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Music
Creator 2003
Record audio and MIDI tracks using any
instrument, vocals, or audio loops
Write music for CDs, sheet music, home
videos and the Internet
Includes Pyro Express CD Maker and WAV
Ripper
Edit, arrange, and mix your music
Make your own loops out of any MP3 or
WAV file
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Music Creator 2003 may be
one of the most impressive midrange digital audio solutions currently available.
Published by respected music software publisher Cakewalk, Music Creator
is a powerful and affordable application that comes packed with a surprising
number of high-end amenities.
Indeed, Music Creator is essentially
a less capable adaptation of Cakewalk's celebrated professional-level music
system, the considerably more pricey Sonar. Certainly anyone familiar with
Sonar will instantly recognize the program's presentation. Even those who
don't will have little trouble becoming acclimatized, as Cakewalk has furnished
a large and detailed set of tutorials designed to guide newcomers through
the procedures and pitfalls of PC music making.
Supporting traditional instruments
such as guitars and drum kits, and MIDI-based devices such as computerized
keyboards, Music Creator is extremely versatile. You'll need to supply
the equipment to transfer your sounds into the computer at first, but the
program is ready to handle everything thereafter.
Through its graphic waveform-based
interface, Music Creator allows you to fine-tune and reposition your audio
and MIDI files, apply multiple effects to both single and multiple tracks,
and take advantage of an expansive range of synthesized virtual instrument
sounds. With a little practice, you can add fades and crossfades, rip samples
from your favorite CDs, and concoct any number of ACID-type loops. Of course,
one of the great advantages of digital recording is the ease with which
you can remove unwanted background noises and wayward notes, and the program
allows you to do just that with just a few mouse clicks.
The package also features a stripped
down version of Cakewalk's reasonably respected CD burning utility Pyro,
and an extremely valuable search tool that automatically checks your drive(s)
for those easily misplaced bits and bytes of seemingly lost tracks.
Despite its relatively friendly nature,
Music Creator sports a wealth of rather complex concepts, and thus shouldn't
be taken lightly. PC music rookies and hobbyists may well find that Music
Creator 2003 is the only application they'll ever need. --Gordon Goble
Amazon.com Review
With Music Creator 2003 you can
simply connect any instrument to your PC and record audio and MIDI tracks
using instruments, vocals, or audio loops. You can also write music for
CDs, sheet music, home videos, and the Internet. Music Creator 2003 includes
Pyro Express CD Maker and WAV Ripper, Virtual Sound Canvas DXi soft synth,
Dreamstation DXi soft synth, and an ACID audio loop library.
Amazon.com Product Description
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Cakewalk Home Studio 2004
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Record and play back unlimited tracks
of audio and MIDI
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Simultaneously record your whole band
with support for multi-channel audio cards
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Record up to 24-bit/96 kHz audio
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Real-time mixing console
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Import WAV, ACID-format WAV, and MP3
files
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It’s time to take control of the creative
process. Now you don’t have to depend on anyone else to get your music
recorded. Do it all from your PC with Cakewalk Home Studio 2004. There
is no better Windows software available for musicians taking the step into
the world of digital recording. Home Studio provides you with everything
you need to turn your PC into a powerful multitrack recording studio.
With support for real-time DirectX
effects, DXi and ReWire software synths, MIDI FX plug-ins, and ACID-format
audio loop technology, Home Studio takes your music farther, faster, and
for less money than any comparable software product.
Product Description: Digital Audio
Midi Workstation Software w/ UNO USB MIDI Interface
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Teach
Me Piano Deluxe - Voyetra
Interactive piano lessons with video-animated instructor
Learn to play more than 75 songs
Comes with 150 lessons, 100 interactive exercises, and even a band to jam
with
Compose and record your own songs
Teaches music theory, MIDI technology, and notation skills
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Voyetra has created a winner
with Teach Me Piano Deluxe. This comprehensive set includes lessons, music
reference, music-related games, and even a simple recording console. It
should appeal to both beginning and intermediate players.
