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what's good music making software? by spoonface
hey music-making peeps, what kind of music-making software would you recommend (that’s reasonably affordable and easy to get into, too)?
I keep seeing FL Studio around, and it looks easy to use but some say there are better alternatives?
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Well, I just downloaded LMMS which is free and apparently based on FL Studio, I could try that out first and maybe later try FL Studio demo to see how it is whether I want to spend money on it and such.
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Crap, I should probably add that FL Studio CAN take a LONG TIME to get used to, depending on how often you've used music-making programs. I've played around in it for many years, and I still don't know how to make use of every single feature. Sorry that I can't offer you any more recommendations :C
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Oh, I bet! I've only tried some tracker-type music makers before and they've been frustrating due to the stupid amount of hexadecimals that I'd have to memorize (I guess if you have LSDJ and compose chiptune music on your game boy a la Sabrepulse but ehhh it's way too convoluted to be useful to try to do something like that on an emulator unless you're particularly masochistic) IIIIN any case! I think figuring out a program's interface would be the least of my worries when it comes to trying to make music, ehehehh...
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I could never manage to get used to FruityLoops, probably since I have used cakewalk for too long. Cubase is wonderful to work with.
From what I have seen, fruityloops is NOT expencive. Compared to what I have paid for Cubase + a large amount of VSTi plugins, FL appears quite cheap. -
For what I work with (basic midi music), a combination of Anvil Studio, FL Studio and soundfonts are enough. I also use MIDIRenderer's sound bank and my YAMAHA PSR-320 keyboard.
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That's interesting! I'm such a newbie when it comes to music. I do notice I like the sound of oldtimey synthesizers (whether it's analog or computer/game synths). Man I feel so ambivalent about midi, still!
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FL studio is awesome with whatever soundfonts you can get ahold of
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I strongly support Harmony and Melody assistant: http://www.myriad-online.com/en/index.htm
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i like mixcraft, its kinda like midi drafting but with more sound editing tools and such. but i can never successfully crack it... i've just been using trials on however many individual machines i have access to... derp :v
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It depends on what you want to spend, if anything. FL Studio is very expensive, but the program itself is a joy to work with if you can somehow get a hold of it. There are a few free alternatives... but from what I've seen, most don't really offer that much in the way of features, which are a must if you want to be able to use a wide range of instruments and effects. Audacity is a pretty good free audio RECORDING program though, if you're in need of that!