USB Music Studio Kit

by Turtle Beach

Product Features

• Perfect for computer based audio recording and live performance applications

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 11.2 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: B00008W80H
• Item model number: VTS-3600-100
• Date first available at Amazon.com: March 17, 2003
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,519 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Turn your PC or laptop into a MIDI Music Recording StudioRecord Producer MIDI Edition software lets you record edit and play music with your MIDI keyboard and you don't have to know how to read music. Record one track at a time from your keyboard to create lush orchestration with different instrument sounds. You can even print sheet music! Includes USB MIDI cable.System Requirements: IBM PC or compatible with Windows-compatible SVGA display and 16-bit soundcard Pentium II class 233 MHz processor (400MHz for Windows 2000/XP) Windows 98/Me 64 MB RAM Windows 2000/XP 128 MB RAM 16 MB of hard disc space for program. Windows 98 Windows Millennium Edition Windows 2000 Professional Windows XP Home and Professional A 16x or faster CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive 800x600 high color (16 Bit) MIDI MUSIC KEYBOARD: (or controller) required USB PORT: required INTERNET ACCESS: required RECOMMENDED: Pentium II class 400 MHz processor (700 MHz for Windows 2000/XP) Windows 98/Me 128 MB RAM Windows 2000/XP 256 MB RAM.Format: WIN 9598ME2000XP Genre: PRODUCTIVITY UPC: 731855036004 Manufacturer No: TBS3600-01

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

33 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely No Problems Under XP, December 19, 2005

By 

A. Kulcsar "akulcsar" (Ypsilanti, MI United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: USB Music Studio Kit (CD-ROM)

I must admit that I was mildly amused by some of the reviews of this product.

First, you ARE NOT purchasing software with this package...you are purchasing the USB-MIDI adapter. The additional software that may be included in this package are bonuses; so do not be surprised that some of them are demo versions. Also, there is no spyware included. An Internet connection absolutely IS NOT required for any of the included software, though you can register the software via an Internet connection if you so choose.

Second, the adapter works just fine in Windows XP and requires NO EXTRA SOFTWARE to work. Plug one end into your MIDI device, plug the other end into a USB port, and the built-in Windows drivers will take care of the rest. The device also works under Windows 98, though not as well (it has difficulty with simultaneous events, so chords from a MIDI keyboard may not register correctly).

As with most inexpensive adapters, there are latency issues with this device. Performing multi-track recordings with this device will be difficult. But as a simple MIDI device, it works quite well.

I thought this was a good purchase though a bit overpriced. Then again, I knew what I was buying.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good value! Software registration needs Internet connection, December 14, 2003

By 

Alex Mladenovic (CA United States) - See all my reviews

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: USB Music Studio Kit (CD-ROM)

I bought it because I neded USB to MIDI adapter cable to use my older Windows 2000 laptop with my MIDI keyboard. MIDI worked as soon as I installed the software from CD. The only thing I do not like is the registration with included Voyetra Record Producer software, it forces registration throught Internet to be able to use the software or it goes in 30 days demo mode.

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Setup is a challenge, but performance is awesome, May 15, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: USB Music Studio Kit (CD-ROM)

I have finally connected my Yamaha PSR-225GM keyboard to my Toshiba XP laptop and now I am recording music directly from the keyboard into MIDI format. The software takes a while to get used to and there are some places where it might have been more user-friendly, but it is powerful and easy to use once you understand it. I like how you can select and move notes, change the length of the notes, change the musical instrument, and print out music. The music recording captured dynamics.

Getting things to work took a lot of time. I spent a few hours and was about to give up. I am still not sure which of the things I tried made the recording to work. I ended up using the Edirol UM-1SX (purchased separately) instead of the USB MIDI cable that came with the studio kit. I configured the keyboard MIDI settings to channel 1 and made sure the MIDI would be sent out. I uninstalled and reinstalled the application. Then tried recording and voila it worked! Used EDIROL as MIDI input and Microsoft MIDI Mapper as MIDI output.