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  SETUP WIZARD Setup complete! Done! Nothing burst into flames and all is well :) You have now completed the basic setup of FL Studio. Press the  F10  function key on your keyboard to open the  System Settings  at any time to change the  Audio ,  MIDI ,  File  or  Project  settings. Need more help? Try searching our on-line  Knowledge Base . If that doesn't solve your problem you are welcome to the  Tech Support  forums (open to registered users only). What next? If you are a  new to FL Studio  we suggest reading: The introductory Manual chapter to FL Studio The section on making professional sounding Mixes The  FL Studio Getting Started Manual . Watch some  Video Tutorials  at YouTube, subscribe to the Image-Line channel while you are there. The  online forums  where you can meet your fellow FL Studio users & Image-Line staff in ' Looptalk '. Using the FL Studio manual (Press F1 in FL Studio) The  manual is context sensitive , if you  press F1  key on your PC keyboard

  SETUP WIZARD File Settings Setup Add external file folders to FL Studio Click the  File  tab in the  System Settings  window. We have a series of  video tutorials  on using the    Browser here . Here are  three reasons why this setup page is important: Save locations  - FL Studio will, by default, save your projects to (..[User]\Doccuments\Image-Line\Data\FL Studio\Projects). You can add some additional  extra search folder  locations (your own folders) and save files there also. Always keep your files separate from the FL Studio installation folder. External file locations  - Additionally,  if you have samples and sounds  that you want to use with FL Studio, the  File Settings  page is used to add their folders to the  Browser's  list. External VST/AU locations  - At the bottom of the File Settings interface is also an option to search for  VST/AU  plugins. You can ignore this step if you don't have your own VST/AU plugins to add to FL Studio. I don't have any external f

  SETUP WIZARD MIDI Setup Select controllers Click the  MIDI  tab in the  System Settings  window. This section contains a list of software and hardware MIDI devices on or connected to your system that can be used for MIDI Input/Output. For example, hardware and software synthesizers, controller keyboards and 'loopback' devices. The most  common controllers  used by computer-based musicians today connect with a USB cable (rather than MIDI cable) and provide a piano-keyboard, pad or mixer-style interface. I don't have any controllers or outboard MIDI devices to connect   1. Connect and install your keyboard/controller/synth in Windows / macOS MIDI is not an audio connection  - The connections discussed on this page do not transfer audio, MIDI connections transfer note data, knob movements and program changes so that your controller can play software instruments and/or FL Studio can play connected MIDI hardware. To use sounds from an external synthesizer (while it is played b

  SETUP WIZARD Primary Sound Driver Setup Adjust the buffer settings The  DirectSound devices  options will show information about the buffer length (latency) and some other settings used by the audio device driver. The buffer is a 'breathing space' in which FL Studio can generate sound before sending it to the audio device. Shorter settings make FL Studio more responsive to live inputs (e.g. mouse or  hardware controllers ) at the expense of a higher CPU load, and possibly  underruns . Select a Windows DirectSound Driver  - From the drop-down menu select a driver, usually ' Primary Sound Driver '. Set the buffer length : Use the slider to change the buffer length. Longer buffer settings mean lighter CPU load and more stable performance without  underruns  (clicks and pops in the audio). A setting of around 20-40 ms is a good starting point, most users do not notice improved responsiveness below 10 ms, however the 'Primary Sound Driver' usually struggled to deli

  SETUP WIZARD ASIO Audio Interface Setup Adjust the buffer settings Windows  - Click the  Show ASIO panel  button to open the audio device driver 'Buffer Size' (latency) settings. You should see the  FL Studio ASIO  control panel: macOS  - You can adjust the Buffer length direct from the interface as shown below: Buffer length setting  - The buffer is a period of time, a 'window' in which FL Studio can generate sound before sending it to the audio device. Shorter settings make FL Studio more responsive to live inputs (e.g. mouse or  hardware controllers ) at the expense of a higher CPU load, and possibly  underruns . Set the Buffer to around 512 samples. The  minimum recommended  Buffer length is around 441 samples (10 ms), below this setting very few people report any further improvement in 'responsiveness' and the CPU load climbs rapidly. It's not a competition!  NOTE:  If you select a different ASIO driver this pop-up panel will look different as it is w

  SETUP WIZARD Audio Setup Select a audio device driver and optimize the settings What's an audio device? You may have a soundcard in your computer, a chip on your motherboard or it may be an external device connected by USB/FireWire/Bluetooth (avoid Bluetooth devices, they introduce significant audio delay). The audio device is the device hardware that makes the sound you hear from your computer. The  audio device driver  is the software interface between the operating system and the audio device. The driver tells the operating system, and so FL Studio, what inputs, outputs and what sample rates the audio device can support. For  Windows   ASIO  is very important to achieve the best performance.  macOS  uses Core Audio (' Built-in Audio ' or your device name as shown in the list) and this will provide the best performance. Audio interface driver selection & settings Start FL Studio and  press the F10 key  on your keyboard to open the  System Settings . Alternatively ch