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PRESS RELEASE

Cakewalk Home Studio 2002 Announced

July 20, 2001

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Cakewalk announced the release of Home Studio 2002, the affordable and feature-rich recording software suitable for the musician just getting started with PC-based recording. Home Studio 2002 is based on Cakewalk's SONAR next-generation audio and MIDI technology. Home Studio 2002 provides an affordable entry point for musician's new to PC recording.

Loop-Based Music for Everyone

Home Studio 2002 allows for the recording of audio from any sound source. The new 2002 version also supports audio loop creation and editing, providing a way to create and modify loops to match the tempo and pitch of any music project. Home Studio 2002 also can load and read Sonic Foundry ACID wave files; it also allows the user to create loops by importing any audio wave or MP3 file, and adjusting its pitch and/or tempo to match the music project. Home Studio 2002 also includes assorted PowerFX loops and Image-line's award-winning Fruityloops Express for fast and easy loop creation.

DXi Software Synthesizers

Developed by Cakewalk and based on Microsoft DirectX technology, DXi allows users to add software-based synthesizers into Home Studio 2002 and play them as virtual instruments. Home Studio 2002 includes Audio Simulation's Dreamstation DXi and the Virtual Sound Canvas DXi soft synths. Additional DXi Soft Synths are available from the leading third-party soft synth developers including Alien Connections, Applied Acoustics Systems, FXpansion Audio, Image-Line, Koblo A/S, Live Update, Native Instruments, RBC Audio, STL, and others.

Other Home Studio 2002 Highlights

  • Unlimited number of audio tracks
  • 960 PPQ beat resolution
  • Up to 16 real-time audio effects simultaneously
  • Four Virtual main buses; Each Aux Send can be Pre or Post
  • MIDI Effects included: NTONYX Style Enhancer Micro 2.0 Lite, Music Labs VeloMaster Lite and Session Drummer
  • Console view for mixing audio and MIDI tracks and adding effects (supports automation and remote control)
  • Multitrack Piano Roll view for graphical editing of MIDI note and controller events
  • Slip editing of audio (non-destructive trimming)
  • Print score complete with lyrics, chord symbols, guitar chord diagrams and other symbols; Percussion notation (5-line stave and single-line stave)
  • Peak meters

Pricing and Availability

Cakewalk Home Studio 2002 has a manufacturer suggested retail price (SRP) of $129 U.S., and is now shipping. Registered Cakewalk customers can upgrade to Home Studio 2002 for $49.00 U.S.

For more information, visit their web site at http://www.cakewalk.com/.

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