Hey everyone this is gonna sound vague but I need some advice getting started in music production. I purchased FL Studio XXL Edition for the 3rd of the price from a generous mate woking at music equipment shop and now I need some helpful foucs on thing such as VSTi, samples and other hardware which I may consider getting. I heard VSTs like Nexus and Zeata are good but I want to know your opinions

This is not something I had in mind over night which means I want to take this up as a hobbie in my spare time. My budget is around 400 AUS dollars ATM but in the future I will purchase more things

If anyone can give me some helpful adivise please do so.

google is your friend.

all i can say is... find your own style. make your own music. and if you like, stick with it.

Google is definitely a good idea. I started to make songs this summer and one thing that has become noticeably different as I've evolved my work is that, as new issues emerged, I found various solutions for them. For instance, I try to look at my songs by dissecting it into sections. I try to decide how I want the beats to work, so I isolate the beats and go to work. I do the same for the bassline, the synths, the pads, etc. I research the ways to best make them sound perfect. I'd say my work is still very far away from where I want it to end up, but I think I've definitely learned a great deal by actively fixing problems. I'm learning about so many different effects and tricks you can apply to give the song flavor and getting different sounds to stand out. There are some free VSTs out there and also a ton of free percussion samples you can use legally, so definitely try to find as much freeware as you can before deciding you need to buy more stuff just to make a good song, because, chances are, you can accomplish a lot by just a little extra to go into it and it is often free to use.

Other than that, definitely come to appreciate and love what you create. Add nuance if you want. Put sounds in random places. Just go to town with it!

Originally posted by reMedyz

google is your friend.

all i can say is... find your own style. make your own music. and if you like, stick with it.

Word.

Yeh I cause at the moment its not about trying to make song but see what you are capable along with finding new things you learn about as you have fun with. Right now Im just getting everything together and when I settle in Ill just experiment and create what I can.

Theres no time limit considering im not offically anthing yet and not as scheduled as a DJ/Producer lol.

You tube is also excellent.  Pending what type of information you are looking for.  I found a lot of tutorials on how to do things as simple as getting your MIDI controller to work in FL studio to many things like effects, sounds, plugins, etc.  All of the comments listed above are correct.  I have only been at this a few weeks myself.  I will help you with as much as I know up to now.  They are also right in saying love what you do. 

Don't worry about how, just what you want to do.  Someone, somewhere, has your answer and the internet is wonderful for finding those answers with things like google and you tube.  There are some other sites you can try to find that have tons of tutorials.  I won't list them here because I like this site a lot also and do not want to upset any of the founders here.  But, the sky is the limit and good luck!

You might find this thread of interest
http://www.trancepodium.com/forum/topic,2752.0/

Hey duuude can can check out this link for FL studio tutorials if u want.....
http://www.fruity-loops-tutorials.com/