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20.7.1 (2020/06/15)
Bugfixes
(common)
9298 & 9299 Automation for some mixer track controls isn’t applied when there is latency
9286 Scripting: ui.ShowWindow doesn’t open piano roll when that is closed
9284 Scripting: impossible to select some values in graph editor from within FIRE
9190 Scripting: OnUpdateBeatIndicator is not called on count in
9126 Scripting: OnRefresh event is not called on all places where midi device should be updated
20.7.1 RC1 (2020/06/10)
Changes
9270 Focus the speech dialog text edit when the window is shown
9191 New: macro to remove all Edison instances
8874 Show “All plugins bundle” in about window
9231 Show a warning message when a mixer track route is deleted and a plugin was sending to it
9058 DirectWave: improved plugin loading time when the the editor window is not visible
9071 FLEX: added Ctrl + Up and Down keyboard shortcuts to directly load previous and next presets
9216 Newtime and Newtone: added tempo display and tempo sync button to toolbar
9216 Newtime and Newtone: added “Use project time on load” option
9128 ZGE Visualizer: added more parameters to “Mobius Object” effect
9145 ZGE Visualizer: drop wave files to import list of video cues
9134 ZGE Visualizer: reduced video memory usage and increased performance for complex presets
9153 ZGE Visualizer: clicking on a video cue in the video cue list will now trigger this cue.
9223 ZGE Visualizer: fully transparent layers are now skipped to save CPU
FL Studio Mobile updated to v3.3.2
9023 Scripting: added auto-detection of python devices
9124 Scripting: added mixer.isTrackMuted and mixer.muteTrack
9125 Scripting: added optional parameters for device.midiOutMessage
9131 Scripting: added pattern selection functions
9120 Scripting: added ui.setFocused function
9091 Scripting: added widPlugin option to ui.GetFocused function
9073 Scripting: scripts can now set a defined state for some functions
9207 Scripting: added optional parameters to transport.setSongPos
9248 Scripting: added function to get receiver port number
9237 Scripting: added optional value parameter for ui up/left/down/right functions
9226 Scripting: MIDI sync indicator doesn’t turn orange when event is handled
Bugfixes
(common)
9204 Access violation when using the Kontrol F1 controller
9247 Audio/automation PDC switch in mixer menu doesn’t set the project as “changed”
9166 Audio gaps at beginning of recordings with PDC
9193 Audio sent from Fruity Send is not correctly delay compensated
9065 Automated controls don’t show the correct value when delayed
9105 Background picture and HTML filenames are stored without using environment variables
9111 Color names in the color dialog are not accurate
9269 Can’t create speech file in a folder that has unicode characters
9188 Channel Settings don’t open after the Channel has been renamed with Left+Shift Rename Dialog
9186 Color selector ‘Preset colors’ doesn’t scale properly for non-integer scaling factors
9106 Crash when importing a MIDI file to FLEX
9025 Crash selecting from the “most recently used” files list
8906 Crash selecting a file or directory in the “save as” dialog
8225 Crash in TMIDIInDevice_Fire.ProcessMIDIMsg
9150 Crash Report – Division by zero after using Euclidean Fill Type in Advanced Fill tool
9010 Crash report: FLEngine_x64.dll Exception: Access violation in GetEventIDInfo
9202 Crash when opening the online menu
9179 Crash-log generation doesn’t work for plugins
9170 Crash when rendering playlist tracks
9236 Crash when using the pattern picker’s Right-click > Select unused option
8963 Create DirectWave instrument window doesn’t remember some settings
9101 Drag line shows in picker panel after scrolling and then selecting an item
9035 Dropping a MIDI file on an empty space in the channel rack creates a new, empty channel
9102 Dropping multiple items in the picker panel on their original position behaves strangely
9143 Effect plugin windows are sometimes too narrow to show the mute button in the toolbar
9108 Events are incorrectly imported from a MIDI file that’s dropped on a FLEX channel
9109 Events imported from a MIDI file have a low value when FLEX is used instead of MIDI Out
