Comparison of Music Composing Software: Audacity, REAPER and FL Studio

Yanzhong Gu

2024

Abstract

As a matter of fact, with the digital technology continuing to evolve, music composition software has become an essential tool for musicians and producers especially in recent years. With this in mind, this paper explores three prominent music composing software, i.e., Audacity, REAPER, and FL Studio. By analysing their functionalities, application scenarios, and practical results, this study highlights the strengths and limitations of each software respectively. To be specific, results reveal that while all three offer comprehensive features for music production, they cater to different user needs and preferences according to the analysis. In detail, Audacity excels in comprehensive music composition, REAPER offers advanced recording and editing capabilities as well as good synchronization, while FL Studio is known for its intuitive interface and extensive plugin support. Overall, this comparison provides valuable insights for choosing the most suitable software based on individual requirements and future trends in music production and offer a guideline for software selection at the same time.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Gu Y. (2024). Comparison of Music Composing Software: Audacity, REAPER and FL Studio. In Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Data Analysis and Machine Learning - Volume 1: DAML; ISBN 978-989-758-754-2, SciTePress, pages 192-197. DOI: 10.5220/0013512400004619

in Bibtex Style

@conference{daml24,
author={Yanzhong Gu},
title={Comparison of Music Composing Software: Audacity, REAPER and FL Studio},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Data Analysis and Machine Learning - Volume 1: DAML},
year={2024},
pages={192-197},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0013512400004619},
isbn={978-989-758-754-2},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Data Analysis and Machine Learning - Volume 1: DAML
TI - Comparison of Music Composing Software: Audacity, REAPER and FL Studio
SN - 978-989-758-754-2
AU - Gu Y.
PY - 2024
SP - 192
EP - 197
DO - 10.5220/0013512400004619
PB - SciTePress