Hi, Welcome to the Forum dannyboyo222 !
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No, most uses Audacityany decent LMMS equivalent of FL Studio's "Edison" plugin?
It is free, solid and well maintained
We dont hesitate to recommend it :
http://www.audacityteam.org/download/