9156 Fix grammar for – FL Studio has encountered an error and need to restart
8930 FL Studio suddenly stops working while adding FLEX
9062 Ghost events in the PR are shown in color instead of grayed out
9099 Middle-click in the picker panel doesn’t reset the selection but adds the item to it
9208 “NOT GUI THREAD” message when recording with countdown active
9274 Opening the last slot in a mixer track from a keyboard shortcut or controller doesn’t always work
9218 Palette editor doesn’t accept #000000 as a type-in value
9239 PDC for plugin mix level doesn’t work properly for plugins after a plugin with latency plugin
9084 Playback state is not always set correctly when there’s latency
9229 Plugin Picker doesn’t show up properly on very wide aspect ratio screens (ex. 32:9)
9245 Potential for deadlock in automation delay
9045 Problems after recording to filenames that start with a whitespace
9116 Recording audio into the playlist inserts the recorded sample in the wrong position when looped
9238 “Show files when complete” option is shown in render window when consolidating tracks
9172 Some patterns on playlist are not repainted until you click on them
9046 Time markers are lost after pattern merging
7636 Triangle icon added when a channel is named the same as a pattern
9178 Unwanted smoothing when rendering a song with the main level fader adjusted
9222 Using multi-link with some VST3 plugins freezes the program
9092 Wrong detection of focused window for Mackie CU device
9095 FLEX: problems loading presets that have the same name as those in different packs
9260 FLEX: mod matrix uses processing power even when its parameters don’t change
9151 FLEX : static noise on output in preset Saif Sameer – Dense
9176 Newtime and Newtone: “Drag selection” icon Right-click text bug
9252 Wrapper: MIR PRO generates loud audio output when 2 or more instances are loaded
9082 Wrapper: time information has an additional delay when behind a plugin with latency
9118 Wrapper: incorrect call sequence when resetting a VST3 plugin
9129 ZGE Visualizer: problems when using more than one instance of the plugin
9127 ZGE Visualizer: the “MIDI port” setting is not saved correctly if the value is 0
9144 ZGE Visualizer: Typo in “Youlean Peak Shape” parameter “tickness” (should be “thickness”)
9141 ZGE Visualizer: NDI output should be given unique names
9174 ZGE Visualizer: video sync does not start with “Start)” marker
9168 ZGE Visualizer: uDMX compatibility issues
9167 ZGE Visualizer: crash if a video is exported without a compatible GPU
9268 ZGE Visualizer: error message when Youlean Blur is first layer
9262 ZGE Visualizer: Audio Plane effect only reacts to audio when song is playing
9253 ZGE Visualizer: using shift + left/right to move a layer doesn’t scroll the selected layer into view
9246 ZGE Visualizer: Alps effect does not render at full height
9244 ZGE Visualizer: FruityDanceLine shadow does not use alpha value
9243 ZGE Visualizer: TextDraw prints white squares if first character is a space
9227 ZGE Visualizer: Video export quality degradation compared to FL Studio 20.6
9081 Scripting: continuousMove function does the same as continuousMove_pos
9088 Scripting: freeze when using MidiOutMsg
9089 Scripting: missing muteTrack function for the playlist
9123 Scripting: muteChannel and isChannelMuted functions works reversed
9104 Scripting: patterns.patternCount returns 999 when the project has no patterns
9114 Scripting: setChannelVolume uses a normalized value while getChannelVolume uses 0..1.28
9076 Scripting: setPlaybackSpeed with wrong values will crash
9090 Scripting: ui.GetFocused function always returns 0
9107 Scripting: ui.getVisible and ui.getFocused return wrong values for browser and PR
9139 Scripting: mixer.setRouteTo should return active state
9135 Scripting: transport.setSongPos sets position but do not relocate song
9130 Scripting: Call OnRefresh when value of linked control changed inside FL
9137 Scripting: Add transport.getSongPosTime function
9162 Scripting: Mute & Solo doesn’t trigger OnRefresh
9185 Scripting: Allow on/off values for channels.showEditor/channels.focusEditor
