All user reviews for the Image Line Fruity Loops Studio 4

I ordered Fruity Loops Studio 4 from the internet at Prowareaudio.com. The reason I went with Fruity Loops instead of some of the other step-sequencing programs is because Fruity Loops is easy to use. I paid $199.00 for the full version of Fruity Loops Studio 4 and have no regrets.

VERY VERY easy to learn. Its very user friendly and works like a charm. There seems to be two sides to this program, the simple side, and the complex side. For beginners you can easily kick out loops, for fruity pros that know the ins and outs, there are much more things you can do. There is even a fruity formula to manipulate awsome automation and so forth.


I had a bit of a problem registering this product for the lifetime upgrade.

FL Studio is a pattern based sequencer perfectly suited for creation of complex songs and realistic drum loops, with 32 bit internal mixing and advanced MIDI support.
Internal 32 bit floating point mixing, up to 96kHz stereo. It supports DirectSound and ASIO enabled sound cards for audio output. Third-party instuments can be added due to its open architecture.


The people at Image-Line have done it again. This is by far the most valuable instrument in my arsenal. It is an excellent program for novice music producers who know nothing about making music but also for professionals who have been at it for years.


This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com

There's small galres on all installed plugins, but by trs well, hence the 9.
on the other hand for the handling of the software is truly excellent, trs tutorials are well done, once they have been followed, no need at all to manual.

SUITABILITY/PERFORMANCE

My config: CM Leadtek nForce2, lunaIIcreamware sound card, 512MB RAM, 60GB of HDD (Seagate) and the software runs perfectly with ASIO drivers, the possibilities are standards, everything is done quickly since trs j ' The elements a record all one, but I feel I have the margin, has a fruity tmoin CPU on the dashboard that is rarely "full" even a quarter.
the software is stable, it did not crash once. Version 4.0 had planted twice a bug corrected later with all new features.

OVERALL OPINION

I use fruity loops for a year and a half, and fruity studio since its release a month ago and some ... the particular feature I like most is the fact that the samples dcoupe I record in pattern, which saves me time and place standard to synchronize, copy, paste my samples, I can make every little lment Adapter Pattern rhythmic Galit this feature with the multitrack mixer that finally allows me to use my sound card effects on tracks spares.

what I like least is the protocol for recording samples, a bit heavy, unlike the interface gnrale which is very practical, fruity has reached a level of flexibility difficult amliorer so it is Designed and cohrent.

I have not tried other beasts rhythms, for cons for squenceurs, the precision of the fruity dcoupage in pattern, I found nowhere has this bote is not a rhythm, it's not a squenceur is a complete software.

the price quality ratio is excellent, $ 149, since all it does ...

I would do without this choice hsiter, I mtal of industrial and fruity I no nothing will happen, it changed my fawn call, the sampler Intgr can change the sounds in time rel, the internal gnrateurs are excellent, especially granulizer CRER that allows virtual instruments from a sound.

it's a great app for those who want to combine sampling, instrumentals VST / DX, instrumentals rels, effects ... trs and simple to use.

Installation is very simple and without problems.
The manual (in English) is very clear, there are more different translations and didactels crash at: http://www.flstudio.com

SUITABILITY/PERFORMANCE

config:
Dell inspiron 8500 laptop (2.4 Ghz) RAM: 1 Ghz Sound Card: RME Multiface hamerfall (PCMCIA) + usb ctrl Evolution UC-33. all under win XP.

Performance:
an efficient & stable config, especially since I use both live in the studio.
latency: 3 ms (qq underun) but very effective for the treatment of external sources in real time.
latency: 23 ms (very clean) config when using large audio files.
good management of the cpu.
MIDI sync is not great (see future versions).

What I like above all in flp 4.12 is very malleable ergonomics and real-time access to the features: http://www.flstudio.com (from the undo history = 4.12 + support 24-bit wave Asio 2).
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Very good performance and a lot of tricks in a program that has grown rapidly and is in (see above) of some (sequencers and virtual instruments) well known.

OVERALL OPINION

I was seductive by early versions of the software in 1998, the id of the analog sequencer emulation, as it was brief at the time, seemed like a good track.

With regard to the peculiarities of soft there so much to say, that a forum (looptalk) is open on the site, one can propose changes to the developers, exchange tips or the "patches" with other users.

The app is available in three versions:

- FL Studio Producer edition (the one for which I chose). $ 149
- FL Studio Fruityloops edition. $ 99
- FL Studio Express Edition. $ 49
notice that the prices are really mini! -) and updates are free.

