Cakewalk Music Creator 5

Cakewalk has announced the newest version of its home music-making software title Music Creator.

Music Creator 5 Highlights:

New look and feel
Up to 160 total tracks (32 audio and 128 MIDI)
Professional 24-bit audio quality
Create backing tracks using the included audio and MIDI loop library — add drums, bass and other instruments easily by clicking and dragging
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play and record using hundreds of high-quality instrument sounds that are built right into your software studio
Ten effects to get an “in the studio” sound, including the IK Multimedia Amplitude Guitar Amp Simulator, EQ, Delay, Compressor, Reverb, and more
Realistic-looking onscreen mixer to mix your audio and MIDI tracks
Add more instruments and effects with support for VST, DirectX, and ReWire
Create and print your own sheet music
Create online music players with your songs to share on the Internet
Create playlists and burn CDs
Add sound effects and theme music to your home movies and other digital video files — in formats including QuickTime, Windows Media, and MPEG

New Features:

New user interface
Integrated Loop Explorer — now with support for MIDI Loops
Cakewalk Sound Center — a tool that combines sounds from professional instruments — exclusive to Music Creator 5
Active Controller Technology (ACT), to make it easy to control your effects, instruments, and mix from a MIDI keyboard
Studio Instruments' Drums allows users to make backing tracks fast with a realistic animated interface
MIDI editing right in the Track View — no need to open separate views
New Assistants help you create parts and create effects busses for mixing
IK Multimedia’s AmpliTube X-GEAR — a built-in virtual guitar amp, plug directly in to your computer
Integrated EQ with a visual display of settings
Burn CDs with Music Creator’s integrated CD Burner and share your music online with Cakewalk Publisher