FL Studio: the first-choice DAW for crafting beats

FL Studio– formerly known as FruityLoops – hit the streets in 1998. Released by Belgian company Image-Line and designed by Didier ‘Gol’ Dambrin, the first iteration of this software featured a simple four-channel MIDIdrum machine, with a classic step-sequencer interface. This novel and quaint approach computer-based beat-making took off.

Yes, there's free music making software out there, but sometimes you need to go premium.

In the clamour to get a piece of the action, downloads overwhelmed the Image-Line servers. This company – who had previously never considered the music market – was onto a clear winner. Fast-forward a couple of decades and this humble step-sequencing companion has evolved into a full-blown DAW.

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