Changing from Reaper to FL Studio or other

Vindellama · #1 07-01-2018, 06:24 PM

I didn't like the quality of the Reaper plugins.
And was having a hard time getting a good final result.
So I decided to try some other DAWs.
This FL Studio seems promising.
With some nice plugins like a stereo enhancer(didn't find a stereo spread viewer inside the DAW yet).
My favorite are 2 mastering plugins that work together pretty well.
One kinda works as a limiter of sorts with loads of knobs, but it comes with some presets like "clean master" that seems to do the job.
The other seems to act like some sort of compression tool with 4 presets and you just select the preset and turn the volume knob to taste.
Here is a sample with eq, reverb, stereo enhancer, "soundgoodizer" the comptool, and "maximus" the mastering/limiter tool (some lost of quality in the high end from soundcloud compression:

I'm looking into studio one also. It seems to more professional with a four band mastering plugin (instead of the 3 on FL). But it also seems harder to work with.

Rudy4 · #2 07-01-2018, 08:44 PM

Seems if you don't like the plug-ins that come with any particular package it's easy enough to add free of low cost plug-ins. The actual DAW shouldn't be a deal breaker just because you don't like their plugs. The key thing is if you like how your DAW feels and the workflow.

Don't dump your favorite workspace, just add VSTs as needed. you don't throw the prime rib out because you need salt and pepper.

Vindellama · #3 07-02-2018, 05:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Rudy4

Seems if you don't like the plug-ins that come with any particular package it's easy enough to add free of low cost plug-ins. The actual DAW shouldn't be a deal breaker just because you don't like their plugs. The key thing is if you like how your DAW feels and the workflow.

Don't dump your favorite workspace, just add VSTs as needed. you don't throw the prime rib out because you need salt and pepper.

I would'nt say Reaper has my favorite workflow... It's the only one I ever used.
With the built-in plugins presets from FL and Studio One it seem way easier to get where I want... And I just tried them out yesterday.

Here is a comparison between the track processed by fl and studio one using similar plugins... Which one sounds better?

MikeBmusic · #4 07-03-2018, 07:47 AM

he only real difference between DAWs is the workflow, so find one you're comfortable with.
As to Reaper's plug-ins, it sounds like you may have been relying on presets, never the best way to approach their use.
For example, for ReaVerb, did you download IRs (rooms) to use with it? The standard presets for ReaComp aren't very good either, but a little tweaking works wonders.

jimmorgan · #5 07-03-2018, 10:51 AM

Let me echo that no matter what DAW you choose you'd be well served by learning how to use the plugins you have before looking for new ones.

If you have time, this is a great book that will get you a long way there, and is includes a good primer on compression, reverb, EQ, all the things you need to know get good use out of any set of plugins: https://www.amazon.com/Mixing-Secret.../dp/0240815807