Press release – for immediate release Tuesday, 13-Feb-2007

FL Studio 7

Major Music and Image Line software are proud to announce the release of FL Studio 7

Image Line Software has released the much anticipated release of its complete music production environment, FL Studio 7. Representing the culmination of more than 9 years of sustained development, FL Studio 7 is set to become the most flexible virtual music studio tool in the industry.

Chief Software Architect, Didier Dambrin has realized his vision of creating an open-architecture virtual studio environment where the only constraint on the users is their own imagination. This philosophy is reflected in FL Studio 7’s flexible audio and control data routing, free-form Playlist design and interoperability with industry standards (VST/VSTi/VST2, DXi, DXi2, Buzz, ReWire, MIDI, MP3, WAV, OGG). Didier notes ”We don't try to protect our data & come up with new formats only for marketing reasons. We use existing standards as much as possible, and allow FL Studio be used as a plugin in other hosts“. In version 7, particular emphasis has been given to improved workflow through enhanced interface design, so that ideas can be crystallized and creativity captured.

FL Studio is a fully featured, open-architecture music creation and production environment for PC. No extra software is required to produce any style of music, as the complete set of instrument and studio tools is included in the cost of the package. With the included plugins, sounds and tools the user can create complete songs, as well as backing tracks, loops and sizzling beats. FL Studio is the most complete virtual studio currently available. It wil play any sample file (wav), generator (softsynth), VSTi & DXi) or midi instrument you feed it, it also comes with it's own generators (softsynths) and Effect (Filters). Capture audio from a single vocalist right through to a full symphony orchestra. FL7 can record up to 64 simultaneous tracks of audio. The Playlist workspace can contain an unlimited number of audio tracks and allows you to arrange discrete audio events in any order, and position the creative process dictates with complete flexibility. Audio tools allow the ability to time-stretch, pitch-shift, beat-slice, chop, edit and creatively destruct audio. FL7 also introduces Edison, a fully featured mastering wave editor and recorder.

Key new features & changes

• FL now supports track-based sequencing. Pattern Clips present sequence data in the method as Audio and Automation Clips.
  
• Edison replaces the Wave Editor - Edison is a fully integrated audio editing and recording tool complete with spectral analysis, convolution reverb + more :
• Love Philter - is a bank of 8 ganged filter units for total flexibility and creative filtering mayhem.
• Parametric EQ2 - introduces a mastering parametric EQ with spectral analysis :
• Event Automation can now be converted to Automation clips.
  
• Updated audio stretching engine for FL Studio & FL plugins (where applicable).
  
• Multi-core safe generators can now be threaded for performance gain on multi-core CPUs.
  
• Smoother audio 'record to disk' performance with high track-counts.
  
• Note OFF velocity support for the Piano roll, MIDI files, MIDI out & Sytrus.
  
• 'Smart Disable' mode for generator plugins, previously was effects only.
  
• A 'News Panel', to keep users updated with content and patches.
  
• Plugin windows can now be detached from the FL Studio desktop.
  
• DirectWave sampler now loads AIFF samples & includes a VST preset loader in auto sampler function.
  
• Sytrus gains multi-level ‘Undo’ a 'Cherry' phaser filter, 256 unit Harmonics editor (up from 128), automatable unison panning, volume and pitch.
  
• FPC acquires wave start/end point selection. SFZ export and loads AIFF, MP3 and REX files.
  
• Mono source recording. Mono ASIO inputs now handled by the mixer IN list.
  
• New user-definable keyboard velocity curve mapping in MIDI setup.
  
• Support for Apple Loops AIFF extensions.

Pricing and availability:

FL Studio 7 is available in three boxed editions priced as follows: FL Studio XXL RRP $699.00, FL Studio Producer Edition RRP $349.00, FL Studio Fruityloops Edition RRP $249.00. All prices are AUD inc GST. Educational pricing is also available.

Full Specifications, Product information & images:
http://www.majormusic.com.au/products/flstudio_7.php

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