Hi guys! Please tell me what you think of doing videos this way (just imagine I would have already more practice, less stuttering etc... :-) )!
@justincase33072 жыл бұрын
Awesome video, I didn't notice any stuttering or anything ahha this type of video is what I love to watch especially on a Sunday morning. Thanks again man
@flstudiotricks69032 жыл бұрын
@@justincase3307 Thank you... my type of stuttering is that I often repeat complete words a few times whilst thinking and of course the worst parts are edited... :-)
@studiosynthsoundsb.v.3832 жыл бұрын
This is great matthias! I have watched hundreds of videos online and bought courses, yet this is one of the best explanations on how and what to listen for when mixing a track. Ofcourse loads of topics could be explained in more detail, but since you already have such detailed other videos on most of these topics one will easily up their level! i have said it once, and now again... You are one of the most rewarding "teachers" on KZbin to learn from. This channel has been so insightfull for me and others you cannot imagine the huge impact it has on all of us. In fact, my first release will soon be announced ,which wasn't possible without your help.
@flstudiotricks69032 жыл бұрын
@@studiosynthsoundsb.v.383 Thx!
@v45cuyr Жыл бұрын
a really great video! helped me heaps and definitely helped me get somewhere with my fl skills, thanks so much!!
@EliazahSimaure-oh9uc Жыл бұрын
I really need this very much❤
@Broadster Жыл бұрын
Seven minutes in and a simple explanation of the "knocking" within kick drums instantly cleared my mix. Incredible.🙌
@miu70002 жыл бұрын
This was so articulate even for a 1 hour long video! So on point as always. I'd love to watch more videos of this length.
@flstudiotricks69032 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@patrickkelly41732 жыл бұрын
Thank you, these are the details that nobody else will spend the time to go through that are easily missed by us newcomers. Excellent content and explanations.👍
@flstudiotricks69032 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@dipendrashrestha85102 жыл бұрын
Sooo happy..love from Nepal.
@flstudiotricks69032 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@joshtrent79452 жыл бұрын
man your good. Love the pace and concise explanations without jokes, going off topic, etc. thank you.
@flstudiotricks69032 жыл бұрын
Glad you like them!
@justincase33072 жыл бұрын
Woah this really helped me more than I thought it would, being a native English speaker I think you did an amazing job portraying the lesson I really enjoyed it your English is awesome man . Looking forward to implementing these techniques you've shown and up my level
@flstudiotricks69032 жыл бұрын
Thx for the kind words!
@ChrisAdenova2 жыл бұрын
Den Kanal vom Matthias kann ich jedem ans Herz legen, der mit der eigenen Musikproduktion nach Vorne kommen möchte!Tolle Arbeit!
@flstudiotricks69032 жыл бұрын
Vielen Dank :-)
@CaptainUncle18362 жыл бұрын
Thanks man 👏🏽 this gave me a great insight and excitement about mixing today
@flstudiotricks69032 жыл бұрын
You´re welcome
@gykasave67892 жыл бұрын
I was looking for this kind of video for 36 hours after I wanted to learned mixing stuff. Finally. I wish to meet you in real, and shake your hand bro! Because of your brilliant video. This is what I neeeeeed nnnoooowww! Thank you so much.
@flstudiotricks69032 жыл бұрын
Thx for the kind words!
@gykasave67892 жыл бұрын
@@flstudiotricks6903 How can I support you mate? For you great videos with such a clear explanation. Do you have patreon or contrbee?
@gykasave67892 жыл бұрын
@@flstudiotricks6903 Ignore my comment. I'm just blind. Probably because of excitement. I see in a description your patron! One more subscriber and one more patreon coming now!
@flstudiotricks69032 жыл бұрын
@@gykasave6789 Thx 🙂
@dnero69112 жыл бұрын
Once again you just blew my mind, and opened up so many avenues.. The way you do these videos is GOLD, I won't forget how much you helped.
@flstudiotricks69032 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@TiuqueErrante2 жыл бұрын
Gracias por tus videos. Eres como un "sensei" del Fl Studio.
@flstudiotricks69032 жыл бұрын
Muchas gracias! 😎
@losophy45882 жыл бұрын
Great idea!
