Frooty Loops & Other beat-making software

[_That_Cracka_J]

What is the best one?  I've heard a lotta people say Frooty Loops, but I've never really used any of them.  Where can I get it and how much is the full version?

[The Watcher]

fruity loops & reason are probably the best, but i've never bought them .. i also just bought myself an apple ibook, so i need to find software that can also do this ..

[_That_Cracka_J]

Cool...I'm gonna have to find somethin' real soon to enter a contest.  So far I've just been using instrumentals.

[ZILLA THA GOODFELLA]

THERE IS NO BEST SOTWARE. HOWEVER, THERE ARE GREAT BEAT MAKERS. SOME ARE CONSIDERED BEST.

[Timmeeeehh]

Of course it all comes down to this: what do you do with the software
But my first choice is Reason, takes some time before you understand all of it, but definitely worth it. Imma gonna use it in combination with Cubase, so I can make more different beats and use also some plugins from Cubase.

[Leggy Hendrix]

Fruity Loops Studio 5 is tite...

[z-r0]

i use fruity loops studio 5, takes a while to get used to (i still dont kno how to use it), but it seems like once u get to kno it u can make some dope shit

[boycriedwolf619]

isnt Acid good too?

[Suga Foot]

you gotta experiment and find what works for you.

[BJV]

I've been working with FL for a couple of years the workflow is amazing when it comes down to drum sequencing. You need to get some good plugins to go along with it like equalizers and compressors and of course instruments. I play using a midi keyboard It does take a little while before you understand how to use it though. If your really serious about it you can make it work.

[_That_Cracka_J]

I need somethin' fairly simple cause the deadline for the contest to complete a demo is March 18.

I've got Acid Pro 3.0 right now....I've heard that 5.0 you can make beats.  Is that true?

[Christoffer_]

I would choose fruity loops 4 producers edition. You don`t need another program for beat making. It got a FX panel wich is incredible (lots of dope effects, compressor`s, EQ`s, reverb, filter`s etc). You can also work with VST plug ins there, and it also has a master.

[Ozir]

fruity loops & reason are probably the best, but i've never bought them .. i also just bought myself an apple ibook, so i need to find software that can also do this ..

Got an iBook?... You gotta go with GarageBand
http://www.apple.com/ilife/garageband/

[The Watcher]

yeah, im having a bit of a play with GarageBand.. also found Reason 2.5 for Mac

[Ozir]

yeah, im having a bit of a play with GarageBand.. also found Reason 2.5 for Mac

I've found GarageBand very intuitive and fun to use... make sure to post up any bangers you end up producing