FL Studio Producer Tries Ableton Live...

I used Reason for like 15 years and had enough of it for a whole slew of reasons. I started looking for something new a few years back and was split between FL and Ableton. Opted for FL after trying demos and reading reviews. I have to admit that I regret my choice. I know why people like it, I get it, but I just can't handle how so much of it feels like it's a work around. When my hardware doesn't quite work right with FL, it's like I'm just not surprised. The mess of windows really gets me down too. Just feels like FL really lacks quality of life features that I want. So, I installed the demo of ableton yesterday, everything just worked instantly and the UI doesnt' give me a nightmare. I'm sure it's harder to use and I'll have to get to grips with it, but this feels like the right move to make. 3-4 years on FL wasn't a waste as I did enjoy using it, but I just don't like it enough to stick with it further.

I have struggled with every DAW I have tried except for FL Studio. Ableton, Pro Tools, Garage Band, Logic...

I use ableton, recently got FL studio to learn it. So I like both atm. As for drums, I know there is the drum rack but I don’t know anyone who uses it. Much easier to just drag kick snare etc to their own midi or audio track. Cmd G if you want to group them. If you have a one shot audio sample but want to use piano roll create a midi track and double click the audio. Busy works is a great teacher and I’d be lost in FL without him

The funniest thing about people who don't use ableton is saying all of the stuff it doesn't do....but it actually does if u actually knew how to use it.

Evyerytime I buy a midi controller or interface they all come with ableton live lite I even have a push I'll never ever leave FL gang

I've been using FL studio since I was 20 in 2004, so almost 20 yrs. 🤦🏾‍♂️ I'm old. But the thought of learning another DAW is 🤯 scary. I'll feel like it's taking me too long to figure out things I already k ow if I were using fruity loops

Man you work Albeton way better than you said! Lol I've been rocking with you probably since you started and I've been able to transfer some or most of you FL tutorials over to my MPC Key 61 and my MPC One! The piano roll is similar in my opinion. The one thing I struggle with "still" is finding the samples key or notes it's in. You did that too fast and too easy.

Does anyone know how to slow down a beat mid way through the progression of the beat? I know in FL we can do that but I still haven't found a way to slow down a beat for an outro if it makes sense. Anyone know?

Hey Carlin! Finding a lot value here as a newb; thank you! Question, and, again, I'm a newb so bare with me; why did you dial up this piece in the Arrangement view and not the Session view?

Ableton just doesn’t work with the way my mind works.

Had Ableton then deleted it that software is a pain to my eyes. Plus there piano roll is like blahhhh

Ableton live 11 is my fav software ever

NIce Video u COuld just HOld Shift when u are on warp mode and drag the pattern on the right corner and will strech/tempo the audio also

At First its strange coming from FL but with time Ableton becomes so superior in my opinion to any daw

I gainstage better in ableton than fl

I'm sticking with FL Studio. I've been using it since Version 9.0

Pro tip, if your going to duplicate your drum loop for a longer pattern with a change up at the end for your drums, I suggest you change the loop length in the clip section to 4 bars so it’s less tedious 👍🏽.

I believe that you can press command and hover/click over a note on the MIDI editor, and a number will pop up. The number represents the velocity, and you can enter a number and that will be the velocity for that note and every note after. Make sure you are not in draw mode. I have been using Ableton for a 6 months and I find it more creative than FL. In FL there is so much graphics and that to me is distracting. I have improved my music so much since switching to Ableton.

ABLETON is Light Years better than FL Studio!

Unclick the fold button to see your notes

Ableton yay! Watch the homie on Splice channel, he's legit

Nm, you know what you're doing, thanks for the video man!

Just became a believer after a year on Reason! Ableton totally made me stop overthinking stuff and just trust intuition. I'm currently trying to score Cubase for a Mac with the M1 chip sooooooo....if anyone wants to be my friend.... 😂 Nah seriously, about is dope! Especially when I get my MPC involved.

He said if you pitch it up you get a major feel if you pitch it down you get minor feel. False if its in minor no matter where you move it its the same minor feel just in a different key.

Nice video, I was very close to switching to ableton live 8 once, and then I discovered cakewalk by bandlab

Killing me with these thumbnails 😂😂

powerful daw not many people mess with is waveform (but is what i learned on)

I just think use Live to mixing is better than FL

Does anybody know where I can get ol skool type of R&B guitar loops? Looking for R Kelly,The Dream,Dwele,Erykah Badu,Raphael Saadiq type of playing style...somebody help a Chad out lol

I use Ableton 11 Live Suite but in some occasions depending on what type of music I wanna make, but Ableton does have superior sound selection and loops,effects for EDM and for new mellow vanilla R&b. FL Studio is better for mixing,has infinite ways of making a beat loud,adding plugins is easier,etc but yeah I still give FL the edge.

Ableton is best DAW no doubt 💯

I have all of these DAWs and only use maybe 2 of them. Some of them have a real hard learning curve to them. The tip is to go into them like you don't know anything, that way you don't have to compare.