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Being Creative => Creativity Support => Topic started by: Evil on May 12, 2009, 00:06:43

Title: fl studio.....
Post by: Evil on May 12, 2009, 00:06:43

Are the loops on fruity loops royalty free..because I heard on the news a guy almost got arrested for using it (i think...)

I tried a search engine called google, and nothing popped up D:<

Title: Re: fl studio.....
Post by: Faust06 on May 12, 2009, 00:28:36

Strange. Well, free drum loops aren't TOO difficult to find, so you can play it safe. On the other hand, you can probably process the loops to an extent that they aren't easily recognizable as stock fruity-loops loops.

Title: Re: fl studio.....
Post by: Kasran on May 12, 2009, 00:39:15

Actually, in the 8.5 beta Image-Line removed the loops altogether so it shouldn't be a problem if you use that.

In general, I like to stay clear of FL's included samples anyway, with some exceptions.

Title: Re: fl studio.....
Post by: googoogjoob on May 12, 2009, 01:37:39

I believe Soulja Boy made most of an album (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Souljaboytellem.com#Samples) using FL Studio's default samples. I don't know whether or not he/the record company had to pay royalties to anyone, though.

Title: Re: fl studio.....
Post by: Kasran on May 12, 2009, 01:58:46

Quote from: googoogjoob on May 12, 2009, 01:37:39

I believe Soulja Boy made most of an album (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Souljaboytellem.com#Samples) using FL Studio's default samples. I don't know whether or not he/the record company had to pay royalties to anyone, though.

AFAIK only the loops were not royalty-free. Also, Soulja Boy sucks; let's forget about him for a moment.

Title: Re: fl studio.....
Post by: LPChip on May 12, 2009, 11:23:34

If you read the disclaimer that comes with FL Studio, you'll notice that the samples included in Fruity Loops (and thus, the loops) can only be used inside FL Studio. If you make a song with it, that can be used. Raw samples is a no-no.