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Create Music Fast Start making music right from your home computer with Music Creator 3. Just plug-in and hit Record. Music Creator is designed to let you concentrate on making music, with an easy-to-use interface and comprehensive video tutorials to help you get up and running quickly. No matter what you want to record - guitars, keyboards, vocals, CD samples or any other sound source - Music Creator makes it easy to start learning the art of making and recording music.
Audio and MIDI production made by the experts Cakewalk has nearly 20 years of experience in designing powerful and easy-to-use audio and MIDI software for musicians at all levels—from beginners to professionals. Music Creator 3 continues this level of excellence with an integrated audio and MIDI production environment that yields professional results. With the most frequently used tools right at your fingertips, Music Creator 3 allows you easily create, record, edit, and mix your projects.
Bring the band You have your song idea but don’t have a backing band…no problem. The boxed version of 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.
Thousands of instruments sounds Along with being able create audio and MIDI tracks using any acoustic instrument, vocals, or audio loops, Music Creator also comes with thousands of instrument sounds. Included in Music Creator is the Virtual Sound Canvas DXi soft synth—a versatile GM2/GS format wavetable synthesizer. Access high-quality instrument sounds including 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.
Share your music with the world The boxed version of Music Creator 3 includes the Pyro Express CD Maker and WAV ripper. Easily create WAVs, WMAs, and MP3s (includes 30-day trial MP3 encoder) of your projects to share with friends or post on the internet. You can also create CDs using high-quality WAV files. Music Creator also allows you to create, edit, and print sheet music and guitar tablature to share with others.
It's not just software, it's an experience When you buy Music Creator 3, you are buying a lot more than just music software. Included in the boxed version is a separate CD of video tutorials that will teach you the basics of creating music with Music Creator. You get a series of videos created by professionals who are ready to teach you all the tricks of the trade. Even if you have no recording experience, you will be able to get up and running quickly. And with time and plenty of practice, you will see your talent develop and expand. Best of all, you get the piece of mind knowing that Music Creator was developed by Cakewalk, a leading audio manufacturer, solely dedicated to creating music software for anyone with a musical dream.
Minimum Requirements
Note: SamplePort requires an Internet connection. A broadband connection is recommended. Music Creator 3 comes with 30-day trial MP3 Encoder. CD-R or CD-RW writer required to burn CDs using Cakewalk Pyro Express. Customers purchasing Music Creator 3 will be required to register the product within 30-days of installation for continued use. Recommended Requirments
