who wants to hear that lmao

[@PiddeBas]

Been using FL since 99' , the flexibility is unmatched. "Mixes itself" is so true, rarely do I mix after the fact, it's already done.

[@donit.]

Love the update so far. Definitely looking forward to future updates already, for example here are a few ideas - more live quantize options (like triplets and steps at the same time) - swing on per track basis - add live looping features to performance mode or a looper plugin - a simpler way to link choosing the instrument to midi - let us create (feedback) loop chains in patcher - more designing options in patcher surface - updated Formular controller with infinite variables, maybe more commands and vertically expandable writing space - integrate 3x osc in patcher (because white noise) - option to make mixer vertical - bigger or variable grid size in grossbeat - Analyze feature from EQUO in Parametric EQ 2 - option to have a small patcher window where usually the effects rack would be in the mixer - sample hardware synthesizer in direct wave automatically - make preset a parameter you can link to controllers/automate - copy and paste in patcher - integrate pre and post oscilloscope in waveshaper - when duplicating label in patcher also duplicate what was written - option to lock dry/wet knobs in convolver (so they stay the same when changing presets) - make browser snap to edges like other windows (when detatched from left side) - double klick on connection in patcher to delete it - custom arpeggitator patterns for the "live" arp, not the piano roll one) - linking keyboard shortcuts to other keys or midi + option to add custom shortcuts (for example defining a keyboard combination to instantly load a plugin you often use) - some kind of integration of calibration files for eq - klicking on the name (mixer, Playlist) to rename - suggest existing categories when typing in category for plugin in plugin manager - smooth random in peak controller - key mapper mapping the other way around (I know it's possible in midi center, but key mapper has way better controls) - let us change category of FL studio plugins (without them existing twice) - a couple more options for time signatures (signatures like 33/32 are pretty useful for genres like lofi) - make patterns and automation tracks expandable to the left - mix button in sampler, to mix between original and edited audio - load sample icon in convolver should be only one click to open the windows explorer and should have left right arrows for use like the Preset selecter - auto gain match button in effect rack in mixer - option to delete all markers except regions in Edison - if you name a region something with two colons, exporting it doesn't work, which is fine, but then you shouldn't be allowed to name it like that in the first place - delete all silence (with option to change treshhold) tool in Edison (not just side but also in between) - left/right separator patcher plugin - loudness meter in mixer changing between true peak, luf short setting, lufs medium setting and lufs long setting - ghost notes across different patterns - some way so if you create an audio track the file either doesn't appear on the Playlist at all, or in the area your working at instead of at the first beat - if audio file name has "... bpm" in it, handle it the same as embedded bpm - "stand by mode" that deactivates all plugins in the mixer to save cpu - simple way to disable all midi temporarily (devices often have a control center to manage things and they can't be connected to both at once which is pretty annoying) - checking tempo automation to calculate time (not just current bpm) - Putting things in feedback loop of Delay 3 in patcher - quick option to normalize samples to -14 lufs - add notes to playlist (notes as in notebook, not piano notes of course)

[@Afilion]

Post this on the To Do section of the Image-Line forum! :)

[@donit.]

@@Afilion I will, just trying to get to 50 first lol

[@jjpelham7548]

12:24 To this day I can say this is true, Im sure Its not only because of me, but there used to be a bug with the playlist, that when you cloned clips, you couldnt put the original clip back in the playlist at all. I remember leaving a forum post complaining and explaining the issue and less than a month later the issue was fixed, and now when you have multiple of the same clip it asks you which one you want to put in the playlist. Absolutely amazing company at every angle.

[@dibpwnt]

Love that you donate to the ACLU. Keep it up and don't let the haters get you down.

[@5amJones69]

Not all the way through this yet but DAMN that's a fucking excellent piano roll. I'm a cubase user and I love the piano roll on Cubase. I don't use it all that much as I used as I'm a much better keyboard player now but seeing the 'godly' amount of genuinely useful features in this piano roll really makes me want to double check I've not missed anything with Cubase. I probably am! Thanks for another great video.

[@P43L1j0]

FL Studio is a killer daw. If you get used to, i'ts a blank canvas to do what you want, where you want and when you want... all this in 2 or 3 distinct ways. It's amazing! I use FL since 2001 and i love it.

[@TaxEvasionAnyPercent]

Hey Benn, could you maybe turn this into a 10-hour video where you go into detail with all the things you did and used in this short video? Would be cool to find some new combinations of workflows for inspiration etc. :)

[@GradyNickel]

I've used it for 20 years. I've also used everything else but always come back to FL.