@flstudiotricks69032 жыл бұрын
Thx
@juanadepolanco-wp6mg9 ай бұрын
Thank you. Eye opening tutorial. after watching so many mixing videos and mixing tips and achieving nothing at all, today, I realized how simple it is to get good results using the right approach. Congratulations and God bless you for giving such gold information for free
@kikimusicofficial8601 Жыл бұрын
This is the best tutorial i've ever seen in my life 🔥🔥🔥
@RafqiRachman2 жыл бұрын
hey this video is really good, i really like how you explain all these things
@flstudiotricks69032 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@darrymich49642 жыл бұрын
You are building a powerful nation with your tutorials, thank for the good job you are doing, you will archive a lot of reward soon.please do a video on vocals mixing and reverb Technics on vocals.
@flstudiotricks69032 жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@adamgranger57252 жыл бұрын
Very good video... vielen dank! This format is great.. As a subscriber I would love more in depth content like this. I am quite sure your subscriber base will grow rapidly.
@flstudiotricks69032 жыл бұрын
Thx!
@LUFS2 жыл бұрын
Your videos are high value material. Thanks for what you published so far. Please continue to produce content if you can.
@sundamusik2 жыл бұрын
This was verry valuable, a GEM to check out. The type of long vid's i like, a job well done. Bless
@flstudiotricks69032 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@tusnay2 жыл бұрын
wish you were my music teacher in highschool. keep making good videos like this
@flstudiotricks69032 жыл бұрын
Thx!
@natchalamanda7457 Жыл бұрын
Danke. Very very helpful for a novice like me. Thank you very much Sire!
@Galaxis-X2 жыл бұрын
Amazing , i would like to see more Mixing Tutorials and more advanced stuff like Stereo placement, spread and paning 👏
@mechris94382 жыл бұрын
I was about to write that your video was as good as always, but... it's not! It's way better! It felt like directly sitting next to a teacher, catching up all the details which are going on in his mind. The way you name those sounds you don't like - fantastic! So I hope I can encourage you to keep up with this format - it's definitely heading into the right direction!
@flstudiotricks69032 жыл бұрын
Thx!
@DaTHorn2 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much great learning experience from start to finish!!
@trv503 Жыл бұрын
Well done Sir!!! Keep them coming.
@29djandy2 жыл бұрын
Very useful video. Your explanation is clear and very helpful for us to learn. Thank you.
@flstudiotricks69032 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@ToT_music2 жыл бұрын
Мне понравилось. Спасибо. Thanks 🙏
@flstudiotricks69032 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@stellitacat2 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Master
@flstudiotricks69032 жыл бұрын
My pleasure!
@kazbj9265 Жыл бұрын
i am an not a beginner but this tutorial is more insightful than I imagined
@Galaxis-X2 жыл бұрын
Very nice video i am thankful about your effort to show us and to make us more clear about how we need to think about the mix like whole picture , i wait for more , cheers 🙏
@flstudiotricks69032 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@Keroser19832 жыл бұрын
This is amazing!!! Please bring more...
@flstudiotricks69032 жыл бұрын
Will come... :-)
@Josh_bak2 жыл бұрын
Another legendary video!
@ericdias41992 жыл бұрын
Matthias, amazing content as always! Glad to see your face :) your knowledge is an inspiration to me
@flstudiotricks69032 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@osmanycazanas55942 жыл бұрын
Muchas gracias amigo.
@flstudiotricks69032 жыл бұрын
Con mucho gusto!
@hankhomaomes28302 жыл бұрын
Awesome Sir TYSM for this tutorial ... I'd appreciate if you take time and make a mixing tutorial on Orchestral music as well as I make Orchestral and Ethnic fusion Hiphop but when it comes to mixing i m preplexed how and where I should keep the low strings from the 808 if I should sidechain them and then again if I side chain them then why keep them in the first place because the creative me likes that jarring of the low strings with the 808.. so mostly confused how I should go about it... Thanks Love your videos and your voice.
@flstudiotricks69032 жыл бұрын
Please drop me a mail at: morflstricks@yahoo.com Perhaps that´s an interesting topic for others too!
@jesustj12 жыл бұрын
You're doing good, man. Great Job.
@flstudiotricks69032 жыл бұрын
Thx!
