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How to convert Studio One to FL Studio

Updated October 2026

Studio One — renamed Fender Studio Pro in version 8 — saves a song as a .song file in a song folder with its audio in Media/; FL Studio uses .flp files. Neither opens the other’s format. Doseedo converts the song itself: upload the .song, download a native FL Studio .flp project with the arrangement rebuilt.

Why there's no built-in way

Fender (formerly PreSonus) and Image-Line share no project format. FL Studio can’t open a .song, and Studio One has no FL Studio export. Studio One 6.5 and later can export a .dawproject — the open DAWproject format — but FL Studio doesn’t read DAWproject either (see which DAWs do). So the usual fallback is bouncing stems, which flattens the song. A native conversion keeps it editable.

How the conversion works

Doseedo reads the .song natively — no export step in Studio One — and rebuilds it as a native FL Studio .flp project. Zip the whole song folder (the .song with its Media/) so the audio travels; a bare .song converts the arrangement, MIDI and mixer, but its audio stays behind on your disk. Songs from Studio One 3 through Fender Studio Pro 8 read the same way.

What carries over — and what doesn't

Studio One → FL Studio carries the arrangement, honestly scoped. What arrives editable: tracks with their names, volume, pan and mute; audio events with their files traveling in the song folder; MIDI notes; the tempo and time-signature maps — every change; markers.

Third-party instruments and effects arrive as the same plugin with their settings, hosted through FL’s own wrapper, as long as the plugin is installed and scanned there. Studio One’s built-in effects and instruments arrive by name only, and the report lists each one. Automation isn’t promised on this pair yet. Nothing is silently dropped — every conversion comes with a report of what changed.

Do I need Studio One or FL Studio installed?

Not to convert. The conversion runs on the song file itself. You need FL Studio to open the result.

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Same job, any name

Whether you'd say Studio One to FL Studio converter, convert .song to .flp (song to flp), Studio One file to FL Studio file, open a Studio One project in FL Studio, import a Studio One song into FL Studio, export Studio One to FL Studio, or move, transfer or migrate a project from Studio One to FL Studio — it is the conversion this guide walks through, and the Studio One to FL Studio converter does it free, online, with nothing to install. Also searched as: convert studio one to fl studio · song to flp · song to flp converter · convert song file to flp · studio one project to fl studio project · studio one file to fl studio file · open song in fl studio · import studio one project into fl studio.

Related guides

• Convert FL Studio to Studio One (the other way)
• Studio One to FL Studio converter (the tool)
• What is a .song file
• Open a .song without Studio One
• Every way to move a project between DAWs

FAQ

Can you convert a Studio One song to FL Studio?

Yes. Upload a .song to Doseedo and download a native FL Studio .flp project. What arrives editable: tracks with their names, volume, pan and mute; audio events with their files traveling in the song folder; MIDI notes; the tempo and time-signature maps — every change; markers.

Does Studio One export to FL Studio?

Not in a form FL Studio reads. Studio One 6.5+ can export a .dawproject, but FL Studio doesn’t import DAWproject, and it can’t open a .song. The real routes are bouncing stems (which flattens the song) or a native converter that rebuilds it — that’s what Doseedo does.

Do plugins carry over from Studio One to FL Studio?

Third-party instruments and effects arrive as the same plugin with their settings, hosted through FL’s own wrapper, as long as the plugin is installed and scanned there. Studio One’s built-in effects and instruments arrive by name only, and the report lists each one. Nothing is faked: whatever doesn’t cross the Studio One–FL Studio boundary is named in the conversion report.

Do I need Studio One installed to convert a .song?

No. The conversion works on the song itself — you only need FL Studio to open the converted result.