Log Home, Log Cabin Plans, Design

Image Line Software Announces the Release of FL Studio 7 (Formerly: Fruityloops)

Sint-Martens-Latem, OVL, Belgium (PRWeb) January 11, 2007 -- Image Line Software has announced the much anticipated release of its complete music production environment, FL Studio 7. Representing the culmination of more than 9 years of sustained development, FL Studio 7 is set to become the most flexible virtual music studio tool in the industry.



Chief Software Architect, Didier Dambrin has realized his vision of creating an open-architecture virtual studio environment where the only constraint on the users is their own imagination. This philosophy is reflected in FL Studio 7's flexible audio and control data routing, free-form Playlist design and interoperability with industry standards (VST/VSTi/VST2, DXi, DXi2, Buzz, ReWire, MIDI, MP3, WAV, OGG). Didier notes "We don't try to protect our data & come up with new formats only for marketing reasons. We use existing standards as much as possible, and allow FL Studio be used as a plugin in other hosts". In version 7, particular emphasis has been given to improved workflow through enhanced interface design, so that ideas can be crystallized and creativity captured.


What is FL7?
FL Studio is a fully featured, open-architecture music creation and production environment for PC. No extra software is required* to produce any style of music, as the complete set of instrument and studio tools is included in the cost of the package. With the included plugins, sounds and tools the user can create complete songs, as well as backing tracks, loops and sizzling beats. Completed songs can be saved to WAV, MP3 or MIDI or .ZIP or native project formats (.FLP).

Instruments
Make virtually any sound. FL7 includes 13 virtual synthesizers covering acoustic/synthetic bass, electric guitar and plucked string simulation, sampler tools including piano, general sample playback, and beat-slicing, and a range of synthesis techniques (subtractive, modelling, FM, granular and additive).

Audio Recording & Editing
Capture audio from a single vocalist right through to a full symphony orchestra. FL7 can record up to 64 simultaneous tracks of audio#. The Playlist workspace can contain an unlimited number of audio tracks and allows you to arrange discrete audio events in any order, and position the creative process dictates with complete flexibility. Audio tools allow the ability to time-stretch, pitch-shift, beat-slice, chop, edit and creatively destruct audio. FL7 also introduces Edison, a fully featured mastering wave editor and recorder. FL Studio supports WAV, MP3 and OGG formats.

Sequencing
Record musical performances and ideas in the most logical way. FL7 functions as both a pattern and track based sequencer depending on user preferences. Tools include an unlimited track Step-sequencer, an industry-leading Piano Roll and Automation Clips. FL Studio supports MIDI and input from all standard Controllers.

Arranging
Determine your own project design. In FL7, you decide how your project will be laid out. Unlike the competition, FL7's Playlist is a totally flexible and virtually unbounded space where Note Pattern, Audio and Automation data can be arranged, and edited to suit your creative ideas and workflow.

Mixing/Mastering
The most powerful mixer in its class. FL7 includes an industry-leading 64 stereo track mixer. Each track can include up to 8 effects and can also be routed to any of the other 64 tracks or one of 4 dedicated 'send' channels. The 44 included effects plugins span Compression, Delay, Distortion, EQ, Filtering, Phasing, Flanging, Chorus, Vocoding and Reverb. These will take you from the creative broad-brush effects like reverb, through to the minutia of the mastering process with multiband compression/limiting and parametric EQ.

Lifetime free updates
Registered FL Studio users who purchase the download edition of the program receive lifetime free updates to the level of the program they buy (Express, Fruity Loops or Producer edition). For example, all FL Studio 6 customers will be able to download FL Studio 7 free, FL Studio 8 free and so on. Boxed edition users can purchase lifetime free updates for a nominal fee.

