alrite fellas, im looking to make some tunes and im clueless as to which music programme is the best, so can you all please give me advice on this but remember im not technically good so i dont want something that you have to be an astronaut to use, but i do want something that gives good beats and synth sounds (if there is such a thing) i saw a demo on ableton and it looked too hard lol and i dont want to spend loads as if i cant get the hang of it then i havent wasted much coz if i dont get the hang of it ill dump it lol, so any help or advice will be appreciated. cheers hector g (future streetsounds electro chart dominator 
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start with reason ... or fruity loops ...
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Reason would be a good bet as it has built in synths. (good ones too by all accounts)
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LIFE LONG REASON USER GREAT PROGRAM
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I'm gonna have to vote for Ableton. Easy but more structured like a real daw so you will have room to grow and or an easier transition to another daw ahead....Just my two cents...I am not dissing Reason as I have used it with other daws and yes it does have some powerful sound making capability but I just hate the sequencer and incoming audio? Vocalz? I heard they incorporated this as of late but I haven't seen. Anyway good luck:)
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Have a check here:
https://forum.electroempire.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3563
Some good feedback on the various software sequencers peeps are using here.
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i started on FL, still use it from time to time. great program but takes a bit of work to do some of the more advanced stuff. the basic sequencer on this is the best thing about it that most other programs don't even come close to matching. so you can make beats on here from scratch then use it as a plugin on another DAW. best advice with FL, is use your own drum kits and 3rd party instruments and effects. i don't recommend using the basic plugins on it (unless you spend extra cash and get the mac daddy super pimped out version of it)
used reason for fun but never really got anything done on it, and didn't really care to since i like to use vsts, yea i know it has refills etc but i like stuff that i can use on multiple programs. yea it has some great tools built in and can be rewired to work with other daws too.
messed around with ableton but it felt awkward so i ditched it.
now i just began working with cubase and i absolutely love it so far. gonna take me a bit of getting used to, but i love everything i've seen so far. fav part so far is the mixer and channel effects stuff you can do with it.
if you work with live bands, vocalists, rappers, or any other "recording" artists, they usually ask if you use ProTools. not my fav for production, but definitely top notch for actual recording. you can always export recorded material and work on it on other programs.
short story: start with Fruity Loops and get some VST pluggins and sample packs and you'd be good to go with a great and easy to use starter kit.
^^all my biased opinion from past experiences^^
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