I have worked in music production for the past five years and currently study Audio Production and Middle Tennessee State University. One of the first programs I ever used to start producing my own music was FL studio. FL Studio is a stellar software for all level of production. The software offers easy workflow, and all the tools needed to create a decent track. Fl also accommodates your plugins and now works for Mac OS as well as Windows. There are an abundance of online sources teaching you every inch of this software. If you have a question on how to do something in the software, simply look up how to proceed on google or youtube.

I like the improvement of shortcuts (compared to FL Studio 12): clip automation, pattern display, and arrangement). FL Studio has some of the most useful stock plugins (Parametric EQ 2, Fruity Compressor, Fruity Delay 2). Compared to other DAWs, FL Studio is easier to learn even for the novice audio engineer, producer, or musician.

- Friendly user interface - Ease of use - Variety of built-in tools, and also plugins (beginning with producer edition) - VST Support - Soundfont support - Overall quality of generators and effects - Great sound quality