With the experience so I would not hesitate.

No problem for installation. Paramtrages audio and midi Reduces to a minimum.
Manuel obscure and only summary.

SUITABILITY/PERFORMANCE

I use a P4 2.6 GHz with 512 mgas of memory. Dmx6fire card, hard drive IBM 7200T.

FL studio, Ralite is for hackers Sunday. Those who want to reproduce the ear of the song Star'Ac, you know, the one that is going on during the dessert just before the step-ERRF beginners assistance to the family of pets RuNie .
In short, the fact has a jingle to sleep not too difficult to amuse the gallery.

Otherwise, if you want to push a bit inception, the problems dmarrent: ds you start loading the software and VSTI effects while racing, nothing is sync, the audio engine just can not keep it a little ds sollicit ... Yet I think I have the most stable config computer that is ... No VIA chipset, RAM memory certify pilots to the hair ...

This software is just unusable. He accuses actually three years late.

OVERALL OPINION

I use this software to not even CRER would do drum loops.
Why? Because it is not even accept the damn files in 24 bit ....

a frieze amateur to possible ... If you want to attack the complicated you will end up with a nice fast trs window like "fl studio does not rpond - close the program" and that on which you leave the trash sweat without being able to save ...

Unforgivable, given that this software is dvellop for 5 years now. They have redone the paint, adding a few gadgets, but no evolution that could amliorer stability of this thing.

FL Studio would feel if silent again in 1998. But in 2003, an amateur freeware slightly more volumes than others (but not more effective!)

Too bad, there was the ide ....

- Installation trs simple
- No incompatibility date
- No problem configuration
- Ergonomics is original, so I just fumbles to understand a few things, but we soon found there (I did not try to use documentation).

SUITABILITY/PERFORMANCE

- Athlon XP 1600, 256 MB RAM, 40 GB x2 dd, SB Audigy, Yamaha SW1000-XG
- Depending on the number of simultaneous VSTi, occupation processor can climb high enough, but for now, not 100%. It runs perfectly well without crashing.
- For performance, I'm Fully satisfied.
- Configuration stable (a single crash, and I opened too many VSTi, including a gourmet trs)

OVERALL OPINION

- I use it for about two months, almost daily
- The little less, it's a little unique ergonomics (at first), but then you get used to, and now I love it. I reach my goals faster trs.
- I was using Cubase VST 5 for two years, and I could not. Too heavy and complicated. I dcourager comments to me one day an entire piece. I wanted to try the exprience (up from version book with my Audigy). No regrets. The appearance may not be trs not look pro, but do not s'arrter appearances. It is a powerful software trs, and saw my collection of VSTi!
- The quality-price ratio is excellent and I highly recommend it.

- Install from the BMD of 20 megs with a simple regcode
- The integrated tutorials, flash tutorials on the site
- Stability? if you have a problem with the sound FLS4 DOWNLOAD: If not running, do you have a problem ... FLS4 = rock solid!
- The interface, we like it or not

SUITABILITY/PERFORMANCE

- You can buy FLS4 and run perfectly well that have an old PC or a box of race, each CPU% invested it knows it will be well used!

OVERALL OPINION

- That is a work in him even this app. Rve a silicon and its, now Ralite. If the "spirit" of the computer geeks silent FLS4 a sequencer it would without a doubt.

ISSA implementation, the basic configuration of Fruity loops is gnial: several instruments, samples, presets, just to get started quickly without making head.
It is ergonomic, even if some small default Submitted still like to pick up the automation in a menu.
Last part in the squenceur, piano-roll, the establishment of wav, instrumentation, squenage patterns and their Creations Drout and easy.
In line with the best tracker that evening, he excels in many ways.

SUITABILITY/PERFORMANCE

With my 1.4Ghz, the software runs beautifully. In addition to the twelve o'clock implementations remote control anywhere, it is the boards of trs matriser quickly. In addition, it does not crash my knowledge, he refused at worst an external plugin.

OVERALL OPINION

It intgre of new instruments such as The Slayer (guitar), a Keys (keyboard, piano, Rhodes, ideal for testing Młoda) and many other small amliorations. It may be in Intgr Vst instrument, rewire it rcupre little STRP all VST compliant, need I say more, modular architecture trs, volute is a trs good software for those who do not like squenceurs, arrangers such as Cubase and LogicAudio, it is the alternative to Tracker.
Have fun

Trs simple install. FL Studio works apparently well on all operating systems Windows (98/XP).
Setup is virtually automatic, as with most sequencers. Access in paramtres audio / midi is childish.