[@MyFriendsCallMeQ]

I'd love a more in depth video on the peak controller and everything it can do. Any time I see tutorials on the plugin, It's always just for sidechaining or other small things. Love your music and your vids!

[@hapleymusic]

Me too!!

[@bizcut]

Yooo it's THEEE Flashbulb on my YT recommendations!! Glad to see you're doing well bro. Gotta say you were the main gateway to IDM music for me back in high school, now I'm 30, just crazy how much time has passed since LAWN WAKE IV lol! Ty for the great info and tips, look forward to more.

[@agentviktor3297]

The performance improvement sounds really great. Also congrats on the IR pack!

[@TuddYT]

I see that Perkons on the side! I would absolutely love to see another video from you about it. Maybe exploring what it's like to work with gear that's designed to be used live versus gear that isn't?

[@moritzwegge6835]

dude Benn, that was a darn great video!! Thank you so much for every bit of it :) please keep on dropping such wonderful videos

[@lulupiperu]

Awesome. I'd kill for you to make a serie of videos exploring the different features and capabilities of FL. I didn't know a tenth of what you show about the piano roll despite using FL since version 11. Keep up the awesome work

[@CKT1138]

FL Studio is the only DAW I've used that just makes sense for actually composing Music from start to finish

[@heavenly2k]

I'm 22. I used pirated FL since I was about 13, and just bought it like last year. I will probably never switch DAWs. I taught myself how to use it and have built my production habits around it - and it's been extremely rewarding.

[@sammadden5540]

3 minutes in and FL already seems the best for drill and bass 😅

[@jays5332]

Great stuff man. I'm an FL user and I'm surprised I just found out about your channel (curse you KZbin Algorithm). More people need to know how powerful FL is.

[@_mickmccarthy]

Obviously it's not unexpected after your brand loyalty video, but it's refreshing to hear the idea of "which brand of software you use doesn't matter anywhere near as much as what you produce with it" reiterated. I use FL, but I couldn't care less what other people use, nor which is "better". Good luck defining what is "better" for a user base of millions of people. Yet people will endlessly argue online that their preferred DAW is better when they should probably just be making music with it instead of shouting into the internet void. Though I guess stirring up arguments online tends to do wonders for "user engagement" and pleases the algorithm gods. Hope everyone here has a productive day of music-making regardless of what DAW you worship! ...aside from Ableton users obviously /s

[@DerekRobertsteig]

A love letter to my favorite DAW. Thanks Benn. :) The piano roll itself is just such a monster. My personal favorite: holding Alt while dragging the end of a MIDI note in piano roll to unsnap it just for that moment. Similarly, I think it's...shift alt mouse wheel? something like that? to BARELY shift notes left/right in or out of time. Perfect for humanizing chord hits!

[@billB101]

I stuck with Bitwig to be honest, even after all the crap ( which to be fair they corrected. ) As someone who uses ( and teaches ) Pro Tools, Logic, Ableton and now Bitwig, it just continues to blow me away; especially on the modulation and grid side. Not so much on the mixing side though, that definitely needs improvement in the aesthetic and control department.

[@karhu07]

You just taught me a new daw, i thought i new all the "main" daws people use

[@atetraxx]

Bitwig is quite amazing but so is fruity loops and Ableton. I think what makes me so excited about bitwig is it's future possibilities as well. I do long for a fruity loops piano roll tho. Can we get slide notes at least??

[@billB101]

@@atetraxx Be interested to see if Bitwig has any CV implementation for modular synths. I mean, in Bitwig the integration is superb.

[@Trickey2413]

@@atetraxx mpe in bitwigs mifi editor is arguably better because it works for 3rd party vstd and on non mpe synths as regular pitch bending

[@kaiutube]

FL is crazy, i customized everything. The whole program is made to exactly fit my needs. I do it in the user Files, so fun to organize

[@Weaverbeats]

The real superpower of fl is it gets you placements.

[@madeyes1237]

I'm most excited for the quick audio fades and gain!

[@HowlinAndyDE]

I used FL Studio for more than 12 years... and i recently switched to Cakewalk. It does everything i need and it's free. I will check out fl studio again from time to time, but i'm happy with Cakewalk now, especially since recording audio is way easier with it. FL is still the way to go for EDM though. Basically the DAW u use is the right one for you if you can make music the way u want it to.

