good program for making techno plz!

**Gorlock** · 09-19-2007, 01:08 AM

fruity is good software as long as you have good vsts and samples to couple it with. concord dawn, i believe produces in fruity and they make some amazing drum'n bass. i'm a great fan of their work. i know other big names also use it. it's good software, otherwise it wouldn't sell as well as it does. it's not nearly the best. it has pretty dramatic weak points. it appeals greatly to the amateur producer, and is abused in such a way. that's the only reason why you see crappy music coming out of it. it's not about the software, it's about the producer.

acid is the best software i've tried producing on. i've tried a lot of software: garageband, fruity loops, renoise, reason, cubase, and acid. it seems really user friendly, hands on, and the interface is great. everything is editable right in front of you, no external software is really needed for synths or effects. the vst integration is better than FL in my opinion and the use of buses is much more user friendly than that of FL or any other software i've used. the midi capabilities are much better than FL as of the version 6.0 release of acid pro. it has a complete piano roll and all the automations you can imagine, not to mention a great ability to making patterns dynamic.

EDIT: acid does come with only a few vsts. but a quick visit to www.kvraudio.com will allow you access to hundreds, if not thousands, of free vsts. you can also purchase a wide variety of vsts from that site. i go there for my vst effect and generator needs.

i find that FL is a great piece of software to start on because it allows the layman to understand the basics of production and expand his horizons. if it wasn't for fruity i would have had a hell of a time understanding acid. so it's great for beginners, but i think that if one is to expand into a more professional, industry standard of production he is forced into either purchasing expensive vsts or changing his software platform, in my opinion.

that is my long analysis of fruity and acid.
i'm not overly bashing or praising either. i'm only being realistic.
thanks to those of you who actually read the whole thing.

09-19-2007, 01:08 AM	#11
Gorlock {Underground Concept} Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Gorlock of Underground Concept w/ PolishPat Posts: 98	Re: good program for making techno plz! fruity is good software as long as you have good vsts and samples to couple it with. concord dawn, i believe produces in fruity and they make some amazing drum'n bass. i'm a great fan of their work. i know other big names also use it. it's good software, otherwise it wouldn't sell as well as it does. it's not nearly the best. it has pretty dramatic weak points. it appeals greatly to the amateur producer, and is abused in such a way. that's the only reason why you see crappy music coming out of it. it's not about the software, it's about the producer. acid is the best software i've tried producing on. i've tried a lot of software: garageband, fruity loops, renoise, reason, cubase, and acid. it seems really user friendly, hands on, and the interface is great. everything is editable right in front of you, no external software is really needed for synths or effects. the vst integration is better than FL in my opinion and the use of buses is much more user friendly than that of FL or any other software i've used. the midi capabilities are much better than FL as of the version 6.0 release of acid pro. it has a complete piano roll and all the automations you can imagine, not to mention a great ability to making patterns dynamic. EDIT: acid does come with only a few vsts. but a quick visit to www.kvraudio.com will allow you access to hundreds, if not thousands, of free vsts. you can also purchase a wide variety of vsts from that site. i go there for my vst effect and generator needs. i find that FL is a great piece of software to start on because it allows the layman to understand the basics of production and expand his horizons. if it wasn't for fruity i would have had a hell of a time understanding acid. so it's great for beginners, but i think that if one is to expand into a more professional, industry standard of production he is forced into either purchasing expensive vsts or changing his software platform, in my opinion. that is my long analysis of fruity and acid. i'm not overly bashing or praising either. i'm only being realistic. thanks to those of you who actually read the whole thing. __________________ Last edited by Gorlock; 09-19-2007 at 01:14 AM..

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