Product Description

COMBINING REALTIME VIDEO TRACKS, FILM-LIKE FILTER EFFECTS AND 2D ... Read more

Features

• Encode your music files as MP3 files -- then play them back from your computer, or burn them to CD
• Encodes at high-quality data rates - up to 32 to 320kbit/s
• Built-in track title database holds and organizes up to 100,000 songs -- and updates for free, through your Internet connection
• Music Animator creates a fantastic visual light show to go along with your mixes

Features

• Sibelius 3 is an advanced new musical tool that makes writing music and composing more simple then ever. No other program gives composers the freedom that Sibelius offers!
• Create by musicians for musicians -- every need a professional musician may have is met in this software suite
• Focus on staves -- just work with the staves you specify and hide the rest, to avoid confusion
• Choose from multiple standard instrument orders depending on what you're writing for -- jazz, band, orchestra, etc.
• Live Flexi-time editing and playback

Reviews (1)

Buy this: amazing price, and it's a full version of Sibelius
You'd be crazy not to get this!!
If you've ever used a copy of Finale, Encore or Mosaic, you qualify!! The price point is unbeatable. Sibelius is definitely the best, and it works on windows or Mac. I believe you can install it on a second computer if you have a desktop and a laptop. The scanning is great, and it comes with Kontakt sounds from Native Instruments.....what R you w-8-ing for????? ... Read more

Features

• There's a full set of gorgeous female vocal samples here, in three full octaves
• Long & short durations for every note provided
• Separate audio tracks, play with decay times, add reverb, and create startling vocal effects
• A wide variety of editing & mixing options helps you create all kinds of moods
• This milestone in musical libraries is an indispensable tool for serious desktop producers!

Features

• Work with amazing recording tools -- add echo, surround FX, 10-band graphics EQ
• Add distortion, stereo enhancement, reverse, resampling and pitch shifting
• Edit & manipulate 64 audio and video tracks
• Add the power of extra orchestration, with 8 new musical instruments
• Nine real-time effects, like reverb, delay and 3D sound

Amazon.com Product Description

Create your own music, videos, and Web sites with Music Maker 7.0. Choose from a broad variety of music styles, and combine sound and video elements via the easy-to-use drag-and-drop interface. Add special effects, fine-tune, and then post your creations on your own personal Web site.

You'll have lots of professional effects at your disposal to help create the right grooves: echo, reverb, 10-band EQ, pitch shifting, time stretching, stereo FX, distortion, filter, and compressor. The 3-D sound effect creates a magnificent cinema sound. Vocals, sounds, and live instruments can be directly recorded and edited. The karaoke function lets you filter out original vocals and dub in sing-along lyrics. Automatic remix revolutionizes the recycling of CD tracks and MP3 files. Each song is broken up by beats into single components; put them back together in new sequences, add loops, and your own mix is done.

Use the provided files or integrate your own clips to create videos. Video Controller lets you easily program your own individual video effects. There are 39 different function buttons to explore and 600 effect presets.

To create your own Web site, choose one of the 34 available templates, insert your song, add text and videos, and share your site with your friends. In online sessions, you and your friends can get together and arrange, chat, and swap files. The huge Magix online archive offers you the latest sounds for free. In the new Magix Web publishing area you can present your own masterpiece and compete with others on the Magix Web charts. Now with photos, biographies, lyrics, and more. ... Read more

Features

• Create your own music, videos and websites
• Easy-to-use drag-and-drop interface
• Dozens of professional effects
• 39 video edit function buttons with 600 presets
• 34 website templates with easy customization

Reviews (5)

kash money
when i bought this (march 2003) it was $20, but now it's only $10. i thought it was good for the price when it was $20. so it's a REALLY good deal right now. it is an excellent software with plenty of useful features, and for this price, the best in the league. very easy to use; all you need is a mic and your set to go. this is really good for a beginner to just get into making songs. for $10, this is a MUST. great program, and works fine without clogging up the computer. obviously this isn't as good as a professional program like ACID PRO 4.0, but it's almost ridiculously how little difference there is for amateurs. all in all, great software, and i recommend it for everyone.

