Cakewalk Kinetic

by Cakewalk

Product Features

• Duplicates the sounds and tones of the leading Roland groove boxes and synthesizers - the MC 101, 606, 808 and 909
• Work with hundreds of professionally-recorded patterns and loops, through a fun intuitive interface
• Access a powerful Pattern Editor and 64 voice polyphonic synthesizer (PSYN) for creating original music or modifying existing song patterns
• Tweak your sound with the powerful set of studio effects tools
• Connect Kinetic to other recording programs like Music Creator, Home Studio, or SONAR to expand your capabilities

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 13.4 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00027EQEC
• Item model number: 787537615876
• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 7, 2004
• Average Customer Review: 1.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,959 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #31 in Software > Video & Music > Software > Music Creation & Sequencing
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

With Cakewalk Kinetic, you're the dance and hip-hop producer. Simply put, Kinetic represents the fastest and easiest way to create electronic music. Even if you have no musical background, it's a snap to get started making tracks. And that's not all, your grooves are going to be huge because Kinetic features the best instrument sounds ever available on a PC. Whether you have dance-club aspirations or need beats to back your rhymes, Kinetic has all the juice you need.

The best sounds

Kinetic features 100-percent-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. It would take thousands of dollars of hardware to create these sounds, but now they can instantly be yours--all you need is Kinetic and your PC.

The easiest way to make music

Kinetic doesn't just sound good; it makes musical creativity accessible to anyone, regardless of musical experience. Just select the instrument and style of music you want, and you are given hundreds of professionally recorded music patterns and loops to make music. To add your own flavor to the mix you, can modify these patterns or create your own. Then just point and click to trigger different instruments and you're composing your own song.

Key features:

• Compose music and create beats with an easy point-and-click interface
• Choose from over 400 instrument patches, featuring genuine Roland sounds (101, 606, 808, 909, more)
• Add audio loops to your mix for even more rhythmic variety
• Get started with hundreds of professionally recorded music patterns and ACID-format loops in popular styles
• Quickly access patterns and sounds by instrument type and music genre through Kinetic's innovative content browser
• Use the included patterns or create your own
• Tweak your sounds with professional studio effects
• Connect Kinetic to other recording programs like Music Creator, Home Studio, or SONAR to expand your capabilities
• Export WAV files of your mix to burn on CD or MP3s* to share on the web

*MP3 encoder is available as a 30-day trial version

Product Description

Groove Sequencer Software (For PC & MAC)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Problems with Sound Blaster Audigy 2, August 20, 2005

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Shiner The Bock - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cakewalk Kinetic (CD-ROM)

Looks like a great product...but $80 later, I'm stuck with a CD that does me no good because I own a Sound Blaster Audigy 2 soundcard. Evidently, "newer" drivers don't work with this product. You have to install drivers from...2003? Note that there are absolutely NO updates available for this product, and I'm writing this review as of August 21, 2005. If your SB drivers are from 2004 or newer, you will get a "blue screen of death" when trying to execute key commands in this application (such as "new song..."). If you don't have a Sound Blaster sound card, then go for it, but otherwise.....good luck! Besides, Sound Blaster cards are pretty obscure......right?

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Decent beats, but the intructions might as well have been in Chinese, March 28, 2006

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Capt. McPl0x (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cakewalk Kinetic (CD-ROM)

I did some research looking for the simplest software for making some downtempo music. Every review I read said Kinetic was the one. I installed the software and read the instructions, and they were of little or no use. You must need a degree from Berkeley or Full Sail to understand the manual.

I eventually was able to make a song through trial and error but they seriously need to get some better writers at Cakewalk to explain how the software works.

2.0 out of 5 stars Not for amateurs, February 3, 2011

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airmanj - See all my reviews

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Cakewalk Kinetic (CD-ROM)

I bought this as an amateur just to play around with some music. It seems like it is designed more for the professional because after about a week I just gave up. Very confusing and the instructions are of no help. I would not recommend this unless you plan on devoting a ton of time in trying to make it work.