It feels as if it’s geared more towards jotting down short loops as opposed to fleshing out whole songs.

In terms of workflow, however, FL Studio is clunkier than Ableton. It’s definitely more appealing and intuitive than Ableton’s, and is largely considered one of FL Studio’s greatest strengths. You can literally build a great sounding drum loop in seconds by just punching in steps on the sequencer.įL Studio also has a fantastic piano roll-arguably the best of any DAW ever. Let’s talk about the positives first, like the built-in step sequencer. This can be daunting for beginners, and with everything that FL does so, so well, there are a handful of things that are clunky. FL StudioįL Studio is a pretty flexible DAW that also means that there’s generally a dozen ways to do one thing. Another major workflow enhancer are FX Chains, savable Racks, and being able to manipulate audio intuitively.Ībleton is arguably a very fast DAW for setting up complex effects chains and drum sample racks, and subsequently recording and arranging those sounds to build a song. This is helpful for figuring out complete song structures where you can experiment with ease. Ableton makes it easy to audition various arrangements in the session view.