Key new features and changes

* FL now supports track-based sequencing. Pattern Clips present sequence data in the method as Audio and Automation Clips.
* Edison replaces the Wave Editor - Edison is a fully integrated audio editing and recording tool complete with spectral analysis, convolution reverb + more.
FL Studio 7 - Edison: fully integrated audio editing and recording tool
* Love Philter - is a bank of 8 ganged filter units for total flexibility and creative filtering mayhem.
FL Studio 7 - Love Philter: Powerful Love Philter zipped screenshot
* Parametric EQ2 - introduces a mastering parametric EQ with spectral analysis.
FL Studio 7 - Equalizer: 2 parametric EQ with spectral analysis zipped screenshot
* Event Automation can now be converted to Automation clips.
* Updated audio stretching engine for FL Studio & FL plugins (where applicable).
* Multi-core safe generators can now be threaded for performance gain on multi-core CPUs.
* Smoother audio 'record to disk' performance with high track-counts.
* Note OFF velocity support for the Piano roll, MIDI files, MIDI out & Sytrus.
* 'Smart Disable' mode for generator plugins, previously was effects only.
* A 'News Panel', to keep users updated with content and patches.
* Plugin windows can now be detached from the FL Studio desktop.
* DirectWave sampler now loads AIFF samples & includes a VST preset loader in auto sampler function.
* Sytrus gains multi-level 'Undo' a 'Cherry' phaser filter, 256 unit Harmonics editor (up from 128), automatable unison panning, volume and pitch.
* FPC acquires wave start/end point selection. SFZ export and loads AIFF, MP3 and REX files.
* Mono source recording. Mono ASIO inputs now handled by the mixer IN list.
* New user-definable keyboard velocity curve mapping in MIDI setup.
* Support for Apple Loops AIFF extensions.

Timing
FL Studio will be officially released at upcoming NAMM, 18-21 January 2007 at the Anaheim Convention Centre, Anaheim, CA , USA.
FL Studio will be shipping around mid-February 2007.

Image Line Software will be co-exhibiting with Music Marketing in Hall A -booth# 6828.
Please feel welcome to drop by and pick up your fully working demo CD and/or discuss this new release and see a demonstration.
To schedule a meeting, please consult our NAMM calendar at:
Image Line NAMM Calendar

Demo Limitations
All FL Studio demo versions are fully featured. You can compose new songs and export them to WAV or MP3. The only limitation is that the ability to save the project is disabled.

Formats
FL7 will fit easily within your current workflow supporting VST/VSTi/VST2, DXi, DXi2, MP3, WAV, OGG (import), MIDI, ASIO, ASIO 2. Additionally supported through DirectWave - AKAI AKP (S5/6K,Z4,Z8), Battery (version 1), EXS24, Kontakt (version 1), Recycle and SoundFont2.

* FL Studio is available in 4 different editions
* FL Studio Express Edition: Download: $49 | Boxed: N/A.
* FL Studio Fruityloops Edition: Download: $99 | Boxed: $139 SRP.
* FL Studio Producer Edition: Download: $149 | Boxed: $209 SRP.
* FL Studio XXL Edition: Download: $361| Boxed: $449 SRP.

Related Image-Line Software

Available at a discount to purchasers of FL Studio from the Image-Line shop.
* Deckadance: DeckaDance DJ software - DJ software. Perform your tracks live.
* EZGenerator: Create your own web site - Publish your own website, market your music or band.
* Sytrus: Advanced FM, RM and Subtractive synthesis - Advanced FM, RM and Subtractive synthesis.
* Poizone: Powerful sound, simple interface - Powerful sound, simple interface.
* Toxic III: Cross platform FM synthesis - Cross platform FM synthesis.
* DirectWave: Advanced sampling synthesizer - Advanced sampling synthesizer.

About Image Line Software
Image Line Software, producers of FL Studio/FruityLoops, provides high quality music applications to the computer music community through online Internet distribution. In an effort to fight software piracy, which is hurting the industry, Image-Line uses the unique approach of offering their on-line customers Life Time Free updates.

Contacts
FL Studio Website and FL Studio online community
Corporate Image Line website

* From producer edition upward.
#Depending on CPU power and Audio-interface design

Usefull Editor links:

Online copy of this Press Release
High Resolution FL Studio 7 Images for editorial use
Zipped MS Word document of this Press Release for editorial use

# # #

Log Cabin, Home and House Plans Online
Choose from over 20,000 - see the largest collection of house plans and log home plans on the web.

