Cakewalk
Music Software Announces New Cakewalk Pro Audio
January
1, 1995Until
now, musicians and multimedia producers have had no easy way to integrate MIDI
and digital audio on the PC. Professional MIDI sequencing software and digital
audio software typically have been separate domains on the Windows platform.
Cakewalk Music Software announces Cakewalk Pro Audio (TM) ($399 MSRP), the first
professional MIDI and digital audio recording system for multimedia PC's. Cakewalk
Pro Audio integrates MIDI and digital audio recording into a seamless, multi-track
studio for Windows. Cakewalk Pro Audio brings state-of-the-art digital audio
technology into to the best-selling Cakewalk (TM) product line. The new Pro Audio
edition allows users to record, edit and play back multiple tracks of synchronized
MIDI and digital audio from within one program. This integration of MIDI and digital
audio makes it possible to incorporate vocals, guitars, horns, or any other audio
input into a multi-track MIDI sequence. Cakewalk Pro Audio's digital recording
and playback works with many popular Windows-compatible sound cards, as well as
Digidesign's Session 8 hard disk recording system for PC's. Cakewalk Pro Audio
is now shipping. Support for other additional hard disk recording systems is planned
for early next year. Feature Highlights:Multi-track Digital Audio.
Record and edit an unlimited number of audio tracks on your PC (actual number
of tracks varies with specific computer and digital audio hardware - you
can estimate the number of tracks your system will support). Audio editing
tools include VU meters, graphic and parametric EQ; Groove Quantize to audio;
variable sampling rates from 11 kHz to 44.1 kHz; audio scrubbing; audio cut/copy/paste
and drag/drop commands; split/combine audio clips; normalize; remove silence;
extract timing; reverse; fade/envelope; mix-down; and cross-fading. Cakewalk
Pro Audio uses advanced disk caching and file sharing to minimize RAM and hard
disk requirements as well as CPU processing. Digital audio tracks and MIDI tracks
play back in tight synchronization, with no drifting. Visual Song Structures.
Use the improved Track view to create and edit "clips" of music in a more intuitive
manner. Clips can represent any length of MIDI or audio data, from a single note,
to a phrase, to an entire track. Visually build your song structure Build complete
tracks of music by simply copying and pasting clips among from one or more tracks.
Enhanced Notation. Insert, edit, and print guitar chord grids, hairpins,
pedal markings, expression text, and lyrics in your multi-track staff notation.
Select from a comprehensive library of pre-defined chord grids. View and print
your notation with enharmonic spelling of accidentals. Improved support for lyrics.
New Turbo Mixer Technology. Ordinarily, Windows sound cards can play
only one stereo audio file at a time. No longer, Cakewalk Pro Audio's Turbo Mixer
technology drives your Windows sound card to new levels of audio polyphony. The
faster your CPU and hard drive, the more audio files playable. The possibilities
are limitless. Expanded Instrument Definitions. Cakewalk Pro Audio now
offers more instrument definitions than ever before. Over 140 definitions for
the top instruments on the market today. Alesis, Creative Labs, E-mu, Ensoniq,
Kawai, Korg, Kurzweil, Roland, Yamaha and many more. Audio File Manager.
Feel free to create and experiment, safely with Cakewalk Pro Audio. Unlike other
products, Cakewalk Pro Audio takes care of extraneous tasks. No need to create
names for audio files, no stress about file sharing/modification issues. All you
need to think about is your music. Multiple Undo/Redo. Experiment in
comfort. Multiple Undo/Redo allows you to retrace your steps back up to 128 editing
commands. Fast-forward or rewind through an entire editing session with ease,
recreating the file at each stage. CD-ROM EDITION WITH MUSICIAN'S TOOLBOX
Cakewalk Music Software also announces Cakewalk Pro Audio CD Deluxe ,($479 MSRP).
The CD-ROM edition of Cakewalk Pro Audio extends your sonic palette beyond all
known boundaries with the Musician's Toolbox, an unprecedented collection of tools
and multimedia files designed to help you maximize the power of Cakewalk. The
Musician's Toolbox includes: The Q Up Arts Audio Library--a dynamic compilation
of over 80 audio .WAV files by Steve Gadd, Charlie Morgan, Jason Miles, David
Torn, and others; DNA Groove Templates from WC Music--80 new groove templates
in Pop, Rock, Reggae, R&B, and Latin styles extracted from world renowned drummers;
Route 66 Jam--27 killer digital audio jams by a live band; Dr. Solo's Outrageous
Rhythm Tracks--7 terrifying MIDI song files by the enigmatic Dr. Solo; CanvasMan--the
Windows editor/librarian for Roland's Sound Canvas line of GS Synths, provides
true MIDI multitasking; and House of Drums--veteran session drummer Steve Luongo
has played for almost everyone, now he plays for you on 200 MIDI drum files steeped
in the notorious feel that made him famous. Also included in the Musician's Toolbox
are 16 superbly narrated tutorials, elucidating subjects from digital editing
to system setup. Registered Cakewalk customers can upgrade to Cakewalk Pro
Audio for as little $99. For more information on upgrades, customers can contact
Cakewalk Music Software at 800-234-1171 Cakewalk Music Software, headquartered
in Watertown, Massachusetts, is the leading provider of music software for Windows-based
PC's. The company's Cakewalk product line lets professional and amateur musicians,
music enthusiasts and PC hobbyists create and play back music on their desktop.
The product line includes the best-selling Cakewalk Professional (TM) ($249 MSRP),
Cakewalk Home Studio (TM) ($129 MSRP), Cakewalk Express (TM) ($89 MSRP), and Cakewalk
Song Station ($69 MSRP). Cakewalk has received a number of industry awards, including
the 1995 Electronic Musician Editors' Choice Award and the 1995 Multimedia World
Readers' Choice Award. Cakewalk Music Software has developed strategic partnerships
with leading multimedia computing vendors, including IBM, Creative Labs and Roland.
Cakewalk, Cakewalk Professional, Cakewalk Pro Audio, Cakewalk
Home Studio, Cakewalk Express, Cakewalk Song Station, Twelve Tone Systems, Cakewalk
Music Software, and the Cakewalk logo are trademarks of Twelve Tone Systems, Inc.
Other products mentioned are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective
manufacturers. For
more information, visit their web site at http://www.cakewalk.com/. |