Easy to Use, SW that actually _exceeds_ its ad copy!
I purchased this SW after trying the demo of Magix's UK Dance Edition SW. MusicMaker 7 is very easy to use, the menu items in the program are arranged in a very logical, yet intuitive fashion.

Help files included with the program are very well written and, unlike all too many programs today, actually answer real, practical questions that arise when one is learning to use the SW.

This program is packed with functionality,an easy to use interface and makes the creative process the focus rather than having to struggle with arcane command/menu sets.

The included video and audio samples are of very good quality; if one is a beginner, like me, you can wax creative for some time to come without having to buy any more samples CDs.

Try it, you will like it!

Easy and sounds GREAT!
I just got this yesterday and only ran the tutorial. I haven't even read the manual completely, but decided to give it a shot. It's SO EASY to drop in bass lines, drums, guitars, sound FX, song bytes, etc. and my first attempt at a song sounded GREAT! My kids said it sounded like something that could very easily be playing on the radio right now! I can't wait to learn more about this program to fine tune our songs even more. It's fantastic, simple to use, and allows you to create terrific sounding music just by dragging and dropping. EXCELLENT PRODUCT!

good starter program!
great samples are included with this program, they don't sound cheesy, and every sound can be modified with various effects. it's a little confusing to use at first but comes with a little video you can watch on yr computer that explains everything and a booklet, as well. Plus, what is really cool, it lets you type what you want the COMPUTER to say in your songs and the tones are adjustable, so you can make it sound like a man or woman voice speaking. you can import files and record yr own to import as well. AND not only does it help you to make music, but you can also make videos and websites. the music section, however, is the best, in my opinion. buy it and have fun!

Great!!
I just love this program. You can create great Music in a number of different styles: Rock/Pop, Hip Hop, Techno etc. You can make great songs and music in only a few clicks, and additionally add in all kinds of effects, 3D audio, Echo etc. I really enjoy using this. It's easy and the music sounds good too! ... Read more

Amazon.com Product Description

Perfect for students and beginning musicians, MusicWrite Starter Kit is a great way to learn how notes, rhythm, and harmony work together to create music. Click on the music staff to add notes and instantly hear what they sound like. Compose a few bars and hit Play to hear what you've just composed.

Included lessons give you the foundation you need to start composing music. Learn basic concepts quickly, even if you're a complete novice, or brush up on your music knowledge if you already know how to play an instrument. When your compositions are ready, print them out as clean, professional-looking sheet music, complete with title and lyrics. ... Read more

Features

• Over 20 instructional videos with full-screen and slow motion options to help users learn
• Multiple practice tools including variable-speed and repetition loops
• Software corrects musical passages and sequences onscreen as you play
• The powerful Etude Sight Reader heightens your skills in note recognition, rhythm, rests & duration, and easy & complex musical passages

Features

• Includes all the latest format converters, editors and players
• Create your own musical scores, and work with guitar, bass, keyboard and percussion tools
• Full range of accompaniment tools -- looping, digital effects, and percussion generators
• MIDI/Patch editors, multi-track recording, and CD/DVD burning tools
• It even includes music theory, ear training tutorials and digital tuners

Product Description

Piano Suite is a great option for learning to play piano no matter what your age! With a full compliment of customizable and expandable tools Piano Suite will guide you into the rewarding world of making your own music. No matter what your age, Piano Player will help you through the learning process with the help of an interactive voice tutor and provide continuous feedback on your play until you master the piece.Piano Suite is a real teaching tool, developed by music educators! Even if you already play piano you can benefit from the in-depth interactive theory lessons, and the large musical repertoire to extend your skills, and learn your favorite music easily. With Piano Suite you can record your own music, display and print the musical notation and add your own composition along with a favorite photo to the "Learning Library" repertoire. Others can then learn your music in Piano Suite's friendly guided environment. Personal and musical biographies of over 150 composers and performers will enrich your learning experience. ... Read more

