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  • Mans0n
    Sun and Stars
    FFR Music Producer
    • Sep 2006
    • 2907
    #1

    Which DAW do you use any why?

    I would like to get a decent estimate of how many music producers use what DAW. And why they think their choice of DAW is better than others. I personally use FL studio 8 XXL which I feel is more than adequate to make very sophisticated tracks of any genre. Though that being said, others prefer to use Reason and Ableton as 2 examples.

    I personally feel that FL studio is the best ( for me at least) because of all the features it has to offer. Not to mention all of the plugins that are available to anyone that chooses to use them. Though the only problem I have with FL studio is it's inability to be able to do live mixes/sets. Which is only a small setback imo. Though with ableton you could produce AND mix what you've made with other tracks/clips. which I feel is why a majority of people tend to use it rather than FL studio, which is fair and reasonable.
    Though the downside of Ableton ( at least to me) is that it's seriously confusing to use to make a track. I started using ableton with about 3.5+ years with FL thinking it would be a piece of cake, and was seriously wrong. Which is why I use FL to produce and ableton to mix.
    So music producers tell us what DAW you use and why you think it's the best for you, or why it's the best lol.
    Last edited by Mans0n; 04-8-2011, 11:33 AM.
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    • bmah
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      • Oct 2003
      • 8448
      #2
      Re: Which DAW do you use any why?

      Flash Flash Revolution
      http://www.flashflashrevolution.com/vbz/showthread.php?t=114651


      Majority of people use FL.

      If I ever got around to composing stuff, I'm stuck with Reason.

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        • ddr_f4n
          FFR Player
          • Sep 2005
          • 3807
          #3
          Re: Which DAW do you use any why?

          I have FL but NOO idea how to use it :V
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            • FFR4EVA_00
              FFR Player
              • Aug 2005
              • 1770
              #4
              Re: Which DAW do you use any why?

              i use fl studio because i am 13 (disclaimer: not really)
              most accomplished musicians use logic or cubase, occasionally ableton
              i'm not using the ffr definition of "accomplished" that somehow includes cornandbeans and kommisar
              Last edited by FFR4EVA_00; 04-8-2011, 12:47 PM.
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                • bmah
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                  • Oct 2003
                  • 8448
                  #5
                  Re: Which DAW do you use any why?

                  FL is more user-interface friendly, which partially contributes to its enormous popularity. I was used to using Reason, and although there are supposedly a lot more complexities, it would be advantageous for me to learn it - if I wanted to learn FL later on, it would be that much easier.

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                    • jakeyjake7
                      FFR Player
                      • Jul 2006
                      • 343
                      #6
                      Re: Which DAW do you use any why?

                      Originally posted by bmah
                      FL is more user-interface friendly, which partially contributes to its enormous popularity. I was used to using Reason, and although there are supposedly a lot more complexities, it would be advantageous for me to learn it - if I wanted to learn FL later on, it would be that much easier.
                      Not to say that it's necessarily a better DAW, but more people use Ableton than FL I can guarantee. Now, what I CAN say is that more people starting out in electronic music use FL because of how easy it is to get right into.


                      That said, I use Renoise because of it's price, EXTREMELY low CPU usage, and capability to do ridiculous edits in my music with very little effort. I used FL for 2+ years before I switched to Renoise, and while it was more than capable of doing what I wanted, it took me much too long to do it. In Renoise, I can do some FL studio processes which would take maybe a minute in something like 20 seconds.
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                        • customstuff
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                          • Nov 2006
                          • 4892
                          #7
                          Re: Which DAW do you use any why?

                          FL Studio 9 XXL. I use it because I started out on FL 4 and I just got used to it. Not to mention it has LOADS of features, sounds, and effects. It's also great to add your own sounds and effects with very little effort.

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                            • Mans0n
                              Sun and Stars
                              FFR Music Producer
                              • Sep 2006
                              • 2907
                              #8
                              Re: Which DAW do you use any why?

                              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

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                                • jakeyjake7
                                  FFR Player
                                  • Jul 2006
                                  • 343
                                  #9
                                  Re: Which DAW do you use any why?

                                  I am a moderator on one of the largest electronic music forums existing on the internet. That's the best source I can give, however, what I stated was an opinion. Of course I'm not going to be statistically correct. There's other communities out there, like rap and hip hop production communities that probably have shit-tons more members than said forum. I should've rephrased that original statement. But coming from being a mod on said forum, I can tell you that I see a LOT more members using Ableton than FL Studio. Not to say that some don't use both =P Also: When you get used to your DAW of choice, you don't HAVE to spend more time doing something, when you can do it just right in a shorter timespan.
                                  Last edited by jakeyjake7; 04-8-2011, 10:15 PM. Reason: grammarshit
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                                    • Coolboyrulez0
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                                      • Aug 2006
                                      • 10042
                                      #10
                                      Re: Which DAW do you use any why?

                                      As a little urchin I started using Fruity Loops 6 or something so I've stuck with FL Studio (10 now) since then.
                                      I tried Ableton / Renoise / Reason and didn't particularly prefer any of those, most likely due to their high(er) learning curves and my adaption to the work interface and all the functions of FL. To each man his own.
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                                        • SpookG
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                                          • Dec 2002
                                          • 829
                                          #11
                                          Re: Which DAW do you use any why?

                                          I've used Buzz for 12 years...

                                          I don't really know why, I've just never liked Reason or FL that much.

                                          Now I'm old, and don't want to learn new software, so I'm like that old man with the shotgun on the porch, shooing kids off the lawn.
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                                            • midnghtraver
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                                              FFR Music Producer
                                              • Jan 2006
                                              • 2064
                                              #12
                                              Re: Which DAW do you use any why?

                                              Its not the program, its how you use it!

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                                                • jakeyjake7
                                                  FFR Player
                                                  • Jul 2006
                                                  • 343
                                                  #13
                                                  Re: Which DAW do you use any why?

                                                  Originally posted by SpookG
                                                  I've used Buzz for 12 years...

                                                  I don't really know why, I've just never liked Reason or FL that much.

                                                  Now I'm old, and don't want to learn new software, so I'm like that old man with the shotgun on the porch, shooing kids off the lawn.
                                                  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.
                                                  Originally posted by tuv
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                                                    • aperson
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                                                      • Jul 2003
                                                      • 3431
                                                      #14
                                                      Re: Which DAW do you use any why?

                                                      csound because i'd rather program music

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                                                        • Mans0n
                                                          Sun and Stars
                                                          FFR Music Producer
                                                          • Sep 2006
                                                          • 2907
                                                          #15
                                                          Re: Which DAW do you use any why?

                                                          your a badass aperson.

                                                          only YOU would say something like that

                                                          coding music psh. do it everr single day
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