I just started using Spire a few months ago. Im liking it a lot. I still use Massive but I've shifted more towards Spire. I use it mostly for bass and pads right now.

Quote from: KAB on February 06, 2016, 04:35:28 am

From my experience, which involved buying budget speakers only to replace them within that year, you will need better monitors.

I had some Alesis Elevate 5s cus they were cheap. Sounded great, or so I thought at the time. Since ive upgraded to JBL LSR305s, Im hearing things way better. The bass is way more accurate now. And I actually found my pair on Amazon for $200 new. That should fit into the budget you laid out.

Now depending on your setup and room, maybe the LSR308s are better since they would be 8" vs 5" woofer. I've also heard great things about yamaha. Never had them myself but lots of people love them.

What about the Rokits KRK RP5G3 Rokit 5 Generation Monitor - Pair? Which is is better or is there another brand that would be good if not better?

Ive never had the Rokits so I cant really say. Some people think they are too bassy.

Kayseg

IMO, you're not going to find a better value than JBL LSR305s.  Read the reviews, then buy a pair.  They're so good and cheap that I bought a pair as a second reference system.

Boom! Love my JBLs! Night and day difference from my old speakers. I hear things more accurately now. Also got my pair off Amazon for $200 new!

Im an ableton user so Im not sure if this will work in FL. Seems like it should in my head though. And this will be limited by your CPU limitations.

Try to copy and paste the channel/track you need to bounce into a free and clear FL project with the effects on them. Then render it as a WAV. Then do this for each one you need to bounce. It will take some time, but it should work.


Edit: What Midge said. ^^^

Started taking music seriously about 3 years ago. Wanted to DJ at first about 6 years ago but found that I liked making remixes more. Which then led to producing.

So 3 years ago it was all about this sample pack and that sample pack to make music. Mainly because I had no musical background and I had to teach myself. That was an easy way to work on song arrangements. When I look back at the "tracks" I completed, they weren't very good. Drums were weak. Sound was muddy and overall it was just crap. 3 years later its all about making my own MIDI, sounds, and chord progressions. As well as drums too. Now I focus on making everything from scratch and just focusing on better sound overall. Which has led to two signed tracks last year. That ultimately let me know that I was progressing at my craft.

But just like Xan said, lots of hard work, time and money. Learn as much as you can and practice. With time you will or should get better.

As for your road blocks, maybe try out a site like blend.io. On blend you can collab with people. So you can open up your project to others and let them add to it. In return it may open up some future ideas for you. Maybe finish those tracks you never did.

Another tip I read once was to finish your project even if its crap. That way you get used to the process of finishing tracks. So finish them up just for the sake of finishing them and then learn from that on future projects.

I spent hours one day going through all my sample packs and made racks for Kicks, Snares, Claps, ect. I realized that I kept using certain ones and so I simplified my process. So I now have all those racks on my template ready to do.

I've tried using just different drum racks in ableton, but can't seem to get them to sound that great yet.