MORE ARTICLES:

Tips for Choosing a Plan for Your Log Home
Here are some tips to help you narrow your search for plans for your new log home.Use your old home to help you plan your new home One of the ways to help you decide on a plan for your new home is to take a look at your present home and use it as a reference point for your new plans.

House Floor Plan Software | Home Design Ideas
Nowdays the computer age is making software for a dazzling array of uses. One such genre is house floor plan software. With this type of program, you can quite literally be your own architect! Whether you're a home hobbyist or a trained professional, anyone can now use software to do everything from create house floor plans to landscaping the back yard of your dreams. Home design software ideas can go from dreams to reality with the touch of a button.

Small Cabin Plans - Finding a Great Log Cabin Plan Online
Small cabin plans - how do you find that special log cabin plan that is just right for you? Before the internet, you would buy some cabin plans books and look through the plans to see if any appealed to you. If you found one, you could order the log cabin plan you wanted by telephone or mail.

New Integrated Content Enhances Coverage of 2007 Builder's Choice Design & Planning Awards
Hanley Wood is extending its editorial coverage of events like the 2007 Builder's Choice Awards by including slideshows of the winners, supplemental articles and dedicated e-newsletters.

Bonterra Builders Joins Builder Team at Millbridge, Will Introduce New Home Designs
Bonterra Builders, a premier homebuilder in the Charlotte area, has purchased 120 homesites at Millbridge, a master-planned community being developed by GS Companies in Waxhaw, N.C. Bonterra will introduce new single-family home designs at the master-planned community.

New HGTV Home Design Software Allows Homeowners to Develop Home Designs, Renovations and Landscape Plans
3D Technology plus Inspiration from HGTV Enable Consumers to Plan like the Pros and Save on Expensive Design Costs

The House Designers is Now Better Homes and Gardens® Exclusive Online Home Plan Provider
The House Designers is now BHG.com's exclusive home plan provider. Choose from over 4,000 best-selling house plans from the leading architects and designers in the United States.

3D House Plans Part of TheHouseDesigners.com New Web Design
TheHouseDesigners.com recently launched a fresh, new design to enhance the consumer's online experience. The new site has a wider format, easier navigation with new pull-down menus, more interior and exterior photos of built homes, additional product and home building articles and ideas to help build a new home, 3D videos, live chat, Green Building information and much more. In addition to their collection of over 4,000 pre-drawn house plans, which includes conceptual house plans and exclusive designs only found on their site, consumers can view an exciting collection of 3D house plans.

Top House Plans Design Firm Releases New Innovative Home Designs
HousePlanGallery.com, a leading designer of affordable and unique house plans, releases five new home designs.

Log Homes - Whats Different About Log Homes?
Newcomers to the world of log homes will notice that log homes look different than conventional "stick-built" homes. But are log homes really different, other than in appearance? If so, how?Let's take a look at some of the ways in which log homes differ from conventional homes.

Log Home Dealers Wanted: Cedar Knoll Log Homes Expanding Dealer Network
Cedar Knoll Log Homes (www.cedarknollloghomes.com), a leading Adirondack log home designer and manufacturer, announces the appointments of two new key members to its management team: Adam Bouchard, Director of Domestic Distributor Sales and Melanie Bouchard, Director of International Distributor Sales. Both joined the company in August 2007 and are responsible for developing and growing Cedar Knoll Log Homes' dealer networks.

Log Homes - Finding the Perfect Log Home Plan
One of the first steps in building a log home is deciding on a floorplan. Many people spends months, or even years, searching for the perfect plan.

Choosing a Log Home Floor Plan That is Right For You
You made your decision; you are finally going to build that log home Not just any log home, but that special creation you've held in your mind's eye for so many years

Saving Thousands on your House Plans at Home Design Central.com
HomeDesignCentral.com launches new interactive website with thousands of the most-popular home plans from the nation's leading building designers and architects...