American Idol Extreme Music Creator [Old Version]

by Sony

Product Features

• Record and produce your own songs
• Create original music to back your vocals
• Import your own music from CDs and MP3s
• Burn your own demo CDs
• Endorsed by legendary music producer and American Idol judge Randy Jackson!

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B000IAF7AA
• Item model number: MSAIE6000
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 2, 2001
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,989 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)

Product Description

Amazon.com

American Idol Extreme Music Creator software is everything you need to record, mix, edit, burn, and share your own music. Includes hundreds of loops that you can use to build songs and background tracks. Record live vocals and instruments. Professional mixing tools. Bonus CD includes 283 additional loops co-produced by Randy Jackson.

Perform Sing along with background music you create Record vocals or instruments into your mix Change key and tempo on the fly Import your own music from CDs or MP3s Record yourself singing a cappella like a real audition   Produce Professional tools polish your performance Layer an unlimited number of music tracks Remix songs and MP3s with the Beatmapper tool Create special effects with reverse audio Show Me How tutorials guide you while you work   Share Click Play to preview your song Export songs to personal audio players Burn your own demo CDs Convert songs to MP3 format Save to popular formats for uploading to the web What Is a Loop? A loop is simply an audio file that repeats itself within your song. For example, a loop can be a drum beat, guitar riff, keyboard part, or vocal sample. With American Idol Extreme Music Creator software, you can create complete songs or custom remixes by selecting and arranging different loops. American Idol Extreme Music Creator software includes more than 800 music loops to get you started.

The Magic of Loops
Loops make it easy for anyone to create music. A loop is simply an audio file that repeats itself in your composition. A music loop can be a drum beat, guitar riff, keyboard part, or a vocal sample. By selecting and arranging loops in different ways, you can create complete songs or killer background tracks in minutes. American Idol Extreme Music Creator software includes hundreds of professionally recorded loops in multiple genres -- the creative possibilities are endless!

Instant Pop Songs
As a special bonus, American Idol Extreme Music Creator includes Randy Jackson's Producer's Pack, a special CD crammed with over 250 music loops. The samples on this CD represent popular genres such as hard rock, soft rock, electro-pop, R&B, hip-hop, and dance. Want to jump right in and record your own single? Open up any of the six prearranged projects and lay in your own vocals. All the building blocks you need to create a hit song are included in Randy Jackson's Producer's Pack. The only thing missing is you!

Learn as You Go
Learn the tricks of the trade by following along with the built-in Show Me How tutorials. These interactive helpers walk you through the basics of loop-based composition, recording, and mixing. Text dialog boxes and guides explain your next step and show you where to click so you can learn and do at the same time.

Features
Fundamentals Over 600 rock, pop, and hip-hop loops Easy recording of vocals and instruments Show Me How interactive tutorials Unlimited tracks and loops per project Intuitive pick, paint, and play interface Automatic pitch and tempo matching Metronome for playback and record	Mixing and Editing Support for alternate time signatures Beatmapper remixing tool Tempo and key changes MIDI playback DLS sample file support	Export and Sharing Disc-at-once CD burning CD audio extraction MP3 open/save Export to Sony Net MD devices Windows Media 9 support QuickTime support One-click publishing to ACIDplanet.com

Supported File Formats

	Supported Formats	Opens	Saves
	Macintosh® AIFF (.aif)
	ATRAC Adaptive Transform Acoustic Coding		*
	MIDI (.mid)
	MPEG-1 Layer 3 (Audio) (.mp3)
	OGG Vorbis (.ogg)
	Perfect Clarity Audio™ (.pca)
	QuickTime® (.mov)
	RealAudio® (.rm)
	Sony Wave64 (.w64)
	Microsoft Wave® (uncompressed) (.wav)
	Windows Media® Audio 9 Series (.wma)

*When exporting to a Sony NetMD player.

Product Description

American Idol Extreme Music Creator software is a powerful application that lets users experience what it's like to produce songs much in the same way their favorite producers do; right on their home computer. It offers more advanced music-making features for aspiring musicians and singers who are serious about the chance at their turn as America's next superstar. Users can record their vocals, remix their own favorite songs, burn them to CD to share with others ¿ or even publish to the web. The software includes hundreds of royalty-free music loops and samples in multiple genres and also comes with a free Randy Jackson's Producer's Pack bonus disc providing over 250 additional pop music loops and samples.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars it's like a REAL recording studio!!!! NOTHING BEATS IT!!!!, February 7, 2007

A Kid's Review

This review is from: American Idol Extreme Music Creator [Old Version] (Video Game)

American Idol Extreme music Creator is the awesome thing! if u are looking for something to make your OWN ORIGINAL music, get this!!! because i wanted it so bad for christmas, i got it, and i WAS NOT disappointed!!! and if u get a PC microphone, which is really cheap, you can record your singing voice and make up lyrics to go with your music you just made!! then u can burn everything to make your own CD, AND you get to publish it!!!! I LOVE IT!!!!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not for the novice, May 6, 2007

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Emily Postal "IT Student" (Ithaca, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: American Idol Extreme Music Creator [Old Version] (Video Game)

This package is what I would consider to be the "Photoshop" of music editing software. If all you want to do is strip the vocals off pieces of recorded .mp3's in order to dub over them with your own voice, this is NOT the tool for you. I could not figure out how to use it and the Help was not very helpful.
On the other hand, it does come with many different options and loads of separate guitar, drum, piano, etc. loops that you can use if you're savvy about synchronizing these things with other musical loops you already have. This is probably a good piece of software for composers and people who want to alter the beat, tone, pitch, etc. of self-recorded clips. I don't know why they advertise it as having anything to do with American Idol because it's fairly useless for singers.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars American Idol music maker starts here, January 18, 2007

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L. R. kohlmeier "video buff" (louisville, Ky) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: American Idol Extreme Music Creator [Old Version] (Video Game)

I found the Extreme Music Maker somewhat easy to use once I got the hang of it. It's so easy to create your own style of music with all the
accessories and, I liked the "where my dogs" track the best. Its so easy to mix N match .. All U wanna be Idols.. this could be for YOU... As a part time DJ I like the beats and built in bass lines to start my own songs...