Hi all, I purchased FL Studio Fruity (for Mac crossover) a few weeks ago and have been having a great time using it! I want to upgrade to the Producer Edition though.
FL Studio has been a quality DAW for quite some time. Despite its success, the developers have yet to create a MAC compatible version of the software. To this day I still wonder why? It doesn’t seem like it should be a problem. Most major DAW’s have had this issue taken care of for years now. Somebody please send a memo to Image-Line (FL Studio developer) and ask them what’s the hold up?
With that being said, it IS possible to run FL Studio on your MAC. Here’s how:
- FL Studio will never truly work on Mac because of it's Borland Delphi programing origin. None of the developers are quite prepared to rewrite for Mac. Not to say it won't happen, but a complete rewrite takes years of time away from the Windows platform.
- They're probably using Windows on a Mac because 1. They might actually need Windows (FL Studio, etc) and 2. They also find Macbook hardware to be better. When I've the money, I'm gonna do the same.
- The native FL Studio macOS version is only available as a 64 Bit application, in line with Apple's announcements for macOS 11 running 64 Bit applications.% DirectWave - will open Soundfonts.
- It does not work directly. If you get a legal copy of Windows (I suggest Windows 7) and use Bootcamp to partition your drive and install Windows on the partition, then you can use FL Studio, which is a Windows-only product.
Step 1 – Download Wine Bottler
Wine bottler is a free crossover application that allows you to install and run Windows applications on your MAC.
You can download it here:
Step 2 – Install Wine Bottler
Install the application.
Once installed, you can locate the icon in your ‘Applications’ folder.
Step 3 – Download the FL Studio demo
Image-Line offers a nice demo for FL Studio that you can download for free. It’s a stripped down version of the real thing, but it’s still worth having.
Note: I strongly recommend that you test out the demo version on your MAC before you consider buying the full program. You want to ensure that there aren’t any major performance issues. Keep in mind that FL Studio is meant to run on a Windows operating system.
Step 4 – Install FL Studio using Wine Bottler
Locate the FL Studio file you downloaded (flstudio_10.0.9.exe) and right click on it.
Scroll down to ‘Open With’ and then choose ‘Wine’.
Step 5 – Setting up Wine Bottler
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A menu box will appear asking you what you would like to do with the file you chose to open. Choose ‘convert to simple OSX Application bundle with Wine Bottler’. Select ‘Go’.
Step 6 – Setting Up Wine Bottler Cont…
Another options box will appear.
Make sure that you have the ‘copy only’ box checked and also the ‘self contained’ box checked. Click ‘Install’.
Step – 7 Name And Save Your New File
Click ‘Save’.
Step 8 – Follow Onscreen Install Instructions
After Wine Bottler makes some preparations you will be directed to the Install Wizard for FL Studio. Follow those instructions and FL Studio will successfully install on your MAC.
Step 9 – Load up FL Studio and enjoy yourself.
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I'm at a stage where I have the perfect sound solution, but unfortunately it's not portable. (A decent tower station setup with a lot of firepower). So I need something I can carry on when I'm travelling. I'm torn between buying a Macbook Pro and boot windows thru bootcamp, or save half the cost and buy a really powerful Windows laptop, like the ASUS G-771jw. Why do these artists do it? Is there a reason behind this unusual route? The only reason I see this is because Macbooks outlive regular high end laptops (purely due to it's build quality). But if you're afrojack, you don't really care about the life of a macbook, since you can afford three new ones every gig.
I'd love to hear what everyone has to say, since I have NO plans on changing my DAW and I would need to make my purchase pretty soon. What would you recommend?
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