Jul 11, 2017 Hallo every one! This is the 9th video of the FL studio Crash course serries. In this video we'll: -Create Costum Folder locations-Install & Manage: Plugins, Samples & SoundFonts. May 31, 2019 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'. If you're on Windows there is a 32 bit FL Studio in the latest installation. Download over 400 Free VST Plugins and Free VST instruments.We have searched the web for the best free VST plugins to download. These are the best VST plugins that can be used with music software like FL Studio, Ableton Live, Pro Tools, Reaper, and more. Plogue has a released sforzando, a free SFZ and soundfont player for Mac & Windows. Sforzando is a free SFZ 2.0 compliant sample player. Advanced sample hobbyists now have a powerful tool to experiment and share instruments without relying on proprietary formats. Sforzando only has one instrument slot; no fancy UI, effects or mixers.
This section is to help users who need to work directly with the installation files. If you are looking to access folder locations shown in the Browser (and set in File Settings), you can Right-Click Folders in the Browser and choose 'Open'. The operating system browser will open to this folder. To access other files when updating a plugin or component for testing or when working with Techsupport:
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Windows
A 'clean installation' requires a specific set of steps that should be completed in the following order:
Manual Uninstall / Clean Install
Make sure you have backed up all your personal projects and files! The best way to avoid issues is to make sure everything that is yours is OUTSIDE the FL Studio folders.
NOTE: From FL Studio 20 onward, your project files are, by default, in - '...Users[your computer account]DocumentsImage-Line'. This location is set by the User data folder. If so, deleting the folders below won't delete your personal data.
Perform a Reset settings.
Restart your computer and do not open FL Studio until you have completed the remaining items on this list. This will make sure no files are locked and in use.
Right-Click the FL Studio desktop icon and choose 'Open file location'. Note the folder you are in, 'FL Studio N'. N = Version you are using and then go back up one level. The default installation location is 'C:Program FilesImage-LineFL Studio N'. This includes the 32 and 64 Bit versions. NOTE: If you have installed an older version of FL Studio, your default install location may be under C:Program Files (x86)Image-LineFL Studio N. While the location is not particularly important it's a good idea to move any new installation to C:Program FilesImage-LineFL Studio. The remainder of this section will assume this is the case.
Delete the FL Studio installation folder 'FL Studio N'.
Delete the 'Shared' folder.
If you want to reinstall the latest version of FL Studio, you can do so now. Download it here.
If you are reinstalling FL Studio, don't forget to:
Set Browser extra search folders.
Rescan plugins (although, your previous plugin database should still be intact in the User data folder/FL Studio/Presets/Plugin database).
Reapply your license by logging into your account from the About Panel.
Multiple Installations
Right-click the existing FL Studio installation icon and choose 'Open file location'.
Use your file browser to go back up a level so that you can see the installation folder. Normally C:Program FilesImage-LineFL Studio N, where N is the FL Studio version.
Create a new folder at the same level (not in the 'FL Studio N' but alongside it. Call it 'FL Studio Test' or whatever you like.
Run the FL Studio installer, and when it offers the install location, set it to your folder: C:Program FilesImage-LineFL Studio Test
There will be a new icon on the desktop for this installation. If you need to manually create a shortcut/s, Right-click the 'FL64.exe' and choose 'Create shortcut' and then drag that shortcut to your desktop.
NOTE: The last installation of FL Studio normally becomes the default install to open project files. You can change this by opening the installation you want to use as the default, then on the General Settings select 'Associate project files with application'.
macOS
Video tutorial here.
From the macOS Finder browse to [Macintosh HD]/Applications/FL Studio.app
Right-Click FL Studio.app and choose 'Show Package Contents'
Navigate to /Contents/Resources/FL. This will place you in the root of the FL Studio installation folder.
From here you can locate the relevant FL Studio installation files discussed elsewhere in this manual.
Manual Uninstall / Clean Install
NOTE: If your Mac is not running the latest version of macOS, we STRONGLY RECOMMEND you update your OS first. Older versions of macOS, particularly before High Sierra, are often linked to instability and crashes. If you can't use Mojave, then update to the last version of High Sierra - Open the Mac App Store and choose 'Store > Sign in'. Click 'Purchased'. Scroll down to find 'High Sierra 10.13.6'.
