FL Studio 20 Getting Started Manual

FIRST RUN

OK, so you just finished the installation and started FL Studio. This section explains what you will

see. Don’t forget to check the extensive on-line help that comes with FL Studio (press F1) and

check our ‘Getting Started’ video tutorials:

http://support.image-line.com/redirect/flstudio-start

1. The System Settings Screen. When you first run FL Studio, you should press F10 on your

PC keyboard to access it (or Options > Audio Settings). Use the select boxes to choose your

sound card and hardware controllers. For now, the most important one is the Audio section,

accessed as shown below.

2. Select FL Studio ASIO from the list in the pull-down menu. ASIO modes allow lower CPU

load and shorter buffer lengths (more on why that’s a good thing below) compared to the

Primary Sound Driver. You can always come back to this screen (by pressing F10) and

experiment with other options. If you don’t hear sound, open the FL Studio ASIO driver by

clicking ‘Show ASIO panel’ and select your audio playback device in the Output menu (where

it shows [Default output]).

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