HAT
Smash Ace
I'm not entirely sure why I feel like doing this, but I think it would kinda be neat to discuss what we do with the fruitiest of our loops. Anybody?
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Anybody use Fruity Loops? (music creation)
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Oh hell yes! I've been an on and off FL user for a few years. Great program. I have to say I prefer it to Reason and Cubase, having tried both, but shouldn't this topic really just be a music production topic? More room for discussion.
What kind of music do you make? Favourite VSTis?
What kind of music do you make? Favourite VSTis?
MattDel
Smash Apprentice
i have fruity loops, but i havent had much time to experiment with it... so... i dont really know much about it...
HAT
Smash Ace
I'm actually a seasoned Microsoft Direct Music Producer user, and I'm just getting into FL. It's a lot different, and I'm honestly having trouble understanding it.
I don't know enough about it yet to be creative and actually create original music.
It's pretty obvious that it's a really powerful program, and I can't wait to be capable of using it to its capacity. Would you mind posting what basics I need to know before I can start actually making music? I've changed .."steps per beat?" and uh.. made a techno beat or two, as well as a few rock beats, but I really haven't been able to come up with multiple synthed sounds that sound well together.
Another issue- I've seen some tutorial videos online, and everyone uses some really nifty soundfonts. I looked soundfonts up, and it looks like the good ones are **** expensive. Any ideas?
I don't know enough about it yet to be creative and actually create original music.
It's pretty obvious that it's a really powerful program, and I can't wait to be capable of using it to its capacity. Would you mind posting what basics I need to know before I can start actually making music? I've changed .."steps per beat?" and uh.. made a techno beat or two, as well as a few rock beats, but I really haven't been able to come up with multiple synthed sounds that sound well together.
Another issue- I've seen some tutorial videos online, and everyone uses some really nifty soundfonts. I looked soundfonts up, and it looks like the good ones are **** expensive. Any ideas?
KoreanDJ111
Smash Lord
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Fruity Loops is pretty basic in my taste.
I've been trying out Fruity loops for a while, and it's good for what it is. However, it is a bit too linear and not as flexible as I want it to be.
I use Acid Pro to sample/create/arrange my beats. Soundforge goes hand and hand with Acid Pro.
Protools is top tier though. It's very advanced though.
Fruity Loops has a very easy setup, and if you know how to EQ things correctly, and know how to adjust volume with each kick/snare/hats/etc, its a pretty **** good program.
I've been trying out Fruity loops for a while, and it's good for what it is. However, it is a bit too linear and not as flexible as I want it to be.
I use Acid Pro to sample/create/arrange my beats. Soundforge goes hand and hand with Acid Pro.
Protools is top tier though. It's very advanced though.
Fruity Loops has a very easy setup, and if you know how to EQ things correctly, and know how to adjust volume with each kick/snare/hats/etc, its a pretty **** good program.
Acid Pro is actually really really amazing, i used it to help edit a lot of my cousins music before he got signed.. now professionals do it and i have no need for it anymores LOL
Life Ruiner
Smash Apprentice
Lol, I tried to use it the other day, I'm too n00b though.
RaptorHawk
Smash Ace
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I used to use it back when it was still called fruity loops. Its a pretty good program and seems to have gotten a lot better since when I used it. Currently though I use Cubase and reason.
RaptorHawk
Smash Ace
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lol yea......its now called FL Studio....even though most people still refer to it as fruity loops.
Uncle Meat
Smash Champion
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Acid and FL are two quite different programs, I feel. People who record music would probably be better off with Acid, but if you want to make a song primarily from your computer FL would be the better choice to me, with VST support and what I feel is a more effective way of sequencing.
Interestingly enough, Guy Who Feels FL is Inflexible, I switched from Reason and Cubase to FL because I found it to be more flexible. I guess it depends on your tastes.
Image Line would be a lot better off scrapping the ****ty samples that come with FL, and the synths like WASP and that which are useless and naff. It would give the product a more classy feel, really, as being associated with the name 'Fruity Loops' and coming with ****ty samples puts up a terrible front image, when really I think it's a very capeable squencer.
I haven't made much recently of merit. I have some old music somewhere on Acidplanet that I could post, but it's not really very good. I'll hunt it down later.
Protools and Logic seem to kick major amounts of *** though. My uncle uses both and he does music for commercials and ****.
Interestingly enough, Guy Who Feels FL is Inflexible, I switched from Reason and Cubase to FL because I found it to be more flexible. I guess it depends on your tastes.
Image Line would be a lot better off scrapping the ****ty samples that come with FL, and the synths like WASP and that which are useless and naff. It would give the product a more classy feel, really, as being associated with the name 'Fruity Loops' and coming with ****ty samples puts up a terrible front image, when really I think it's a very capeable squencer.
I haven't made much recently of merit. I have some old music somewhere on Acidplanet that I could post, but it's not really very good. I'll hunt it down later.
Protools and Logic seem to kick major amounts of *** though. My uncle uses both and he does music for commercials and ****.
GOTM
Smash Champion
fruity loops is an amazing program. im terrible at it though. i would love to learn more.
Winged Messiah
Smash Apprentice
It is an AMAZING program. I've only started using it, I imitated a daft punk song pretty well lmao. Still, im a n00b at it.
Hmm... I used FL Studio when it was Fruity Loops, probably five years ago. My friend had a pirated copy that he was using. I got pretty good at it.
I don't have the money to buy it, so instead, I'm currently downloading ACID Pro XPRESS.
The only music sequencing software I've really used recently was Rosegarden, but I've been having technical difficulties with that one.
I don't have the money to buy it, so instead, I'm currently downloading ACID Pro XPRESS.
The only music sequencing software I've really used recently was Rosegarden, but I've been having technical difficulties with that one.
Wikipedia
Smash Lord
I guess Meat figured out his password...
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/songInfo.cfm?bandID=615652&songID=4568423
The best song I made in my opinion. Most definitely #1 chart material.
The best song I made in my opinion. Most definitely #1 chart material.
Wikipedia
Smash Lord
That sounds terrible.
HAT
Smash Ace
how much did the tools included in acid pro run you?
i have some extremely expensive recording equipment that i think would do better in a program less based upon synthesizing. acid pro sounds good.
I use FL Studio but I'd really like to get my hands on Reason or Logic. I've never actually completed any project I've started 100% but they all sound pretty damn slick. Some guy from the forums gave me this vsti called rgz zeta+ I believe. It's nice.
www.supergreenx.com uses reason.
www.supergreenx.com uses reason.
This is awful. But... at least you had the guts to post it.
MORE OF YOU GUYS SHOULD POST YOUR MUSIC.
I listened to the whole thing.
It turns out that it's meant to be a serious song, like something someone would actually listen to for pleasure.
To tell you the truth, if I ever see a "Yummycakes", I will not be inclined to eat it.