How To Get FL Studio Working On A Mac. Being an avid Fl Studio user, many people are wondering why they havent made a version for mac. After doing some research, we found out that a compatible version for mac osx is not coming anytime soon.
The DAW of choice for some of hip-hop’s biggest producers is no longer a PC exclusive.
FL Studio has been a favored hip-hop production software for heavyweights like Metro Boomin, Pi'erre Bourne, and many other artists. The program has been a PC exclusive since its inception, but on Tuesday, Image-Line announced that the latest edition of the program, FL Studio 20, is Mac compatible. Watch the announcement video above via Pitchfork. The Mac version was almost five years in the making: Image-Line announced the development of a Mac version of Fruity Loops in 2013.
FL Studio 20 is available starting at $99. New users can try for free.
next article in collection) -->
If you work with music audio at all, then you've probably heard of FL (Fruity Loops) Studio from Image-Line. It's been available exclusively on Windows since it came out in 1997. Big name music producers use the software, including Metro Boomin, Hit-Boy, Vinylz, Martin Garrix, Porter Robinson, and Murda Beatz.
After two decades, FL Studio is finally available on Mac with FL Studio 20. Obviously, this is the biggest news about the new version, but it includes some fantastic new features too.
With FL Studio 20, users get support for time signatures, freezing certain clips to free up CPU, and having the ability for multiple arrangements. With the multiple arrangements feature, users may work with different variations of a project at once.
For those working in the music industry, the release of FL Studio 20 is huge. You can get the most basic version of FL Studio for $99. If you want the complete and comprehensive version, that will run you a whopping $899. Be warned though — while the $899 version comes with a variety of VSTs, only some of them are cross-compatible with Mac.
If you purchase a copy for FL Studio, it includes both Windows and Mac. Current customers could just download the Mac version for no extra charge. And most importantly, all projects are compatible between both the Mac and Windows version of FL Studio.
While not all of us are music producers, we understand that Fruity Loops is a well-known and trusted name in the industry. We never thought we'd see the day that it comes to Mac, but here we are.
Image-Line announced back in 2013 that they were working on a Mac version, and released a version in 2014 that never went anywhere after that. The reason for the delay in coming out with a Mac version is due to the fact that FL Studio was originally made with the Delphi programming language, as it's more geared for the Windows OS.
If you're interested in purchasing FL Studio 20, you can do so directly from their website.
We may earn a commission for purchases using our links. Learn more.
Big Business
Report: Apple sold $6 billion worth of AirPods in 2019. Even more next year
AirPods have proven so popular in 2019 that one analyst believes they raked in $5 billion for Apple. And next year will be even bigger