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Oh, and Chris, just a rudimentary review of FL Studio:
It's basically a step-sequencer. You can import your own samples from whatever source, which are shown in a fairly easy to use browser. Sequence them out into patterns. Patterns can be ordered in the playlist. Most parameters are fairly tweakable. It's also a handy host for VST synths. You simply load a synth into a channel of a step sequencer pattern, hit record, noodle away, and there you go. Flubbed notes can be tweaked and tugged back on beat by the pianoroll feature.
In the latest version, you can record audio tracks directly into Fruity Loops, I think. Rather than importing a Fruity rhythm track into an audio editing program, recording your geetar or tin whistle or what-have-you over that, and exporting that back to FL, dropping it into a spot in the sequencer and hoping that latency and digital demons have not fucked it up along the way, you can do rudimentary recording in FL now, I believe. Personally, I don't use that function because it's too basic. There are also nice proprietary synths (Fruitykick, the Granulizer), and some beatslicing stuff that I imagine comes in handy for someone.
Making stuff that's not just beat-oriented can be a pain, but for a simple sequencer, FL is my workhorse. It's also pretty cheap to get a legit license for it. |
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