 Changing software??? |
Philthy McNasty 
Florida DnB Masta!
Registration Date: 23-07-2006
Posts: 1,088
Helpfulness rating:
 |
|
Whats up all! Been a long time since I have posted something, been busy working and doing the dad thing. I still have been making tunes, but dont have enough time to finish a tune, just lay things down, and go back and tweak every now and again. Anyhow, I have come to the point with Acid Pro that it just doesnt have the proper UI for me to get the full sound and good control that I would like. So what program do you guys think I should switch to, besides FL. I more or less have been thinking Reason, but I want to know from you guys, once figured out, how user friendly is the UI and once you get the hang of it does it have good easy sound manipulation? Let me know!
Much Respekt as always!
Philthy
__
http://www.myspace.com/philthydubbish
|
|
|
12-09-2008 03:11 |
|
|
Ketz
Thinking outside the box...
Registration Date: 10-10-2007
Posts: 2,865
Helpfulness rating:
|
|
|
|
12-09-2008 11:27 |
|
|
Krisch
Wicked Producer
Registration Date: 19-02-2008
Posts: 326
Helpfulness rating:
|
|
Another reason 4 user
Reason is very simple, user friendly stuff imo. It wasnt too hard to learn for me.
Then i've tried out a few DAWs and i found all of them too complicated. Tbh i didnt make so much effort on learning them because im happy with reason (and im too lazy to do
) just wanted to try something different.
Apart from reason my favourite was ableton maybe because i used it more then others.
I think u should to try out a few and use that one which u liked the most
|
|
|
12-09-2008 13:51 |
|
|
c_ctrl
Wicked Producer
Registration Date: 02-06-2008
Posts: 307
Helpfulness rating:
|
|
Tried Cubase, didn't like it. FL studio didn't cut it for me. Reason looks too... scary. Tried logic at uni and woah. I found my software of choice. I don't know why more people don't use it. I kno u gotta have a mac but once you do it's pretty cheap in terms of what ur gettin!
__
DeCode & Roary Soundcloud
|
|
|
13-09-2008 02:56 |
|
|
thechronic
admin
Registration Date: 01-11-2002
Posts: 5,293
Helpfulness rating:
|
|
Seeing as you are used to working with Acid, I would suggest to switch to a program that also uses the horizontal scrolling timeline interface with all audio tracks lined out vertically. You will waste very little time learning a new program if it works like this.
That basically rules out Reason 
I have no preferences for certain pieces of software by the way, but Reason just seems to be a giant leap of faith from what you are used to. Better take a look at Cubase, Ableton, Pro Tools or FL.
__
If you find spam on the site, please hit the  button and select my name. I'll personally kick it to the murky depths of hell where it belongs!
|
|
|
13-09-2008 03:41 |
|
|
Sentinel
Mr. Grumpy
Registration Date: 05-04-2008
Posts: 845
Helpfulness rating:
|
|
|
|
13-09-2008 05:18 |
|
|
selig
Steppa
Registration Date: 10-07-2008
Posts: 159
Helpfulness rating:
|
|
| quote: |
Originally posted by thechronic
Seeing as you are used to working with Acid, I would suggest to switch to a program that also uses the horizontal scrolling timeline interface with all audio tracks lined out vertically. You will waste very little time learning a new program if it works like this. |
With a few tweaks reaper can behave a lot like acid.
http://www.cockos.com/reaper/
|
|
|
13-09-2008 19:17 |
|
|
BattleDrone
2161... the future.
Registration Date: 30-12-2005
Posts: 6,413
Helpfulness rating:
|
|
I'm an FL person and probably will always be that way.
Reason is something special, the gui is different form the rest and you can't use other instruments than the one that are already in there.
But look at the advantages: you have a guarantee that everything works well together, the offered instruments are very good and best of all: When you want to collab with another Reason user you'll never encounter the issue of a missing plugin when loading the project of your buddy....
Anyway, FL is the shit for me!
__
 Check my soundcloud (exclusive tracks on there)
|
|
|
13-09-2008 20:19 |
|
|
m-ej
Master Producer
Registration Date: 08-05-2008
Posts: 637
Helpfulness rating:
|
|
ez m8,
if you where an acid pro head try looking at ableton live, the audio editing is basically the same, with a lot more control.
i had sony acid back in the day, and the jump to ableton live 5 wasnt hard at all.
live's on board sampler is really good, plus the new drum rack in live 7 is just a joy.
its worth getting hold of the demo and playing around with it.
we need more ableton heads out there in dnb land.
(im using live 7 with reason 4 rewired).
__
m-ej is taking a few steps back from forum life.
|
|
|
13-09-2008 23:32 |
|
|
Surya
The Robot
Registration Date: 04-11-2002
Posts: 11,238
Helpfulness rating:
|
|
oi loik reason tuu
__
"In dnb you should make people jump not swim"
- Pieter Frenssen 2004
|
|
|
16-09-2008 07:29 |
|
|
djfreemc
Sponsor
Registration Date: 25-07-2003
Posts: 1,117
Helpfulness rating:
|
|
Definately check out ableton live. If you don't get the hang of it right away, there are some great tutorials in the help files, and it just offers a lot of flexibility. You can actually try out buildups and song structures on the fly, which no other DAW can do (as far as I know).
The drum racks in live 7 are great. I used to work in pretty much the same way for my drums in FL, but it always took me 20 minutes to link all the channels and stuff, now all it takes is just one click!
__
The mysteries of the distorted snare...
Can't win if u don't play
|
|
|
16-09-2008 21:12 |
|
|
the moneyshot
str8 outa nocash
Registration Date: 31-12-2007
Posts: 328
Helpfulness rating:
|
|
|
i used to use acid and switched to cubase. it wasnt easy but its well worth it. cubase sounds fresh. reason sounds really good but just looking at it is hard work. its but ugly.
|
|
|
21-09-2008 07:43 |
|
|
|
only playin!)