[@DravinCeltic]

I'm a FL producer, amazing program with endless utility. I have been using this program since FL Studio 4. I live stream every week if anyone is new to FL and want to see it used in practice.

[@Mobbprod]

Please make a video on patcher , even on automation ( to make things alive) you seems to be the goat of fl i'm so happy i bumped into your channel , much love from france !

[@Hardcrafter2807]

My earliest memories of FL Studio was using a cracked version of FL back in 2015/2016, then later in like 2020 wanting to take production more seriously so I decided to demo so many different DAWs before ultimately buying the All Plugins version of FL. Though to be fair, I've barely used any of FL's more advanced features, and yesterday was my first time really playing with Patcher. I'm tempted to try to make my own techno kick generator using Patcher just to learn how to use Patcher and learn how its Control Surface works.

[@mercaloops]

wow i have never seen anything like this youre an actual genius

[@jetlag1488]

I love this DAW so much. As a reverb and delay junkie, Luxverb and Multiband Delay will be my next obsession.

[@HarshSingh-to5nl]

At this point I'm pretty much as old as fl .... And this update just made me cry cuz i was so happy .....

[@eurometrixproductions7]

Ive been using FL studio to make edm the last year and am going to start putting out some content on youtube, love the video! cant wait to dive into more of your videos :)

[@gyur6]

I’m an Ableton user for 6 years now, started with FL 20 years ago. Been through Logic, Pro Tools. FL kills it with the Piano Roll. Was so painful to say good bye to it when switched to Ableton Live. Great vid!

[@kevinscott7292]

Bought FL in version 5. Been using since version 4. EXCELLENTLY explained! And yet just barely scratching the surface. Didn't realized how spoiled I was with FL's interface design until I tried other software. Can't wait to install 21!!!

[@drk_fi]

All it needs now is the audio editing and warp functionalities like Ableton live and studio one and it's a complete wrap

[@drk_fi]

@louis 👀really?

[@shiftless215]

I myself recently switched to Ableton after using FL Studio for about 6 years now and haven’t looked back my self. Ableton just offers a lot of audio editing tools I really love that FL studio doesn’t have, but I do also see that these functions won’t be used for a lot of genres of music, or even per person. I see FL Studio more as a beat making software, which it’s really good at, and Ableton and other DAWS more as an actual audio editing software. Some new functions you showed off in 21 are getting FL closer. But stuff like the groups, easy consolidation, easy freezing and consolidation of entire tracks, the automation, workflow speed (not having to go thru a lot of menus or weird shortcuts), the effect rack, etc are just all things fl studio could really improve in for me. And something else I hear not a lot of people talking about, but the keyboard shortcuts in Ableton just make sense, maybe it’s just for me but they feel much more streamlined with other big name software. In FL I often had to actively try to remember shortcuts, while in ableton I knew most of the important ones in a week or 2. Also at the time I switched I was having big issues with the performance of FL Studio, but as you said this might’ve actually been fixed. I feel like it’s all about the type of music people make, I like to experiment a lot, rendering out weird samples and than doing weird things with that going thru entire chains to achieve textures and the like. While in fl studio I just plain didn’t want to do this as it was to much work for me, too much clicking thru menus for my liking, so I just ended up using samples on splice. FL studio does do a lot of things better though, like you said the pianoroll is one thing I miss, but also less thinking about VSTs as FL studio just finds them, in ableton they have to be all in the same location, and having your midi in a patterns for easy re-use and the in pattern LFO and things the like. I just feel like Ableton is less work once you understand it. And FL Studio is less work to understand. For people that do everything in daw but really like to still get the experimental stuff you get out of hardware I’d recommend giving ableton a try using its 3 month free trial. Ableton has full reinvigorated my interest in sound, not ONLY music but actual sound design and I’d happily pay a little extra for that experience my self.

[@jetlag1488]

"I see FL Studio more as a beat making software, which it’s really good at, and Ableton and other DAWS more as an actual audio editing software. " Well you're wrong. In FL you can group tracks together, you can consolidate tracks easily, the automation is vastly superior to Live's, there are no "weird shortcuts", only shortcuts, Live's effect rack is inferior to Patcher.

