FL Studio UNDERrated ? Abelton OVERrated ?
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    Default FL Studio UNDERrated ? Abelton OVERrated ?

    I was talking to some friends about production they all use abelton and i use FL, and i got some slack for using FL studio. So the next day i was using ableton trial and after 8 hours locked in my room and getting a handle on abelton i think abelton is overrated , there so much you have to get like the synths that cost $130 a piece. And i cant say because ive been using FL studio because i started producing a week ago. What do you guy think sould try harder with abelton or stick FL studio.

    I dont know about you guys but FL is like looked down apon i think , well thats just me rambling .
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    ive tango'ed with both and i believe Ableton is the better one. theres tons more possiblilities and tools inside ableton. and not everything you have to pay for. the Ableton website gives out free sound kits all the time, and theres dozens upon dozens of free VSTs out there.

    FL Studio is quicker because its less. theres less to learn and less to use and less everything really. Ableton takes a while, months even, to master fully. i personally have probably 3 Gb of drum samples ive never used mainly because i havent had the chance.



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    I prefare fl studio I play and produce house and electro house so its perfect for that (convinced thats it was designed for) Ive used: logic, cubase, ableton, reason, fl studio and samplitude in the past and think ableton has the steepest learning curve and even my music tech teacher didnt think it was that amazing (could do the same with all other programs) these days I use fl studio for edm and samplitude music studio for recording live music and pro tools the odd time for mastering. The think I liked about fl studio when I started was you can get stuck straight in.... ableton allways seemed too much of a pain to setup to get it working but I guess its down to personal pref.

    samplitude is simple to use for recording stuff since theres not soo much going on, less buttons to press and less stuff to distract... I find a lot of the top programs try to include everything but it makes people get distracted finding new function while halfway through a masterpeice.
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    I'm sure they both have their own advantages.

    Just sayin'. Although I've never used FL before. :/
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    But cant you use vsts in FL ?
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    Quote Originally Posted by JoseIglesMusic View Post
    But cant you use vsts in FL ?
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    you can indeed, I used to get computer music magazine which came with a lot of free plugins that helped my collection and ask away, its the only way you learn
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    Quote Originally Posted by dj stifffy View Post
    you can indeed, I used to get computer music magazine which came with a lot of free plugins that helped my collection and ask away, its the only way you learn
    Whats a good synth vst i used the smx30 that comes with fl but im looking for more of a big house sound ?
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    I like massive but its costs quite a bit, dont really use synths too much mainly samples
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    Quote Originally Posted by JoseIglesMusic View Post
    after 8 hours ... i think abelton is overrated
    here is where you fail
    Quote Originally Posted by JoseIglesMusic View Post
    i started producing a week ago.
    possibly a bit early to say something's overated then
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    Quote Originally Posted by lethal_pizzle View Post
    here is where you fail

    possibly a bit early to say something's overated then
    tis overated..... (started producing several years ago) :P ah I just dont like its layout I know many people that love it though
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