Music Creator 2 Review

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(More customer reviews)I have to agree 100 percent with the reviews below: This software was written without any consideration to the end user. Just getting the thing to make a sound--any sound at all--is a major undertaking. Instead of just programming the junk to use your soundcard, it is made so that it will remain mute until you search out the soundcard manually and inform the software to use it. Each and every @!?%$#@*&!!!! time you copy or create a track, you have to tell the software AGAIN to use the soundcard. I'd love to get an explanation from the manufacturer as to why this is--were they under the impression that some users would want to program music and then NEVER LISTEN TO IT?!?!?
There are 4 or 5 possible 'views' of each tune on this software, but the layout, and the archane instructions that come with the software, could lead you to believe that that is really an astronomical figure. The guide book is written in an amazingly, astonishingly complex manner, making it virtually unuseable.
I've had the software 3 weeks and have yet to get a second's enjoyment out of it. I've played music all my life and have done some composing on my computer before, but I can say without a shadow of a doubt I will never--NEVER--get any use out of this overly complex piece of junk. Everything about this appears to have been overdone by software engineers looking to impress other software engineers, with no thought of any kind given to the end user or how the software would be used.
A complete and total waste of money. I'll never buy anything from Cakewalk again. Never.

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Discover the musician inside youFrom the leaders in music and sound software comes Cakewalk Music CreatorVersion 2. It's the fastest, easiest, and most enjoyable way to createmusic and sound on a PC. Get started quickly with an onlinetutorial. Then plug into your PC and start recording with any musicalinstrument or your voice. You can record and play back unlimited tracks ofaudio and MIDI. Use included ACID -format audio loops by leading producersor import MP3s to get your creative juices flowing, and layers to your songs, orcreate entire tracks with no experience necessary.MusicCreator is ideal for:
Musicians
Music enthusiasts
Singer/songwriters
Bands
Choir groups
Music teachers and students
PC hobbyists
The entire family

Play back your MIDI tracks with hundreds of high quality instrument soundsusing the included Virtual Sound Canvas DXI soft synth. Edit and arrangewith the click of a mouse, and mix with professional audio effects. Whenyou're finished, print beautiful sheet music. Even save it as an MP3 fileand put it on the Internet, or export audio for burning CDs!

Unlimited Maximum number of audio and MIDI tracks
Unlimited Maximum number of virtual instruments
Click and Drag loop tools with ACID loop support
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Finale PrintMusic 2010 Review

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(More customer reviews)I've had this for roughly a month and I love it. Let me go through my uses and skill level so you understand what I've needed so you can determine if this is the right one for you. (I spent a lot of time debating since there's such a huge price difference between this and the full version, or even Allegro).
First - understand that you can always update your version to Allegro or full via the Finale website for the difference in price. That helped me be even more comfortable with my purchase.
I am a musical hobbyist and (very) part-time instructor. I use Finale to write out my musical ideas so I can mess around with other instruments and parts which I may not have available or even know how to play. Often, being able to SEE what I've written allows me to arrange better--some people need to hear and play, and I am not like this. At least not yet. I also love taken written songs and creating new arrangements for them. I'm a big geek so I love arranging video game songs on piano or guitar. It's so easy to find midi files online and I just open the file in Print Music and viola! I have the whole song written out. Saves me hours upon hours of listening and re-listening and frustration until I'm tired of the song. If I had to find a gripe, the only one would be that the tabbing tool is poorly put together, and that sucks since my primary instrument is guitar. But honestly it doesn't ruin anything, it's just annoying (I'd ding it .01 stars for that if I could).

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Finale PrintMusic is the fast, easy way to bring your music to life – with professional results. The Setup Wizard helps you create scores of up to 24 staves. Note entry is a breeze, whether you enter with a mouse, MIDI device, microphone, or scanner. Human Playback' makes your music sound like it's being performed by live musicians. PrintMusic includes a software synthesizer with over 128 professional grade instrument sounds, plus Marching Percussion from Row-Loff', and can save MP3s for making your own CDs. Enter notes with a mouse, MIDI keyboard, microphone, or scanner. Play your composition, print publisher-quality sheet music, or make MP3s for CDs of your musical creations. You'll be proud of the results you get with PrintMusic.

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Music Studio 12 Deluxe Review

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(More customer reviews)I replaced pro tools with this software, because I was looking for something easier to use and have been surprised by how much this software will do. It is definitely worth the money and extremely easy to pick up on. The instructions are excellent as well. I definitely recommend this.