SUITABILITY/PERFORMANCE

I have a PC Pentium III 667 MHz, 256 MB RAM, Soundblaster Live. The software works well even if I have to operate on its own not to take too much RAM. I can use up to 4 or 5 virtual instruments at the same time in FL Studio, which is when same limit. (Del at the processor does not follow). I dplore a little latency problem that I hand thanks corrects the partition editor (piano roll), although I can dscendre to 6 ms thanks to KX drivers drivers.
I once lost a piece after a full load on the processor, which becomes irrcuprable.

OVERALL OPINION

More than 1 year of use and I confess I'm still in love with the virtual studio, including the possibilities are numerous. (I have not any use!)
The patterns can be Systm Drout for some but I can not use anything other than FL Studio so I'm used to.
Make a good choice even if the interface is quite long master. Tip: download the dmo to get an ide!
I do not 10/10 as FL Studio will surely further progress!

Installation without problem.
no incompatibility meeting.
gnrale configuration could not be more simple, no frills.

SUITABILITY/PERFORMANCE

Athlon xp 1800, CM Elite I know what, 512 RAM, 80GB HDD 7200tr / m, SB Live 5.1 Platinum soon a Delta 66.
the software works fine on this config.

fl trs uses few resources compared to large "pontures" of computer music as cubase for not naming him.
for the latency, the number of adpend vst in the project.
moreover, it Exceeds by far some squenceurs on certain points.
For example, one edition of crazy for the step sequencer, pitch samples in one click, vol, pan, shift, etc. .. short, it's a dconcertante ease. same with the piano roll, a little gem. place to hack without making "toy" as they say sure.
can include VSTi VSTfx without problem and unlike ...
No problem of so-called compressor when working properly (beh so, what IDE to work 30 dB in cubase has crackles in fl ca compress, I see the problem is not o when you can read a peakmetre ).
and everything for next to nothing.

stability is to go.

against by the system of pattern may put off some. but it is just another way to work.

OVERALL OPINION

I use fl since version 2.0.

most: easy access to
a very thorough edition
everything is automated
Cons: Interface a little at first bordlique
an edition twelve one little feeble, or at least not very practical


fl possesses unsuspected functions, and we learn every day (thank you AF).

qualitprix the report is excellent.
with the "exprience" I would do the same choice.

Little or nothing to do ... easy

SUITABILITY/PERFORMANCE

_AtlonXP Barton 2.8 / nfII infinity/2X256 SDRAM in dual ultra / sb live! 5.1/un Doepfer pocket dial from home, a keyboard korg dw8000 in matre ...
_Aucun Crash recorded with Windows XP GOLD 5.5 FR change (hh.
_e can put 15-20 fruityreverb VST FX SERIES balance on a ds one another, with a buffer of 23ms with the KX drivers. (my test I)
_C'est Really stable when I do the sound on fruity, I download, I chat, I burn, everything at the same time and there is no plant from yahoomessenger! (LOL)

OVERALL OPINION

This will be 7 years old I use fruity ending for 5 years and I use it exclusively, I know from 1.14, I know by heart, but the possibilities are endless I'm more and more convinced.
I regret that there is nothing in t dvellopp Contents in fruity mix of video, it would be good too that we can run each track has a DIFFERENT bpm, and also that one can choose a number of diffrent patern for each track. It should also be that we can cut and paste a sound on a track (as ds Qbaise) and not just in the playlist. There should be a function for reading reversed live and die rhythmic instrument and many other ides again!
Otherwise I love granulizer, working hard to understand, but its a high-powered tool (the only synthse granular synthesizer was built in 1976 and true is the work of Iannis Xenakis) to pitch a sample return or restructured, The vocoder also dchire (jai jett the other orange, aka ...)
Contents unbeatable prices and possibilities.
I try rgulirement all soft and plug coming out of her, five years have not t dtrner fruity! I was even converted a friend who used Reason 3 years (he quit two months of Reason APRS fruity).
Thank you Didier Dambrin and Belgium for this wonderful tool.

Installation? good, say it does not look like a conventional ... a black> uninstall not worthy of the name ...
As far as the first boot, no problem, the configuraiton is clear and everything went well.
Cot manual ... bah mieu worth talking about because the online help manuals are not really good (despite efforts to trying to provide a French version.)