[@shiftless215]

@@jetlag1488 grouping is vastly superior in ableton. FL studio it’s just one group, not groups within groups. You also can’t put effects on that group so everything in that group goes thru it either in FL. The consolidation in Ableton works a lot better and quicker, and especially of midi tracks, The automation is probably just taste but I see the automation in ableton as vastly superior, always found FLs automation as too much work. With weird shortcuts I meant that FL does their own thing in that regard, while abletons shortcuts are more streamlined with other software. I’d say that the effect rack is superior aswell, as if you’d want the patcher experience you can always use max 4 live. But like I also said in my post it’s about the type of music you like to make. Both DAWS you can make music in so in the end it doesn’t matter.

[@Bannedforfun]

2:36 "Holding down Alt and Mousewheel adjusts volume on the fly" WHAT? You're blowing my mind here....

[@Lewp77]

love it ! FL21 is insane , sounds great

[@panickedrobert]

The one thing FL is missing is better hardware integration like you have in other DAWs. I really don't wanna switch to another daw because of that. Being able to insert a hardware piece like a plugin (Pro Tools style) would be... it would make me cry, SO MAKE ME CRY PLEASE.

[@ProducerSnafu]

I CAN'T FUCKING WAIT!!!! FL GANG REPREZENT GDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDAT!! 🔫🔫

[@Deco_2k]

Been use FL since 2001! .. so newbie welcome, if you guys know how how bad mouth we had deal with in the early 2000s, they use to say if you use FLS u not serious about making music! man, Benn if they only know but look at FLS now, FLS stand the test a time and win a lots award and still going strong ..

[@kaydevious]

".. and, honestly, if you're making music using this color scheme, you've lost your fucking mind." hahaha Caught me off guard with that one. Nice video as always, bro. I started on FL over 20 years ago and I still haven't explored everything it can do.

[@Netsuko]

I have bought FL Studio, Studio One and Ableton and I keep bouncing between them because I could not, for the life of me, decide which DAW top use. But FL Studio always felt like home to me. Even back then when it still was called Fruity Loops. And I say that as a user who barely has scratched the surface of FL Studio and what it is capable of. Also, free lifetime upgrades. I mean... wow... that's just something you do not get these days. It's such a huge positive on top of an already amazing DAW. I have to say that Ableton's stock plugins are absolutely amazing if you make electronic music, but that aside, FL Studio just feels better.

[@AnalogMonoxide]

It's pretty funny how many like to argue one DAW "sounds better" than another, or spend time arguing FL Studio isn't "a real DAW". I used FL since it was FruityLoops 3.xx up to FL Studio 20, at which point I switched because of lack of MPE support. Which is supposedly on their roadmap, but seems unlikely to happen anytime soon as they'd have to rewrite a lot of the software. FL Studio is a stupidly capable DAW with lifetime updates, it just wasn't the best option for me anymore because I had some specific requirements. But I still have my lifetime updates, so...

[@Arcessitor]

> picks a highly politicized charity instead of something universally loved like St. Jude's > gets mean-spirited comments > surprise pikachu face

[@ana303_]

I've 2yrs experience with FL Studio. And 4yrs with Ableton. The reason i switched my DAW cuz of the simpler workflow. FL studio mixer is such a pain to keep track off in a large project.

[@ROZENHART]

The beat at 4:54 is fire

[@OliverCodd]

This is incredible! Patcher is quite possibly the most powerful sound design tool available in any DAW and now that it has a built in arp/sequencer... game changing.

[@ultratone]

Nothing like a good pie chart to get your point across.

[@SpeccyMan]

I had a choice. To upgrade my Bitwig Studio 16 Track to the full version at a cost of 300 Euros (ouch!) or to upgrade my FL Studio Signature Bundle to the All Plugins Bundle at a cost of £114. Here's the thing. Had I chosen Bitwig I would still have to keep paying them for future upgrades. I chose FL Studio because, as you Americans say, it's a no brainer. 😁 Don't get me wrong, I do quite like Bitwig but not enough to keep on paying a premium price for it. FL Studio has a much nicer and far easier to use mixer - that is more than enough to sell it to me.