@jokmenen_2 жыл бұрын
Once again well done! Really inspiring and helpful video
@flstudiotricks69032 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@Madkay2 жыл бұрын
I watch later but now i have tip for all of us, its more important than the mix. First of all, before mixing, you should check equipment such as headphones, speakers. There are no perfectly flat ones on the market, so no matter what equipment you have, go google and look for a frequency response for your gear. It gives you an overview of which bands are too loud and which should be cut. Unfortunately, no matter how good your hearing is, you won't move on with your mixes without checking it. Cheers
@nitefold.69782 жыл бұрын
This helped a lot! Really good explanation without much overcomplicated stuff. Thanks a lot for the video!
@sakirsekh98082 жыл бұрын
thanks for such informative and helpful content 🙏🏻
@flstudiotricks69032 жыл бұрын
You are welcome :-)
@toavnwub2 жыл бұрын
watched the whole thing, thank you for this!
@flstudiotricks69032 жыл бұрын
You´re welcome!
@kennyfenny47542 жыл бұрын
Great trick with wave shaper. Sounds so much better than using compression.
@flstudiotricks69032 жыл бұрын
It depends of the type of sound but for percussion I like it often better...
@jayarecordsofficial2 жыл бұрын
Ayubowan, Greetings in my language -SINHALA, and Nice to see your face, and this video is a big help to all of us ! thankyou very much !
@flstudiotricks69032 жыл бұрын
Thank you :-)
@itspermanence2 жыл бұрын
Fantastic!
@SimiliaSC Жыл бұрын
Very nice video Sir, Thanks for such a good explanation,,
@AdiVAbdulsky2 жыл бұрын
Wait, You're not a robot? :D I had that thougt hearing very first few seconds of the very first video You made :D Very happy to see You, Sensei - lemmie grab some beer and have another lesson :) Cheers!
@flstudiotricks69032 жыл бұрын
Thank you... I hope I can "humanize" me a bit more :-)
@justincase33072 жыл бұрын
@@flstudiotricks6903 😅😅
@AdiVAbdulsky2 жыл бұрын
@@flstudiotricks6903 Oh You doing very well thrust me. The thing that You're channel haven't bust open trough the 'ranks' yet is a bummer. You present the points in electronic music creation that not only are not the type of 'how to sound like *not me*'' or 'you just like twist te third knob here and the firs one down there and your set', but are just CRITICALY IMPORTANT, specially when you into 'building the foundations' stage. I really wish You a waaay bigger audience. You're literally at the level of expertiese WITH THE SKILL TO PRESENT IT in convienient way in TOP 3, or rather top 1 alongside Dan Worrel, and Gregory Scott :) Keep it up man!
@flstudiotricks69032 жыл бұрын
@@AdiVAbdulsky Thx for the kind words!
@mistaorienta52972 жыл бұрын
you are the best!
@flstudiotricks69032 жыл бұрын
Thx!
@MadazzaMusik Жыл бұрын
fantastic video m8 its good to see your face thanks for all you do
@deepsound63122 жыл бұрын
great video! thank you for sharing your knowledge. 10/10
@flstudiotricks69032 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@alexmurphy30492 жыл бұрын
Alot of good information thank you very much
@pampymusic2 жыл бұрын
Loved it man!
@flstudiotricks69032 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@eisviech99842 жыл бұрын
If you could use the extra large mixer view for videos like these would be nice, sometimes i dont know which plug in is on what channel.
@mbproject7042 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the excellent video Matthias. I always thought peak levels should be at least -1 lufs for streaming loud songs. Yours was -0.1. Also do you have a target for loudness range?
@flstudiotricks69032 жыл бұрын
I just brought in "Loudness" in general ...not just for streaming services... The LUF system correlates to the db system so all you have to do for streaming services is to pull the Master fader down to -1db before rendering the version you want to upload where -1db LUFS is demanded...
@adityankumar45782 жыл бұрын
best teacher
@AlessandroDiSaez2 жыл бұрын
You apply ducking on the bassline but you use another plugin, my question is: can I use LFO tool for ducking?
@flstudiotricks69032 жыл бұрын
As I said later on you can of course use anything you like... a normal compressor, LFO tool, the Envelope Controller or Peak Controller and automate a volume control in FLS... I just like Shaperbox the best...
@jan24262 жыл бұрын
Great Video 🔋🔋🔋🤝🤝
@flstudiotricks69032 жыл бұрын
Thx!
