Cakewalk Kinetic Electronic Music Studio Software (Windows)

Product Description

The Easiest Way to Make Music
Kinetic doesn't just sound good, it makes musical creativity accessible to anyone. Just choose a hip hop or electronic style, then build your track with hundreds of professional sounds, patterns, and loops.

Want to get deeper? Tap out your own rhythm with your computer keyboard and the GRID. Edit patterns and sounds with Kinetic's part editor. Bring in your own samples. Mix it down. Kinetic gives you everything you need.

The Best Sounds
Kinetic features 100% genuine Roland sounds from their genre-defining groove boxes and synthesizers. The Roland name is synonymous with the cutting edge tones of Hip Hop, Dance, and Electronica. These instruments have been used by chart-toppers and underground legends for over 20 years.

And that's just part of what you'll find in Kinetic 2. They've included a whole new arsenal of sounds and effects, and even VST and DirectX support, so you can add hundreds of instruments to your productions.

Features:
Make beats and produce music with an easy point-and-click interface

Includes hundreds of professional music patterns and ACID-format loops in many styles

Over a thousand instrument patches, featuring genuine Roland(R) sounds

Add samples to projects with DropZone -- includes instrument sounds, hits, drums, and more

Tap beats with your mouse, computer keyboard, or MIDI controller with The GRID

Build & edit patterns with a powerful step sequencer/piano roll view

Create bass lines, leads, and pads with PSYN II virtual analog synth

Tweak sounds with filter, reverb, EQ, delay, enhancer, decimator, modulation, and more

Add VST & DirectX instruments & effects

Connect to recording programs with ReWire support to expand your studio

Export WAV files for CD, or WMA and MP3 for the Internet

Set It Off
Making your own tracks is easy, even if you have no experience. Just choose a musical style and audition different sounds, musical patterns, and loops in Kinetic's browser. Layer patterns and sounds on up to 16 tracks to start building your song.

The GRID
Get hands-on control with The GRID. Just tap your computer keys to create drum patterns, chords, and more. You can even use your mouse or a MIDI controller to lay down a rhythm.

Take Control
Add your own style to any pattern or create your own by just pointing and clicking. Kinetic's Part Editor makes it simple.

Customize your tracks with over 1,000 preset sounds, or create your own with Kinetic's exclusive instruments including PSYN II synthesizer and DropZone sampler.

Unstoppable Sounds
Get inspired. Kinetic comes with over a thousand sounds to get you moving -- drums, keys, bass, guitar, percussion, and more. You can even use your own samples and loops or add VST and DXi synths and effects to your projects.

Roland GrooveSynth
Get sounds from the classic Roland synths and beat boxes with Roland GrooveSynth. Roland instruments defined the sounds that shaped hip hop and electronica. It would take thousands of dollars to create these sounds with hardware, but now they can be yours -- all you need is Kinetic and your computer.

PSYN II
Bring the sounds of classic analog synths and beyond to your music with PSYN II. This powerhouse synth is perfect for earth-shaking bass lines, funky leads, and rich pads. Hundreds of massive presets are included.

DropZone Sampler
There's no easier way to add your own style to a track. Just drag and drop a sample into DropZone, and make it part of your beat. Perfect for creating remixes or for building the perfect hook for your song. Includes real instrument sounds, drums, vocals, REX-format loops, and more.

Loops
Kinetic includes tempo-syncing ACID-format loops and MIDI Groove Clips that will get your tracks moving, no matter what style you choose. Electronic and acoustic drums, basses, keys, guitars, and other grooves automatically lock to the tempo of your project. Bring any ACID loop or Cakewalk Groove Clip into your project.

In the Mix
Control the faders. Mute, solo, and pan sounds. Add audio effects with the aux busses. Kinetic's mixer gives you all the control you need right at your fingertips.

Effects
Kinetic has all the effects you need to add professional polish to your productions. Add reverb, delay, EQ, filter sweeps, bit decimation, and more with 10 included effects. Plus, add any VST or DirectX effect to your project.

Build Your Track
Just hit record and Kinetic will automatically capture your performance as you trigger different sections, change the mix, and tweak your sounds. You can also point and click to arrange songs with your mouse. When you're done, export WAV files for CD, or WMA and MP3* files for the internet.

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Minimum System Requirements
Operating System: Windows XP

Processor Speed: 1.2 GHz processor

RAM: 512 MB

Hard Disk Space: 400 MB

Video Resolution: 1024 X 768, 16-bit color

Audio Hardware: Windows compatible soundcard* using WDM, ASIO, or DirectSound drivers

Recommended System Requirements
Operating System: Windows XP

Processor Speed: 2.0 GHz Pentium or Athlon processor

RAM: 1 GB

Hard Disk Space: 600 MB for full program and content installation

Video Resolution: 1280 X 1024, 32-bit color

Audio Hardware:
Windows compatible soundcard* using WDM, ASIO drivers
Windows-compatible MIDI interface**

*Required for audio playback
**Required to connect to external MIDI devices

Note: Kinetic does not support Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000