Features

• Supervised piano practice with brilliantly effective audio/visual feedback
• Hundreds of professionally narrated, step-by-step theory lessons
• Practice exercises teach notation, sight-reading, and playing skills
• 100 pieces to play, practice, and enjoy; fun music-related games
• Designed to suit beginners of all ages

Features

• Sing along with the on-screen lyrics
• Adjust the key and tempo of a song to fit any singing style
• Watch the music played along on an onscreen keyboard in real-time
• Create your own automatic playlists
• Works with any Windows PC sound card

Product Description

iZotope?s Ozone 3 combines analog modeling with 64-bit digital precision to deliver a complete integrated suite of world-class mastering processors. Ozone 3 isn't a collection of plug-ins?it's a single powerful interface that combines all the required mastering tools in one system. This makes it easier to use and to understand the mix?and it sounds better because all processing is done via 64-bit DSP until final output. It's technically impossible to get this sound quality and resolution by chaining separate plug-ins together. From the warm sound of tube-modeled equalizers to the pure transparency of linear phase filters, Ozone 3 provides the tools and the technology you need to deliver top-notch audio masters. Multi-band DynamicsUp to four bands of analog-modeled compression, limiting and expansion with a smooth sound and a fine degree of control Real-time visualization of the dynamics within each band, including gain reduction meters, level histograms and X-Y compression curves. Analog or digital linear phase crossovers with adjustable Q (bandwidth). RMS and peak detection modes. Paragraphic EQShape your mix with eight bands of bell, high-pass, low-pass, high-shelf or low-shelf filters overlaid on a fully configurable spectrum analyzer. Choose from analog-modeled EQ with "soft saturation" modeling or digital linear phase filtering with up to 16,000 bands of precision. Compare your mixes with a powerful spectrum analyzer that offers real-time and average mode... ... Read more

Features

• Multiband Dynamics with up to four bands that emulate the response of analog circuitry, for natural-sounding compression, expansion, and limiting
• Paragraphic EQ shapes the tone with eight nodes of bell, highpass, lowpass, highshelf or lowshelf filters -- all overlaid on an ultra fast spectrum display
• Multiband Harmonic Exciter for adding warmth, sparkle or shine to your mixes -- choose from retro, tape or tube modeled excitation with adjustable amount and mix controls
• Master dual mode reverb adds ambience to your mix, with selectable plate or room modeling algorithms for studio or acoustic ambience
• Prepare audio for CD with word-length reduction and high order psychoacoustic shaped dither

Reviews (2)

This CD does the job
This is a good CD for beginers. I bought this from shop and finished it in a few hours. The video on the CD are helpful, althogh only a few pieces. You can play the video again and again to focus on the finger actions. In addition, the software is designed in an elegant style - you feel as if a well-dressed piano teacher were working with you rather than a tool in front.

I give four stars. Wish the ARCMEDIA publish software to teach piano at medium level. I am willing to pay for more $ than this CD. Again, this CD is worth the money. Think about the tuition you might pay for a piano teacher and the flexibility you get by using this CD.

not so easy
I thought it was as described ..... easy, however this software does no provide much and there's this background music which sounds kind of cold. They basically spilt the lesson to three parts which does not follow with everybody's pace. Try another software. ... Read more