[@TheNandato]

Absolutely amazing video. Never heard compression explained so clearly

[@jefffpv2759]

somehow they can give free updates and full upgrades. everyone else charges at least 1/3rd the cost of the original product and its usually half the cost. i feel like image line is the best software company

[@mod3l]

me sounding like a mormon on your doorstep: R34P3R 15 W4Y M0R3 P0W3RfUL TH4N M05T P30PL3 TH1NK hehe he

[@isomatic]

lol it is

[@2JohJoh2]

Absolutely interested in a Benn Jordan tutorial series on FL (they SHOULD sponsor you) !! I'm not using FL right now. Tried it a bit, but was confused by the strange relationship between the "channel rack", and main track area. There's must be some logic behind it (looking at your video, the developers certainly do some serious thinking), but it wasn't obvious. Maybe that's because when going from Logic to Cubase / Reaper or (even) Ableton, there seems to be more common ground in the fundamental interaction with the system. I don't believe every DAW is good for anything, but I'm intrigued by the workflow capabilities you show here. I don't fancy spending couple of hundreds for yet another DAW (BTW : Logic is probably the cheapest the first 10 years, after that FL Studio is unbeatable), but if can transform the creative workflow , I definitely would consider it. The "audiobook" format is probablly not exactly the way, but really supporting the question too !!

[@AshBashVids]

The channel rack is for your patterns, the main track area is for laying those patterns out as a composition. It makes compositions really fast to do as you can easily select that pattern again from the side menu and paint it down, rather than copy/pasting it.

[@2JohJoh2]

@@AshBashVidsI more or less got that. The main confusion is : how do the "instruments" in the rack relate to the instruments in the tracks ? Are they independent (settings, sounds etc) , how are they mixed, when are patterns (in the rack) themselves played (and when not), ...

[@AshBashVids]

@@2JohJoh2 They don't - what you see on the tracks is the patterns. The instruments are contained in the patterns. This means a single track can have multiple instruments, and you can even make a full composition on an individual pattern if you want to.

[@AshBashVids]

@@2JohJoh2 Then in the mixer, the instruments can be assigned to mixer channels, which is seperate to the tracks in the composition. It's a completely different way to working compared to other DAWs, but to me it's the fastest as you can make almost full compositions in a pattern and then splice it up on a track when making the song structure. It's almost laid out like a DAWless hardware setup.

[@apoplexiamusic]

I had to pause at 1:20, because i am that Ableton user who wanted a new perspective, so in September i bought FL Studio after about 12 years of using only Ableton... and about 15 years since i last used FL! It definitely gave me a fresh perspective! and i can see things different things i prefer in each!

[@crowlsyong]

2:39 I love how you sync up with the beat here

[@Only1retro]

Piano roll is everything in music production

[@dmmakes-beats]

This video teach me a lot I didnt know some tips you show in this video thank you 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@MIHAO]

Great video (thanks IL Scott!)

[@uzadegotone]

bro just did the video of the year

[@apexone5502]

Once I get another PC (basically an updated one), I plan on getting back on FL Studio. This time a legit version since I've only worked on cracked versions years ago. These days I deal with Logic as well as the MPC Live 2 but I'd like FL Studio to be back in my arsenal.

[@randydean23]

I am super appreciative of your supporting the ACLU. If folks aren't hip to the importance of civil liberties then all I can say is I hope they never find themselves in of the ACLU. Especially after all that's gone the past 6-7 yrs in particular

[@madeinerror]

nice too meet You Benn :) (subbed)

[@trollingisasport]

Love FL. Once they made it so you can work in the playlist my workflow improved drastically. I also love the constant updates their pumping out all for a single price.

[@DShawnPaytonOffiicial]

Excellent video, had to like and sub! I used FL Studio to make the free samples I give away on my website. It's such a a great program for when you just want to make something. I use the video making capabilities and enjoy the variety. Fesures like Gross Beat and the arp on the Piano Roll can change a basic beat into a mindscrew.

[@TheRumpletiltskin]

IMO, FL STUDIO IS THE GOAT. I been using it since v3. Been made fun of the entire time, but it's a DAW I feel comfortable with and don't care what people think.

[@SeansYTEntertainment]

Love your sense of humour Love the tutorials LOVE FL Studio! All the things. Well done!

[@staticbeatz]

gonna need an extensive video on that piano roll section 😭

[@enterthevortex5883]

Awesome video, digging the relax, sarcastic humor yet very informative vibe 💪

[@peterelfman]

Excellent video! (did you make it just to flex on @venustheory? :D). I am DAW-agnostic; ultimately the tools of a craftsperson are a part of their workflow and style, and I think every fledgling producer should try out multiple DAWS until they find one with a workflow that best suits them. From what you've described in this video, it seems FL could only be the DAW for you, and I 100% respect that, and I'm glad you found it as early as you did. I'm still searching for "my" DAW. This video is the first that made me feel like I should give a lengthy in-depth try with FL Studio, after I had previously written it off.

