I can honestly say that after using Cubase for about 6 months, I don't find FLS user-friendly at all anymore.

Producing newbies who started on FLS and are used to FLS always say it's easier to use, but most other producers (including people who produced with hardware for many years before the software explosion) dont like it at all.

Please note: I am not saying that FLS is a bad program, or even that it's less intuitive than Cubase. All I'm saying is that it's "more user-friendly" because you're used to it.

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In terms of out of the box ease of use, im gonna have to agree the FLS is easier to pick up. At least it was for me. Im by no means good with any of the programs but ive tried quite a few of them and FLS was the second most easy to start off with imo. I found reason to be the easiest. 3rd would be Abelton and then Cubase.
Everyone is different.

Though the overall ability of Cubase is greater compared to fls.

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I found FLS much more complicated and fiddly than cubase. FLS uses a non-standard windows gui and the buttons and windows gave me eye strain (although it does look pretty). Cubase interface is much easier for me to work in.

I been using Cubase for a few years now and I' still finding new features and ways of doing things.

For a quick and easy midi clip creation I do the following:

Set the locator bars in the ruler to 3 or 4 bars or whatever
then just double click on a midi track. It will automatically create
a midi clip key-event for that length.

but I'm now going to use Diginuts alt-drag method now I know his method.

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Some encouragement,

I've been using cubase exclusively since the version 3.xx VST series (hardware only back then).
There are several ways to do the same thing , as you can see by the examples given before, think they've summed up any way i've done it before.

I gave FLStudio a try some time ago, since everyone on this forum was raving about it.
But i found it too complicated to get a VST running.
This prevented me from investigating it further.
Did enjoy the gui, it's eye candy, also a few direct accessible buttons, like reverse sample & L->R sweeps (friggin' impossible to do in cubase, without using automation) could be handy in cubase also.

The midi implementation of cubase is considered one of the most extensive, so if you're going to use hardware synths, this is the way to go - aah back in the day , when you needed sysex. messages to control any parameter of a synth, creating your own midi maps with buttons & faders to emulate the control surface of your synths ... that was fun ... haven't actually checked if this is still possible in the new SX series ...

I must admin even after all these years i haven't discovered all the features in cubase. It's always fun to explore new things in a program you've been using or years.

Stick with it , it'll be rewarding in the end.

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if some of you have problems with cubase i recommend just to be patient, get the training videos recommended and experiment.

i used to be a reason user in the earlier days, becuase i was scared off by cubase and thought reason was so much easier. Sure reason is esaier, but easier usually means 'limitied.' cubase has very little limitation (non-that have effected me anyways, or at least that i can think of right now)

that being said, reason is now completely abandoned from my setup as its become useless for me. i once looked at FL and personally did not like it at all and thought it looked messy. mainly because cubase is very clean and straightforward. sometimes it can actually be harder to learn something that 'should' be easier i guess becasue its not 'standard.' i couldn't imagine using any other progs to produce now, i don't really have any desire to look into other progs, no need to fix what aint broken.

Cubase can be daunting at first. But if there is anything I could suggest, it would be to get yourself the Ask Video Cubase SX 3 Tutorial DVD set. There are 3 DVDs, levels 1 thorugh 3, with 1 being beginner and 3 being advanced. I've been using Cubase for a pretty long time and thought I knew my shit but wow after watching these vids, the incredible depth and power of Cubase is realized. Defintely get ahold of these and you'll not be sorry. They are very well made.

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Thanks for all the replies. It's only been a couple of days and I've already got most of the knowledge I need to complete a song. I'm getting the videos as suggested. I love this app so far. Thanks!

switching out of fruity isn't completely necessary as many non "beginner" users still use it. Luke Terry, Icone, and Octagen, for example are all FL Studio users


switch only if you see the necessity to, don't do it because of the undeserving reputation FL has earned itself

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How about just using whichever software is best suited to one's workflow?

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Hi there..

I'm a cubase user since version 1.. but to the point.. If you're learning cubase check out videos like the guys said earlier in the posts. But I think the easiest way is to find somebody who accually knows cubase and go over there and see him work for fiew hours. Recently a friend of my picked up cubase (he was using fl before) and basically not knowing anything about how cubase works he spend fiew hours at my place. So first day he was able to record, vst, audio, and using hardware synths with cubase. I showed him how to so the most important stuff: like adding fx, automation, recording vst and hardware synths, key editor, group tracks, for compressing more than one audio channel.. He still has some questions but I can tell you this..He told me that in one day he learned how to do more, and get nicer resoults than he learned in fl in 6 months.. Casue in FL he was learning on his own.. So if you have a chance hook up with someone who has cubase and ask for a little tutorial It will help you so much, that you should be doing all the most important stuff in matter of hours

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Originally posted by EtherealSL switching out of fruity isn't completely necessary as many non "beginner" users still use it. Luke Terry, Icone, and Octagen, for example are all FL Studio users switch only if you see the necessity to, don't do it because of the undeserving reputation FL has earned itself

I've used FL for 2 years and have been wanting to break out of it for something different. I have problems with Atmosphere VST and the Korg Legacy Collection synths with FL. I also hate the way the VST's are handled and especially presets but I didn't realize that until I gave Cubase a try. I had this image of Cubase built up in my mind that it was a huge, horrible, overly complex monster. LOL. But it's a joy to work with. There's nothing wrong with FL. But I'm glad I'm learning Cubase because I really do like it better.

Only complaint I have with Cubase is CPU. I am getting popping/clicking with only 1 instance of battery and 2 instances of V-Station and 1 bar of midi data on the three tracks. The CPU meter says 50%! This is crazy - with the same exact amount of VST's and patterns in FL, I get abou 15% CPU used. Tried adjusting my ASIO4ALL buffer but it doesn't make any difference. This is my only gripe.
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