MIXING & EFFECTS

Supported Effects Standards

FL Studio supports VST, VST2, DirectX, DirectX2 and Buzz plugins and its enhanced proprietary FL Effects format.
 

DirectX Plugins

FL Studio supports DirectX plugin effects standard by Microsoft(R). DirectX plugins are registered on installation directly in Windows, so FL Studio will detect them no matter in what folder they were installed. However, in order the DirectX plugin system to work, you need to have installed DirectX Media 8.0 or later (it's included in the latest DirectX installation which can be downloaded from www.microsoft.com).

DirectX2 Plugins

DirectX2 plugins effects are supported in FL Studio by using the special Fruity Wrapper plugin (effect version). DirectX2 plugins are registered on installation directly in Windows, so FL Studio will detect them no matter in what folder they were installed. However, in order the DirectX plugin system to work, you need to have installed DirectX Media 5.0 or later (it is now included in DirectX 8 (and later) run-time installation, which can be downloaded from www.microsoft.com).

VST Plugins

FL Studio supports VST plugin effects standard by Steinberg(R). Some of the effects included with FL Studio are in VST format. VST plugins are DLL files that should be installed in the VST folder of FL Studio in order to use them (<FL Studio Folder>\Plugins\VST). You can also set up an additional VST folder from the Directories window. For more information on these plugins open their help from Help menu.

VST2 Plugins

VST2 plugins effects are supported in FL Studio by using the special Fruity Wrapper plugin (effect version). VST2 plugins are DLL files that should be installed in the VST folder of FL Studio in order to use them (<FL Studio Folder>\Plugins\VST). You can also set up an additional VST folder from the Directories window. For more information, see Fruity Wrapper's help.

Buzz Effects

The Buzz effects plugins are an open plugin format for implementing filters in Buzz (tracker software). FruityLoops supports Buzz effects through its Buzz Effects Adapter plugin.

Fruity Plugin Standard

FL Studio introduces its enhanced proprietary plugin effects standard. FL plugins have their own editor interface, most of events can be automated and edited using the Event Editor (just right-click a control in the editor).