Shadow Stallion 433 January 24, 2012 Share January 24, 2012 (edited) I'm not sure if anypony here has any experience with using music-creating programs, but I might as well post this just in case. I really want to start making music, like brony musicians do (Alex S, Eurobeat, etc). Does anyone have any ideas for a program I can buy and make decent music? I don't care how long it takes for me to learn how to use it. I can't really spend $400+ on a program, but anything below that should be okay. I also do not have a midi-keyboard. I was seriously considering buying FL Studio 10, but with the Producer Edition ($200), it doesn't include any plugins that will help you create music. An example of a plugin that is really useful is called Sytrus, and it lets you add all these electrical sounds to your song to give it that upbeat/dance feeling. I don't have a midi keyboard, but I do have a regular keyboard that can be played through the computer. I don't know if I can record the sounds that my keyboard makes (example: in fl studio, if I pick a 'clap' sound, I can push a key on the keyboard and it'll play the 'clap' sound in that note, but I don't know if I can record sounds that my keyboard makes, not sounds from fl studio, if you know what I mean >.<). So.. Sorry if you didn't understand what I was trying to say): TL;DR? I need a program that I can use to create music (electrical-type music). Thank you. Edited January 24, 2012 by NightMare Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killian Jones 2,652 January 24, 2012 Share January 24, 2012 Perhaps you could refer to this wiki article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_audio_workstation It contains a list of programs, I'm sure you can find something. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezynell 2,034 January 24, 2012 Share January 24, 2012 Looking for the same thing too... I wish there was a GarageBand emulator for PC... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottishUnicorn 284 January 25, 2012 Share January 25, 2012 Looking for the same thing too... I wish there was a GarageBand emulator for PC... You could install the mac operating system, in other terms a "Hackintosh". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezynell 2,034 January 25, 2012 Share January 25, 2012 You could install the mac operating system, in other terms a "Hackintosh". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottishUnicorn 284 January 25, 2012 Share January 25, 2012 http://lmgtfy.com/?q=hackintosh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Rook 93 January 25, 2012 Share January 25, 2012 isnt ableton live pretty good? i dont really know much about this because i dont make music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPLinux 374 January 25, 2012 Share January 25, 2012 Linux multimedia studio is similar to FL Studio and is free, despite the name it can be run on windows and not just linux. http://lmms.sourceforge.net/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pony Joe 582 January 25, 2012 Share January 25, 2012 I was about to recommend LMMS, but SPL (obviously the best candidate for the job) beat me to it. So consider this a double recommendation. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Stallion 433 January 25, 2012 Author Share January 25, 2012 isnt ableton live pretty good? i dont really know much about this because i dont make music. Yeah, I'm using the demo version of Ableton Live. It looks pretty good, and I've heard great things about it. Apparently it's easier and better than FL Studio, which is awesome. I'll toy around with it a bit more, but since it's around $400, I am probably not going to get it anytime soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest January 25, 2012 Share January 25, 2012 Linux multimedia studio is similar to FL Studio and is free, despite the name it can be run on windows and not just linux. http://lmms.sourceforge.net/ I have been looking for something like this for ages, thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legit101 299 January 25, 2012 Share January 25, 2012 Good luck finding some software that is equal or better than paid. (Impossible) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLARE 950 January 25, 2012 Share January 25, 2012 The best program is clearly FastTracker 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Shae 1 February 23, 2013 Share February 23, 2013 how about Native Instruments - Massive? it's really good for electronic dubstep, it's cheap, and Alex S uses it, i'm getting it in the future Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doublechris 20 February 24, 2013 Share February 24, 2013 A friend of mine uses Sony ACID Pro for everything, and I use it for editing stuff together myself, so I'd go with that. However, if you're really looking to compose music like Alex S, Eurobeat, Tombstone, etc., you're really gonna need to invest in some kind of MIDI keyboard. You can only get so much from samples and loops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betez 1,731 February 24, 2013 Share February 24, 2013 (edited) I'll be completely honest: I pirated FL 10. It's so goddamn expensive. I've also heard Ableton Live and Reason are great software. Some of my favorite artists on Newgrounds use Reason, and Deadmau5 uses Ableton. Edited February 24, 2013 by Betez Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moog the Kvlt 1,459 February 25, 2013 Share February 25, 2013 Well for a free DAW go for Reaper It's free download though it costs about 20$-40$ to get it licensed But you can still use it without the license past the 20-30 day limit (I can't really remember the numbers too well) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruddboy Olaf 10,610 April 17, 2013 Share April 17, 2013 (edited) This post is no longer available. Edited June 14, 2017 by Lord Magnus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Badges
AppleJared 87 April 18, 2013 Share April 18, 2013 I have FL 10 Producer's Edition and it DOES come with Sytrus and Gross Beat and Harmless etc. For me, FL is the tits. It gets a lot of hate, and while it takes a while to truly master, you can do anything with FL. ANYTHING. Plus, if nothing else, WoodenToaster (Glaze) uses it and he is the boss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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