well, to support the opposition, i find fruity loops to be very useful in
making non-looping music. i regularly use it for break-creation and
drum-programming, and i've never felt limited to 4/floor beats. it's not
the most useful thing for programming melodies, since i haven't spent the
time figuring out how to pitchshift in it, but i've heard pretty good
melodies based solely in fruity loops. one of its strengths is its ability
to record knob patterns in real-time, effectively resampling patterns
etc. plus, using a mouse is extremely efficient when you're co-ordinating
fruity loops with midi, since it gives you a free hand to tweak hardware or
play something on a synth.
what programs, besides trackers, still rely heavily on the qwerty
keyboard? i've only used my qwerty for cutting/pasting, and even then i
barely use it. i always use the mouse...
i've found buzz to be a) a tracker, which has its own limitations by
nature, and b) a watered down version of reaktor.
i've also found that making music in only one program to be limiting and
kind of boring. it's much more fun to use multiple programs to achieve
multiple effects and tying it all together in the final mix. i usually use
4-5 different programs, depending on what i want to do. much more fun and
interesting that way :)
cheers,
/derek
At 10:48 PM 10/8/2000 -0400, ClarionMusic@aol.com wrote:
quoted 5 lines fruityloops is weak as fuck. you might enjoy it if you make loop based trance>fruityloops is weak as fuck. you might enjoy it if you make loop based trance
>music or some shit. its most useful for beginners. also, programming wise, i
>dont see how anyone can prefer anything thats mouse oriented. if you dont
>have money for gear and youre limited to a pc i suggest you use buzz:
>www.buzz2.com
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