9201 Scripting: Add optional parameter to add full channel count with channels.channelCount function
8982 Scripting: Split “Controller type” list into script and built-in parts
9200 Scripting: Add error message for missing linked device
9189 Scripting: midi sync indicator doesn’t turn orange when event is handled
9184 Scripting: some channel module functions could crash FL with non-existsing channel
9183 Scripting: channels.isGridBitAssigned is not needed as separate function
9181 Scripting: some functions in channel module work filtered and some with unfiltered channels
9180 Scripting: channels.showCSForm doesn’t work
9171 Scripting: some setter functions doesn’t refresh the their windows
9165 Scripting: call OnRefresh when linked value changed in the program doesn’t work for generic links
9263 Scripting: channels.setStepParameterByIndex can crash FL with incorrect values
9240 Scripting: MCU doesn’t display latest character send to display
9235 Scripting: missing general.undoDown function
9164 Scripting: HW_Dirty_FocusedWindow is not fired on plugin focus changes
9163 Scripting: Assigning of the target mixer tracks for channels in the channel rack is laggy
9157 Scripting: Add PEAK_L_INV and PEAK_R_INV modes for mixer.getTrackPeaks
9136 Scripting: Add transport.getSongLength function
(macOS)
9173 Advanced fill tool crashes when closing
9228 Program freezes if a messagebox appears and the application loses focus
9115 SendKeyInput crashes when F12 is used while and external plugin is open
9221 Split “Controller type” list into script and built-in parts doesn’t work properly
9210 No crash dialog shown for exceptions in the UI thread
9093 Wrapper: VST3 plugins are not unloaded properly when removed
20.7 (30 April 2020)
Changes
9054 The Presets view of the color dialog now shows the old color picker layout
9043 ZGE Visualizer: added “square 1:1” to the aspect ratio selector
FL Studio Mobile updated to v3.2.85
Bugfixes
9007 Crash when initializing Maschine MIDI device
9059 Incorrect position in plugins when playback is stopped
9036 “Line” snap quantizes automation while recording
8573 Missing samples dialog has hidden “reload project” button focused when opening a project
9031 Rendering WhatsNew.flp visually stalls, progress bar does not update (Anna Mia song)
9049 Scripting: can not remap MIDI IN channel (OnMidiMsg)
9053 Some templates included in the installer don’t have the “Compensate automations” option set
9034 When importing a MIDI file, no FLEX channels are added if the “new project” option is unchecked
8862 DirectWave: crash writing the configuration to a file
9055 Fruity balance: cpu usage is too high when the editor window is open
9042 VFX Envelope: envelopes are triggered early
9044 ZGE Visualizer: shift-space and ctrl-space unicode characters appear as squares in Wizard presets
(macOS)
9033 Crash on overwriting file during export on Catalina
20.7 Release Candidate 3 (23 April 2020)
Changes
8983 The url defined in MIDI scripts is now used as the support link (if it’s on the FL Studio forum)
8920 Control Surface: use new color dialog
8955 Diagnostic: show additional information while performing initial tests
9022 ZGE Visualizer: added “Simple” mode to effect list
Bugfixes
(common)
8976 Access violation scanning for plugins
8951 Automation clip preview in the picker panel doesn’t always update when it should
8995 Burn MIDI for step sequencer swing results in oddly overlapping notes
8962 Crash while moving patterns up
8956 Crash when adding a plugin
8912 Disk recording is offset if you select part of the time line not starting at 0
8974 MIDI scripting: OnSysex event is never called
8971 Old color picker appears when extended mouse buttons are clicked in the name editor
8948 Punch out recording is one tick late
9015 Control Creator: range check error when FXAttack or FXRelease for a button are set to zero
8987 Diagnostic: access violation during initial scan
8953 FLEX: scrolling is erratic when you get to the bottom of the pack list
8970 Newtone: playback position snaps back to beginning when slices are dragged op and down
8961 VFX Envelope: no pause at the default value for Envelope and LFO amount knobs