@50CalBeats2 жыл бұрын
I'm just a tad bit confused at the high passing of the kick. When the EQ was placed on it, the peak db reading jumped by almost 3db, so in my mind that's losing headroom. Eventually the extra high peak will need to be taken care of via saturation/limiting, so is it purely to free up spectrum space for bass?
@flstudiotricks69032 жыл бұрын
You have mixed it up with the volume after I have boosted the 50Hz region... Just the HP filter didn´t change the volume at all! Please watch again from minute 4:00... About the rest: The kick has a much higher priority than the bass and they are not playing together (Bass is sidechain ducked)... IF there are any frequencies in the Kick you don´t like, these you can EQ to make more space for other elements but you will never reduce/limit/ or otherwise reduce wished frequencies in the kick to make room for others...
@wozprod2 жыл бұрын
Hello, can you make video about new fl studio beta or give a list of changes? (FL studio 21) I can't find any list of changes in the internet even on the Image-Line website and the KZbin videos don't tell much. Sry for bad english
@flstudiotricks69032 жыл бұрын
I probably will make some new videos about them but for now you can use this link to inform yourself: forum.image-line.com/viewtopic.php?f=100&t=284604
@wozprod2 жыл бұрын
@@flstudiotricks6903 Thank you!
@VMXheperd2 жыл бұрын
Amazing. Thank you for the tutorial. I just have 1 question ? Is there any peak or RMS level you aim for on each instrument before you proceed to cleaning the sounds ? Or is it okay for each sound to go into the mixer with it's on signal ?
@flstudiotricks69032 жыл бұрын
I personally mix the kick to about -10db peak and level all other sounds to the kick...
@GatitoLetal2 жыл бұрын
28:48 be careful when you add distortion / saturation effects like waveshaper, etc.. sure you are adding harmonics but you have to eq the sound again afterwards because it creates aditional lowend frequencies just make sure to control that again with EQ at the end of your processing chain ;) Amazing video! Keep up with the great content🔥🔥
@flstudiotricks69032 жыл бұрын
I wasn´t sure and just had an A/B in the project: It doesn´t create any additional low end at all... at least not with my minor settings... Basically Distrotion is not able to create stuff "underneath"... it can just add stuff "above" as harmonics cannot be underneath the fundamental...
@kabeloikalafeng93442 жыл бұрын
Cool
@Jack-ri1kh2 жыл бұрын
Your mix need low end everything need low end. Just know how to deal with that. Some famous engineer hp only at 36hertz on all instrument. This tutorial is how to get a steril mix
@musicotaku6662 жыл бұрын
hey Matthias! this is awesome, thx so much for your content. will you also upload a mastering video in future? again thx so much!
@valentin_boes2 жыл бұрын
I noticed that a low cut filter on a kick makes the sub tail longer (in zero latency mode). This sometimes causes problems with sidechaining if you stack multiple EQs on the kick.
@flstudiotricks69032 жыл бұрын
Yes this can happen depending on your settings... As a filter is at the very end a delay it adds one wave cycle to the signal which is at low frequencies already quite some time... Nonetheless I never went into trouble as I always first treat the kick and adapt the bass to the kick...
@saidakbarsatvaldiyev47872 жыл бұрын
You are best respect)))))
@RAMoFfu2 жыл бұрын
This was fantastic to watch! When you’re giving each sound their own place on the frequency spectrum what benefit is there to have the click of the kick in the same range as the hi hats? Does it not interfere?
@flstudiotricks69032 жыл бұрын
Thank you... The higher you go in the frequency spectrum the less isues you get with overlapping sounds especially if they are so short like the click if the kick... Second: The only issue you have to take care of is that overlapping sounds can raise the volume in this area... Luckily especially the use of a clipper works very well as these frequencies are so high that hardly any distortion will be audible and clipping works fantastic on short sounds like the attack of a kick or of a hihat...
@scottrim1432 жыл бұрын
i love your videos
@flstudiotricks69032 жыл бұрын
Thx!
@云玩家-e5e2 жыл бұрын
Wow, great one hour tutorial😄
@flstudiotricks69032 жыл бұрын
Thx!
@AlessandroDiSaez2 жыл бұрын
Awsome video
@konusbaris7 ай бұрын
Thnk u very much doctor :=)
@earizon_official2 жыл бұрын
THX for this tutorial, I learned a lot. One question: how did u preloaded automatically the custom EQ every time?