Amazon.com Product Description

Magix MP3 Maker Platinum includes everything you need for quick and easy MP3 editing. You can rip, burn, and archive CDs; search and download the latest hits; record from external sources; and create playlists. Manipulate digital music in any way you want: you can edit, convert, and add effects to your music files. Take your digital music off the computer so you can play it anywhere. Compile playlists, rip CDs, or burn music CDs from your MP3 library for your home or car stereo system. Play back music wherever you are in any format required. Each playlist track (no matter what the format or bit rate is) is automatically converted to the desired format. You can listen to worldwide Internet radio and record tracks instantly. File your music with authority with the help of CDDB, a free online CD database full of song-title information. Magix MP3 Maker Platinum is more than just a rip-and-burn program: it's a total digital music solution. ... Read more

Reviews (3)

Maybe you can, maybe you can't
This product doesn't do what it says it does. I bought it to record internet radio, the box says you can record anything that is playing in the output. It didn't work, I emailed magix and they said my sound card needs to have this feature. But if your sound card has this feature, you wouldn't need mp3 maker.
Anyway, so so program otherwise.

Doesn't do all that it says it does
I bought this program for one reason and one reason only: it was the only CD-burning program among the dozen or so I considered that claimed to be able to convert REAL files to .mp3s or .WAV files. After two hours at the computer and countless consultations of the manual, I re-checked the box to make sure I hadn't misread it. I hadn't - the box definitely lists REAL files among those the program can import and convert, and it also says it's compatible with all types of formats - but this clearly isn't really the case.

It does appear to work as well as any other program with respect to other formats and creating CDs from records and tapes, but the screen layout and the recording process are needlessly cumbersome, and there are a lot of bells and whistles that don't appear to improve the sound quality of the recordings much if at all. For a simpler and more user-friendly program, I recommend Cakewalk Pyro. (It isn't compatible with REAL files either, but it also doesn't claim otherwise.) The only good thing I have to say about Magix right now is that thanks to them, I now know Circuit City's return policy really is as good as their commercials say. It's nice to know some companies don't lie about their products or services.

Great at first but errors later.....
when i baught it i was hoping it would organize all my mp3 files and it did but now it is giving me different types of errors and it isn't any better then my other mp3 software (jukebox 7.0) and i encourage you to think twice! ... Read more

Product Description

iZotope Trash is the ultimate tool for selectively adding distortion to your tracks. Of course there are tons of guitar rig simulators, including rectified overdrive and a stunning array of 85 cabinet models. And you?ll find just as much use for the subtler tone enhancements to your other tracks?tape saturation for vocals, overdrive for keyboards or a pinch of fuzz on a lead guitar, for example. Chain pairs of distortions together or apply distortion independently to individual frequency bands. Trash is compatible with most Mac and PC hosts, supports 192kHz and employs 64-bit for great fidelity regardless of how nasty you like your sound. Trash is the king of distortion?and at a price that smokes the competition. Features:64-bit internal processing  up to 192kHz sampling rate  all-purpose distortion plug-in, from subtle to extreme  realistic guitar rig simulator  multi-band, dual-stage distortion with 48 algorithms  85 speaker cabinet models from vintage to experimental  3 microphone models  36 sweepable filter types?analog, resonant, clean, saturated  multi-band compression and gating  analog modeling for added warmth  extensive delay modeling?analog, lo-fi, tape-style  elegant user interface  automation support  superior stability  CPU-efficient  comprehensive preset library     Compatible with: Live ... ... Read more

Features

• 36 sweepable filter types - Analog, resonant, clean, saturated and more
• Almost 50 different multiband dual-stage distortion types - chain and multiband them for stronger, wilder sound
• Create your own delays - Tape delays, analog and lo-fi digital delays -- repeat, echo it and buzz it
• Dynamic multiband compression with noise gating - Compress it, gate it and squash it for truly powerful reverb
• Better box modeling - work with 85 box, cabinet and speaker models, from the standard classics to the big stacks

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Magix Music & Video Maker Generation 6 Deluxe is all youneed for video and sound creation. Record your music, create new sounds, capture and mix video, and add animations. Music & Video Maker G6 is based on the standard version of Music Maker, but with cool new features. The program also includes more than 3,300 up-to-date sound loops, video files, and much more on four CDs.