8941 VFX Envelope: visual glitch when the color button value changes
8990 Vocodex: crash opening a menu in one instance when another was removed
8965 ZgeViz: sometimes saving a still image does not contain all details
8980 ZgeViz: ampersand character not visible with TextTrueType
(Windows)
8952 Wrapper: Oxford Limiter plugin’s editor window is not the correct size when the display is scaled
20.7 Release Candidate 2 (16 April 2020)
Changes
8879 The drop location for samples with unknown length is shown with a fade out on the right side
8902 Select a color and close the color picker by double-clicking on a color
8919 The View > “Python output” menu has been renamed to “Script output”
8891 Added button to copy results from the test log
Bugfixes
(common)
8943 Crash related to restarting a MIDI device
8911 Disk recording doesn’t work for tracks with a negative latency set
8880 Division by zero error after using Advanced Fill tool
8927 Plugins aren’t notified about playback if they’re opened while FL Studio is playing
8910 The mixer’s “Compensate automations” option isn’t saved in the project
8901 The color dialog appears partially off screen if it’s opened close to the edge
8899 The text color for notes with the same note color but different velocity is sometimes different
8934 MIDI scripting: F11 and F12 keys are not supported in the GenericTransport function
8935 MIDI scripting: mixer.soloTrack doesn’t work
8921 Control Surface: changing colors for the Keyboard control doesn’t always work
8873 Convolver: the T shortcut doesn’t trigger its impulse
8895 DirectWave: presets that use ogg-encoded samples take longer than expected to open
8928 Patcher: crash when opening NewTime or Newtone
8942 ZGE Visualizer: incorrect behaviour when effects are several levels deep in subfolders
(macOS)
6814 File creation date is changed when an existing file is saved
8917 Crash on exit when FL Studio VSTi is open
8649 DirectWave: Can’t find DirectWaveCtEngine library when opening external sample formats
20.7 Release Candidate 1 (8 April 2020)
Changes
4018 Automation and time delay compensation (experimental)
8105 Added automatic looping to the Advanced Fill tool in the channel rack
4299 Note colors can now be customized
3496 New color picker
8509 Added warning when changing the user data folder location
8568 Changed default template to “Basic 808 with limiter”
8593, #8627 Added menu items and a keyboard shortcut to arm or disarm all selected mixer tracks
8499 Added option to import MIDI files using FLEX channels instead of MIDI Out
7418 Added a way to run all tests in sequence
8684 Improved startup time with certain MIDI devices attached
8659 Added in-app shop button to the toolbar
8746 Added “Percentage” column to plugin performance monitor
8706 Added Help menu entry for the in-app shop
8824 Show a warning when PPQ is set to a lower value
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4016 Added VFX Envelope plugin
8167 Distructor: Added Mono and Wide modes for Delay 3 based chorus
8673 FLEX: added support for previous and next preset selection via MIDI controllers
8715 FLEX: improved startup time
8788 FLEX: direct users to knowledge base in case of download errors
8661 FL Studio ReWire is now deprecated and will be removed in a future version
5097 FL Studio ReWire will no longer auto-start when FL Studio run while a ReWire host is active
8441 Newtime: Added an option to select the beat detection method
8745 Wrapper: optimizations to processing
7642 ZGE Visualizer: new and improved video export wizard
8689 ZGE Visualizer: new effect “ParamMorphTarget”
8709 ZGE Visualizer: changed the default audio quality for video export to 256kbps
8717 ZGE Visualizer: new effect “Audio Plane” by StevenM
8810 ZGE Visualizer: dropping “.zla” files on the “Add layer” button will now add a new layer
8830 ZGE Visualizer: updated NDI to version 4.5
8883 ZGE Visualizer: 137 new shader effects
8882 ZGE Visualizer: improved .mov file compatibiltity with the QTRLE codec
8889 ZGE Visualizer: effects are displayed in a tree view by default
FL Studio Mobile updated to v3.2.78
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Bugfixes
(common)