Start making music right from your home computer with Music Creator. Just plug in your guitar, microphone or keyboard and hit Record. The included loops and virtual instruments make it easy to add in more sounds. Then you can edit and apply sound effects to make your song just right. When you are ready, save it - and share it! Send your music to your friends over the internet or burn it to your own CD. Music Creator LE helps you make the music happen! |
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Get Started!
Get up and running quickly using the library of included project templates and assistant tools. |
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Plug in. Record.
Just plug in your USB MIC or keyboard and start recording. Even record MIDI performances in perfect time with "Input Quantize" feature. |
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Fun and easy to use.
MCLE has an intuitive new UI. Track icons let you easily identify each track by picture. |
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Jam to your favorite Groove.
Creating tracks is as simple as "drag and drop." The new loop explorer helps you build your backing tracks from with included audio and MIDI loops.
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Instruments Simplified.
The new simplified Instrument tracks allow you to set up, play, and record virtual instruments faster than ever. |
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Mix like a pro.
Music Creator LE's mixer makes it simple to add effects and adjust the sound to create the perfect mix. |
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Detail 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
- 10 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
- 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 friends
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| Music Creator vs. Music Creator LE |
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Description/Benefit |
MC 5 LE |
MC 5 |
| User Interface |
A brand new UI was introduced in Home Studio 7 that is ideal for people just starting out |
Yes |
Yes |
| Simultaneous Capabilities |
Users always need and want more because it gives them greater flexibility, more sophisticated productions |
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Simultaneous Audio Tracks
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16 |
32 |
| Simultaneous MIDI |
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64 |
128 |
| Simultaneous Effects |
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24 |
24 |
| Simultaneous Busses |
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4 |
8 |
| Simultaneous Instruments |
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8 |
8 |
Virtual Instruments
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1 |
3 |
| Cakewalk Sampler |
Features 300 presets from Cakewalk's flagship instruments
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Yes |
Yes |
| Roland TTS-1 |
Genuine Roland General MIDI sound module (256 presets) |
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Yes |
| Triangle II |
Performance Oriented Monophonic Synthesizer (200+ programs) |
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Yes |
Number of Audio Effects
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More effects mean more creative sounds |
6 |
10 |
| Maximum Audio Quality |
Higher Bit depth and Sample rate mean higher audio fidelity, more natural sound. CD Quality = 16/44kHz |
24-bit/
48kHz
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24-bit/
48kHz
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| Internal Audio Engine |
Cakewalk's flagship support 64 bit processing. 32-bit sounds good and uses less CPU |
32-bit |
32-bit |
| Creative Tools |
Features for creating music |
Basic |
Good |
| Editing Capabilities |
Editing features |
Beginner |
Beginner |
| Mixing Environment |
Simple mixer with automation and automation editing |
Basic |
Basic |
| Rewire support |
Ability to integrate with Rewire devices like Reason, project5, etc |
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Yes |
| Mastering capabilities |
Specific effects processing for mastering |
None |
None |
| External plug-in support |
Ability to use any 3rd party VST Plug-in format synths or effects |
Yes |
Yes |
| Estimated Street price |
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n/a |
$39 |
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Optimized for Vista
Cakewalk is the leading maker of music software for the Windows platform. Our entire line of software products have been optimized to work with XP and Vista. With Vista and Music Creator LE, customers will enjoy great sounding audio and superior performance, even with a built in sound card.* |
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Upgrades
Music Creator LE customers are eligible to purchase upgrades and other Cakewalk products at special discounts once the product is registered online. |
Technical Support
For assistance using Music Creator LE, please visit our LE support site.
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OEM Partnerships
If your company is interested in an OEM partnership with Cakewalk, please visit our OEM Partner Page for more information. |
