Customer Reviews

Cakewalk Kinetic

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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?

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.

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.