USB Music Pack
The USB Music Pack contains powerful music creation software, comprehensive tutorials, and the cables you need to start producing music right from your home computer. With the included Cakewalk Music Connector 1 USB MIDI adapter, you can plug any MIDI keyboard into a computer with USB connections. Then start recording using the Music Creator 3 digital audio workstation. With Music Creator you get the tools, instruments, and effects you need to create, record, edit, and mix your audio and MIDI projects in one integrated software solution. Creating music on your PC has never been easier, more fun, and more affordable. All from Cakewalk, makers of the # 1 selling music software in the world.
Features include:
ACID Loops Library
You have your song idea but don't have a backing band…no problem. Music Creator 3 includes a library of ACID format loops that can provide the backing tracks for your musical ideas (over 250 loops). Creating these tracks is as easy as dragging loops from the Loop Browser right into your projects. These loops sync perfectly with the BPM your project so that they play in time. Customize your loops using the Loop Construction view and its powerful editing tools. You can also browse and purchase additional loops right within Music Creator using the new SamplePort plug-in.
1000s of Instruments Sounds
Along with being able create audio and MIDI tracks using any acoustic instrument, vocals, or audio loops, the USB Music Pack also comes with thousands of instrument sounds in the included Music Creator 3 software. Access great sounds with the Virtual Sound Canvas DXi soft synth—a versatile GM2/GS format wavetable synthesizer. It includes a collection of pianos, organs, horns, guitars, bass, cellos, and much more. You also get the DreamStation DXi vintage analog synthesizer, capable of producing amazing sounds for today's modern music or faithful reproductions of classic synth sounds from the 70s and 80s.
Polish your Tracks
Music Creator 3 includes 14 studio-quality effects that can be used on any track or bus (group of tracks) simultaneously. Add up to 24 effects per project and easily turn on/off the effects for quick A/B comparisons. The suite of effects that ships with Music Creator includes a parametric EQ, Chorus, Delay, Flanger, Reverb, Dynamics, Compressor/Gate, Expander/Gate, Limiter, Pitch Shifter, and more. Music Creator's effects include useful pre-configured presets for commonly used sounds. Use these effects on input to hear them as you record or add them later on in the mixing process.
Edit Like a Pro
Most music projects require editing, no matter how experienced the musician. Music Creator 3 gives you powerful editing tools that are easy to use. With different views including Arrange, Piano Roll, Drum Editor, traditional Staff Notation, and Loop Construction, you can zoom in and make pinpoint edits to your project. Change the tempo and pitch; normalize or reverse the audio; preview, move, extend or cut certain sections; add track envelopes; and more. Whether you are editing a session, creating remixes, notating music, or creating video soundtracks, you will have all the tools you need to get the job done quickly.
Grow your Musical Ambitions
As you learn and become an expert at music production, you will probably want to expand your arsenal of instruments and effects. Music Creator 3 allows you to do this with support for DirectX and VST instruments and effects. There are thousands of free DXi and VSTi's available on the web or purchase popular instruments from third party audio manufacturers. You can also connect popular ReWire applications like Project5, Kinetic, and Reason to Music Creator for even more possibilities.
System Requirements:
1 GHz Pentium or Athlon processor
Microsoft Windows XP
256MB RAM (512MB or Higher Recommended)
100MB Available Hard Drive Space
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