To select the output for a specific track, in FL Studio, open the Mixer window and use the OUTPUT routing menu from the Mixer Channel properties. You can mix each stereo output separately in the host as needed.

Multiple output - This version allows you to link mixer tracks in FL Studio to one of 16 stereo outputs.

Single output - This version sends the audio from FL Studio as single stereo pair (left and right channels).

Here the Master Mixer channel is being sent out the FL 1 stereo output from the Mixer channel OUT control:Īudio connections - There are two FL Studio VST plugins. You can send to the Host DAW from any Mixer track. Use the close button so that FL Studio remains active. NOTE: To hide the FL Studio interface and work in the host, don't use the minimize button as it will also hide the host window. Due to issues with VST plugins (which are not FL Studio-related), it is always preferable to leave one bar time empty at the start of the song, either using the Time Offset option, or by leaving an empty bar in both the FL Studio Playlist and the host sequence. To have FL Studio start later than the host. The Time Offset setting in the plugin editor (shown above) sets how many bars FL Studio should start playing before the host plays. You can select whether FL Studio should follow its own tempo or the host tempo using the Slave tempo option in the Audio Settings.

Transport control - When you press play in the host application, FL Studio playback will be synchronized.

See the section 'Using multiple outputs' below for more information.

Audio output - The audio output from FL Studio will be sent to the host DAW.

Then use FL Studio as normal - load projects, edit instruments and melodies etc. Click the FL Studio icon button (as shown above) to access the FL Studio interface. To open the FL Studio VST see the manual that comes with your host DAW. You will see a dialog where you can set the plugin folder of the host where you want the connection installed.Īdd an instance of the FL Studio VST plugin or the Multi FL Studio VST plugin (see 'Using multiple outputs' below). However, if you didn't install the plugin version at that time, or you want to install it on more than one host, from the Windows Start Menu, select Programs > FL Studio > Advanced > Install Plugin Version. Additionally, you can send each mixer track to a separate output, if the host supports VST plugins with multiple outputs.įL Studio asks to install the VST plugin of itself during the installation. Controlling FL Studio channels and parameters using MIDI messages is also supported. In this mode, the output is sent to the host and the play/stop events and tempo are synchronized. FL Studio VST (Windows / macOS) or AU (macOS)įL Studio can be loaded and used as a VST instrument in Windows and macOS compatible hosts or in macOS hosts as an AU plugin.

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