Which DAW do you use any why?

[SpookG]

Re: Which DAW do you use any why?

I'm tempted to get back into buzz. I've had it installed twice before, but each time, I just fell out of using it. But my friend Evelon keeps showing me these amazing new updates Oskari keeps adding, and now I'm really interested. He showed me that he just added a tonematrix type thing, and that really got my mouth watering.

I actually only installed the new beta of Buzz yesterday. Up until then I've only used the 2004 builds. I had been running Vista til last week, and it was incredibly stable there. I downgraded back to XP SP3 and decided to get the Beta, since old Buzz is less stable in XP.

Thing about Buzz is it does certain things incredibly well, it just is not very user friendly since so many people are used to an overabundance of user interface. I come from the generation of users who know a lot of DSP, so Buzz makes a lot of sense to me when I decide to make synths from scratch and I actually enjoy the bare bones aspect of it.

That is really where the learning curve will be, in your ability to distill what you know to a fundamental level and go to town.

I like Evelon; he seems very knowledgeable. I'm not really a part of the community, but I know the name since he's been around a long time.

You should try Buzz.

[zajac]

I'm going to keep this short and to the point. This is coming from someone that's been DJing and Producing for about 6 years now; as well as being one of the top sales associates in the Sam Ash Music chain.

Every company is trying to get their hands into the DAW market. You've got Pro Tools, Cubase, Studio One, Cakewalk, Sonar, FL Studio, Ableton, Sony Acid, Reason, and the list goes on for quite some time, those are just the more popular ones.

They all have their own specialty, such as Pro Tools being the industry standard for recording, mixing, and mastering.

Pick whatever you want, I personally recommend Ableton, even though I use Acid Pro. Ableton, along with the Bridge with Scratch Live, opens up so many doors, and from having worked/talked with producers such as Evol Intent, Sluggo, Nerd Rage, Halo Nova, etcetc, They ALL use Ableton, so when it comes to collabs too, it's just cake. And then you have all the instantly supported hardware such as the Akai & M-Audio line-up.

Really, it's like picking one European car company over another, BMW, Volvo, Mercedes, Audi? They're all great company's, but it comes down to personal preference more than anything else, but again, I personally say Ableton. They're tutorials and support are second to none.

Guess that wasn't very short and to the point, but hope that helps a bit

i honestly doubt more people use ableton to produce music than FL. Partly because you provided no source that confirms what your saying jakeyjake, that being said. FL studio is very easy to use ONCE you get used to it and learn all it's features and functions. Because ( though just my opinion) something that takes less time to make is probably not going to sound as good as something you spent a little more time on.
plus lol 40 more seconds isn't much of a long wait. Better to take your time than rush, though that might just be me

Which isn't overnight.

I agree wholeheartedly with Jakeyjake's reply, especially the second half of what he said after rambling about being a moderator of said mysterious forum lolol

But it's true. You will see a slew of industry standard producers using Ableton more so than FL Studio. Fruity Loops just was easier to come by than Ableton, and when it comes to legit purchases, you can't beat $100.

What do I sell the most of at Sam Ash? FL Studio. Because it's $100.

What do I see most people using when it comes to being in a studio? Pro Tools. And when it comes to well-known artists on Beatport? Ableton.

[Mans0n]

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I'll admit, Ableton is pretty f'ing sweet when it comes to mixing multiple tracks or parts of tracks, and doing live mixes, but the whole producing side of it seems like it's lacking compared to what FL can do. though that might just be because i didn't work with it long enough to get to use all it's features. But yeah for me FL studio 8 XXL meets all my needs as of now XD.

[DarkbearX]

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I'll admit, Ableton is pretty f'ing sweet when it comes to mixing multiple tracks or parts of tracks, and doing live mixes, but the whole producing side of it seems like it's lacking compared to what FL can do. though that might just be because i didn't work with it long enough to get to use all it's features.

Bolded is definitely why you think that. I can't name one thing that Live can't do that FL can. I can't say the same vice versa without the use of external plugins. FL's piano roll is incredibly easy though.

That said, I use FL rewired to Live (Live being my main power source).

[sakura080789]

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i use 2 : FL 9 & Magix Music Maker

[kommisar]

Re: Which DAW do you use any why?

fl studio for more composed stuff


LSDJ for purist chiptunes

[Mans0n]

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First program that got me into making music was samplitude studio lol.

[kid_merkury]

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didn't i make a sticky about this already

[Mans0n]

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yeah but this is more detailed

[3lijah]

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Does anyone know anything about Logic Pro(in general I mean)? Thinking of using it, as well as EZ Drummer. Im not gonna torrent these either, im purchasing them lol. Only because I want to avoid as many problems as possible with the product activation-wise and well, legal-wise. Which is why I want to be extra careful when/if I do purchase them. I know the ffr community has at least a handful of ppl that record live instruments and not just computer generated music. Not hatin, because FL and other programs are hard as shit to utilize what sound you want lol.

[LogicalDefiance]

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I can't name one thing that Live can't do that FL can.

To name a few off the top of my head:

- Automation shapes and precise/input values on automation points.

- Controllers comparable to Fruity Peak Controller and Formula Controller.

- Dual screen compatibility. (floating windows for one example)

- Memory bridging

BTW I would love to be proved wrong on these since I have both programs and the above are the main reasons I dont use Ableton anymore.

What are some Ableton features that FL studio doesn't have? (excluding DJing) I would love to know.

[jakeyjake7]

Re: Which DAW do you use any why?

To name a few off the top of my head:

- Automation shapes and precise/input values on automation points.

- Controllers comparable to Fruity Peak Controller and Formula Controller.

- Dual screen compatibility. (floating windows for one example)

- Memory bridging

BTW I would love to be proved wrong on these since I have both programs and the above are the main reasons I dont use Ableton anymore.

What are some Ableton features that FL studio doesn't have? (excluding DJing) I would love to know.

Max For Live.

[LogicalDefiance]

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Max For Live.

Yeah FL also tried to include something similar to Reaktor too. They call it 'Chainer'. It doesn't do everything that Max for Live does(nor vise versa), but Max for Live doesn't do anything that you can't do in FL Studio that i've seen.

The whole non-linear approach to mixing/production is probably going to be the new thing in DAWs, but it's not really necessary it just simplifies some things with signal chains.

[Mans0n]

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I mean if you REALLY wanted to you could mix songs, and do live sets in FL, but it would just be a mega bitch to do if going to 10+ minute lol.

[LogicalDefiance]

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I mean if you REALLY wanted to you could mix songs, and do live sets in FL, but it would just be a mega bitch to do if going to 10+ minute lol.

Not really. You can't beatmatch tracks without processing time and likely playback glitches/stops.