So in light of these points the final score is not the best. at the same time, my computer is mtier then install .... bp >>> 8 / 10

SUITABILITY/PERFORMANCE

I use fruity on a laptop: Dell Inspiron 4000, PIII 850MHz, 384MB RAM, 20 GB HD 4200tpm, audio card m-audio quattro (4E / S) a MK-225C MIDI keyboard controller and a UC-16 ...
I used to live with a lot of effect (about 20 between the original ones and some VSTe) and samples (roughly 30/40 for 30mins). The top few VSTi but live in a big rarr.
latency between 2 and 5 ms, bug on the information processor, but otherwise, given the pc I use one can say that it is gnial, I have no problem in performance rel. Comparing a Reason, my config exploded before I could finish my session live .... na, trs a note for this part!

OVERALL OPINION

The ergonomics of the software is good, I gave all beginners (on v2.72) a little time because there are many screen view, and APRS over several years, I 'in discovering every day.
This app is gnial, the quality of sound output just be good but needs to pursue this particular point, it is good samples, good rglage on eq and at least two exits spar es on the greasy tek to avoid food that kicks do the whole dynamic.

Frankly, APRS trying to change for Reason (1, 2 and 2.5), Storm (sick) and Orion, I must say that is really fruity and full trs can do anything if we give ourselves the means to do!

The price is $ 150 plus ultra aggressive for such a variety ... I care!

Extremely easy installation ...
On some computers the samples provided with the software not working, but just go to the site and download the sound bank that were provided with previous versions, however, it is to do to have Additional sounds ...
Configuration is done smoothly, the first launch the software, a window opens, simply check, for the most part, everything is good ...
I have not looked at the manual ... prfr I go the hard way ...

SUITABILITY/PERFORMANCE

I have a Dell dimension 8200, pentium 4, 60GB hard drive, sound card creative live!
The software works perfectly, but as I said to one, given his sometimes do not work ...
The performance of the sound are always the best that your computer can provide with the current configuration (if you choose the wrong driver, the software does not correct you) ...
Next, the configuration does not move, unless you change sth ...

OVERALL OPINION

I use this software since nol 2003, but before I used the first version was ...

What I like about this software is its ease of use versatilis her, his originality and style ...

This software allows prs little while ... CRER can grace the instrument synthesizers (FM, 404, 3Xosc, SimSynth, and more ...) CRER its loops, sequences, use loops or samples to external software, using a slicer effective for the problems of tempo (and re-mixer, for example a battery), it is the CRER Młoda complex fairly quickly and efficiently trs, you can add effects proffesionels by track ... Almost all parameters can be automated or can be associated with contolleurs MIDI or internal ... The software supports VSTi and DXi ...

I do not like his tendency to be mistaken for a non-professional software, and the fact that some important menu trs are relatively difficult to find by intuition (for me intuitiva software is important). ..

I have not used bcp other programs, but every time I try, the complexity of the software drives me crazy, why make it complicated FL studio proved that simple is as effective ...

In the normal selling price, this software is too expensive (like almost all music software), I got it for almost a third of the price (j'connais the dealer) ...

I wished to leave your own opinion, download a demo and try and forget what you say 80% of people from this software ...

Installation quite simple, I usually kind of crap Autocad or worse: cubase and subdirectories in the c **...

Runs well on a Compaq Presario 2800 (P4 / 1.7Ghz / 1024 ram) taking care of the machine dedicated to live music applications. The sound card is a basic keyboard Edirol PCR1 ... imperceptible latency.

Nothing to say on the workstation (I can even launch Pro Tools and make photoshop at the same time!)

The manual is pretty useless: it is written in the windows is what it is, just read and know what a filter envelope and an equalizer ... It is a tool for creating well-thought is incomprehensible not bother with stuff (hello Yamaha!)

SUITABILITY/PERFORMANCE

Everything works ... I repeat myself a little there ...

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for a few months, first demo version, extended version hacked by lack of dough, and now I bought it. It is a good tool, it is paid and the price is right.

the +

ease of use
orientation can live
Management synths
mode pattern great and perfectly well-functioning

the -

bug with some VST (recently settled)
output configuration separated a little twisted ...

Good software, decent price

Well mixed and with a small passage through T Racks mastering for a semblance of the result is stunning. There are a bunch of free VST synths and more, so why deprive yourself??