FL Studio

What do you like best?

The community of help that has been made. 2nd the Patcher and its capabilities are fantastic! it looks so much cleaner, easier to visualize what ur doing, from a first time looking at the software I'd say fl studio wouldn't be hard to adjust to. I still have trouble trying to work abelton. I have a launch pad trying to figure out how to work it and make songs but cannot do it, it's too complex. So good thing you can use a launchpad as a midi with fl studio and especially good with the fl 20 update. First of all, its user friendly capabilities… is one which draws attention for a many new users. When i first began using it back in 2011 in college i was able to learn the basics like the browser, the sequencer which is now rack, mixer channel and the top interface that has master volume, pitch knob the meter,Playlist button

What do you dislike?

The recording process is clunky and the setting up and managing of busses should be more efficient. I like everything except working in patterns. I'm just too used to laying out the tracks individually and I don't see the advantage of being able to put any clip on any track except making you lose track of things occasionally because it's disorganized AF. Any application that forces you to micromanage your own organization is doing something wrong. Some people like it, though, but I hope they get rid of it eventually. It would make recording actual tracks a whole lot easier, which is my main reason for continually going back to Studio One for any real recording and mastering.

Recommendations to others considering the product:

Get your hands dirty and make music! Find FLP files that you can study from and try to remake songs you know and love. Versatility with the stock plugins- Fl studio comes with a considerably high quality stock plugins that are usable with any music you want! I have used fl studio. So which ever daw you decide to use it will all depend with how you interact with it's features and not how popular the daw is.

What problems are you solving with the product? What benefits have you realized?

Making a unique sound that I can easily replicate. I like being able to place different patterns on the same track. It improves my workflow when I can place the main drum patterns in the same track as the fill or break drum patterns. Recording multiple tracks of live Instruments and vocals feels odd in fl studio to me, but I love the flow for arranging programmed patterns. Secondly unlimited future updates that come with a purchased version.Once you purchase any version of fl studio you will notice that on any subsequent version upgrade, you will get an update for free.That is a major difference over all other daws like ableton, reasons and others.All you need is to log in to your image-line account and claim the update.