Music Production Software | Audio Recording Software

Notes: Mixcraft 6 is a powerful music production and multi-track recording workstation that comes packed with thousands of music loops and dozens of audio effects and virtual instruments. Mixcraft enables you to record audio, arrange loops, remix tracks, compose with MIDI and virtual instruments, add effects, score and edit video, and mix and master your tracks to create polished, professional compositions. Mixcraft is your music production dream come true, instantly turning your computer into a fully-stocked professional recording studio.

Notes: Make your creative dreams a reality and achieve polished, professional recordings from your home computer with Cakewalk's 'Music Creator 5' No previous recording experience required! Music Creator 5 guides you through initial set-up, making it easy for you to plug in your instrument or microphone and immediately start recording. Get professional sounding results using Music Creator's powerful tools, instruments, and effects. Creating music on your PC has never been this easy, fun, or affordable; all from Cakewalk, makers of the #1 selling music software in the world.

Technical Specifications:

- Up to 160 total tracks (32 audio and 128 MIDI)
- Professional 24-bit audio quality
- Create backing tracks fast using the Loop Explorer
- Play and record using hundreds of high-quality instrument sounds from the included Cakewalk Sound Center and the Roland® TTS-1
- Add drum beats to your songs with Studio Instruments Drums
- Get a studio-quality sound with 10 effects including IK Multimedia Amplitube® X-GEAR amp simulator, EQ, Delay, Compressor, Reverb, and more
- Add more instruments and effects with support for DirectX, VST, and ReWire
- Print lead sheets and notation; publish music to the internet; and burn CDs for fans, family, and friends

System Requirements:

- Minimum Recommended Operating System: Windows XP (32-bit) / Vista (32-bit)

- Processor Speed: Intel® Pentium® 4 2.0 GHz or AMD Athlon XP 2800+ or higher
Intel® Core 2 Duo E7400 (2.8 GHz) or AMD Athlon X2 3600+ or higher

- RAM: 1 GB/2 GB or higher

- Hard Disk Space: 500 MB+ for core program
6 GB for program and content

- Video resolution: 1024 X 768, 16-bit color
1280 X 960, 32-bit color

- Hard Disk Type: Any EIDE / Ultra DMA (7200 RPM) or SATA

- MIDI Interface*: Windows-compatible

- Audio Interface**: Windows-compatible

- Optical Drive***: DVD-ROM, DVD+/-RW for installation / CD-R or CD-RW capability required for CD audio disc burning

- Internet Access***: Any active internet connection Broadband or other high speed internet connection

- Web server access****: Available web server space with FTP access privileges

- Download version: The download version ships in 2 files. The main program (320 MB) and Cakewalk Sound Center (214 MB).


Features:

Boxed Version, Download Audio Loops, Over 250 loops, MIDI Groove Clips, Over 300 MIDI Groove Clips, Cakewalk Sound Center Expansion Pack, 150 instrument sounds, 50 instrument sounds, Studio Instruments, Drums Expansion Pack, 47 new programs, 65 new patterns, 17 new programs, 50 new patterns, Tutorial/Demo Projects, On disc, Available on Music Creator 5 Owners page.

Notes:

*Required to connect external MIDI devices
**Required for audio playback. See www.cakewalk.com/PCresource for a complete list of recommended audio devices
***An internet connection is required for viewing online video tutorials and for uploading music.
****Cakewalk Publisher requires you to have available web server space with FTP access privileges.

Note: Music Creator does not support Windows 95, 98, ME, 2000, or NT. QuickTime support requires QuickTime 7 or higher. Music Creator 5 is presented on DVD media. DVD-ROM, DVD+/-R or DVD+/-RW drive required for installation.

Notes: With Audio Creator's virtual toolbox, you are just a click away from recording and editing audio; burning and ripping CDs; cleaning and converting albums to CD or MP3; encoding, tagging, and organizing your sound library; backing up your files to data CD, DVD, or Blu-Ray; and even publishing music to the Internet.

If you care about your audio, there is no better choice than Audio Creator. It's from Cakewalk, makers of the world's most popular music creation software, used daily by Grammyr winning musicians and producers.

Notes: With over four hours of information, this 2-DVD set will not only show you the basics, but also take you much further into advanced techniques for recording, editing, MIDI and more. You will see how the software and hardware work, and be shown in detail exactly how to use Pro Tools like a professional. It also goes step by step through Beat Detective, a powerful part of Pro Tools that allows you to tighten, fix, and even change the groove of drum and percussion parts. Your host Ken Walden is a former nine-year veteran Digidesign/Pro Tools Product Specialist and a seasoned engineer with credits on recordings by several top-name artists. Ken delivers all the essentials you need to set up your system and to begin recording your music without compromise. Learn the ins and outs of creating and honing Pro Tools sessions, and discover techniques that will give you a huge head start.

This DVD covers - recording, editing, mixing, beat detective, system setup, Midi and more.

Notes: The ACID Music Studio is the best way to bring your music to life and share it with others. Now you can enjoy the freedom to interact with music creation tools at the skill level that's right for you, no experience necessary. Sony's loops take the guesswork out of making great tracks, while the audio effects, MIDI functionality, and new workflow and performance features open the door to the world of professional music production.

Your computer's audio input leads directly to the ACID Music Studio, simply plug in your microphone or instrument and click Record. Import songs and MP3s for remixing, and use the Beatmapper tool to create remixes and dynamic DJ sets.

Apply sophisticated signal and effects processes including elastique timestretching, EQ, reverb, delay, chorus, flanging, phase shift, and distortion. The ACID Music Studio features VST audio effects support, as well as support for VST instruments, so you can play your MIDI tracks back through virtual instruments, filters, and effects.

Use powerful MIDI editing and sequencing tools. Record MIDI data from your favorite hardware controllers, or compose directly on the ACID Music Studio piano roll and drum grid interfaces. The ACID Music Studio supports VSTi and includes 90 instruments for song creation.

You must provide your registration information to Sony Creative Software Inc., a US company, in order to activate the software. Product requires online registration.

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Notes: The Media Pack is an addition to Steinberg software products. It provides users with a physical installation disc, which is especially useful for customers who experience slow internet connection speeds. There is no license included.

Notes: The USB-eLicenser (formerly Steinberg Key) is a copy protection unit (sometimes called dongle) which is needed to use Steinberg's software range. With the host applications Cubase, Nuendo and WaveLab, the USB-eLicenser is already included in the product package. The USB-eLicenser is also required to run Steinberg VST instruments, but is not included in the product boxes and must be purchased separately if no USB-eLicenser/Steinberg Key is already present on the system.

The USB-eLicenser is actually a tiny computer which stores licenses for Steinberg products, and is connected to a USB port on your computer. All current Steinberg products that use a copy protection device use exactly the same system. The Steinberg copy protection system allows the storage of several licenses on the same USB-eLicenser. Licenses can also be transferred between USB-eLicensers with certain limitations. This can be very useful, for example in the unlikely event of a Steinberg customer wishing to sell a product.

The USB-eLicenser is included with the following products:

Cubase 6
Cubase Artist 6
Nuendo 5
WaveLab 7