CAKEWALK Home Studio 2 ( Windows )

Product Features

• Record unlimited audio and MIDI tracks, then mix them with real-time audio and MIDI effects -- in up to 24-bit/96 kHz audio
• Record your entire band at once, with support for multi-channel audio cards
• Add a number of DXi soft synths, as easy as plug and play
• Click and drag to paint drum tracks, with the new pattern brush and Drum Editing Grid tools
• Use a full set of VST effects & instrument to build your loops, through the included Cakewalk VST Adapter

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 15 ounces
• ASIN: B0002MID3C
• Item model number: cakhs21
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 14, 2004
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #12,636 in Software (See Bestsellers in Software)

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best For Home Recording, September 12, 2004

By	Fred (Atlanta, GA) - See all my reviews

This software is simply the best in its price class for home recording. Version 2 is newer than the 2004 version. The main difference is a VST adapter is now included.

I have already recorded several songs with multiple tracks, including MIDI and audio. I have also used the VSC DXi software synthesizer with great results.

I applied effects on several audio tracks. They are very easy to insert and setup. I really like the amp simulator, chorus, flanger, and reverb. Record a guitar, add some effects and you won't believe the difference! And all with no noise.

I recorded from my MIDI keyboard and played my MIDI drum machine and keyboard from MIDI files with ease.

Tutorials and on-line help files are excellent. It also comes with a 75 page getting started manual.

I am using an AMD Athlon system at 750Mhz, 256MB memory, SoundBlaster Live, running Windows XP Home Edition.

I highly recommend this software!

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This software program is the best, October 23, 2004

By	Ozem Goldwire "ozem g." (Brooklyn, New York USA) - See all my reviews

Hello, I just want to let you know that this Cakewalk Home Studio Version Two is the best software I've ever used. So far I have several Cakewalk programs in my home studio and three Image Line Fruityloops programs, all of them are very good depending on the reference. What's so good about Home Studio Version Two are the extra features that are unlike the original Home Studio 2002: ASIO hardware driver support, Propellerhead ReWire, VST adaptor, reverse effect and others. Put it together with Fruityloops and Reason and you're ready to do crazy stuff! All you have to do is to have a computer that is built only for audio recording/MIDI sequencing: AMD or Intel microprocessor, 256 or 512 MB of memory, two hard disk drives, a motherboard with a stable chipset (Intel; VIA; nVidia), and a Sound Blaster soundcard or any professional audio/MIDI interface hardware. It is good to read the manual (both hard copy and on-line) so you know what you are doing as well as taking your time using the software and to experiment. the possiblities are almost endless! Even though I havn't used the software as much, it is still very good for anyone who can have a good start recording music on th computer and getting down and dirty if you know what I mean! It is more likely the affordable, slightly less-featured version of Cakewalk SONAR 2.x and 3.x Producer Edition. It's available for Windows 98/ME/2000/XP which is great for those who may not want to upgrade to the current operating system, like me; mines are Windows 98 SE and ME. I wanted to give this software four and a half, but there are no halves in between which made me stick to five anyway. This software is the best!