I need some software for producing music

In the end it’s all down to preference, there’s some nice opensource software as well, but it’s all down to preference of interface primarily.

Aside from that, there’s the samples.
Ableton Live has a ton of pre-made samples and virtual “appliances”, but so do FL Studio and others.
And then…there are VSTs, a sort of plugins, that can be used in different ways.
As an example, you can run FL Studio as a VST plugin to Ableton.

FL Studio is quite popular among the “starting” producers, but it’s also being used by experienced producers in the hard-dance scene.
In the top segment, you’ll find that Ableton Live, Logic and Cubase are the most used, mostly in combination with said VSTs.

You need to use what you feel comfortable with. The Ableton Live interface can be quite tricky to get used to.

My suggestion would be to have a bit of a go with FL Studio until you feel comfortable with the interface and get more experienced with everything. From making the beats to using effects to really get that sound you want.

In my opinion, that’s the point where you’ll really know what you want in a DAW (Digital Audio Workstation).

FL Studio has a cheap entry level version which might suit you best for now and if you run into the boundries of the software, that’s where you can think about upgrades to a more feature rich version or even another DAW.

And remember, it’s a creative process, so it’s always challenging 🙂

Just my 2 cents 🙂

PS:ooops forgot Reaper – many swear by it

If you want to produce music you will need a program and if you buy a program you proberbly want
to get your money worth?? Then there is only one way to do it RTFM!!
Read the manual carefully from first to last page, ther is no way around it if you want to get it to work!

Ableton is in terms of music producing programs a simple one and that program you can use to DJ with as well

//DJ Hessler

DJ Hessler, post: 9313 wrote: Read the manual carefully from first to last page, ther is no way around it if you want to get it to work!

This and watch tutorials on Youtube as well.

DJ Hessler, post: 9319 wrote: I never spoke to anyone using FL and it is as I know not a Mac program am I wrong??

You are correct, but OP mentioned FL Studio and Ableton. So I’m assuming he’s looking for software for on the Wintendo platform…

I’ve also used Cubase in the past and it does have a high learning curve, but truly knowing Ableton…I feel that from what I’ve seen, I’ve barely touched the basics and I’ve done/used a lot of things already. In the end…it’s all down to personal preference and what feels good to use, for some it’s instruments, for some FL Studio/Reaper, for some Ableton, for some Logic/Cubase and for some Gameboys… But I guess real men should only use hardware… (Is the human body considered to be hardware? If so, check Youtube for Roxorloops.)

Was just responding to OP and assumed he’s using Wintel.