@flstudiotricks69032 жыл бұрын
Watch my video from here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gqjHdY2PhbOYjtk or perhaps better the whole one if you are not familiar with the plugin database
@Ixbidie Жыл бұрын
Some of the plugins you used during mixing are third party. Do you have free or built-in alternatives to do the job?
@flstudiotricks6903 Жыл бұрын
I made a little list: YouLean Loudnessmeter 2 = freeware... no option natively Shaperbox2 = I explained in the video what alternatives there are natively Voxengo SPAN = freeware ... you could use the frequency analyzer in the native plugins like PEQ2 or Maximus but at the very end SPAN does the job much more easy with realtime readouts for the point you hover over etc... GClip = freeware... Maximus does the job just fine too Shaperbox 2 Multiband feature= just use the Envelope Controller on the Frequency Splitter... MDynamicEQ = There are some Patcher presets for... Limiter No.6 = freeware... there is no option for a true peak limiter in FLS but at the very end you can give a shit on true peak limiting ... it´s BS anyway and just use Maximus... But afterall (as I said in the vid for the Dynamic EQ, there is i.e. the freeware "Nova") don´t limit yourself too much ... I already used just stock plugins where it made sense and having 3-4 3rd party plugins (all freeware) in a project isn´t something to worry about... more the opposite!
@a-r-m-i-n2 жыл бұрын
Lol. Until now, I thought your voice is from a Text to Speech software xD
@flstudiotricks69032 жыл бұрын
I think you were not alone! :-)
@ManpahulSingh2 жыл бұрын
No one knows FL Studio better than Image line people, Dyro, and Matthias
@melorams222 жыл бұрын
Question; what do you have on your master when your just producing or coming up with ideas? i can see its just a limiter there, but what purpose does it serve? do you a certain setting for it?
@flstudiotricks69032 жыл бұрын
Normally my template master chain is made of 3 plugins: -Fruity Limiter with default settings except Limiter Attack to 0ms - Voxengo SPAN (plus in my case) - Psyscope from fx23.net The only purpose of the Limiter is to catch extreme overshots (can always happen!) and to be an additional volume control which I normally pin to the blank space on the top right hand side... I work normally at a level of about -10dbFS... My audio device is very simple and not very good in amplifying so I use the Volume control of the Limiter to temporarily raise the volume of the song...
@melorams222 жыл бұрын
@@flstudiotricks6903 is the -10dbfs achieved by turning down the master fader by 10?
@flstudiotricks69032 жыл бұрын
@@melorams22 No, I mix the individual channels to a lower volume that I get a sum on the master of about -10dbFS... A peak level of -10dbFS translates often to about -18db RMS which is the mostly the best input level for analog modeled plugins just in case I need one 🙂
@a-trox78482 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing this video ... Good work and contents... like and sub ...
@rvsk.y9542 Жыл бұрын
what actually LUFS stands for - is it the same with dB ?
@flstudiotricks6903 Жыл бұрын
L oudness U nits F ull S cale... db is just a scale for measuring sound pressure in general... But we have different "points" where and what to measure... I.e. we have peak level which just tells you how "loud" the loudest peaks of the material is... But peak level doesn´t tell you how loud our hearing feels it to be... Our hearing reacts more to the "average" level than to certain peaks... Before, RMS level was there to measure the actual "Loudness" but RMS measurement has certain flaws when it comes to more bass heavy material... Because of that, Loudness Untis were developed to bring a more accurate measurment on the table...
@rvsk.y9542 Жыл бұрын
@@flstudiotricks6903 thank you! 🔥 Have you a video of performance mode? Somehow I cannot understand multiple tgings corelated with PM and most of the videos are messy explained on the yt - seems like you are the chosen one to clearly explain me this 🔥 much peace!
@flstudiotricks6903 Жыл бұрын
@@rvsk.y9542 No, not my cup of tea tbh...
@melorams222 жыл бұрын
what are the settings for the limits on your eq; when you open it, its always set to something
@flstudiotricks69032 жыл бұрын
At which time in the video??
