Cyclone is a powerful 16-part, ACID-compatible, groove sampler, composition tool, and loop editor.Perform and record loop-based compositions in real-time using any MIDI device, MIDI tracks, a computer keyboard, or mouse.Assign SONAR Groove Clips and ACID-format WAV files to Cyclone’s 16 pads.Loaded samples match the tempo and pitch of your project.Rearrange, combine, slice, tweak, and customize samples to create new grooves.Control gain, pitch, and pan of individual loop slices.Full control over looping points: a great way to create polyrhythmic textures and work with loops in odd time signatu... [more]

Dimension Pro offers an abundance of sounds that range from pristine realistic acoustic instruments, thumping basses, cutting leads, to complex, evolving atmospheres. This wide tonal range can be attributed to both advanced sample mapping and the physical modeling of components, such as piano body/damper simulation and speaker cabinets, along with a powerful sound-sculpting engine with analog sound generation that lets you mutate and recompose any sound you might imagine with flexible, graphical Envelope Generators, tempo-syncing LFOs, and vector mixing. Feature Highlights: Two DVDs of mult... [more]

DXi is a DirectShow-based software synthesizer plug-in architecture, which combines audio DSP with MIDI event handling.The DirectShow/DXi SDK and is completely free, so developers can download and freely join the revolution without restrictions.The complete Microsoft DirectX SDK provides far more than audio, including video, force feedback, and other interactive technologies. For creating DirectX audio effects and DXi, Cakewalk have made it easy for you... You can download their DX Plug-in Wizard, which gives developers using Microsoft Visual C++ v6.0 an easy framework for creating DirectX aud... [more]

Guitar Tracks Pro 3 key features: Completely redesigned user interface Setup wizard to ensure optimal performance Record 32 audio tracks Support for up to 32 hardware inputs/outputs 24-bit/96kHz audio hardware support 32x8 mixing view layout with assignable FX and 2 auxiliary busses with per bus pre/post option Navigator view - get a bird's eye view of your project Complete automation of track parameters and FX Real-time monitoring of effects and inputs Apply 32 simultaneous effects in real-time, non-destructively Comprehensive sync generation for use with external hard disk recorde... [more]

Kinetic combines everything you need to build a track from start to finish. Just choose a musical style and then audition different sounds and "professionally produced" musical patterns in the Kinetic 2 browser. Once you find what you like, you can then layer patterns and sounds to start building the different sections of your song. Use DropZone to bring in your own samples and tap your computer keyboard like a drum machine using the GRID to create your own drum patterns and chords changes. Then add audio effects to your mix to sweeten the sound. Kinetic automatically captures your... [more]

Music Creator 3 puts all of the most frequently used tools right at your fingertips, with an easy-to-use interface and comprehensive video tutorials to quickly get you up and running. No matter what you want to record—guitars, keyboards, vocals, audio samples, integrated virtual instruments, or any other sound source; even notate and print your our sheet music—Music Creator aims to make it easy to get started and get great results in the art of creating and recording music. Highlights: Create music with up to 32 audio tracks and 128 MIDI tracks using any instrument, vocals, or au... [more]

Now you can create your own music and remixes with the same loops, beats, synths and effects used by today's DJs & remix artists.Creating new music is easy with Plasma. It lets you quickly record, edit, arrange, and mix your music. It doesn’t matter what you want to record—keyboards, vocals, live turntable scratches, CD samples, or any other sound source. Plasma puts it all together seamlessly.Plasma provides everything you need: click-and-drag looping; a multitrack recorder; a joystick-controlled DJ effects mixer; software synths; audio effects; and a CD loop library created by leading Dance,... [more]

Project5 is a complete software synthesizer workstation.Project5 goes beyond stand-alone soft-synth "rack" software by providing a complete studio environment. It gives electronic musicians everything they need to experiment, create, and perform music using integrated sequencers, software synths, samplers, audio and MIDI effects, and audio looping tools — all integrated in one workstation. In addition Project5 provides advanced capabilities for synth layering, real-time pattern genesis and triggering, and a seamless live-performance audio engine. And Project5 doesn't put a limit on your creati... [more]

Rapture is described as "the ultimate wavetable synthesizer for igniting the sounds of today's pop, dance, and electronic music". It combines an advanced modulation system with an non-aliasing wavetable resampling engine. Feature Highlights: Wavetable synthesizer with "cutting edge" sound manipulation capabilities, well suited for electronica-related music styles. Non-aliasing resampling engine. Over 500 sound programs. Six fully-programmable, stereo sound-generating Elements. Multi-waveform Oscillators with ring modulation. Two 16-mode filters per oscillator with LoFi an... [more]

SONAR is available in several different versions. More information about each one can be found by following the links below. Home Recording Range: SONAR Home Studio SONAR Home Studio XL Professional Recording Range: SONAR Producer Edition SONAR Studio Edition ... [more]

Cakewalk Studio Instruments is a dual platform Virtual Instrument collection providing a high quality Drum Kit, Bass Guitar, Electric Piano, and String Section. With Studio Instruments, Cakewalk introduces a virtual instrument collection that is accessible to anyone, not just musicians, through its photo-realistic, animated, and interactive user interface. With point and click ease and professionally recorded patterns, Studio Instruments delivers a simple and fun way for all to make music. Cakewalk Studio Instruments is driven by Expression Engine, the same technology found in Cakewalk's profe... [more]

Adds VSTi/VSTfx support to various DirectX compatible apps.MIDI automation of all Plugin parameters - if your DAW software supports MIDI, you can automate all parameters of the VST Plugins.Drop-down menu selection, with sub-folder organisation.Preset bank support - now you can hear the "factory" preset sounds shipped with many VST Plugins, and import/export sound banks in Steinberg .FXB/.FXP format.Full support for the DXi2 spec.Supports multiple outputs in VSTis where available.... [more]

Synth Page - Oscillators Section 32-bit wavetable synthesis with three interpolation modes (DRAFT, NQ, HQ).Full Stereo processing.6 Oscillators, 60 built-in waveforms, 10 user loadable waveforms, PWM capable in all oscillators with any waveform.Loadable Wavetable Sets: Programs using different wavetable sets can be mixed in a bank. z3ta+ will find and load the appropriate wavetable set when the program is selected on-the-fly. Loadable Oscillator USER Waveforms: z3ta+ can load the USER oscillator waveforms 1 to 6 from standard wave files (.wav). Up to six individual waveforms can be loaded per... [more]