Here are my cons & pros of Reason (11) & FL Studio. Any comments about these? Or something else?
Synths:
FL offers very rich sounding synths right out the box. And good selection of them even in the Producer Edition (the second cheapest version of FL Studio).
Reason also has nice collection of synths - but you need to know how to tweak them to get them sounding as rich as in FL. But you can use combinator to create very interesting “synths”. What I mean, they don’t sound so “rich” out of the box as FL Studio’s synths, but they definitely have richness when you work with them a bit.
VST support:
In FL Studio the VST instruments sit very nicely. They feel like a natural part of the DAW. In Reason VSTs feel a bit like: “you can use vst but they don’t really belong here”. On the other hand Reason offers RE and those options sit very nicely to the DAW. BUT! If you are looking for extra sounds for your VST vs RE you probably will have better luck finding them for VST...
Pianoroll:
Quite similar in both ones. Easy to use. FL offers easiness to navigate from instrument to instrument inside the pianoroll (Reason doesn’t offer this option). But in Reason’s pianoroll the notes are easier to move around compared to FL IMO.
Recording audio/vocals:
In FL Studio I find this a bit of a hustle (I tried to learn from tutorial videos easier way - but to my surprise even the tutorial’s said the recording in FL is not so easy breezy). Instead in Reason I find recording audio/vocals very easy and fast. This is a major thing for me when working with vocals & wanting to quickly lay out some ideas etc.
Editing audio/vocals:
Not yet much of experience with this in Reason11 or FL Studio. Only with Reason 7/older. So can’t really comment.
Automation:
This I find much easier in Reason.
I’m not saying it’s bad in FL Studio - I just like how the automation works in Reason.
Drums:
Redrum & Kong are quite handy. You can have bass drum, hats, claps etc in one “lane” in the Reason’s window. In FL Studio (I think) you need to have separate lanes for each. BUT! In FL it is very easy to edit let’s say your bass drum. You can even reverse it just like that.
Just some of my thoughts.
Still exploring and pondering between RS & FLS...
Reason vs FL experiences
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Oh, and naturally FL Studio’s advantage is the free updates.
That is a huge thing - if you enjoy working with FL Studio. But then again, it’s better to choose DAW that feels comfortable for you - even if it means you won’t get free upgrades.
That is a huge thing - if you enjoy working with FL Studio. But then again, it’s better to choose DAW that feels comfortable for you - even if it means you won’t get free upgrades.
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One more thing:
YouTube offers huge selection of tutorials for FL Studio stuff. That can be a great help when trying to create some sound, wondering how some famous track was created etc.
Reason tutorials do exist. And the Reason Studio (ex Propellerheads) itself even has some great tutorials. But it feels like it’s easier to find tutorials for FL Studio. Maybe it just my search skills need upgrade
YouTube offers huge selection of tutorials for FL Studio stuff. That can be a great help when trying to create some sound, wondering how some famous track was created etc.
Reason tutorials do exist. And the Reason Studio (ex Propellerheads) itself even has some great tutorials. But it feels like it’s easier to find tutorials for FL Studio. Maybe it just my search skills need upgrade