First off, I started way back in the day using ACID and learned from that then moved into Sonar and Ableton. Mostly have been using Samples & loops.

My style is more Trance/Chill ranging from 120 bpm to 135 bpm

I was just woundering what are your suggestions on programs to use, I'm familuar with ableton but my friend claims its not the best (I obviously disagree

I just want some other opinions.

Also, Plug-ins or stick with sample and loops?

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Originally posted by Dvf I was just woundering what are your suggestions on programs to use, I'm familuar with ableton but my friend claims its not the best (I obviously disagree

ughhh...facepalm. Tell your friend that there is no best or worst DAW (as you're kicking him in the nuts, preferably). If Ableton does the job for you and you like its workflow, stick with it. But, if you're looking for a different (note that I didn't say "better") workflow, you'll need to shop around, try some demos, and ask more specific and pointed questions regarding the differences. Aside from that, the only reason that I would suggest going with Sonar (or Cubase, Logic, ProTools, Studio One Pro, etc.) is if you are going to be recording a lot of live audio, because that area is just not one of Live's strengths. But, if you're primarily doing instrumentals, working with pre-recorded audio, and/or not doing a lot of heavy audio recording, Live is more than sufficient and is one of the widest used DAWs in electronica, hip-hop, etc.

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Originally posted by Dvf Also, Plug-ins or stick with sample and loops?

Both.

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Originally posted by cryophonik ughhh...facepalm. Tell your friend that there is no best or worst DAW (as you're kicking him in the nuts, preferably). If Ableton does the job for you and you like its workflow, stick with it. But, if you're looking for a different (note that I didn't say "better") workflow, you'll need to shop around, try some demos, and ask more specific and pointed questions regarding the differences. Aside from that, the only reason that I would suggest going with Sonar (or Cubase, Logic, ProTools, Studio One Pro, etc.) is if you are going to be recording a lot of live audio, because that area is just not one of Live's strengths. But, if you're primarily doing instrumentals, working with pre-recorded audio, and/or not doing a lot of heavy audio recording, Live is more than sufficient and is one of the widest used DAWs in electronica, hip-hop, etc. Both.

Thank you very much for pointing out what I believed to be true. My friend said to me, samples and loops makes the music sound flat which can be true, but I see that it can be if not used right. I'm starting to mess around with plug-ins and I got a few demos off the internet.

but thank you for your opinion.

and I've tried reason, I do like it, but as he mentioned I dont do much recording.

just get a copy of reaper http://www.reaper.fm/ great daw