

The FL Studio “Fruity Edition” comes with a robust number of features: more than 100 mixer tracks, piano roll, browser and playlist, as well as a host of included plug-ins, instruments, and effects. Which doesn’t mean FL Studio is a stripped-down, bare-bones DAW. While it may not capture as much of the “superstar” market share, its lower price tag for intermediate users and free lifetime upgrades make it more accessible than the big boys. Made by Image-Line, it’s still one of the most used DAWs on the planet, along with Ableton Live, Logic Pro, and Pro Tools.


One year later, upgrades and updates made it a fully functioning DAW. Originally, it was created as a simple – by today’s standards – four-channel drum machine in 1997. Now referred to as FL Studio, Fruity Loops was one of the first widely used digital audio workstations (DAW).
