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« on: April 13, 2005, 07:29:42 AM »
Currently d/l a trial version of FL Studio 5 Pro.  Have used it before, and it seemed OK.  Just wondering if anyone here knows of any other decent sequencers, be they software or hardware.  Or for that matter, a way to rig up a decent setup that's not to expensive - i.e. basic monitors, MIDI, sampler.

Rob you're a bit of a gun at all this, any thoughts/recommendations?
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« Reply #1 on: April 13, 2005, 02:56:30 PM »
Well, you can do worse than FLS for the price. Other alternatives would be Tracktion (http://www.mackie.com - you just missed a free NFR version), Reason (bit more expensive, closed system - no VST support) and the Cubase variants.

Monitors will be a big cost, but you can get acceptable (read non-pro) results on HI-FI speakers.

Try downloading some dems, and see which one pushes your buttons. kvraudio.com is a good resource.

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« Reply #2 on: April 14, 2005, 09:36:17 AM »
>>Well, you can do worse than FLS for the price. Other alternatives would be Tracktion (http://www.mackie.com - you just missed a free NFR version), Reason (bit more expensive, closed system - no VST support) and the Cubase variants.<<

The demo's great - can't save my workings, but otherwise I'm pretty impressed.  Got a CD with over 500 r'n'b-"Neputes" style samples and they worked a treat - some very kick arse sequencing went on last nite :).  Had to use the Tap to get the exact bpm, for some reason I couldn't set the bpm (perhaps just a demo limit?).

>> Monitors will be a big cost, but you can get acceptable (read non-pro) results on HI-FI speakers. <<

Yeah I figured as much.  I'm thinking more of down the track (no pun intended) so I guess I can always save for a semi-decent set.

>>Try downloading some dems, and see which one pushes your buttons. kvraudio.com is a good resource.<<

Cheers mate :)
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« Reply #3 on: April 14, 2005, 09:41:54 AM »
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'] Had to use the Tap to get the exact bpm, for some reason I couldn't set the bpm (perhaps just a demo limit?).
 

Not AFAIK. You just drag the BPM up or down? :dunno:

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« Reply #4 on: April 17, 2005, 07:44:43 AM »
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« Reply #5 on: April 17, 2005, 09:44:13 AM »
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« Reply #6 on: April 17, 2005, 10:17:10 PM »
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« Reply #7 on: April 18, 2005, 07:53:11 AM »
Sweet!