Restart your computer and do not open FL Studio until you have completed this list. This will make sure no files are locked and in use.
Make sure you have backed up all your personal projects and files! The best way to avoid issues is to make sure everything that is yours is OUTSIDE the FL Studio folders.
NOTE: Your project files are, by default, in - '[Macintosh HD]/Users/[user account]/Documents/Image-Line/FL Studio'. This location is set by the User data folder. If this is the case, deleting the folders below won't delete any personal data.
Show hidden folders if you have not already done this.
Delete FL Studio application. Drag and drop the FL Studio icon to the Trash.
Delete the '[Macintosh HD]/Library/Application Support/Image-Line/Shared' folder.
Delete the '[Macintosh HD]/Users/[user account]/Library/Preferences/Image-Line' folder.
If you want to reinstall the latest version of FL Studio, you can do so now. Download it here.
If you are reinstalling FL Studio, don't forget to:
Set Browser extra search folders.
Rescan plugins (although, your previous plugin database should still be intact in the User data folder/FL Studio/Presets/Plugin database).
Reapply your license by logging into your account from the About Panel.
Multiple Installations
To avoid installing a Beta, or any new version, over an existing installation, you can rename the existing FL Studio application prior to installation of the beta or new release.
Close FL Studio.
Open Finder and select the 'Applications' folder in the Sidebar.
Locate and right-click the 'FL Studio N' application. Where N is the version number.
Select 'Rename'.
Rename the application to something other than 'FL Studio N', such as 'FL Studio N Stable'.
Install the beta, or new release, as normal. It will become the default FL Studio installation.
To maintain quick access to the various installations, make Alias shortcuts.
Open Finder and select the 'Applications' folder in the Sidebar.
Right-click the application you would like to create a shortcut for and select 'Make alias'.
Relocate the alias to your Desktop. Alternatively, you can drag the application from the Applications directory to your Dock to create a shortcut.
WIKIPEDIA: SoundFont is a brand name that collectively refers to a file format and associated technology designed to bridge the gap between recorded and synthesized audio, especially for the purposes of computer music composition. SoundFont technology is an implementation of sample-based synthesis, first used on the Sound Blaster AWE32 sound card for its General MIDI support, and is still supported on current Sound Blaster products.
IN MORE SIMPLE WORDS:
A Soundfonts file (.SF2) is like a sample pack already mapped out across a samplers keys.
It could be a synth, an instrument or drums etc. Basically, a Soundfonts is a virtual instrument that contains recorded audio samples of various musical instruments.
Although it is based on older technology, soundfonts can be very useful.
Use Soundfonts and MIDI files to create new original loops and samples.
Different SoundFonts allow you to produce and render different sound out of the same MIDI file, and that’s can be fascinating by itself.
Professional producers can use specialized SoundFonts – for piano, trumpet, guitar, brass, strings, etc. Some soundfonts contain multiple instruments bundled into one file.
From our knowledge, most of our customers use FL Studio music software. FL Studio includes the Fruity SoundFont Player, an advanced sampler which can load SoundFont2 instruments.
So you will not need to install extra plugins to use Soundfonts into your FL Studio.
Watch this video and see how exactly to use Soundfonts into Fl Studio, and then come back to read more…
For Reason music makers, use NN-XT to play Soundfonts.
You can use Soundfonts in any DAW with MIDI capability. If your music software does not natively support SF2 format, no problem, there are plenty soundfont players that ca be used alongside with your music software. Load it like any other Vst plugin, locate the soundfont and there you go!
Here are some free Soundfonts players:
DSK SF2 v2 – VST (32-bit Windows)
sforzando – Standalone, VST, Audio Unit, RTAS (32-64-bit Windows/MAC OS)
bs-0 – VST, Audio Unit (32-64-bit Windows/MAC OS)
SFZero – Audio Unit for MAC OS, VST (Beta)
How I can get more soundfonts?
Fruity Soundfont Player
There is a great number of SoundFonts on HexLoops.com – some of them are free, some are not. We used very often Soundfonts to create our instrumentals. That’s why many who bought our sample packs found, along with MIDI and WAV files, all the Soundfonts files used in the creation process.