I am always been approached to write reviews on various music production applications because I have over 20 years of experience in music production and I have worked with so many well known music studios around the world.
I have used almost all music applications and the latest one I recently tested is Signature Bundle from FL Studio. When the famous artist Skream started his career, he used Fruity Loops to remix and create original tracks.
The Original Fruity Loops
When the famous artist Skream started his career, he used Fruity Loops to make music, as it was once known.
There are in fact 3 other flavors of FL Studio available for a user. I have used all the other versions too, one of them is called Express which is for beginners and it helps in loop creation. The other application is Fruity edition which helps in composing and arranging of music. Another one is Producer edition which provides complete pre and post production capability to a user.
Bundle It
All the above 3 are very good options but Signature Bundle application is way ahead of them and it consists of all features of Producer application plus it has many additional plug-ins which are essential for real time music production and live performance.
Signature Bundle edition has incredible multiband maximizer and synthesizer which help in incredible sound generation. There is video scoring aid and full sampler available with this edition. This bundle has high-end guitar suite with multiple effects.
Screenshot of FL Studio Control Panel
As far as cost effectiveness is concerned once you buy Signature Bundle edition, you get lifetime free updates. I have used this software and believe me, the sound quality produced by this application is mind blowing. Everyone in the studio who heard the music felt that the beats were exceptional and praised me for it but the fact is that it was all because of this magical software.
This music application also provides online access to SoundFont libraries which is essential for a music producer to get top quality sound variations while editing. With this music application one gets Seventy-five additional plug-ins which enhances the sound throughput.
External Sources
This application allows incredible audio recording through external sources. It also provides direct to disk recording. Signature Bundle edition provides support for cue points and also offline rendering of mixer tracks is possible. With all such features this application rocks because it provides a music producer all the facilities to manipulate the music according to his/her need.
Well there are many other cool features which allow you to write and edit your music till you are satisfied with the final outcome. It also has loop slicer as well as re-arranger and an advanced vocoder. It has integrated audio recorder and editor which are simply remarkable and easy to use. It has piano roll for unlimited length patterns and chords. There is client rewire support for using it as an instrument. Step-sequencer and event automation data are held by the pattern clips. I had a great time using this application.
As a professional it was easy for me but for a novice it is necessary to take training before using this software. Once you know how to use Signature Bundle edition, you will enjoy your work sessions.
