Despite a slightly non-standard user interface, FL Studio 9.1 is one of the easier digital audio workstations to use - if you come from a step/pattern-based recording background.
If you're used to Ableton Live, you'll adapt to FL Studio 9.1 in a heartbeat. However, users of track-based programs such as Cubase, Sonar, or Digidesign Pro Tools will have a steeper learning curve. You record audio into the playlist for use as parts, or the Edison audio editor insert (added to a track like and effect) to create ad hoc audio tracks. Once you're used to it, there's a certain elegance to this marrying of step- and track-based approach to music creation.
At first glance, you might not notice much new in FL Studio 9.1, but there are literally hundreds of refinements and improvements. Most address bugs and user suggestions to enhance usability, but there are some new features such as the Drumpad instrument, Fruity Convolver reverb, Harmless additive synthesis instrument, Stereo Shaper, and Vocodex vocoding plugin. There's also welcome support for VST3 instruments and plugins as well as multi-core CPU support.
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