Editing FL Studio (section)

==History==
The first version of FruityLoops (1.0.0) was developed by Didier Dambrin and was partially released on December 18, 1997.<ref>{{Cite web|title=FL Studio 1.0|url=https://www.image-line.com/flstudio/history.php?entry_id=1286984399&title=fl-studio-10|website=www.image-line.com|language=en|access-date=2020-05-12}}</ref> Its official launch was in early 1998, when it was still a four-channel<ref name="techmag"/> [[MIDI]] [[drum machine]].<ref name="Lex Luger (producer)"/> Dambrin became Chief Software Architect for the program,<ref name="ovguide">{{cite news|title=FL Studio Video|url=http://www.ovguide.com/fl-studio-9202a8c04000641f80000000001e8c37|publisher=OVGuide|access-date=2011-05-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120317061959/http://www.ovguide.com/fl-studio-9202a8c04000641f80000000001e8c37|archive-date=2012-03-17|url-status=dead
}}</ref> and it quickly underwent a series of large upgrades that made it into a popular and complex [[digital audio workstation]].

Image-Line renamed FruityLoops to FL Studio in mid 2003, after the company's attempt to obtain a US trademark prompted concerns from [[Kellogg's]]<ref name="McGlynn">{{Cite web|last=McGlynn|first=Declan|title=How FL Studio changed electronic music forever|url=https://djmag.com/longreads/how-fl-studio-changed-electronic-music-forever|date=2020-04-20|website=DJMag.com|access-date=2020-05-12}}</ref> and to improve the software's marketability.<ref name=":0" />{{failed verification|date=February 2024}} [[Software piracy]] was a major issue in the company's early days, and it took nearly 5 years for the company to turn a profit from users purchasing legitimate licenses.<ref name=":1" />

A macOS-compatible version of FL Studio was released on May 22, 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Music production software FL Studio is now available for Mac|url=https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/23/17384580/music-production-software-fruity-loops-20-mac-compatible|last=Deahl|first=Dani|date=2018-05-23|website=The Verge|language=en|access-date=2020-05-12}}</ref>