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28 posts, Registered User
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I know some of you probably will get mad to see this thread, but I'm still on the debating on which one I want to buy being a starter for producing. After I realized that there was FL 9 out I been really debating on that and Reason 4. I just can't decide if the extra 200 bux for reason 4 is worth it. I'm wanting to create hip hop beats but later on record as well. Again I apologize, but I haven't seen a whole lot of comparisons between the two, that's why I didn't name it FL 9 Vs Reason 4.
I'm still a greenhorn when it comes to producing, but I've got my setup finalized and for the most part I'm pretty happy about it. To spare the gory details, my main software apps right now are FL Studio 9, Reason 4, Massive, and Kontakt 3. I started learning how to do all this stuff in Reason 4, but then realized I wanted more instruments than what Reason had to offer. I was about to get FL Studio 8, but 2 days later FL Studio 9 was set to be released so I went with that.
As far as I can tell, the extra 200-300 bucks for Reason 4 will allow you to use the instruments that Reason 4 has to offer rewired into FL Studio 9. I mainly use Reason 4 for Redrum and Dr. Rex into FL Studio.
From what I've heard you can eventually move on from that setup and completely use FL studio 9 depending on what you choose to replace Reason 4's instruments with.
Again, I'm still new to all this but thats my understanding. But I've been enjoying using Reason 4 and FL Studio 9. Still getting used to the workflow in FL Studio 9 but its pretty cool.
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28 posts, Registered User
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Ok, that sounds great..So by what you're saying if I take that right. Save the money and get FL 9, hopefully I took that correctly.
Thanks
I wasn't saying that exactly. I was just laying out how I use Reason with FL Studio 9. Could I have saved and not bought Reason and just went for FL Stuidio 9? Absolutely. But in my situation, I had bought Reason, wanted more VST instruments, then had to find a DAW that supported those. So case in point, save your money unless you absolutely want some of the synths and samplers that come with Reason 4.
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60 posts, Dre's Beat Maker
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Using Redrum over FL's HIGHLY PRAISED step sequencer?.... MAN lol... but I started making beats back in 04 on FL, it was alright but I was always under the impression that it was just a little drum machine PRODUCER's TOY if you will.... so I moved up to Cubase so I wouldn't lose all my versatile VSTs because only the fact that I could not use vsts on Reason is what kept me from getting it but I switched to Reason cuz out of all the instruments I had I only used like 10% of them, so the number of synths should not be the motive to get FL, because reason offers refills for just about any sound you need and I learned that its not the sound that matters because you can have the whole damn New York symphony but it wont mean **** unless you know how to work it, a highly skilled producer with 2 instruments beats a crappy producer with the biggest and most expensive setup in the world, and a crappy one with 2 instruments is no better or more worse than a crappy one with 100s of instruments... it all boils down to skill.
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60 posts, Dre's Beat Maker
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I rambled on back there, sorry LOL but what i'm saying is get REASON, you'll be more than satisfied, the bread and butter sounds on it are gold.
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141 posts, Registered User
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Originally Posted by Ito Da Superman
Using Redrum over FL's HIGHLY PRAISED step sequencer?.... MAN lol... but I started making beats back in 04 on FL, it was alright but I was always under the impression that it was just a little drum machine PRODUCER's TOY if you will.... so I moved up to Cubase so I wouldn't lose all my versatile VSTs because only the fact that I could not use vsts on Reason is what kept me from getting it but I switched to Reason cuz out of all the instruments I had I only used like 10% of them, so the number of synths should not be the motive to get FL, because reason offers refills for just about any sound you need and I learned that its not the sound that matters because you can have the whole damn New York symphony but it wont mean **** unless you know how to work it, a highly skilled producer with 2 instruments beats a crappy producer with the biggest and most expensive setup in the world, and a crappy one with 2 instruments is no better or more worse than a crappy one with 100s of instruments... it all boils down to skill.
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a little long winded...but i agree...you can have the biggest and best sound library there is but if you dont have any skill it does nothing for you...i personally favor FL...because of its adaptability...its seems as if you can custom build the program to your liking...there are many ways to do music on it and that rewire thing is awesome...i think the stock sounds suck (in Reason and in FL)...but Reason will start you off with more sounds than FL...but FL is much more in depth when processing sounds...reasons FX devices kinda suck...so if you want to compare the two...that would be something to take note of...the fact that FL has such good VST support gives Reason a swift kick in the pants but reasons stock sound library has more natural banks and sounds than FL (better strings, horns, orchestral etc.)...and reason is a good live tool...FL i think is better for down south producers and dance producers...the way that you are able to process sound in FL the muscle of the program...if reason had all that built in....i think FL users would switch in a heartbeat...of subject...but i wish they would switch up FLs GUI
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Originally Posted by Ito Da Superman
I rambled on back there, sorry LOL but what i'm saying is get REASON, you'll be more than satisfied, the bread and butter sounds on it are gold.
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Sometimes when I write things in Reason I'll use Redrum and just bounce the pattern over into FL Studio. That being said I definitely like using the FL Studio step sequencer. Much easier to deal with and easier in general.
Like I said I'm stilll a noob when it comes producing but I'm picking stuff up everyday lol!
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169 posts, Registered User
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Originally Posted by Ito Da Superman
Using Redrum over FL's HIGHLY PRAISED step sequencer?.... MAN lol...
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the thing is that most (well i hope most do) play there drums via keys/pads.. so a step sequencer would be useless..
i love the redrum.. there is nothing that i have found that would let me preview, and PLAY that sound in preview mode as my entire track is playing.. it makes a HUGE difference for me and is the biggest reason i haven't left Reason yet.. redrum plus the nn-xt..
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322 posts, Registered User
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fl studio help me started out and get the concept of producing in the whole 9, but without 3rd party plug ins i would say
reason 4 is kinda more complex but yet helps you "mature" more as a producer as far as sound designing,, realtime seqenceing. plus it comes with ight sounds.
i switch from FL> to reason to try and master something new. after this im moving stright to daw for producing plottin on cubase 5!
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