Cakewalk Guitar Tracks 2.0

by Cakewalk

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 5 x 2.5 x 10 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00004U8LC
• Item model number: 10-CWGT2.00-10C
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 14, 2000
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,795 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #8 in Software > Video & Music > Software > Music Creation & Sequencing
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Guitar Tracks 2.0 is a PC-based multitrack recording program built for guitar players. Designed to be as easy to use as a multitrack cassette recorder or tape deck, this is a great musical sketchpad for guitarists and singers/songwriters. Use it to get ideas down quickly. Controls are logical and clear so you can lay it down and mix it up fast. Features include eight recordable tracks of digital audio, easy punch-ins, looping, locating markers, stereo equalizer, delay, flange, stereo chorus, reverb, and vintage amp simulation. Mix down to stereo WAV files to burn CDs or make MP3s for the Internet. Tune up quickly with a built-in chromatic tuner. Guitar Tracks works with any guitar or microphone.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

27 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Software 8 Track Studio, August 6, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Cakewalk Guitar Tracks 2.0 (CD-ROM)

I have to say that I am really impressed with version 2.0 of Guitar Tracks. They completely redesigned the user interface, which looks great, and made it really easy to use. It's a full 8 track recording studio with input and output meters, and audio editing. Each of the tracks can now be mono or stereo and can use any DirectX audio plugin. It comes with Stereo Reverb, Chorus, Flanger, Delay and Parametric EQ plugins. It also has the Drag and Drop Drummer Lite software with a bunch of great drum loops, that intergrates with program. I was up and running in about 5 minutes.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must for any Guitarist, March 20, 2001

By 

Dave Lang (Boston) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cakewalk Guitar Tracks 2.0 (CD-ROM)

I purchased this product a bit uncertain of its capabilities. I knew very little about the production and mixing of music, but I gave it a try (I was sick of dismal recordings into a cheap tape deck). It was more than worth it. I am now making my own home demos, throwing down some guitar and bass tracks with some lyrics over it. There's even a nice drum selection to choose from. When you've completed a song (which can be tedious if you are a perfectionist like myself), you'll be amazed by the results. You can even save it as a WAV file and burn it to a CD.

I am a non professional, but the sound is crisp and digital it sounds like it was recorded in a studio. If you're a decent musician who wants to record yourself, BUY THIS. Whether you just want to practice leads over rythms, or you want to make a homegrown demo, this is a great program. Me, I take advantage of it almost everyday.

14 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars mix down to mp3 limited, drum styles limited, July 3, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Cakewalk Guitar Tracks 2.0 (CD-ROM)

After buying this software I am quite unhappy that the mix down to mp3 option is only a trial. On the box cover under major features it says, "mix down to stereo wav files to burn CDs or make MP3s for the internet". But this mix down to MP3 option only works a limited number of times and then they want to rip you another [price]. I have read in another report that they have even messed with the wavs someway so that you can't user another mp3 ripper to convert a cakewalk wav to mp3. I haven't tried yet.

Second, the drum loops that come with Guitar Tracks are fairly limited and it is hard to know what a loop will sound like looking at the names they have used. They are really trying to sell you another drum program as an upgrade. If you are into jazz or latin music don't count on using the drum loops. Mostly rock stuff.

The mixer part of the program works well. I have only mixed 3 tracks of guitar together so far. It sounds good to me.

I would rate this product very high with the two exceptions I mentioned above and response time for questions sent in to Cakewalk on the internet. They say they usually respond in 1 to 2 days. Don't count on it.