Description:

Cakewalk Studio Instruments

Cakewalk Studio Instruments is all you need to turn your computer into a Drum Set, Bass Guitar, Electric Piano, or String Section—plus you can also use these high quality virtual instruments in your favorite recording software.

Overview

Can't play bass, drums, piano, or violin? No problem! Just point and click and you are making music. It's that easy!

Introducing Cakewalk Studio Instruments, the world's first easy-to-use and affordable software instrument collection for Mac and PC. Cakewalk Studio Instruments includes a high quality Drum Kit, Bass Guitar, Electric Piano, and String Section that can be played stand alone or inside your favorite music-making software such as Cakewalk Music Creator, Apple GarageBand, Magix Music Maker Deluxe, SONY ACID Music Studio, and more (see list below for complete list of compatible products).

Cakewalk Studio Instruments include pre-recorded patterns played by ace session musicians so you can build sections for your songs, practice, or just have fun jamming along.

Use it as a stand alone program or with your favorite Mac/PC music recording software like:

• Ableton Live™
• Apple GarageBand™
• Apple Logic™
• Cakewalk Music Creator™
• Cakewalk Kinetic™ 2
• Cakewalk Project5™
• Cakewalk SONAR Home Studio™
• Cakewalk SONAR Studio Edition™
• Cakewalk SONAR Producer Edition™
• Image Line FL Studio™
• Mackie Tracktion™
• Magix Music Maker™
• Magix Music Studio™
• MOTU Digital Performer™
• SONY ACID Music Studio™
• SONY ACID Pro™
• Steinberg Cubase™ (PC Only)
• MORE!—Works with most AU/VSTi compatible software

Drum Kit

Highlights

• Load multiple Drum sound programs and play pre-recorded drum grooves in a variety of styles
• Includes patterns in a variety of styles: Rock, Pop, Hip Hop, Jazz, Blues, Funk, and more
• Drag patterns into your recording software to make variations
• Use your MIDI controller, computer keyboard, or mouse to play Drums
• Drums pulse and cymbals crash in time with the music
• Use built-in compression and reverb to get edgy and realistic sounds
• Control tuning, panning, and volume for infinite variety
• Load and trigger multiple grooves for different sections of your song

Bass Guitar

Highlights

• Load presets for multiple electric bass sounds from classic to modern
• Play essential bass lines in a variety of styles and easily transpose them to the key of your song
• Includes patterns in a variety of styles: Rock, Pop, Hip Hop, Jazz, Blues, Funk, and more
• You can also drag patterns into your recording software to make variations
• Get bass sounds ranging from aggressive to smooth with control over Bass, Mid, Treble, Drive, and Compression
• Select Pick-ups and Slide between notes for even more realistic sounds
• Use your MIDI controller, computer keyboard, or interactive fretboard to play
• Strings strum in time with the music
• Load and trigger multiple bass lines for different sections of your song

Electric Piano

Highlights

• Load presets for multiple electric keyboard sounds from classic to modern
• Play pre-recorded keyboard chord changes and lines in a variety of styles and easily transpose them to the key of your song
• Includes patterns in a variety of styles: Rock, Pop, Hip Hop, Jazz, Blues, Funk, and more
• You can also drag patterns into your recording software to make variations
• Get awesome tones with special effects like Drive, Chorus, and Tremolo
• Use your MIDI controller, computer keyboard, or click interactive keys to play
  Keys play in time with the music
• Load and trigger multiple keyboard parts for different sections of your song

Strings

Highlights

• Load presets for multiple string section sounds ranging from lush and ambient to orchestral and cinematic
  Play commonly used string section parts in a variety of styles—easily transpose them to the key of your song
• Includes patterns in a variety of styles: Rock, Pop, Hip Hop, Jazz, Blues, Funk, and more
• You can also drag patterns into your recording software to make variations
• Use your MIDI controller, computer keyboard, or click interactive keys to play
• Bass, Cello, and Violin are bowed in time to the music
• Control the nuances of your string sounds with control over Attack, Release, Chorus, and Reverb for the string section, plus pan and tone for each individual instrument.
• Load and trigger multiple string section parts for different sections of your song

System Requirements

Windows

• OS: Windows XP/Vista/Vista x64
• Processor: Intel Pentium 4 1.3 GHz/AMD Athlon XP 1500+
• Memory: 512 MB RAM
• Hard disk space: 500 MB
• Screen resolution: 1024 x 768, 16-bit color
• Studio Instruments can run as a stand alone application or be
  integrated into a VSTi capable host application

Mac

• OS: OS OS X 10.4.9 or higher
• Processor: G4 1.2 GHz or higher
• Memory: 512 MB RAM
• Hard disk space: 500 MB
• Screen resolution: 1024 x 768, 16-bit color
• Studio Instruments can run as a stand alone application or be
  integrated into an Audio Units capable host application
• Studio Instruments ships as a Universal Binary