Music sequencer software


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So, I have my choices between Reason 4, Acid Pro 6, and Fruity Loops Studio 7. Can anyone give me some recommendations about their ease of use, intuitiveness, and quality? I'd like to make an informed decision on this.

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i have used reason and FL studio... FL studio is easier to use but i think reason gives a more professional sound... if you have plenty of time/patience to learn i would go for reason :D

Music production??

Those are sequencers :s

-Rich-

no they are not sequencers but they do have sequencers built in to them

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Reason is an awesome piece of software. It's really easy to pick up and if you have some time to dive into it, you'll get some really impressive results.

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I use ableton live 7 i used fruity loops for a few years prior. If you're new to sequencing fruity loops could be very useful for the beginner. i personally would recommend ableton, or logic pro from apple I think those 2 have the best workflow IMO. Also take Vsts into consideration if your using them u might want to stick to a capable sequencer without rewiring a program like reason to another sequencer. Make music have some fun.

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Personally, I've only used FL7. I still use it.

If it's true that it really is easier to learn than others, learn this one first.

I've heard some really professional sounding stuff on FL7, so it's not like you'll be limited by FL in any way.

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FL Studio 8 has been out for a couple weeks, check it out.

It's incredibly good, they added some nice stuff especially for beginners like the soundgoodizer.

Reason doesn't exactly support VST or live recording, that pretty much put me off from ever getting into using it.

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Personally in my opinion depending on your hardware setup, i'd go for Reason 4. Being a Reason user myself since Version 2.0 Reason is very easy to use once you understand what each of the players do and is good to start off with. Once you gain experience a mix with Cubase with Reason as a rewire is the way to go.

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the reason sequencer is bloody terrible... hell, just everything about reason is just bad. (except for Thor in V4)

I'm thinking you can't figure out how to use it. Reason's a good piece of software. I rarely use it anymore but it is good

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I've tried demos for many of these and FL7+8 are the easiest to use. They are programs that you can learn quickly...and you can get pretty professional sounding songs at the same time.

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FL Studio is especially good for making electronica

but why doesn't it have NOTATION(staff) view? The piano roll is NOT intuitive to use.

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It's incredibly good, they added some nice stuff especially for beginners like the soundgoodizer.

Why is that a good thing for beginners? So you can ruin your mix before it's even finished? That's not how to learn how to mix.

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