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Summary: If you didn't write this software...
Review: ...then don't try to use it. I've been waiting a month for any response from thier technical support. The documentation is hysterically bad. There are sections describing how to use one's mouse and what "selecting" means, and the rest of it is diabolically confused. There's never any indication of where functions being discussed are found, how to interpret the constantly shifting barrage of hybrid computer hardware/technical recording industry/made-up control name terminology, or... really, anything. It's useless. Several of the keyboard commands don't work, the icons are impossible to interpret, and there's no way to guess what parts of the intricate interface are active and which are merely display. If you have weeks and weeks of time on end, as I do at the moment, to play with it, and are masochistic, like me, then by all means purchase this product.
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Summary: not a cool music studio!
Review: After installing the Magix music studio into our computer we soon wished we never had!(pc) The digital audio recording didn't work well: it was only possible at a VERY low volume and often the sequencer started 'skipping', so that no recording was possible. Using this program also caused a lot of 'damaged files' into our system and finally we had to restore the whole computer. The notation in the program was OK, though. And if it works in your computer, it's quite easy to use and has a lot of cool stuff.Cool effects and a nice mixer.
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Summary: Like it
Review: At the moment I only have two criticisms of this software.1. The instruction manual could be written a bit more clearly- often it is hard to see where in the program the subject being discussed is at. And.. 2. They need to program some tool tips into the GUI so when the user passes over buttons, there is some clue given as to what they do ( like when your mouse pointer passes over the little picture of a floppy and the word "Save" pops up in a little yellow box). Though it did take me some time to figure out what and where some things were, I have to say I am pretty impressed over all.
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Summary: It has provided me with great entertainment
Review: First I want to say I am not a professional musician and that I do not sing or play the guitar very well. But with Music Studio G6 I have put together a few songs that actually sound good. When I was in high school my brother and I would record on my AIWA stereo for the fun of it. Music Studio G6 has given our hobby a digital upgrade so to speak! Music Studio comes with a MIDI producing program and Audio Studio, which is used to record CD quality material. The materials are saved as .vip files, and then may be exported as wavs, mpegs, or MP3s (although the basic software only comes with 20 free uses of the MP3 conversion software). You are permitted to integrate up to 48 tracks, using imported sound files, or your own recordings. There are many digital effects available, such as echo, reverb, equalizing, noise normalization, etc. It is like having a full working music studio at your fingertips. Then once you are done, burn the songs onto a CD, and you have your first demo tape. My computer handled the program just fine. I had some slight problems with the MIDI program, although the troubleshooting guide helped me get it working. The manual suggests that for OPTIMAL performance your computer needs to have 128 MB of RAM, although mine works fine with 64 MB. One key component your computer should have is a full-duplex sound card. This means your sound card can play audio files and record at the same time. If your sound card cannot do this, then your recording capabilities will be very limited. Ultimately, this is a nice product. The deluxe edition listed here has CD burning software and a few other features, which the basic software package lacks. The deluxe package contains 2 CDs, each with sound clips that can be used for your recording. If you have problems, magix.com has free update patches available for download.
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Summary: Excellent!
Review: I burned my first CD full of my original music. I have three songs. I'm going to go back and do another set of 8 or so. The music studio deluxe effects are great and I edited, fined tuned and mastered each track. When I was done I cleaned it up with the audio cleaning feature. It sounds sharp, sweeet, clean, tight. It's an really good program because my end result was perfect.
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Summary: Excellent!
Review: I burned my first CD full of my original music. I have three songs. I'm going to go back and do another set of 8 or so. The music studio deluxe effects are great and I edited, fined tuned and mastered each track. When I was done I cleaned it up with the audio cleaning feature. It sounds sharp, sweeet, clean, tight. It's an really good program because my end result was perfect.
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Summary: Better Than Cakewalk Pro Audio
Review: This software is an outstanding value. I've found it to be a much more sophisticated product than Cakewalk Pro Audio 9. For the price that makes it a top contender for home studio software.
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