FL Studio Plugins: The 7 Best FL Studio Plugins in 2024
FL Studio plugins are some of the most sought after stock DAW plugins. Especially when youâre considering which DAW to start using to make music.
Thereâs no question that FL Studio plugins like GrossBeat, Vocodex, Edison and Fruity Parametric EQ 2 make FL Studio an extremely attractive bundle to start making music with.
Depending on the edition you buy, youâll gain access to a range of FL Studio plugins. The lower entry editions like âFruityâ and âProducerâ contain entry level plugins.That being said, the âSignatureâ and âAll Plugins Editionâ contain several more.
In this article Iâm going to round up the best FL Studio Plugins. Iâll also list any notable free plugins and paid alternatives you should consider.
Grossbeat
Grossbeat is one of the most popular FL Studio plugins thatâs shaped tons of producersâ sound and styles. It allows you to create beat-synced glitch, stutter, repeat, scratching and gating effects. Itâs perfect for adding in creative grooves or pumping effects on any track in your session. Sadly, Grossbeat is only available in the âSignatureâ and âAll Pluginsâ editions of Fl Studio.
A notable alternative to GrossBeat is the legendary Shaperbox 2 plugin by Cableguys. With Shaperbox, youâre able to design modulation shapes and use envelope followers that react to audio. Shaperbox 2 comes with 8 different modules that control different effects. Their time module replicates the sounds of GrossBeat.
Grossbeat is one of the most popular FL Studio plugins thatâs shaped tons of producersâ sound and styles.
Hot tip: If youâre looking for a GrossBeat alternative, Shaperbox Time is included with yearly subscriptions to LANDR Studioâopening access to everything LANDR has to offer including samples, mastering, premium plugins, distribution and much more.
Harmor
Harmor might be one of the most unique and powerful soft synthesizers out there. Youâll find this FL studio included in the âAll Plugins Editionâ or available for purchase for just $100.
Harmor is the predecessor of the more simple subtractive synthesizer âHarmlessâ. Itâs powered by an additive synthesis engine, and is capable of making otherworldly sounds.
Additive synthesis is based on the principle that any sound can be expressed as a sum of simple sine waves. Harmor can generate up to 516 sine waves per note, per unison voice. It can modulate these in real-time to resynthesize any continuously evolving sound.
There arenât many alternatives to Harmor out there. It truly is a one of a kind synthesizer. If youâre getting started with additive synthesis, âHarmlessâ is a great place to start. Itâs a simpler version of Harmor and is available in the âSignatureâ edition.
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Soundgoodizer
Soundgoodizer is a one knob version of their multiband compressor plugin âMaximusâ. Itâs available on all editions of FL Studio.
Soundgoodizer makes it easy to get a refined sound, with more body and quality.
It passes the signal through processes of compression and saturation. Then, you can blend in the processed signal with one knob. It sports four different presets to accommodate varying sounds.
There are plenty of alternatives if youâre looking to expand on your one knob plugin collection. LANDR FX is a five plugin suite organized by sound and instruments. Theyâre perfect for bus or single channel processing. Where LANDR FX stands out is the insane number of professionally curated presets. Each category of presets are listed by effect.
Newtone
Newtone is Image Lineâs answer to Melodyne-style pitch correction. Like most manual pitch correction plugins, you can slice, correct and edit vocals. Instrumentals and other recordings can be drastically altered as well.
Efficient integration with FL Studio allows you to drag and drop audio to and from Newtone. It syncs with the FL Studio transport. This means you can completely edit your audio without leaving Newtone.
To edit the audio, all you have to do is move the MIDI-like blocks to change the pitch of whatever it is youâre correcting.
If youâre looking for a more automatic pitch correction like Auto-Tune, Pitcher might be for you. Both Newtone and Pitcher are in FL Studioâs âSignatureâ and âAll-Pluginsâ editions.
Unless youâre going for an Auto-Tune type effect, tuning vocals can often sound unnatural.
Unless youâre going for an auto-tune type effect, tuning vocals can often sound unnatural. Synchroarts RePitch is one of the most natural sounding pitch correction plugins. It comes at a similar price point to Newtone and Pitcher.
Synchroarts RePitch uses advanced musical note detection technology. This makes instant automatic pitch correction possible in seconds. It also sports manual tools which help you get specific when editing vocals.
If youâre looking for a free version of pitch correction, Graillon 2 Free Edition by Auburn Sounds is a great way to get started.
Slicex
If youâre looking to chop samples, Slicex is a must have for FL Studio. Luckily, it comes in most editions, excluding the âFruityâ edition.
If youâre looking to chop samples, Slicex is a must have for FL Studio.
Slicex allows you to import audio files and slice them up with different parameters. You can slice by beat, manually, or by auto slicing by transient. Afterwards, you can play those slices using your MIDI controller or draw them in as MIDI into the piano roll.
This FL Studio plugin has the unique ability to load two audio clips at the same time in two separate decks: Deck A, and Deck B.
You can also assign different effects to single chops, or set specific chops to different articulation groups if youâre looking for more grouped control.
If youâre coming from or considering Ableton, Slicex is a great alternative to Simpler. Serato Studio is a comparable third party plugin that has similar functionality.
Vintage Chorus
Vintage Chorus is a Juno 60-modeled chorus thatâs part of the âSignature edition of FL Studio. If youâre looking to widen your synthesizer sound or thicken up a guitar tone, this plugin has you covered.
There are a ton of alternatives available as well. A notable contender is the free TAL-Chorus-LX. Itâs modeled after the slightly dirtier Juno 6.
What Vintage Chorus has that many of the alternatives donât, is the ability to define delay times, LFO speed, LFO waveform, and the polarity of the wet signal.
The sound of this FL Studio plugin is timeless, and is always a useful tool to have in your plugin arsenal.
Poizone
Poizone is one of the most simple looking subtractive synthesizers out there.
Itâs designed with simplicity in mind, making sure every knob counts. Poizone is a must have if youâre getting started with synthesis. Itâs only available in the âAll-Pluginsâ edition,
Poizone sports 2 oscillators that produce the two most popular shapes for subtractive synthesis: fat, bright saw and pulse waves, with adjustable pulse width.
With 385 presets and built in effects such as delay and chorus, itâll be a while before you get bored with this one!
A free alternative to Poizone, is Matt Tytelâs ultra popular subtractive synth Helm. Helm doesnât nearly cover the 385 presets featured in Poizone. But, itâs easy-to-use interface is a sizeable alternative to the simplicity of Poizone.
DAW plugins are still plugins
Just because they come with the DAW, doesnât mean theyâre any less of a plugin than notable third party plugins.
Plugin offerings by DAW developers just keep getting better. Image Lineâs affordable DAW bundles with free lifetime updates makes it a no brainer if youâre looking to get started with FL Studio.
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