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In this tutorial we’ll look at how to install
and register FL Studio.
This procedure also covers updating with your
Lifetime Free Updates.
So the first step is to head over to flstudio.com.
On the home page you will find a download
link.
The same installer is used for the demo and
purchased versions of FL Studio.
If you own it you just need to unlock it as
I will show in a moment.
It also means if you’re using the demo,
and then purchase FL Studio, you don’t need
to install it again, just unlock it with your
Image-Line account.
Next, select one of the download options and
click to download.
We get over 30,000 downloads a day and so
provide several download options to keep download
speeds fast.
OK take note of where the installer is saved.
There is a single installer for both FL Studio
32 and 64 Bit.
You will get 2 icons to run either, after
installation.
After downloading double-click the install
file to start the installation.
Windows Security will throw up some warnings,
just click ok or yes to these and proceed.
Just select the defaults.
One area for attention is the Plugin database.
You can choose for it to be categorised or
a flat - alphabetical list.
For now I will go with the default.
The installation folder will usually be FL
Studio followed by the version number.
You can change this location or folder name
to make multiple parallel installations.
For example FL Studio 12 and FL Studio 11
will automatically install to their own folders,
so you can run them side-by-side.
If you are updating from 12 to 12.1 then the
update will install over the top of the existing
folder.
Don’t worry you won’t lose any personal
files.
FL Studio only overwrites its own data.
These are the default VST plugin locations,
so go with the defaults here too.
When the installation is complete, you will
see two FL Studio icons, one for 32 and one
for 64 Bit.
I’ll open the 64 Bit version.
The first thing is to go to the Options > Audio
Settings and make sure the Audio Driver is
set to FL Studio ASIO.
Or if you have issues with that you can try
ASIO4ALL.
ASIO is a high performance audio driver that
will lower CPU usage and latency.
Latency is the delay between playing a note
and hearing the sound.
I’ll select FL Studio ASIO.
Click here to open it.
I have it here set to 1024 samples.
A good place to start.
The two options below allow you to select
Audio Inputs and Outputs.
You only need to set these if you are having
trouble getting sound in or our of FL Studio.
Default will use your Windows Settings.
OK let’s test.
Excellent.
Next let’s register and unlock FL Studio
from demo.
If you have an Internet connection the QUICKEST
way is to use the About panel and enter your
Image-Line Account email and password.
Then click unlock products.
This will unlock FL Studio AND all plugins
you have purchased from demo.
Easy as that.
If you don’t have an internet connection
you can unlock FL Studio and products with
a registry file.
Log into your Image-Line account.
Then click on My Licenses, to check FL Studio
and any other products you own are listed.
Great.
You will notice there are some installation
and registration instructions here too.
Now click on the UNLOCK PRODUCTS tab on the
left.
Then click the UNLOCK image to the right to
start the FLRegkey.Reg file download.
Take note where it saves and then you can
copy this to any computer you want to unlock
FL Studio for.
To unlock the best method is to right-click
the file and select Merge.
Then yes/OK to the security pop-ups to allow
the key to be written to the registry.
And you’re done.
If for some reason the file .Reg is not recognized
then right-click it and select Open With > Choose
default program > Registry editor.
After that run FL Studio and it will be unlocked
from demo to the level you purchased.
This will show on the About Panel.
Registration includes any additional plugins
or content you have purchased.
For your information, we allow you to install
FL Studio on any computers for which you have
a personal account.
The only restriction is that YOU are the only
user of FL Studio.
Thanks for supporting Image-Line and the FL
Studio community.
Why not check out some other tutorials here
on our YouTube channel.
Enjoy, FL Studio!