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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    FL Studio

    Score9.8 out of 10
    N/ABelgian studio Image-Line Software offers FL Studio, the company's digital audio workstation (DAW) and audio editing application.

    $99

    Per License

    WavePad

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AWavePad is an audio editing application from NCH Software headquartered Greenwood Village, Colorado.

    $39.95

    per user

    Pricing
    FL StudioWavePad
    Editions & Modules
    Fruity
    $99.00
    Per License
    Producer
    $199.00
    Per License
    Signature Bundle
    $299.00
    Per License
    All Plugins
    $899.00
    Per License
    Standard Edition
    $39.95
    per user
    Master's Edition
    $69.95
    per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    FL StudioWavePad
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    User Ratings
    FL StudioWavePad
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    FL StudioWavePad
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Image-Line Software
    I would recommend FL Studio for anyone who wants to get their hands on music making or even just recording audio for videos. I would suggest making the somewhat small investment and trying it out, you could end up with a career from it. For beginners I would definitely suggest watching online courses/tutorials as they helped me a lot and it will for you as well. Also, I would recommend using third party plugins which will help in fine tuning your projects and overall produce much better music/recordings. FL Studio is well suited for businesses and personal use to make music. I would confidently say that its one of the best DAW to start making music.
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    NCH Software
    Highly recommended for voice over recording and editing. Great for splicing together several different recorded files to create a final track. Our voice over talent typically sends us their unedited recordings with multiple recordings of the script. Then we can listen to the different versions to select the best fit for our client. We just select the sections we like and copy them into a new file, then continue to add the sections until we have the final voice over. It is easy to tighten up or stretch out the recording to better fit our timeline.
    We have not used WavePad for recording live music so not sure how well it is suited for that. If you need multi-track editing you will need another product. MixPad makes a nice companion.
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    Pros
    Image-Line Software
    • Midi sequencing
    • Built in audio processing and VST instruments
    • Audio mixing
    • Music creation
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    NCH Software
    • Voice recording is our most used function. It is simple and straight forward. We have trained non-technical voice over talent to use it.
    • The cleanup tools have saved us from having to go out and rerecord some bad original recordings.
    • Being able to cut out sections of recordings and insert a different audio piece is a great time saver.
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    Cons
    Image-Line Software
    • The recording process can somewhat be confusing and inefficient.
    • FL Studio has a confusing routing, for example to use return tracks for reverbs, you will have to click numerous buttons to get that done.
    • FL Studio has a somewhat steep learning curve, which can demotivate beginners.
    • FL Studio's auto-saving feature is a bit late, which can ruin your project if you rely on it.
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    NCH Software
    • WavePad only works with a single audio track. NCH does offer MixPad for multi-track editing. We also use MixPad occasionally to mix background music with voice.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Image-Line Software
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    NCH Software
    An important product for our production of customer ads.
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    Usability
    Image-Line Software
    I gave it the above rating because it is an incredible software for music creators and even though it might be hard to use at first, but once you get the hang of it, you will never be troubled again, and in all honesty, nothing comes easy life, especially if one yearns to become good at. Same applies with FL Studio. In conclusion, it is a great software.
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    NCH Software
    Easily handles basic audio recording and editing. Advanced editing features are there but if you don't already understand audio editing you will need to watch some of the provided videos to learn how to use the tools.
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    Support Rating
    Image-Line Software
    No answers on this topic
    NCH Software
    Phone support is not available.
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    Implementation Rating
    Image-Line Software
    No answers on this topic
    NCH Software
    It is a simple product to start using.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Image-Line Software
    In selecting this software, we investigated and considered others. We found that FL Studio had a good price point and the life time free version updates made it a one time purchase.
    In terms of functionality, the most similar software solutions are Ableton Live, Logic Pro X and Propellerhead Reason.
    Of these the most cost effective for us was Ableton Live and FL Studio with Propellerhead Reason being a slightly different product.
    We found that FL studio had a wider feature set and was more suited to our use, where as Ableton Live would be better if live music performance was a requirement, in our case it was not.
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    NCH Software
    We ran across WavePad years ago and used it for some simple music file edits. Cutting out some parts to make it fit better into the time slot. Audacity was recommended by a friend and we installed it and give it a brief try. We didn't find anything bad about it but came back to WavePad.
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    Return on Investment
    Image-Line Software
    • Like I mentioned beforehand, it is slightly expensive but if you think of it, it is a lifetime investment.
    • FL Studio is also essential to have if one wishes to create music of their own or background songs because that way, you won't have to pay someone to create music for you.
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    NCH Software
    • We are able to work with local voice-over talent and amateurs and that allows us to keep our cost low to our clients.
    • WavePad is so inexpensive that is pays for itself on the first project. The Master's edition is less than $100 and the standard edition is less than $50.
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    WavePad Screenshots

    Screenshot of WavePad includes a sound recorder that supports auto-trim and voice activated recording.Screenshot of The full Sound Effects Library comes with WavePad Master's edition and gives you access to 800 SFX files and 200 music files that you can add to ringtones, podcasts, movie soundtracks, and more.Screenshot of Audio Effects include Amplify, Normalize, Equalizer, Envelope, Reverb, Echo, Reverse, Noise Reduction, Sample Rate Conversion and more.