flesance

Flesance beside the others

What each studio does, what it costs and where it runs, with Ableton Live, FL Studio, Logic Pro, Bitwig Studio, Reaper and Cubase. Flesance is new, and this table says so: where it does less today, the row shows it. What is planned is on the roadmap.

  • Yes
  • Partly
  • No
  • Planned
  • Not checked

Before you start

Before you start
CapabilityFlesanceLiveFL StudioLogicBitwigReaperCubase
PriceThe cheapest paid edition. Cheaper editions of the others leave features out.FreeFrom about $100From about $100About $200From about $100About $60From about $100
In the making sinceYears of other people finding the bugs first. Flesance has not had them yet.2026, early beta200119971993201420061989
Runs onA project moves with you from one system to another only where the studio runs on both.Windows, macOS and LinuxWindows and macOSWindows and macOSmacOS onlyWindows, macOS and LinuxWindows, macOS and LinuxWindows and macOS
Interface in more than EnglishPlannedEnglish todayYesYesYesYesYesYes

Making a song

Making a song
CapabilityFlesanceLiveFL StudioLogicBitwigReaperCubase
One kind of track for notes and audioA part recorded as audio and a part played as notes can sit on the same track.YesNoSeparate MIDI and audio tracksYesNoSeparate track typesYesHybrid tracksYesNoSeparate track types
Note editor with velocityYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Record a microphone or an instrumentYesYesPartlyNot in the cheapest editionYesYesYesYes
Record what you play on a MIDI keyboardPlannedKeys play live; recording them is nextYesYesYesYesYesYes
Draw and record automationA knob that moves by itself as the song plays.YesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Audio follows the song’s tempoA loop dropped in plays in time without being cut by hand.YesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Groups and a shared reverbYesOne command eachYesYesYesYesYesYes
Record several takes and keep the best partsPlannedYesNoYesYesYesYes
Launch clips live from a gridPlannedYesSession ViewPartlyPerformance ModeYesLive LoopsYesClip LauncherNoNo

Keeping your work

Keeping your work
CapabilityFlesanceLiveFL StudioLogicBitwigReaperCubase
Every undo step has a name you can seeA list of what you did, in words, instead of pressing undo and watching what changes.YesNoYesYesNoYesYes
Undo still works after closing the projectYesNoNoYesSaved with the projectNoPartlyWhen switched onNo
Take back one earlier step and keep the later onesYesNoNoNoNoNoNo
Named versions inside one projectNot a folder of files called final, final two.YesNoSeparate filesNoSeparate filesYesAlternativesNoSeparate filesNoSeparate filesPartlyPer track
Try an idea on the side, then bring it back inYesNoPartlyArrangementsNoNoNoNo
One project on two machines, edits mergedBeyond keeping a project folder in a file-syncing service, which works with any of them until two machines edit at once.PlannedThe merging is built; the cloud is notNoNoNoNoNoNo

Sound in the box

Sound in the box
CapabilityFlesanceLiveFL StudioLogicBitwigReaperCubase
Instruments includedPartlyA synth, drums, a sampler, 31 recorded instrumentsYesYesYesYesPartlyA few basic onesYes
Effects includedPartlyEleven so farYesYesYesYesYesYes
VST3 pluginsPartlyBuilt; plugin windows unproven on WindowsYesYesNoYesYesYes
CLAP pluginsYesNoYesNoYesYesNo
Audio Units pluginsNoYesmacOSYesmacOSYesNoYesmacOSNo
A crashing plugin cannot take the song downYesEvery plugin in its own processNoPartlyOptional, per pluginNot checkedYesPartlyOptional, per pluginNo

More, by subject

Recording4 rows
Recording
CapabilityFlesanceLiveFL StudioLogicBitwigReaperCubase
Count-in before recordingPlannedYesYesYesYesYesYes
Re-record only a marked stretchPlannedYesYesYesYesYesYes
Keep what you just played without having pressed recordPlannedYesCaptureNot checkedYesYesNot checkedYes
Hear yourself while recordingYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Editing audio7 rows
Editing audio
CapabilityFlesanceLiveFL StudioLogicBitwigReaperCubase
Fades and crossfades on clipsYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Change a clip’s pitch without changing its speedYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Reverse a clipYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Pull single beats into time inside a clipPlannedYesPartlyIn a separate editorYesYesYesYes
Slice a loop at its hitsPlannedYesYesYesYesYesYes
Fix a sung note by dragging itPlannedNoPartlyNot in the cheapest editionsYesFlex PitchNoPartlyReaTunePartlyNot in the cheapest edition
Freeze a heavy track to save the processorPlannedYesPartlyBounce in placeYesYesYesYes
Tempo and time5 rows
Tempo and time
CapabilityFlesanceLiveFL StudioLogicBitwigReaperCubase
SwingYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Show which notes belong to the song’s keyYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Change tempo partway through the songPlannedYesYesYesYesYesYes
Tap the tempo inPlannedYesYesYesYesYesYes
Getting the song out5 rows
Getting the song out
CapabilityFlesanceLiveFL StudioLogicBitwigReaperCubase
Export the mix as WAVYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Export MP3 or FLACPlannedYesYesYesYesYesYes
Export every track as its own fileYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Export the notes as a MIDI fileYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Render a project without opening the windowYesNoNot checkedNoNoYesNo
Beyond songs3 rows
Beyond songs
CapabilityFlesanceLiveFL StudioLogicBitwigReaperCubase
Write music to a videoPlannedYesPartlyA video player pluginYesNoYesYes
Sheet musicPlannedNoNoYesNoYesYes
Surround and Dolby AtmosNoNoNoYesNoPartlySurround, no Atmos rendererPartlyIn the top edition
The interface4 rows
The interface
CapabilityFlesanceLiveFL StudioLogicBitwigReaperCubase
Find any command by typing its nameYesNoNot checkedNot checkedYesYesActionsNot checked
Set your own shortcutsYesPartlyFor controls, not every commandNot checkedYesYesYesYes
Play notes on the laptop keyboardYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
An explanation of each device where you use itYesYesInfo ViewYesHint barYesQuick HelpYesNoNot checked