Included effects are limiter, reverb, delay, EQ, amp simulator and filter (the last complete with nifty X/Y pad or accelerometer control). The built‑in effects can be applied globally or to the effects bus, and each track can be routed to the bus. This works better than direct entry, though, which would be quite impossible (especially when zoomed out) given the high resolution of the piano roll. The piano roll is a little more fiddly (especially if you're working on the iPhone), and instead of entering notes directly, you 'stamp' them onto the roll with a grey cursor. Particularly good is the ability to accent the pitch and velocity of each step: great for varied rhythms. The step sequencer is, much like the one featured in FL Studio for Windows, incredibly quick, easy to use and versatile, and you'll be knocking up great beats in no time at all.

FL Studio Mobile's step sequencer (left) is quick and easy to use, while the main arrange page (above) offers clever modes to allow plenty of control in a small space. A step track can also be converted a piano roll, but not vice versa.

A step track allows notes to be quickly dropped in and out, and is ideal for creating drum loops or simple melodic parts, while the piano roll lets you compose full polyphonic melodies and more complicated rhythmic pieces. The sequencer allows you to compose with up to 99 tracks of two different types: either step or piano roll. The majority of the instruments suit composers in electronic genres. All these instruments are sample‑based and you can't edit the patches in any depth, but you can tweak pan, velocity, and attack and release times. Included with the app are 133 instruments, including drum kits, synth patches, sliced‑up beats, and some basic soundalikes of acoustic instruments. Both editions share identical layout and functionality. Indeed, I think it's always been the perfect candidate for a touch-device version.Įnter FL Studio mobile, in two fruity flavours: the standard version for iPhone and other pocket iOS devices, and the HD edition with a higher resolution, designed for iPad. Image Line's FL Studio's quick and intuitive loop creation has always made it a turn‑to application for me, especially when inspiration strikes, so having it in my pocket would be a great thing indeed. Published August 2011 Image Line FL Studio Mobile v1.0

Fl studio mobile review