[@jeramiahrossnz]

Thanks Benn, that was cool bro. Ha, I use Reaper,/Ableton combo, cause I'm mostly multi-tracking and playing lots of instruments, making face noises and so on, But I have tinkered off and on with FL studio for years and 21 looks cool, few new toys, some of these cool tricks are cool tricks. enjoyed the video heaps, cheers, Jeramiah

[@theelephantintheroom69]

For those like me who have never used another DAW, being a career-long FL Studio producer is like being the one kid with rich parents and no obsticles in life

[@lunasmileyy]

im only on the piano roll section and i just learned more about the piano roll in 3 minutes than i have in the 10 years ive used FL LOL

[@TheJanda777]

My first DAW was FL back in 2000 or so. I loved it! I want to say that the audio recording features in Ableton Live pulled me away from FL at the time. That said, this is such a great DAW for the money, and the only thing keeping me from getting it is time. A lot of people mention having to spend a lot of time engineering your DAW while sacrificing music-making. I mostly agree with that. But, there are days that I pull away from my main setup and just mess around with Bitwig and Reason. I find that I am way more creative during those times. This is why I am probably going to just get this. $400-500 for life? That's a steal.

[@Korvmannen]

Since I see people making the comment that FL Studio has paid plugins, that's for versions in a lower tier than All Plugins Bundle. I have Producer (just above Baby's First DAW version) and very many of the plugins would require unlocking. I want to do it at some point when I got cash, but it's 200€ atm with discount for me to upgrade. I *STILL* don't pay for upgrading basic functionality.

[@onimisilovesonmusic4548]

All Daws work flawlessly. The more u use it , the more u see how flawlessly they're

[@HA11EYS_COM3T]

There are so many things I feel like fl studio can do stock that ableton cant, I just use ableton because it’s really intuitive and it’s quite streamlined for what I need. But even then, there’s so much ableton can do that I just haven’t figured out or looked at or needed to use yet, but I’m sure it’s more powerful than people give it credit for, like FL Studio. The only reason I didn’t end up using FL Studio is because I didn’t find it intuitive, wasn’t a big fan of the layout, and because ableton was just more my style. I always tell people, if you want to use MIDI, get FL Studio. I’m not sure what FL studio’s built in sound design tools are like, but I do know that ableton is absolutely amazing with sound design and automation so that’s something I like about it. Ultimately, I dunno. I just like ableton. Maybe I’ll give FL a shot, who knows.

[@l.musicandsound]

I just wish they'd add MPE support 😢That's the last infinity stone for me to consider FL as the best

[@sportsshooter2940]

Yeah I'm a Reason or pro tools guy. I just got fl 21. Trying it out

[@dR0L0b]

14:50 it looks like they integrated BlueArp into patcher basically, which is nice xd

[@primaledge2916]

Awesome video, bookmarked for future reference and subscribed :)

[@FINXainarskrastins]

Yeah it is a "complete daw" as in you don't need anything else, but honestly, I couldn't live without vital, khz suite, melda, izotope and fabf tools. Like... I'm jealous of ableton of its grain delay and erosion, I wish it would be easier to work around automations, cuz the whole process of going to tools-last tweaked-create automation clip for any knob that isn't from FL... in ableton it seams easier and more ordered and simplified... Also, I haven't upgraded since like 20.8(?idk which im on) But i also have wanted for a way to have auto master routing, like on check box where every new plug in or soundfile gets assigned a new unused mixer track, would be cool to also have a sort for mixer based on routing, and maybe a way to indicate which mixer tracks are being unused. Like, all these small things I notice that have stolen time from me, and I know they haven't still implemented in the updates till now.

[@davidneale2366]

I started with FL but switched to bitwig as I found it easier to work with. I import a lot of midi. I'm thinking of trying FL again as bitwig has changed their pricing model so this was a great video for me at this time so thank you. I know a lot more now so I can see I can probably customize FL to match my workflow and I see it has far more power than I realized. Thx again.. if it works out yiu have me money 😊

[@Michael-dj6pd]

2014 switched from using Logic X to FL Studio and I never turned back. All DAWs take time to learn and get familar with, but I think it only took a few weeks and I was back in the flow. For solo music making imo you couldn’t really dream of anything better. The key is just to feel like you are making the most of your ability in the DAW you are using. No reason to switch if you are happy with what you use.

[@jamiegoldenseal3826]

awesome bro good work