FL Studio 10

Announced just a short while ago it’s now already released for registered customers, the FL Studio Performance Mode.

It’s a totally new workflow introduced with the FL Studio 10.5 beta that features playlist clip triggering with your mouse, keyboard or midi controller a la Ableton Live. As a matter of fact we believe it will be a solid contender for the live performance DAW throne once it’s fully developed and fine-tuned. Check out the video below.

The full rundown for FL Studio 10.5

• Performance Mode – Trigger Clips using your mouse, touch screen, typing keyboard or MIDI controller.
• New controllers supported – APC20/40, Launchpad, Block, MASCHINE / MASCHINE MIKRO, padKONTROL
• Unique controller MIDI input port – Controllers can now be assigned unique input & output ports for feedback.
• Linking includes MIDI input port – Links now use MIDI input ports to avoid conflict between controllers
• New Content Library – The content library has received a complete overhaul based on user input.
• Options > Project general settings > Play truncated notes in clips – Restores notes overlapping slice points in Pattern Clips.
• Horizontal/Vertical movement locking – Shift (horizontal lock) & Ctrl (vertical lock) when moving items.
• Piano roll click & hold functions – Glue notes, Mouse wheel velocity change, Mouse wheel tool select.
• Piano roll – Brush tool: Monophonic step mode (hold shift for old behavior). Chop chords: Strum & Articulate tools.
• Improved Tap Tempo & Fine control – Updated algorithm + nudge control for Performance Mode.
• Instrument Channels – Ctrl+mouse wheel on Channel button to change the mixer track.
• Stay open sub-menus – Right click to check several menu items without closing them.
• Plugin Picker – Start typing plugin names to highlight entries.
• Right-click data enter – Most controls now allow a Right-click option to type in values.

Check out more information about the Performance Mode in the official manual.

If you want to take the all new Performance Mode for a test-drive, you can download the beta version as a registered customer on the official FL Studio forum here.

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