With 64 stereo tracks (audio and video) that includes a spectrum analyzer, you can arrange all frequencies like a professional. In the arranger, you can freely draw in complete effect and filter changes for individualtracks. Create your own loops using the new Music Editor. Just sample any number of sounds and arrange them with professional effects, noise reduction, andloop functions until you get the right groove. You can capture your ownvideos directly in the program and freely draw in the real-time effectcurve for all video files in the arranger. Use your finished songs and videos in different streaming formats (Windows Media Format, Real, QuickTime) for a home page or send them via e-mail. Pull WAV files into the sampler to compose your own melodies or add new harmonies to an arrangement. Add many effects such as distortion or filter. Using ambient synth, you can make your own visual background atmospheres. With editable presets such as "thunderstorm,"you can create cool effects for songs and videos. ... Read more

Reviews (3)

Video editing-no way
i searched many programs, looking for a simple way to capture my own video from vcr, camera or t.v. and then record it back to the vcr or cd. This isn't the program. I searched the manual (very nice) but it doesn't enabale you to record back to your vcr----so I am returning it.

This is a great product and worth the money!
This program is D'Bomb! Get this..... A few months ago, I purchased a 4 track machine. This Music & Video maker was less money, included identical track options except this program allowed me 60+ tracks aside from the video programs, and other audio options and mixers. Buying this program alone will save you a few hundered dollars if you plan on buying mixers, track machines, effect machines, etc. The quality on this program is just remakable. I highly recommend it.

This program is awesome!
This is definitely one of the best music editing programs i have ever used. the effects and sound recordings are great and the program has huge amounts of functionality. BUY IT ... Read more

Features

• Create your own music mixes with iTunes 4 -- the powerful software for instant access to a world of music
• iPhoto 2 turns your ordinary pictures into great works of art -- correct color, remove blemishes and add music to your homemade photo albums
• iMovie 3 lets you add 8 powerful new video effects and 35 new titles -- pan and zoom with still photos for more impressive home movies
• iDVD 3 makes it possible to create fantastic-looking DVDs at home, complete with stunning Hollywood-style DVD menus, plus 24 new themes and chapters
• Apple SuperDrive required for iDVD

Reviews (3)

Old version!
iLife '04 has replaced this product. Do not order iLife 1.1, order iLife '04.

The most fun I've had with a computer in 2 years
Truly, what this makes easy is amazing. Photo albums and do-it-yourself coffee table books, movies, DVDs, music and more.

If you have any older i-___ apps, upgrade now to iLife. It fixes bugs and problems that formerly required work arounds...like now you can adjust the volume in movie tracks...it's elegant and so useful.

But the big advance in iLife is that it the formerly disparate media types now all work together. Laying music tracks into my home movies is a snap. The Ken Burns effect puts photos into movies with style and beauty. Then it all flows into iDVD.

We have friends who hire a computer maven to manage and edit their photos and camcorder video. I just gave them a photo book I made in iPhoto of the wife's 50th birthday party. It earned her thanks and praise. And her computer guru had never seen something so nice. It was easy and fun.

OK, it has some bugs and hangs occassionally...but crashes have never lost any of my data. Just force quit and restart the app and you're rolling again.

But it makes it easy and fun for us non-techies to make beautiful results.

Not even Microsoft has stooped this low!
I am a film student trying to get some work done and what do I discover? Those lovely, FREE updates to iTunes, iPhoto and iMovie (included in this software) make it so that if you want to export from iMovie to iDVD, you have to upgrade iDVD. Now guess what the only way you can accomplish that is! By buying this software package. So, you get to spend your fifty bucks on one piece of software and the upgrades for the other 3 that are available for FREE from Apple. So basically, they screw you into buying iLife to complete the upgrade. Seriously, Microsoft isn't so underhanded!!! Shame on you, Apple!!! ... Read more