@melorams222 жыл бұрын
@@flstudiotricks6903 anytime you open the Parametric eq 2, its like a custom setting you have there
@flstudiotricks69032 жыл бұрын
@@melorams22 Now I know what you mean... I have made my custom preset with High and Low Pass filter enabled instead of the standard shelving filters FL Studio comes with... I use the steep 4 settings for the order and have set the highpass by default to 30Hz and the Lowpass by default to 17500 Hz One thing you have to do though if you change the settings from the default preset: If you change the default shelving filters to high and low pass you have to reset the bandwidth knobs for Band 1 and 7.
@melorams222 жыл бұрын
@@flstudiotricks6903 thanks so much sir, hope you do more videos soon, im learning alot. they are well appreciated
@flstudiotricks69032 жыл бұрын
@@melorams22 You´re welcome!
@tudorgheorghe45322 ай бұрын
From my point of view find sames routine mistakes every producer made ! Trying to mix or to embellish simple things that are meant indeed to be resolved in the production stage! For instance! We choose a sample presets or we struggle to create one as we wish just to use it right ? Not to havely tweek it after all 😅! Is nonsense ❤.I m very clear that this session is a general just to teach someone...what we should learn ?❤
@MiketheNerdRanger10 ай бұрын
At least I now have proof that you're not a robot 🤣
@tudorgheorghe45322 ай бұрын
Example: we choose a kick for it's tone / preset character! That way we should envision very well on production how we want to sound in the final! I do not recommend using a EQ and way? Because we have much better tools to shape a little the tone and thats generally what the sound page have embedded!!! In FL or using the knobs and pots from vat ! Way that? Because is normal since we do not record it we sample and twerk it or we synth created! Even Fl offer to many options for kick and all kind of instruments!.but I see people just jump into mixing without no reason before having finished their creation ! Overall they have zero creation and zero inspiration because they have zero prepared production!!!😮 Even then they put hundreds of unnecessary tracks just because they do not know what their doing! And then trying to sound better from the mixing side😮😊❤ I ve seen this in the last 28 years
@tudorgheorghe45322 ай бұрын
Seems you have a little mixing knowledge ❤gain compensation is something you should never forget!😊
@tudorgheorghe45322 ай бұрын
I wish to collaborate with a music producer/ musician that knows how to play real instruments! At least piano ,guitar etc.
@royalecr38962 жыл бұрын
lol i always thought that you were a roboter voice
@flstudiotricks69032 жыл бұрын
You are not alone with this assumption :-)
@royalecr38962 жыл бұрын
@@flstudiotricks6903 anyways, thank you for the long and well explained video!
@DaveChips2 жыл бұрын
Hope that everything is OK with u, there wasn't been an upload for a while. So I just came to say hello 😊👋
@flstudiotricks69032 жыл бұрын
Yes I am fine, thank you... Sadly I cannot tell really what will happen with this channel... Time will tell!
@DaveChips2 жыл бұрын
@@flstudiotricks6903 I understand... I'm really keeping fingers crossed to see a video or two your when FL21 drops and even some original songs :)
@LUFS2 жыл бұрын
@@flstudiotricks6903 Oh no! 🤔 … maybe… 🤔 … ….just uninstall Ableton and come back. 😉 I did - it was fine, trust me. 😂 (Thanks again for the perfect guides here. 👑)
@flstudiotricks69032 жыл бұрын
@@LUFS For me it wouldn´t be Ableton but Bitwig... 🙂 I always keep an eye on FL Studio and when the next beta drops I will revisit it again... maybe... 🙂
@LUFS2 жыл бұрын
@@flstudiotricks6903 Oh, I see (and understand). 😃 You should put your time in your favorite tool, that’s for sure. If there is a Bitwig channel in the future let us know. ;-) I use two DAWs, one is (way) more productive and manageable in larger projects and the other is… FL Studio. ;-) I don‘t know… - it’s simply more fun and free. … yes… it‘s „fun“ - but not very productive to get lost in a patcher experiment instead of composing. And without noticing it‘s bed time - three chords done. 😂 But I enjoy my FL Studio time the most of all DAWs - and (even if slowly and sometimes I dont‘t understand the priority/order) the right features appear in FL. In my next holidays i‘ll check out Bitwig for a while. I love exploring DAW und plugins… I just need more time to spare. This industry simply exploded in terms of tools in the last 10 years. It‘s insane. All the best to you!