Thanks for all your advice guys. Does Logic have a trial version similar to Ableton?

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Originally posted by kitphillips Again, I think that's rubbish. FL has a very different workflow to almost every other sequencer, including the 4 largest, Ableton, sonar, cubase and logic. That means that the skills he learns in FL, reason, acid, Traktion, or any of those other programs won't translate to any other sequencer, meaning that half the learning he does in them will be pointless. Don't skimp on your sequencer, its the most important part of your setup and you don't want to have to buy a new one in 12 months.

I usually agree with you but that's just absurd.

I learned mostly on Fruity Loops and had no trouble progressing onto Cubase SX3 from there.

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It doesn't really matter which one you get as long as you have the patience to read through the manual and some tutorials, and the intelligence to understand them. I would suggest Logic since you have a Mac and Logic's included instruments and effects will be quite sufficient for a long time, if you dig in and learn how to use them.

I personally use Ableton but would probably use Logic if I had a Mac.

^^^ yep just go Logic id say. Probably would myself if i had a Mac DAW - alternatively Ableton Live...

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Originally posted by Psionic I've always wanted to create my own electronic music and right now I have the time and some cash to put towards pursuing this. I read into some of the tutorials already and can't seem to get a consensus on what sequencer to choose as a newbie. I'm looking to build a Mac-based rig with a heavier utilization of software than hardware.

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Originally posted by Fledz I usually agree with you but that's just absurd. I learned mostly on Fruity Loops and had no trouble progressing onto Cubase SX3 from there.

I'm just going from personal experience, I found it really hard to get my head around reason and FL and reason after using PT and ableton, and I tried for a few weeks. Reaper I found far easier because its more similar to ableton or PT. Aside from which, FL's multicore support IS still terrible, and reason's audio handling is still an awkward add on. So I can't see why anyone would want either. Ableton, sonar, logic and cubase are pretty similar in terms of arrangement, the other DAWs mentioned aren't.

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Just remembered Reaper. You might find that useful as its one of the cheapest and most fully featured DAWs out there from my experience with it.

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Originally posted by DjStephenWiley Reaper

i dont know how good reaper works on a mac? i have it installed but havent tried it actualy. also reaper doesnt have any included synths or samples so i dont know if its really a good noob daw.

id say Reason/Record or Logic. Or Ableton

their all pretty much the same price too.

hands down it seems to be logic

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