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FL STUDIO users who are experiencing latency issues.
« on: February 06, 2016, 03:38:50 pm »
hi guys, this isn't a post seeking help, more spreading information. I don't know why I didn't do this before but something has been told to me which is so simple!
now all us FL users experience bad latency issues and I'm sure we are all aware of the usual:
buffer lengths / export to audio / switch smart disable on .....Etc etc etc   its been talked about on forums for ages.

now i have just been informed of a simple way to give you like 2-3gb more memory in your project. See i normally just launch FL from my desktop but it is set to launch your regular FL.exe file. This is a lower memory version of the program. It is as simple as opening the right .exe file type. 
So i use FL 10 still.....(12 if i want to use my 64bit plugins, but i generally arrange in 10) ..... and my project was freezing and giving me issues and it was literally as simple as:

C drive --> Program filex (x86) --> Image-Line --> Fl studio 10 --> FL (extended memory).exe 

then open my project in the extended memory version .....boom 2 gigs more memory and no issues.


This may be common knowledge to some but others it may not  -  so there you go. if you are getting bad CPU issues, give that a shot.



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Re: FL STUDIO users who are experiencing latency issues.
« Reply #1 on: February 08, 2016, 01:01:46 pm »
Wish I'd have seen this a few days ago! I managed to fix mine shortly after my post, just by exporting a single track to audio.

Out of curiosity, what's your reason for arranging in FL 10 when you have 12?

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Re: FL STUDIO users who are experiencing latency issues.
« Reply #2 on: February 08, 2016, 01:55:16 pm »
Thanks for those tips! Helped me a lot :)

Out of curiosity, what's your reason for arranging in FL 10 when you have 12?

Same question for me, since the arrangement system is the same as 10?

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Re: FL STUDIO users who are experiencing latency issues.
« Reply #3 on: February 08, 2016, 05:28:16 pm »
1. my workflow is better in 10. I actually arrange in midi but I like the fact I can just click 'pattern 1 / pattern 2' etc in the 'Block' pattern builder. I don't use the blocks for arranging but its just quicker for me.

2. For some reason no matter how much I match the settings, my FL studio 12 seems to have issues when loading some of my plugins. Ones I use regularly so its a pain in the arse for me. I do go in 12 when I want to utilise my 64 bit plugins like moog or something but then I export to audio and go back to 10. 

3. I have all my shortcut keys setup in 10; for example if I am zoomed in I just press the number 4 and I zoom back out to my full project.

just little things I guess. but its what you get used too I suppose.


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Re: FL STUDIO users who are experiencing latency issues.
« Reply #4 on: February 09, 2016, 11:48:14 am »
Fair enough mate, I only got into FL at 11 so I never used the block system but heard it was a pain in the arse for people when they got rid.

I'm looking to upgrade to 12 soon but I'm a little worried about the upgrade due to the possible effect it may have on my plugins. Might have to research a bit and see what others' experiences have been.

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Re: FL STUDIO users who are experiencing latency issues.
« Reply #5 on: February 09, 2016, 03:24:36 pm »
Glad you posted this I've been having a horrible time producing with all the latency issues for the last few days

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Re: FL STUDIO users who are experiencing latency issues.
« Reply #6 on: February 09, 2016, 04:27:33 pm »
Wow I didn't expect that much of a difference but it seems to be super effective, I'm on an average 4 years old laptop and I successfully ran several instances of U-he Diva (it would usually be very glitchy, even with a single one), thanks for the tip!

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Re: FL STUDIO users who are experiencing latency issues.
« Reply #7 on: February 09, 2016, 04:28:35 pm »
Fair enough mate, I only got into FL at 11 so I never used the block system but heard it was a pain in the arse for people when they got rid.

I'm looking to upgrade to 12 soon but I'm a little worried about the upgrade due to the possible effect it may have on my plugins. Might have to research a bit and see what others' experiences have been.

the thing I found with 12 is that you need to use the correct version of your plugins. So if you will be operating on a 64bit system it makes sense install and only use your 64Bit plugins.
 I will admit the upgrades they done to a lot of their stock plugins is pretty sweet. Some of my Go to plugins are only 32Bit though and I cant be arsed re-installing them all.