Reddit rules index · read 2026-09-26
Can you promote on r/FL_Studio?
Only in a dedicated thread Its rules send self-promotion to a dedicated thread, such as a weekly or pinned one. Promotion outside it is removed.
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What its rules say about promotion
Piracy: No Asking For / Suggesting / Discussing / Linking / Requesting Help With Pirated Products
Any discussions on piracy are strictly prohibited. No torrent/file links to illegal sources. No asking for, suggesting, or sharing links, sites, serial codes, or paid software. Do not make posts or comments that encourage or help to break Image-Line's [EULA](https://www.image-line.com/image-line-software-eula/). Users that are requesting help for pirated plugins or software and will have their posts removed. Comments discussing piracy may be removed at the discretion of moderators.
Low Effort Content [CHECK THE USER MANUAL]
Low effort content will be removed at the discretion of moderators (this includes memes). Help posts that are easily answered by [FL Studio's User Manual](https://www.image-line.com/fl-studio-learning/fl-studio-online-manual/) or [our FAQ](https://www.reddit.com/r/FL_Studio/wiki/faq) will be removed in an effort to cut down on low effort posts. Posts asking for other's to find sample packs or plugins for them will be removed. Do not make posts with titles IN ALL CAPITOL LETTERS!
Feedback Posts (Tunesday Tuesday & Feedback Friday)
We only allow individual feedback posts on Tunesday Tuesday & Feedback Friday. When the event is active, a post from Automoderator will be stickied at the top of the subreddit. **Your video must be a screen recording (not a phone recording) of your playlist window from your project.** The video must show the project file. Exceptions may apply to trial users. You must use the correct flair for your posts. You may promote the store links of the track in your post's comments.
No Self-Promotion (Music & Content)
While sharing OC tutorials is allowed, using download gates to share content is not. Please allow content you wish to share to be downloaded without a download gate or similar. Sharing the YouTube/Soundcloud/Store/Spotify links for your music is not allowed outside of our weekly Feedback Thread and the comments of your own Tunesday Tuesday or Feedback Friday post.
Do not sell, trade, or beg for FL Studio or other content.
Do not facilitate Buying/Selling/Trading/Begging for FL Studio and similar content here, including software and hardware.
Original Tutorials / Plugins / Presets
Posts featuring original tutorials, presets and plugins are considered helpful contributions to the community. As long as your post doesn't break the No Advertising / Transactions rule, you are welcome to post.
Advertising/Transactions
Any form of advertising is strictly prohibited on the Subreddit. Utilising the Subreddit to conduct (or attempt) transactions is prohibited. Soliciting DMs for the purpose of facilitating transactions is also prohibited.
Purchase/Gear Suggestion Posts
FL Studio has a comparison of all editions on their website. Further more, all hardware, plugin, software, etc. discussions have already likely been made. Use the search feature before asking the community for suggestions on what to buy.
All 14 rules of r/FL_Studio
- Piracy: No Asking For / Suggesting / Discussing / Linking / Requesting Help With Pirated Products
Any discussions on piracy are strictly prohibited. No torrent/file links to illegal sources. No asking for, suggesting, or sharing links, sites, serial codes, or paid software. Do not make posts or comments that encourage or help to break Image-Line's [EULA](https://www.image-line.com/image-line-software-eula/). Users that are requesting help for pirated plugins or software and will have their posts removed. Comments discussing piracy may be removed at the discretion of moderators. - Low Effort Content [CHECK THE USER MANUAL]
Low effort content will be removed at the discretion of moderators (this includes memes). Help posts that are easily answered by [FL Studio's User Manual](https://www.image-line.com/fl-studio-learning/fl-studio-online-manual/) or [our FAQ](https://www.reddit.com/r/FL_Studio/wiki/faq) will be removed in an effort to cut down on low effort posts. Posts asking for other's to find sample packs or plugins for them will be removed. Do not make posts with titles IN ALL CAPITOL LETTERS! - Feedback Posts (Tunesday Tuesday & Feedback Friday)
We only allow individual feedback posts on Tunesday Tuesday & Feedback Friday. When the event is active, a post from Automoderator will be stickied at the top of the subreddit. **Your video must be a screen recording (not a phone recording) of your playlist window from your project.** The video must show the project file. Exceptions may apply to trial users. You must use the correct flair for your posts. You may promote the store links of the track in your post's comments. - No Self-Promotion (Music & Content)
While sharing OC tutorials is allowed, using download gates to share content is not. Please allow content you wish to share to be downloaded without a download gate or similar. Sharing the YouTube/Soundcloud/Store/Spotify links for your music is not allowed outside of our weekly Feedback Thread and the comments of your own Tunesday Tuesday or Feedback Friday post. - Do not sell, trade, or beg for FL Studio or other content.
Do not facilitate Buying/Selling/Trading/Begging for FL Studio and similar content here, including software and hardware. - "What's This Sound?" Post Requirements
Posts asking for recreation of sounds **must be specific**, and **timestamped** where applicable. Do not link an entire song and ask "How do I make this." Your post may be removed if you are not specific enough about the particular sound you want help recreating. - Off Topic Content
Our subreddit is for discussing and sharing Image-Line, FL Studio and music production related content. If your post is not on topic, it will be removed. - Verbal abuse / Vulgar Language
No verbal abuse or Vulgar Language of any kind. Posting to bait, incite, or flame another user is prohibited. Anyone can post an opinion about FL Studio, Image-Line and music production, but provoking readers into emotional responses is prohibited. - No Rant/Flame Posts
This Subreddit is open to civil discussions, however, hateful, spiteful and flaming posts will be removed. - Original Tutorials / Plugins / Presets
Posts featuring original tutorials, presets and plugins are considered helpful contributions to the community. As long as your post doesn't break the No Advertising / Transactions rule, you are welcome to post. - Circumventing Demo Restrictions
Do not post comments or threads asking other users to circumvent FL Studio's demo restrictions. This includes asking users to open your demo project in their fully licensed copy. - Advertising/Transactions
Any form of advertising is strictly prohibited on the Subreddit. Utilising the Subreddit to conduct (or attempt) transactions is prohibited. Soliciting DMs for the purpose of facilitating transactions is also prohibited. - Purchase/Gear Suggestion Posts
FL Studio has a comparison of all editions on their website. Further more, all hardware, plugin, software, etc. discussions have already likely been made. Use the search feature before asking the community for suggestions on what to buy. - Due Diligence for Beginner Users
Beginner users are expected to perform due diligence in researching issues or questions they may have. **99.9% of questions beginners have are already answered on the subreddit** or answered in the [User Manual](https://www.image-line.com/fl-studio-learning/fl-studio-online-manual/). This rule also applies to those who just got FL Studio and request someone to privately tutor them for free.
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