Cakewalk
Music Software Announces Cakewalk Song StationA
Music Software Suite for Windows January
1, 1995While
music is a part of many people's lives, it is often difficult to find the time
to go beyond the experience of passive listening and actually create. Cakewalk
Music Software announces Cakewalk Song Station ($69 MSRP) -- the CD-ROM that lets
anyone create and interact with music on their multimedia PC. Cakewalk Song
Station is an introduction to the world of PC music. This collection of multimedia
programs and song files lets you interact with music on different levels. It includes
Cakewalk Express, the award winning music sequencer; the Virtual Piano, an on-screen
musical instrument; the Virtual Jukebox, an on-screen, interactive jukebox for
playing entire sets of music and audio files, and Cakewalk TECHniques, a series
of live-motion tutorials teaching you how to start making music with Cakewalk.
Cakewalk Song Station also includes Songs and Sounds, a collection of 100 load-and-play
music files and sound effects. The music files represent a variety of styles,
including, classical, jazz, blues, and holiday favorites. Many of the music files
include lyrics that you can view and sing along to using Cakewalk Express' Lyric
and Staff views. Features & BenefitsCakewalk Express -- voted
1995's "Best MIDI Software for Windows Under $100" by Keyboard Magazine readers,
allows you to record, edit and play back music on your PC. You can record music
using either the included Virtual Piano or any MIDI-compatible musical instrument.
Cakewalk Express is easy to use, and lets you view and edit music in a variety
of windows, including a Staff notation view. A scrolling Lyrics window lets you
add lyrics and an on-screen mixer lets you adjust volume, pan and effects levels
while your music plays back. Virtual Piano -- an on-screen musical keyboard
that gives you the advantage of playing and recording music using your computer
keys or mouse. The Virtual Piano can play synthesizer sounds on your PC using
any Windows-compatible sound card. Creating music is now as easy as typing.
Virtual Jukebox -- allows you to quickly create a playlist of song and
audio files for automatic playback. The format of these song files can be either
Cakewalk work files, standard MIDI files, or Windows digital audio wave files.
Mix and match these file types for a truly dynamic set list. You can have each
MIDI file load and play automatically or with programmed delays. Playback of multiple
mixed media files has never been simpler. Cakewalk TECHniques -- on-screen
live-motion tutorial "movies" teach you the basics of making music with Cakewalk.
Each Cakewalk TECHniques movie takes you through actual Cakewalk screens, and
includes narration. Songs and Sounds -- a collection of over 100 songs
and audio wave files. Songs and Sounds features Holiday Favorites, Classical,
Folk, Dance, Ragtime and other types of music. 50 digital audio wave files are
also included so that you can add special sound effects to your Cakewalk musical
creations. 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 Pro
Audio ($399 MSRP), the MIDI and digital audio workstation for Windows PCs, Cakewalk
Pro Audio CD Deluxe ($479 MSPR), featuring the Musician's Toolbox, Cakewalk Home
Studio ($129 MSRP), and Cakewalk Express(TM) ($89 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 Pro Audio CD Deluxe, Cakewalk Home
Studio, Cakewalk Express, Cakewalk Song Station, Virtual Piano, Virtual Jukebox,
Cakewalk TECHniques, Songs and Sounds, Cakewalk Music Software, and the Cakewalk
Music Software 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/. |
