First Impressions 05/04/2021 1:53AM This is pretty cool stuff! "Knock Me Out" demo track — danggg that's a lot of layers! What's the deal with plugins? Plugins are just sound effects with their own specific function. Each one has its dialogue box that you can use. "FL Keys" plugin on the computer Usability bad. Basic functionality not well described -- how to copy & paste blocks, how to loop
Likes Playlist layout and "Channel rack" feels intuitive. Everything is 4/4, it's all laid out visually. Democratizing sheet music / music knowledge The advanced knobs and such are terrible, though Youtube tutorials generally are dece, but there should be better ways to drag things around
Opportunities Plugin libraries? https://www.reddit.com/r/FL_Studio/comments/aj4z5d/must_have_plugins/eesti5h?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3 Most ppl agree, you don't need to pay: https://www.reddit.com/r/FL_Studio/comments/aj4z5d/must_have_plugins/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3 Free plugin rundown: https://bedroomproducersblog.com/free-vst-plugins/ There's an onboard piano -- how do people feel about using computer keyboard on it? Not too great, apparently Improving the publish flow? UPDATE: Maybe not a huge deal — people don't actually publish that often
Pain points Export is really slow. 12sec clip with 3 layers -- 10 seconds. 3min with 20 layers? Some samples & plugins worse for this than others. More is worse UPDATE 05/04/2021 — Likely because exportin wave (uncompressed) vs. mp3 "Master" track on Soundcloud -- what's the deal with that? Also really slow. Significant time investments to learn Strong moats -- little interoperability https://www.reddit.com/r/edmproduction/comments/l9dybw/fl_studio_ableton_project_file_converter/ It's sticky cuz cost to learn & switch is high "My X sounds too artificial", eg. https://www.reddit.com/r/FL_Studio/comments/71anxi/my_fl_keys_sounds_too_artificial/ What do the knobs even do? No one knows, even Youtube folks Creating your own sounds? Ableton also has the ability to do that? The amount of time it takes to upload / master stuff on Soundcloud Yes, but they don't do this all the time!
