The Image Line FL Studio V20 – Producer Edition is a complete software music production environment. It delivers a full suite of music creation features including audio recording and editing, MIDI piano roll and step sequencing, live performance mode and multitouch support. It also includes over 70 software synthesizers and effect plug-ins.

In this latest update, Image Line have jumped from version 12 to version 20 to celebrate 20 years of service. There are several significant updates including full macOS support (10.11 and later), unlimited time signature changes, consolidate clips (freezing), playlist arrangements, full plug-in delay compensation, and a redesigned tool bar. V20 has support for AU and VST 64-bit, DX, and FL Native plug-in formats and it can be hosted in other DAWs as a VST or connected through ReWire. Both Mac and Windows versions are cross-platform compatible, allowing for seamless sharing and collaboration.

FL Studio 20 offers a host of advanced audio recording and editing functions that you can use to capture and fine tune your musical ideas. It allows you to record an unlimited amount of audio tracks simultaneously, only limited by the power of your computer and the amount of inputs of your audio interface. Once recorded, you can manipulate your audio with Edison, FL Studio’s integrated wave editor that provides a broad palette of functions such as spectral analysis, convolution reverb, noise reduction, loop-construction tools and more. Using the playlist function you can arrange your audio and perform other editing tasks such as time-stretching, pitch-shifting, beat-slicing, cropping and more.

In addition to audio recording and editing, FL Studio 20 provides advanced mixing and routing options that allow you to create complex, polished productions. Allowing for up to 125 channels, the mixer can be used for leveling, panning, creating sub-mixes and adding effects to your audio. Each channel of the mixer is equipped with parametric EQ and can hold up to 10 effects (in VST, AU, DX or FL’s Native format). Choose from more than 40 effects including maximization, limiting, compression, delay, distortion, equalization (graphic & parametric), filtering, phasing, flanging, chorus, vocoding and reverb. Furthermore, the mixer includes four dedicated send channels that provide the ability to sidechain inputs to multi-input effects plug-ins.

FL Studio 20 also offers a multitude of MIDI recording and sequencing functions that are centered around its piano roll and trademark step sequencer features. Use either of these powerful tools alone, or in combination with one another to record your musical performances in either pattern or track sequencing mode, depending on your personal workflow. Choose from a selection of over 30 software synthesizers covering acoustic/synthetic bass, electric guitar, multi-sampler tools including piano & strings, general sample playback, and beat-slicing (With Rex 1 & 2 support).

New in FL Studio 20
Key New Features
Mac Support: FL Studio is now available as a 64-bit native macOS application. Includes audio unit (AU) and VST plugin support. AU plugins will scan, along with VST plugins, using the plugin manager
Time Signatures:
Default time signature is set in the project
General settings and time signature changes with time markers
Use the on-pattern clip menu, Use current time signature, to set a time signature based on playlist position
Consolidate Clips (Freezing) – Bounce selected audio and pattern clips to a single audio clip via:
Playlist Menu: Consolidate playlist selection – bounces selected clips to audio
Playlist Track: Consolidate track – bounces an entire playlist track to audio
Picker Panel: Render as audio clip – creates audio clips ready to use
Picker Panel: Render and replace – replaces playlist patterns with audio
Playlist Arrangements: An arrangement is the layout of audio, automation, and pattern clips in the playlist as you added them. Use the drop-down arrangements menu to manage multiple playlist versions of the project (working ideas, sound design, versions etc.)
Plugin Delay Compensation: Automatic PDC now work for all normal use-cases including for mixer sends. Manual and auto-PDC can now co-exist. Manual PDC is applied as an offset to auto PDC. Updates include:
Audio Recording: New audio input delay control on the input menu fixes latency issues with individual audio inputs
Icon Colors: Automatic (orange), manual (blue) or not set (gray)
Mixer Menu: Plugin Delay Compensation > Reset manual latency on all tracks. Option to reset all manually set latency values to zero
Metronome: Latency compensated
Mixer FX Slots: Latency compensated Wet/Dry mix knob. Processing delay is now compensated when mixing the Wet/Dry signals from an effect for each FX slot
Continuous Adjustment: Roll the mouse wheel over the time icon or latency display
Mouse Wheel: 10 ms steps
Ctrl+Mouse Wheel: ms steps
Ctrl+Alt+Mouse Wheel: 1 sample steps
Mouse Wheel works in Three Places:
Track input latency icon (FX panel)
Track output latency selector (FX panel)
Track output latency icon (mixer tracks)
Wrapper Offset: Latency shown in the wrapper info can be set and saved per plugin. Use to compensate plugins that consistently report an incorrect latency
Updated Toolbar: Updated toolbar design and editable layout