Installation was fast and trouble-free.
The application's interface is well-designed and navigation through the
program is self-explanatory. From the main menu you can select Piano Lessons,
Recording Station/Jammin' Keys, Music Games, Music Reference, and SoundCheck.
We moved right into the piano lessons, which cover getting started, right-hand
training, rhythm training, and more. You can also zoom in on individual
chapters, and select solo exercises from a drop-down list.
After choosing right-hand stretches,
a video window popped up with our friendly instructor, Hugh Berberich.
The camera view is over-the-shoulder, top-down on his hand as he slowly
plays a scale up one octave. The video window allows one to pause or repeat
the lesson, and move to the next lesson when ready. Throughout this and
other lessons, Hugh explains concepts such as intervals, bars, and sharps
and flats in a clear and concise manner.
Having made it through a lesson with
Hugh, we then checked out the recording capabilities of Teach Me Piano.
The recording station looks like a simple mixing board, with 12 sliders;
Record, Mute, and Solo buttons; LED level meters; and transport functions.
The recording station is quite simple and effective for multitracking keyboard
parts, transposing MIDI data to different keys, and assigning the recorded
MIDI data to the 128 General MIDI-compatible instruments. Although there
are no features like editing or effects, it works well for the purposes
of simple recording.
Additional features like music games
and the Jammin' Keys section provide a respite from the lessons. Overall,
Teach Me Piano offers a lot for the beginning or intermediate piano student,
and would probably appeal to those simply interested in the piano's role
in modern music. --John Bosch
Amazon.com Review
If you always wanted to learn to play
piano or just want to brush up your skills, Teach Me Piano Deluxe lets
you do that and more, all at your own pace. This interactive program brings
a video-animated instructor, a full music appreciation course, multitrack
recording capabilities, and even an online band to jam with, making for
an enriching, musically immersive experience. Teach Me Piano Deluxe also
is an outstanding complement to traditional lessons, a great aid for teachers,
and it delivers...
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Description
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Finale
2004 - MakeMusic!
Select instruments, voices, key and
time signatures and the score is set-up automatically
Choose from all kinds of graphic enhancements
and backgrounds -- over 1700 graphic improvements included
Save your custom settings as a library,
to apply them to any composition, any time
New formats make system and staff sizes
easier to identify
Correct transposed instrument recognition,
secondary voice recognition - counterpoint, and up to 32nd note resolution
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Finale® 2003 elevates the experience
of notating music—providing simpler and more intuitive interaction for
unsurpassed results in creating, customizing and sharing printed music.
Music Educators
Finale® 2003 will empower you
with the ability to customize your music curriculum and meet the individual
needs of each and every one of your students—with an advanced breadth of
integrated musical tools. You will discover the natural ease, unparalleled
flexibility and time-saving results that provide complete enjoyment of
your creative and practice time, both in the classroom and at home.
Notation Professionals
Finale® 2003 is the most advanced
and flexible solution to the professional’s need for speed, control and
extraordinary results. Allowing you to work naturally while you notate
faster than you ever have before, Finale will afford you options, range
and personalization in areas never before possible. Plus, having an unsurpassed
ability to share your work and conveniently connect with colleagues worldwide
saves time and effort.
Composers and Arrangers
Finale® 2003 offers the friendliest
interface ever. You’ll find the fastest score set-up, convenient templates
and simple, automated note-entry and editing—all adding up to the satisfaction
of seeing your music professionally presented and ready to share.
• Quickest, most complete score
set-up
• Dozens of pre-created templates
• Most accurate sheet music scanning
• Enter notes with your MIDI keyboard,
woodwind or brass instrument
• Easiest music editing
• Create custom lessons or warm-ups
in seconds
• Band-in-a-Box Auto-harmonizing
• Save files as SmartMusic®
accompaniments
• Web posting on Finale® Showcase
Absolutely nothing else compares.
You’ll love it. From the Manufacturer
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