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Fuck what your homies think, dog. Their just kind of jealous, that's all. I hooked up one of my homies with FL7 and he makes some amazing musical $hit. He surprises me because he's not even good at using computers. lol I mean if your good, your good, the programs/hardware you use don't really matter. It's all a matter of personal preference. Like you said, FL is very deep and quite easy to work with. I learned a lot from using FL, from sound design (synthesis), to just teaching myself how to play the keyboard. I do everything by ear as well, but by using FL so much, it has been a great tool to learn with, while in the process of making beats. Since it's all loop based, I think that makes it easier to fuck with.
No, I don't use loops. Well, atleast I prefer not to, I'm not that good at working around drum loops and sampled melodies, making them fit properly and what not. I prefer to build up my own drum loops with single-shot sounds. Same thing with melodies, I prefer to make my own. Not because I'm trying to be original or prideful, just for the fact I'm not that good at working with large samples. There's only one program (VST) I like working with loops and it's called "Reflex" and the only reason I like it is because it automatically chops up the loops and converts them to midi, so I just have to paint in the midi notes to execute the sound.
What I mean is that the sequencing is based on Patterns. Those patterns are always "looping." Basically I make my own "loops" (Patterns), then re-arrange those patterns in the playlist to form the full song. Pat1 might be the drum beat, Pat2 a variation of the 1st drumbeat, Pat2 a bassline, Pat3 a variation of the bassline, etc... Basically I build my $hit up into blocks (all the elements of the song), segment by segment, rather than all in one big piece. So that's pretty much what I like about FL Studio, I think it makes it hella easy and fast.
What I mean is that the sequencing is based on Patterns. Those patterns are always "looping." Basically I make my own "loops" (Patterns), then re-arrange those patterns in the playlist to form the full song. Pat1 might be the drum beat, Pat2 a variation of the 1st drumbeat, Pat2 a bassline, Pat3 a variation of the bassline, etc... Basically I build my $hit up into blocks (all the elements of the song), segment by segment, rather than all in one big piece. So that's pretty much what I like about FL Studio, I think it makes it hella easy and fast.
I make all my own loops and drum kits I'll combine a dre kick with a lil john clap and a timbaland hat or any variation thereof. With FL7 or any of them for that matter, the possablilities are endless, effects and such can change any ordinary sound into something totally different. I've made the generic claps sound like a fat guy falling in a mud puddle and tracked it out to be a hit, so work with what works for you and don't let anyone tell you how or what to do and learn what you want from your ears. My homies hate on FL but they still buy beats from and luv em so why do I need to change?
You can't. It saves it in wav format, from there you'll need a mp3 encoder, to well hmm, encode it to mp3. Make sure to turn off the metronome when your exporting your song, if not, you'll have the song with the metronome.
I use an old version of soundforge to convert, there might be a lot of freeware that could do it also.
I use an old version of soundforge to convert, there might be a lot of freeware that could do it also.
Check out this FL7 beat I made:
http://www.zshare.net/audio/7016058f045aa1/
It's really not hard at all to use. Considering it's pattern based sequencing, it makes it hella easy.
http://www.zshare.net/audio/7016058f045aa1/
It's really not hard at all to use. Considering it's pattern based sequencing, it makes it hella easy.
the BEST and FREE program is cdex...Just go to http://www.download.com and type in "cdex"...I've used it for years