Flexstyle

Honestly, I'd personally recommend Logic. There are so many usable presets built into that program, both for instruments and for channel strips, that you'll be able to find something usable without ever having to build something from scratch, just by what's included in the program. Plus, it's a much more mature piece of software on the Mac platform, and it's actually originally built for the Mac OS, rather than ported over. The piano roll in FL Studio is probably superior, but Logic has much nicer quantization and recording capabilities. Plus, Logic supports the mod wheel (essential for getting good expression out of many synth patches) out of the box on a MIDI keyboard, whereas good luck getting it to work in FL if you don't want to do a ton of tweaking. FL is fantastic, but it is going to be spotty on Mac at first, and you should really wait a couple years while they figure it all out on that platform. Finally, you'll be able to import all your old GarageBand files and keep editing them with Logic's toolset, since that's a fun feature that Logic has. Either way, go out and purchase Native Instruments Komplete 10 if you have the cash along with whichever one you pick.

aaaaaaaand my day is made. As far as what I tend to be heavily influenced by--definitely Pendulum, anything by the Animusic team, the Beatles, lots of older Christian bands (dc Talk, Newsboys, Relient K, etc.), BT, Hybrid, Pet Shop Boys, Vangelis, deadmau5, various Hospital Records artists like Netsky/Sub Focus/High Contrast/Mistabishi, lots of Trance Around the World featured artists (hosted by Above and Beyond), Seven Lions....and of course some OCR stalwarts like bLiNd, zircon, SGX, and Big Giant Circles. Gosh, I listen to a LOT of music.

Ooh, I like this one a lot! Gonna have to see if I can slip it into a set somewhere.

I like basically everything about this mix. The vocal harmonies, the instrumental performances, the mix is clean, the attitude is there in spades....oh, and I guess it's a pretty good arrangement, too. Enough words. Let's get this on the front page! YES

I dunno guys, I kinda like this one. It's really clean, and while it's a little repetitive, I think it works really well if you think about it like a soundtrack sort of song. Getting a VERY Deus Ex vibe off of this one. I never got bored, things changed up when they needed to for my ears, it's super clean and well-crafted. Think I'll go ahead and be the dissenting voice this time around. YES

Well, YOURS isn't, but I dunno about everyone else.

Yay, keys are back! Really love this rendition, y'allz.

Sheesh, awfully morbid song description there! Love the atmosphere, and fantastic use of the instruments to really convey a feeling. That bassoon, especially, was a nice touch in the beginning section. Dunno why it stood out to me, but it did. When the electronic drums kick in, they sound a bit too hollow, and the song overall could have really used a better touch to convey the jump in energy--just doesn't really feel full enough in the spectrum to hit that feeling. This isn't really enough to kill the vote for me, but it IS enough to be a bit jarring. Similarly, the sequencing of the instruments is obviously sequencing, but it's not *too* obvious, and again, shouldn't really kill the vote. Gonna go ahead and pass this one, although I can see it going either way. YES

Oh man, the ambiance paired with the heavy guitars...this is one of my very favorite combinations of sounds. Definitely agree with Kris that the sparse bit drags on for too long--I want my energy back, dagnabbit! That's not enough to kill this submission, though. I like the production, the instruments are played really well (as I'd expect--been following the YouTube channel for a while now), and the arrangement--while not taking any giant risks--is fantastic. Let's get this sucker posted! YES

Speaking for myself, this tends to be one of my most-mentioned mixes: http://ocremix.org/remix/OCR02543

It's delicious and groovy. 'Nuff said.

Sounds like my strategy of waiting until they release FL 12.01 is a good one.

A couple reviews: http://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/3ds-eshop/korg_m01d http://createdigitalmusic.com/2013/12/korg-m01d-nintendo-3ds-surprising-sequencing-mobile-music-workstation/ And here's the manual as .bmp files (yeah, that's how they distribute it): http://www.detune.co.jp/_src/sc851/KORG_M01D_e_manual_bmps_for_US.zip That should help a bit, too, if you haven't already seen those links.

It's pretty linear. Look up a few demos on YouTube if you want--you basically have 64 patterns to work with at any given time, and they're in place. Just gotta compose the song in order, basically, from start to finish, although I think you can insert and remove patterns. Also, if you're familiar with step sequencing via the piano roll in FL, then this isn't really much of a stretch. I picked it up quickly.

One of my favorite things I've ever bought on the 3DS. I'm not very good at it yet but it includes a user manual and is a fantastic sketchpad. I know you've been doing some older sampler/MIDI-based stuff lately, so I think this would be RIGHT up your alley.

+1 vouch.

My only crit on this track is that everything is sequenced so tightly, which I suppose is kinda a side effect of using virtual guitars, drums, everything, etc. It's clean, well-mixed, and well-arranged, so it's not a dealbreaker, but it would be nice if you would loosen up a bit next time YES

My personal favorite bass guitar line in the world at this point in time:

As long as you're not directly claiming that it was a continuous, unedited take, then I've got nothing against it, haha. Studios exist for a reason, yo! They don't call it "studio magic" for nothing.

Most of these devices should be class-compliant, so I don't see why they wouldn't work with XP as well. Generic drivers, all that good jazz.

I feel like this will make judging easier, knowing that I have only three genres to which I need to hold submissions as a standard. I know I've seen this in the works for a while, but I'm really glad it's finally here.

Hi Rick, I'm interested in speaking with you about this project. I've added you on Skype--my username is electromikebirch.

A little birdie told me that one of the SCB tracks is in this mix set.... https://soundcloud.com/flexstyle/con-nichiwa-2015-live-and-unedited

If Brad doesn't want to build it for you, then sign me up to help, Shariq!

No, but that's because I don't use Ableton. I've never gotten it to work the same way as my Launchpad Minis in FL, though. Not sure what I'm doing wrong and don't feel the need to figure it all out just right now.