FL studio 8/Kontakt3/halion

[Cubase4.0]

I know halion and Kontakt 3 are software samplers but don’t they do the same job as fl studio 8 in terms of beat making / adding patterns/effects etc


peace

[SoundVolution]

I know halion and Kontakt 3 are software samplers but don’t they do the same job as fl studio 8 in terms of beat making / adding patterns/effects etc


peace

Halion and Kontakt are 2 very powerful samplers however they are both missing sampling (actual recording) capabilities, you can only import your samples into it.

FL Studio has the Edison audio sampler (can record in) as well as the new SliceX slice sampler. Check out these videos to get an idea of how easy and simple it is to sample, slice and chop in FL Studio,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHbR2_-2Rcc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgnSfsLhWCo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEv8J0djmCk

[Cubase4.0]

So is fl studio 8 the only program that can sample,edit,make beats and add effects

I have cubase 4 and you can't do anything in terms of beat making and I want to know how to use them both at their full potential

peace

p.s. How do I use a software sampler?

[L. A. Stone]

So is fl studio 8 the only program that can sample,edit,make beats and add effects

I have cubase 4 and you can't do anything in terms of beat making and I want to know how to use them both at their full potential

peace

p.s. How do I use a software sampler?

Cubase is bananas for making beats. I believe that your knowledge is limited to FL Studio and the way it turns everything into a midi triggerable instrument which is coo but it's the exception to the rule, not the rule itself. It's not like that outside of FL Studio. In other sequencers, you need a device to play a sound. In FL, if you drop a sample into the step sequencer, it becomes it's own device so you can immediately trigger it from a keyboard. In Cubase, you have to use a sampler to trigger samples. You ask how to use a sampler? How do you expect anyone to just answer that question. You choose a sampler such as Kontakt or Halion and you pick up the manual and start learning it. That's it. You should definitely do the same for whatever sequencer you decide to use. There's a lot to learn and you won't get very far asking questions like that on forums.

[Cubase4.0]

Cubase is bananas for making beats. I believe that your knowledge is limited to FL Studio and the way it turns everything into a midi triggerable instrument which is coo but it's the exception to the rule, not the rule itself. It's not like that outside of FL Studio. In other sequencers, you need a device to play a sound. In FL, if you drop a sample into the step sequencer, it becomes it's own device so you can immediately trigger it from a keyboard. In Cubase, you have to use a sampler to trigger samples. You ask how to use a sampler? How do you expect anyone to just answer that question. You choose a sampler such as Kontakt or Halion and you pick up the manual and start learning it. That's it. You should definitely do the same for whatever sequencer you decide to use. There's a lot to learn and you won't get very far asking questions like that on forums.

All I'm saying is that I wan't to know which is the best beat making program and if i do use a sampler like halion then can i import the samples into fl studio 8, so i can add them to patterns, etc

and if there are better program equivelant of the fl studio 8 workload available, then recommend me some because a lot of people tell me that fl 8 is for beginners,

peace

[ForumRoamer]

i've never used halion but u do know u can use kontakt and more than likely halion in fl studio right? if your concern is using them as samplers then just install them in your vst folder and select it from the channels menu in fl studio and use it it's not as straight forward as dropping a sample on the sequencer and halion or kontakt automatically pops up as you have to select it first I believe L.A. Stone pretty much said it. In FL Studio you can simply drop a sample on the sequencer and it becomes its own channel but in other sequencer you need to first open a sampler. In FL Studio you can practically use most 3rd party samplers only that it's not as straight forward as dropping a sample on the sequencer as I've mentioned already.

[L. A. Stone]

There is no best program. They all have strengths and weaknesses. FL is plenty powerful for anything you need to do more or less. The demo tunes should be convincing enough of that. Halion is a sampler instrument. You put it inside FL and you put samples into it and play them from your midi keyboard and record that into FL's sequencer. If you're listening to what people say about FL then you haven't learned how to use it yet which means follow my earlier advice and learn how to use FL, or Cubase, or whatever program you pick. Any of the popular ones are very capable at this point.

[Cubase4.0]

There is no best program. They all have strengths and weaknesses. FL is plenty powerful for anything you need to do more or less. The demo tunes should be convincing enough of that. Halion is a sampler instrument. You put it inside FL and you put samples into it and play them from your midi keyboard and record that into FL's sequencer. If you're listening to what people say about FL then you haven't learned how to use it yet which means follow my earlier advice and learn how to use FL, or Cubase, or whatever program you pick. Any of the popular ones are very capable at this point.

O.K. what programs are available? I'm struggling as a newbie, I just want to know what are most people using to make beats in a software daw these days

peace

[L. A. Stone]

It's not an easy question to answer, what most people are using "for beat making" specifically. You know that tons of people are using FL Studio. I would guess that it's the number 1 beat making program, but that's my guess only. Other than that, lots of people talk about Ableton Live, Logic more recently, and some talk about Sonar for beat making as well. Pro Tools 8 finally looks to be very serious for straight beat making, not just recording/sequencing audio tracks as it's always been used for. And of course there Cubase, my personal favorite. I personally prefer Cubase and/or FL Studio. After having tried nearly everything, except the new Pro Tools, I personally felt that Cubase has the best core features overall, and FL Studio was the best for just flipping samples. Ableton Live is also very good for experimenting with samples, but I find the midi/instrument side of it to be pretty bad. So in my opinion, I still say you're in good hands with Cubase or FL Studio but all of them are serving people nicely.

[ForumRoamer]

^^Like he said. I would say if you know someone that makes good beats then learn from them first and then get your own gear. So if they use whatever software it is that they use then after you learn the basics from them get the same software, try to go the rest on your own and then if you find obstacles you can always go back to them for help. Much better than getting Cubase because everyone says it's the best or fl studio because that's what most ppl start off with.