Best Music Studio (Help)

[Squll2]

In some of your opinions what is the best Music Studio and why? im looking for one and I want some direction as to what i should look for.

 

[NaPzt3R]

I have 3 favourites:
GarageBand
Reason
Cubase

But there is no music-making without AUDACITY

 

[duyen]

Audacity ftw

 

[Whitesock]

Fl studio is a beast.

 

[Darthfett]

A great resource I found:

http://www.digitalmusicdoctor.com/shootout/shootout_summary.htm

I personally prefer the ease of use of FL Studios. You don't need a MIDI keyboard to make music in it, and it's relatively simple to learn (just takes a bit of exploring).

 

[Sintoras]

Yep, I love FL Studio too

Good thing is its easy to learn but it has complex elements too, like FM synthesization. Try the demo. You can't save but it gives you a feeling.

Not a lot of real professionals use it though, they prefer Reason or Cubase. Deadmau5 is or was an exception ( He doesn't use it anymore).

Sintoras

PS: You guys got any good self made songs there?

 

[Darthfett]

A few examples of music made in FL Studios:

http://darthfett.hopto.org/CaseySample/

I've been making music for a while, but here's what someone like me can do with it.

 

[Squll2]

Thanks heaps for all the help guys

Appreciate it.

+rep to all those who actually gave a proper opinion.

 

[Jimpy]

Pleanty of the above are nice and dandy, but the hands down 'best' program would be Cool Edit Pro, its the photoshop of music software (and the price is usually $2000).

Unfortunately you need a degree almost to know how to use it properly, its expensive, and there aren't many non-infected torrents of it.

If you're just getting into the creation of music, Audacity will give you a nice taste of things you can do, and its free / really simple. Once it feels limiting, you can try out FL/Cakewalk/Acidpro/Reason.

I recently found a chiptune maker called Pxtone, which is kinda crap but a bit fun, and you can steal all the .wav files which is good if you want to make old video game styled music.

 

[Squll2]

Hmm interesting post there Jimmy

So is this Cool Edit Pro far extended from such programs as FL studio, and would high-rating DJ's etc use it? (or just music producers in general)

+rep for the help (=

(at the moment im going with FL studio and seem to be going quite well)

 

[sqrage]

Pleanty of the above are nice and dandy, but the hands down 'best' program would be Cool Edit Pro, its the photoshop of music software (and the price is usually $2000).

That's funny cuz apparently Adobe actually bought it. xD

And renamed it to Adobe Audition. http://www.adobe.com/special/products/audition/syntrillium.html

(In 2003 )

 

[Jimpy]

I'm just saying it is the 'best', and is used by many of the pro's, but its not a beginning stepping stone, and ultimately won't make anything you create better if you aren't that good in the first place. Many of the other programs mentioned above are better.

And honestly guys, audacity is a piece of crap ~ its free and I have no idea, or interest in knowing how they make money, and working with wavs/mp3s and editing the sound wave itself will hurt you in the end if you need to un-do things, and are not saving many versions of the same thing.

I use FL myself so I would endorse it Squll2, its very user friendly.