Fruity Loops is all grown up

What impecable timing Ampfixer ,  
I downloaded the demo a couple of days ago …haven't installed it yet but I'm very interested .
Been watching some of the Groove 3 vids on FL…I guess vids on some of the older versions of the program …nice stuff ..
sure happy CCLarry hipped us all to the 30 day free pass …..
Yeah , if being able to do an export works in the demo ..that is cool … what about Rewire ? 
I do like the companies philosophy ..you buy it , you own it , you get free updates , and you use it on as many machines as you own ….nice 
I wonder who uses it around here ….
Kenny

ampfixer
It is rewire capable Kenny and has some very cool features and a lot of bundled plug ins.

Thank You for the info ampfixer 
 
signed your Pal Kenny ,
A fellow forum pal and software transgressor ..Well , wait it's only a demo right ? Does that mean it counts ?
 

kennywtelejazz
I wonder who uses it around here ….
Kenny

Hi Kenny-
 
I've used it pretty much since it came out. Very glad for the lifetime free updates!
 
-Susan
 
 

It's my favorite DAW. I love their synths.  But it is an apples-oranges type DAW.  Setting up Kontakt basically requires you to make a template.  In Sonar it is far easier.

kennywtelejazz

Susan G

kennywtelejazz
I wonder who uses it around here ….
Kenny

Hi Kenny-
 
I've used it pretty much since it came out. Very glad for the lifetime free updates!
 
-Susan
 

Hi Susan , 
 
Yes , I do remember you as a long time forum member who as always used and spoke very highly about F L. 
It is nice to hear other folks chiming in too…
 
Kenny

Yes, and as musichoo said, it can be used as a VSTi in SONAR.  In fact, it works very well as a VSTi in other DAWs. You can also use it as a ReWire device, but that's not my preference. I mostly avoid ReWire when I can.


-Susan

I notice that Audio Deluxe is having a Labor day discount price on F L 12 Producer …it was $168 (in the cart price ) 
 
I need to get off my butt and run the F L demo installer …I may want to get it before the sale ends..lol 
 
Kenny

My son has FL Studio, as well as Sonar, and he creates beats in FL Studio (frequently, but he goes between it and Sonar quite often), but he LOVES mixing in Sonar much more than in FL Studio.
 
He is currently in Audio Engineering School, and even though the school and studios are thoroughly Pro Tools, they also use multiple DAW systems to do various tasks, because they like some software for some things and other software for others.
 
All of them are tools - like different mics or amps or guitars or picks or keyboards or cords or interfaces or life.
 
I happen to have grown up with Sonar, since the Twelve-Tone days and DOS, so I learned the workflow and feel of Sonar, and since I am primarily a keyboard player, Sonar fits me very well.  My son likes the setup and UI for making beats in FL Studio, and for that set of tasks, he finds that works well.  Use whatever works for what you like or need to do, and lots and lots of folks end up with multiple recording software suites from different vendors.
 
Bob Bone
 

All the DAW programs are very different but have some things in common. I dabbled with S1 and Reaper but I can't get any sort of comfort level with them even though many people thrive with those two. Logic is wonderful but I can't afford a Mac. FL Studio was the first alternate that seemed to click with me. Perhaps it's a mental thing (duh) or the fact that the interface is so colourful, but it just ran well as soon as I turned it on.
 
I find any full featured DAW app requires a lot of work and study to realize its potential, so I likely wont buy into a new learning curve. Having said that, I'll be pulling my next feature requests directly from the FL experience.