Cakewalk to Distribute GooverMaker Products
in North America
 July 23, 1999
Cakewalk, the leading provider of
music and sound software, has signed a licensing agreement with Italy's
IK Multimedia Production to exclusively distribute GrooveMaker and GrooveMaker
MAX in North America. GrooveMaker, the loop-based mixing software for
creating electronic dance music, is the world's only real-time, random,
remixable groove generator. GrooveMaker runs on both Mac and Windows PCs,
and can be used as a standalone application or with other Cakewalk software
products. The MAX edition includes two additional loop library CD-ROMs
for use with GrooveMaker.
"GrooveMaker is a dynamic addition to Cakewalk's set of media creation
tools," said Erik Tarkiainen, director of product management, Cakewalk.
"Now users have an easy way to create different styles of loop-based
electronic music instantly. And GrooveMaker's futuristic interface moves
past the limitations of other DJ-mixing software products that use turntable-based
interfaces. The look and feel of GrooveMaker is as intriguing as the music
it creates."
The GrooveMaker software and accompanying loop library CD-ROM allow
any user - with or without musical capability - to create professional
electronic music tracks. While other DJ software products exist, GrooveMaker
is differentiated in three ways:
- A real-time, random remix engine;
- A large collection of unique, professional sample loops;
- And its techno-influenced user interface.
"GrooveMaker is for anyone who enjoys electronic dance music, and
wants the experience of being the DJ at a rave," said Enrico Iori,
director of development, IK Multimedia. "The DJ culture has had a
huge impact on popular music in Europe and more recently in the U.S.,"
continued Iori. "With Cakewalk supporting our GrooveMaker product,
we will effectively fulfill the growing demand in North America for this
innovative DJ mixing software."
Key features of GrooveMaker include:
- Real-time mixing allows musical samples to be loaded and mixed "on
the spot" without interrupting the groove that is being played;
- Users can create electronic music in a range of styles, including
Techno, Trance, Dub, Jungle, House, Drum 'n' Bass, and Progressive;
- A wide variety of instrument samples provides unlimited variations
and styles. Samples include bass, drums, percussion, synthesizers, pads,
vocals, and effects. GrooveMaker MAX includes two additional CD loop
libraries;
- Audio export options allow GrooveMaker projects to be imported into
other software products such as Cakewalk Pro Audio™, Home Studio™,
and Metro™;
- Wave and AIFF file import allows custom sound samples to be added
into the GrooveMaker mixing environment;
- Virtual Synth Arpeggiator allows users to play live along with any
remix. Plus it provides 99 synth sounds, more than 30 presets, and a
"smart-notes" feature ensuring users always play in key with
the current mix;
- V-Mix "Virtual DJ" automatically generates hours of random
remixes without repeating the same groove twice. No other DJ mixing
software offers this real-time, random mixing capability;
- GrooveSequencer module lets users arrange custom grooves into a full-length
remix, which can be saved as a final stereo wave file or as eight individual
stereo tracks for subsequent mixing;
- Mac and PC versions are provided on a single, dual-platform CD-ROM.
Pricing and Availability
Cakewalk GrooveMaker has a manufacturer's suggested retail price (MSRP)
of $59 U.S. Cakewalk GrooveMaker MAX has a MSRP of $99 U.S. Both products
will ship July 30, 1999.
For more information, visit Cakewalk's web site at www.cakewalk.com.
To learn more about GrooveMaker, visit www.groovemaker.com. |
