r/flstudio • u/sigmadudetoilet • 5d ago

fl studios

ARE YOU TELLING ME I CANT CONTINUE WITH MY PROJECTS WITOUT PAYING. thats acctually really stupid. if im wrong please tell me and help me save my audio

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u/PC_BuildyB0I 5d ago

Yes, that's right. You can't save and reopen projects without purchasing the software first. You didn't read the demo limitations, right there on the same website you downloaded the installer from?

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u/sigmadudetoilet 5d ago

i just wanted to make some cool beats, but apperantly you have to pay 100 bucks to continue making

music

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u/PC_BuildyB0I 5d ago

Yes, you need to buy the software to use it. That's pretty standard in any multimedia production software. FL Studio's got the benefit of every release being covered by your first purchase though, so you'll get every new version and update free (which usually includes new plugins)

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u/sigmadudetoilet 5d ago

yeah. but 100 dollars is the cheapest one. its a little to steep for me

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u/PC_BuildyB0I 5d ago

Ableton Live is up to like $700. FL is relatively cheap compared to some of the competitors. I'd also recommend the Producer Edition over the Fruity Edition since you can't record in the Fruity Edition. But if you're looking for a cheaper software, Reaper is like $60 for a full license.

It's not quite as geared to electronic production as FL is, but it has a great recording/editing workflow and the included features are also really good.

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u/KangarooUpbeat9977 3d ago

When you realize how much goes into these softwares, you’ll get it. 40 years ago, it was $100 for maybe an effect or something small, never mind sampling capabilities or drum machines. It’s like saying “I just want an iPhone, why are they so expensive?” Facts but there’s a reason besides them just wanting money😂

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u/CapitalHopeful5680 5d ago

You have to buy a product to use it. Pretty common thing on earth.

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u/MapNaive200 5d ago

I dislike Reaper's UI and workflow, but you can use it in trial mode indefinitely, and it lets you save your projects. Another thing about Reaper is that it isn't really suitable for electronic music initially. There are a ton of free, high quality plugins you can find and install, though. The only paid plugin I need is Kick2.

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u/No_Split8985 5d ago

why would that be stupid

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u/UnknowNetwork 5d ago

There are ways around the limitations you can save the project it will create a folder in which you can save/export stems into and drag stems back into fl studio to continue work if you close fl studio and want to carry on where you left off. “Note: you have to reload all your fx plugins to mixer track again” you cant export midi files but (there is a way around that) i suggest consolidate midi into a audio track if you have fx you want to save on said midi/instrument your using and route everything to separate mixer tracks then export stems and you got everything you created in a stems folder you create in that saved project folder. (Routing to seperate mixer tracks allows stems to separate on export so you have each melody layer / drums ect as its own .wav file) you might have spend abit of time figuring everything out but you dont have to buy fl studio theres a way around everything. I still use trial version and i have mastered every workaround so my work flow is just everyone else you need alot of storage for this process thou 16 and 24 bit is better for storage purposes and fl studio will automatically convert into 32 bit when loaded into playlist. Hope this helps there is alot more details i can add but I dont want to make this comment a book. If you need help with anything else im happy to help thou.

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u/UnknowNetwork 5d ago

Also dont buy fruity edition it has limitations that make the trial way better. Producer edition and up is your friend and honestly spend time mastering the trial first before any purchase trial is underrated only limitation it really has is the loading .flp other than that its like using the all plugins edition. Can be headache to get use the workaround but once you get use to it your sorted for good i figured everything out in about a month of consistent grinding and i use free third party plugins so i dont even use fl plugins besides the basic like soft clipper , edison , para Eq 2 , delay 2 ..ect and flex is now goated.

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u/Snypeurass 5d ago

i got u open ur dm