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MAGIX Music Studio 12 deluxe provides beginners and advanced musicians with the necessary tools and an intelligent assistant for sophisticated yet easy-to-use home recording: Audio and MIDI in one program optimally equipped with superior handling and a huge selection of effects and virtual instruments.Powered by Samplitude: Benefit from the advanced technology and years of experience in audio editing based on the digital audio workstation Samplitude: the reference product for professional music production.System Requirements:Processor:Intel® Pentium® or AMD® Athlon® 700 MHzOperating system:Microsoft® Windows® 2000 / XPRAM:256 MB RAM (512 MB recommended)Hard disk:min. 1.5 GB free hard disc spaceGraphics card:min. resolution 1024x768 with 16-bit high colourAudio playback:Full duplex 16-bit sound card orASIO-enabled sound card (recommended)Other:DVD-ROM drive Microsoft® compatible mouseOptional:Burn CD & DVD with CD / DVD+-R(W) recorderFormat: WIN 2000XPVISTA Genre:PRODUCTIVITY UPC:639191022562 Manufacturer No:639191022562

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Cakewalk Music Creator 4 Review

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(More customer reviews)I have never published a review on Amazon , but in this case I felt duty bound considering how much I rely on the opinions expressed by others on this site.The problems I had are as follows:
I have tried to be as accurate as possible. If I have misspoken on anything, it is because I tried to call customer support, a number found in the manual. After calling, a recording states that Cakewalk does not offer phone support for this product. I was directed to an email address that would answer my questions. Never heard back from anyone.
Poor Customer Support
Never replied to my emails.
Only Allows One Active Input
Most sound cards these days have more than one input. Although this product recognized all of my inputs (Example: Mic In, Line In), it only allows one input to be active. Activating another input requires that the user select the desired input and then shut down the application and restart it. Therefore, more than one input may not be active at one time. This means that you cannot record two tracks simultaneously in stereo. For example, you cannot sing into Mic 1 and have guitar recorded on Line In at the same time. This option is only available if you upgrade. There is no mention of this limitation on the package.
The Use Of Real Estate Is Poor
The interface for the track view requires you to expand the view for each track to view track details such as input and output. Its takes up way too much room and makes the view appear cluttered.
Non-Intuitive Concepts - Over-Complicated To Use
Example: In order to use the software based synth you would think that you would need one track to record the MIDI that has been assigned to output to a particular synthesizer.
However you need three tracks (Again consuming much real estate)
One track for the recording of midi with its output set to a synth.
One track to "hold" the synth with its input set to the Midi track and its output set to an output "bus".
One track to receive the output of the synth and the output set to a wave file destination.
What-You-Hear Is Not Necessarily What-Is-Exported
After creating a short song that sounded ok, I decided to export.
The exported wave file sounded great but had no drums. After much reading I figured out that the midi out was being sent to a synth on my sound card. The only way I figured out to play drums was to use the included software based synth which required building a tedious drum map.Conclusion
The cost is cheap considering the features. But then you realize this is really an up-sale vehicle. That is, you are almost certainly going to pay to upgrade if you want to record anything serious.
There are better products on the market.
If you are a beginner, this is a hard program to use. I have been mutlitrack recording for over 20 years and if I had problems understanding how to run this application, you certainly will.
Felt cheated because the manual states that more than one instrument can be recorded at the same time but found this not to be true.
Have heard about Cakewalk for years but upon finally trying one of their products, was very disappointed.


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Start making music right from your home computer with Music Creator 4. Just plug in and hit Record. No matter what you want to record-guitars keyboards vocals CD samples or any other sound source-Music Creator makes it easy to start making and recording music.Turn your musical dreams into polished professional recordings right from your home computer with Music Creator 4-no previous recording experience required. With Music Creator you get the tools instruments and effects you need to create record edit mix and promote your music in one integrated software solution. Creating music on your PC has never been easier more fun and more affordable.Features: Up to 160 total tracks (32 audio and 128 MIDI) Professional 24-bit audio quality Create backing tracks using included ACID™-format loop library Play and record using thousands of high-quality instrument sounds 25 studio effects including an Amp Simulator EQ Delay Compressor Reverb more On screen mixer to seamlessly mix all your audio and MIDI tracks Add more instruments and effects with support for DirectX VST and ReWire Built-in audio metronome and tuner Create and print your own musical scores and sheet music Create online music players of your songs to share on the Internet Create playlists and burn CDs for fans family and friendsFormat: WIN XPVISTA Genre:PRODUCTIVITY UPC:787537064018 Manufacturer No:10-CWMC4.00-10C

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