Cakewalk Home Studio 8 £99 Et Cetera 01706 228039 www.cakewalk.com
Four-track audio recording and digital effects together with 256 MIDI tracks and notation for entry-level enthusiasts
Cakewalk In Concert £129 Et Cetera 01706 228039 www.cakewalk.com
In Concert gives you a band of questionnable merit to back up your music making Scored 5 in isse 6
Cakewalk Professional 8 £199 Et Cetera 01706 228039 www.cakewalk.com Adds audio and MIDI syncing to Home Studio 6, along with enhanced notation printing and other goodies Scored 8 in isse 8
Cakewalk Pro Audio 8 £279 Et Cetera 01706 228039 www.cakewalk.com Adds superlative audio features, with more tracks, real-time CFX effects and plug-ins Scored 8 in issue 4
Cakewalk Pro Audio Deluxe 8 £339 Et Cetera 01706 228039 www.cakewalk.com
As Pro Audio 8, but you get the Musician’s Toolbox II, a two CD-ROM collection of MIDI and audio files, tools and tutorials
Cakewalk Guitar Studio £189 Et Cetera 01706 228039 www.cakewalk.com
MIDI and audio recording software for guitarists Scored 7 in issue 5
Canam Quartz £40 Labyrinth 01254 678915
Minimally specified eight-track multimedia sequencer with the ability to link MIDI to WAV files for basic hard-disk recording
CDP MIDIGrid £149 Dawson’s Music 01925 632591
It’s like the 80s have never gone away with this phrase-based graphic sequencer
DataBecker Music Centre £25 Data Becker 01420 22707 www.databecker.co.uk
A complete music making tool at a wallet-friendly price Scored 9 in issue 5
24 audio tracks, EQ, four effect buses and DirectX plug-ins Scored 9 in issue 2
Emagic MicroLogic AV £99 Sound Technology 01462 480000 www.emagic.de Scaled-down version of Logic Audio Silver, but with 16 audio tracks and two effect buses. Great if you’re just getting started
Evolution Audio Pro £100 Evolution Electronics 01525 372621 www.evolution-uk.com Combine MIDI and audio with this accompaniment-oriented sequencer, complete with 16 styles and karaoke feature
Evolution Sound Studio £60 Evolution Electronics 01525 372621 www.evolution-uk.com Basic entry-level 32-track MIDI sequencer with two-track audio recorder. Simple but cheap
Evolution Sound Studio Gold £150 Evolution Electronics 01525 372621 www.evolution-uk.com Increases the spec to a 256-track MIDI sequencer with 16-track audio recorder, but so does the price
Koan Pro £145 SSEYO 01628 629828 www.sseyo.com
Generative music composition system... so you do nothing Scored 8 in issue 4
MotU FreeStyle for Windows 2.0 £149 MusicTrack 01462 812010 www.motu.com A track-less, tempo-less composition program that, although targeted at beginners, is great for intermediates and pros, too
Opcode MusicShop 2 £129 SCV London 0171 923 1892 www.opcode.com
A perfect introduction to the world of computer music. Free with issue 2 of this mag!
Opcode Vision 2.5 for Windows £199 SCV London 0171 923 1892 www.opcode.com Vision for the Mac ported to Windows, though users re-platforming will spot some omissions, this being a version behind
PG Music Powertracks Pro £50 Arbiter Group 0181 970 1909 www.pgmusic.com
Great for dabblers: 48 MIDI tracks, a GS sound editor (great for soundcards) and support for MIDI files
Soundtrek Jammer Professional 4 £99 Et Cetera 01706 228039 www.etcetera.co.uk
A 256-track sequencer combined with automated drums, bass, keys, guitars, brass and string arrangements
Steinberg Cubase VST 3.5 £329 Arbiter Group 0181 970 1909 www.steinberg.net Classic sequencer with support for third-party plug-ins and audio with Digidesign Audiomedia III and Korg 1212 hardware
Steinberg Cubase VST Audio XT 3.5 £649 Arbiter Group 0181 970 1909 www.steinberg.net Increases the spec to 32 channels of digital audio along with 128 real-time EQs, four channels and four master effects
Steinberg Cubase VST Score 3.5 £499 Arbiter Group 0181 970 1909 www.steinberg.net Cubase with pro-spec-ed notation and scoring facilities
Steinberg Cubasis AV £129 Arbiter Group 0181 970 1909 www.steinberg.net Scaled-down entry-level version of Cubase, with 64 MIDI tracks and WAV recording support
Steinberg Producer Pac £699 Arbiter Group 0181 9701909 www.steinberg.net
Featuring: Cubase VST 4, Wavelab CD burner & 2 Plug-ins, another stonking bargain from steinberg.
Steinberg StarterPac £149 Arbiter Group 0181 970 1909 www.steinberg.net Combines Cubasis and basic one-in, one-out MIDI interface in what those marketing people call a ‘starter package’
Sunrize Audition GS/XG £82 Hobbyte 01727 856005
Basic MIDI sequencer with ­ what, you didn’t guess? ­ the ability to edit GS and XG sounds
Sunrize PC Drummer 1 £58 Hobbyte 01727 856005
Feel the drummer get wicked (perhaps) with this very basic GM rhythm pattern editor
Voyetra Digital Orchestrator Plus £130 Et Cetera 01706 228039 www.etcetera.co.uk Windows-based sequencer with digital audio and effects that seems to have been around forever
Voyetra Digital Orchestrator Pro £160 Et Cetera 01706 228039 www.etcetera.co.uk
Ditto, but with more professional features; great for those who want to be individuals rather than one of the crowd
Voyetra Music Starter Kit £69.99 Et Cetera 01706 228039 www.etcetera.co.uk
Everything you need in one kit and a great pic of a bloke with a keyboard. Scored 8 in issue 3
Sibelius £695 Sibelius 0800 4583111 www.sibelius.com Huge composition software. Should be in this and the next section so we put it between! Scored 8 in issue 5