Product Description

Can't play bass, drums, piano, or violin? No problem! Just point and click and you are making music. It's that easy! Introducing Cakewalk Studio Instruments, the world's first easy-to-use and affordable software instrument collection for Mac and PC. Cakewalk Studio Instruments includes a high quality Drum Kit, Bass Guitar, Electric Piano, and String Section that can be played stand alone or inside your favorite music-making software such as Cakewalk Music Creator, Apple GarageBand, Magix Music Maker Deluxe, SONY ACID Music Studio, and more (see list below for complete list of compatible products).Cakewalk Studio Instruments include pre-recorded patterns played by ace session musicians so you can build sections for your songs, practice, or just have fun jamming along.And Studio Instruments sound great because they're from Cakewalk, makers of the most popular music creation software in the world, used daily by Grammy winning musicians and producers. Start making music today with Cakewalk Studio Instruments!Use it as a stand alone program or with your favourite Mac/PC music recording software like:* Ableton Live* Apple GarageBand* Apple Logic* Cakewalk Music Creator* Cakewalk Kinetic 2* Cakewalk Project5* Cakewalk SONAR Home Studio* Cakewalk SONAR Studio Edition* Cakewalk SONAR Producer Edition* Image Line FL Studio* Mackie Tracktion* Magix Music Maker* Magix Music Studio* MOTU Digital Performer* SONY ACID Music Studio* SONY ACID Pro* Steinberg Cubase (PC Only)* MORE!Works with most AU/VSTi compatible softwareDrum Kit* Load multiple Drum sound programs and play pre-recorded drum grooves in a variety of styles* Includes patterns in a variety of styles: Rock, Pop, Hip Hop, Jazz, Blues, Funk, and more* Drag patterns into your recording softw

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1594 in Software
• Brand: Cakewalk
• Released on: 2008-07-30
• Platforms: Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows XP

Features

• Four authentic sounding software instruments
• Built-in effects
• Mac and PC compatible

Manufacturer's Description
Cakewalk Studio Instruments is all you need to turn your computer into a Drum Set, Bass Guitar, String Section, or Electric Pianoâ€"plus you can also enhance your favourite recording software with these great sounding virtual instruments. Can’t play Bass, Drums, Piano, or Violin? No problem! Just point and click to make music. Plus Cakewalk Studio Instruments includes pre-recorded patterns to make songs, practice, or just have fun jamming along. It’s that easy! Start making music today with Cakewalk Studio Instruments.

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Customer Reviews

One Star
Before buying Studio Instruments I read pretty much everything there is -
this included the online video tutorials on Cakewalk's website. Amazing audio software, and it is a great product, but on my computer it will stop working after 30 days as the software won't allow me to complete the registration process. Basically the registration process is combined with three things: install the software and enter Serial Number, start program and register online to get an activation code, then type in the activation code - the last part is the problem of the matter "typing it in" - yes you may wonder what the problem is, so do I...that registration field where you type in that activation code remains disabled and the program will stop working after 30 days.

The matter has by the way NOTHING to do with Amazon, I want to make sure that the reader understands it. It is a matter relating to the makers of Studio Instruments (Cakewalk).

However good Studio Instruments is, it was to me a sobering experience, to say the least and a pricy one...

Excellent for the money
Nice sounding instruments, a lot more variety than you'd expect, particularly on the drums. Excellent for the money. There are good demos of the instruments on YouTube. It would have been nice to have an acoustic rather than electric piano, but I doubt they could have done that for so little money.

I had a similar problem to another reviewer in registering the product, so I phoned Cakewalk and they sorted it - it was a while ago so I can't remember how.