if i wer u i would learn to use cubase sx . fruity loops is confusin to begginers.there are free basic vst’s and vsti’s and also sample loops/hits on demo dvds from magazines dedicated to music production such as Computer Music or Future Music is good also( most free dvds/cds are packed with free stuff ta get ya rollin nicely-you can progress from there buy using the web and findin loads of tutorials and demos for begginers on youtube
hope this is useful to ya
Shanx
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