I like FL Studio because I understand the step sequencer very clearly. Basically it’s a series of steps that move in time from left to right. You simply click on a ‘step’ to turn it on or off. After putting sounds into the channel it’s that easy. You can put several sounds together liek a kick drum, snare and hi hat to make a kit.

Fl Studio has many differences in the user interface compared to most other Windows based programs and it can cause some confusion. The key is to find one of the many resources to help you learn the differences and in no time this will no longer be a factor.

FL Studio can be downloaded in demo form and used as long as you want. The only limitation is the ability to save your work. One highly successful artist by the name of Soulja Boy, wrote and produced a platinum selling album using beats he created with the demo version of FL Studio.

There is no shortage of features in FL Studio compared to any other DAW on the market. AS a matter of fact it can do a lot of things other DAWs cannot like extensive automation with a formula controller. I know this sounds difficult, but it’s not when you can search the internet sites like google or video sites and find FL Studio tutorials on these things.

FL Studio can use almost any MIDI controller on the market. From MIDI keyboards to Drum Pad controllers and more. While a MIDI Keyboard is not a requirement, it does make getting your ideas into the sequencer mush easier and organic. There can be a computer or unnatural fell to music that ius built by point and click. However it does work for dance oriented music like electronics, techno, hip hop, etc.

The sampling capabilities in FL Studio are among the most advanced of any sequencer. It can chop and rearrange samples in teh FL Slicer or Slicex programs, it can record into it’s WAV editor called Edison. If you plane to make remixes or sampled base hip hop, you will not find a better feature set than that in FL Studio

Getting help with FL Studio is very easy by using the wonderful resources like Google and Youtube. There are so many free FL Studio Tutorials out there, you will not be disappointed.

Some FL Studio Tutorial sites will try to charge you money and on the surface there is nothing wrong with that. Just try to get a clear picture of what you are getting. Sometimes all you get is to watch a talented person make a nice sounding track with FL Studio but they don’t really explain much. If you can’t see a free preview of a full length tutorial, move on.

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