i just found this
http://www.frieve.com/english/musicstd/download.html
the Music Studio Producer, second link down is totally free, its a midi sequencer with audio, VST(i) and midi support, looks like it does the stuff FL does (obviously with differences/limitations in comparison), but i dont think you are going to get much better for free
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