PC music software

[Gaullin Everfree 64]

I'm looking for a good music recording/creating software, if you know any websites or software i can download please post reply.

[DusK 1,264]

There are a lot of DAWs out there, so there are a lot of factors to consider before grabbing one.

 

What's your budget? What are the specs of your PC, and are you willing to spend some cash and upgrade? Any specific genre of music you're shooting for? What's your normal workflow look like? Do you or will you have a heavy reliance on MIDI editing, or do you record everything? Are you put off by security dongles? Will whatever version of the software you buy be good enough for a long while, or will you be looking to acquire new versions later down the line?

[SilverHeart 741]

There are a ton of them but it really depends on what genre you want to create. I don't know of that many but my nephew is a professional composer for video games,

 

The only two I know of off the top of my head are FL Studio (Which is for Electronica, Hip-Hop, basically contemporary music) and Finale (Which is more classical) both have free trials.

[DusK 1,264]

FL Studio (Which is for Electronica, Hip-Hop, basically contemporary music)

That's the DAW I use, and I make metal almost exclusively. A lot of people look at FL Studio and aren't readily aware of its audio recording capabilities because the first thing they see is its simplistic step sequencer, but the means to record and edit audio is there (provided you got the version of FLS that has it), and it's pretty good.

 

No DAW is really geared towards any one style of music. Any DAW can be used to create any genre of music. It really boils down to workflow, toolsets, budget, basically whatever can make your music-making endeavors easier, because the less strain you have to deal with when you create music, the better your music becomes as a result of unstifled creativity.

 

Finale's a scorewriter, btw, a far cry from a DAW. It lacks the mixing capabilities necessary to create a well-done track, so I can't recommend it if you'll be releasing music. It's definitely not useless, though; if you need sheet music for someone to record a live performance of some instrument you want in your track, for example, Finale would be extremely useful for giving that musician what they need, especially considering the sheet music exporting feature of most DAWs is... less than stellar.

[Gaullin Everfree 64]

Thank you for your help i'm giving FL studio a try and hopefully i'll buy it, i'm gonna get to work on a demo song i've had in mind for a while.

[Mush 15]

I myself use FL. There are plenty of add-ons and VST packs you can download to do almost whatever you like, however, with the default packs like Sytrus and Harmour, you can do most things. I, myself, make dance, 80's, dubstep and the odd paino piece.