January 2002 — Software/Courseware
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Editors' Pick: PC Music Tool Kit
MAGIX, Los Angeles, CA (888)TO-MAGIX, www.magix.com
The PC
Music Tool Kit from MAGIX Entertainment Corp. offers a complete 
recording studio that allows users to compose, record, edit and
master their original music, and then burn it to a CD. Users can
record live instruments from keyboards to guitars and vocals, and add
audio effects like chorus, reverb or fuzz distortion in real time.
Also included with the program is a MIDI (musical instrument digital
interface) cable to hook up MIDI instruments to a PC, along with an
extensive digital audio sample library with more than 2,800
prerecorded samples in a variety of styles. There is also a feature
that enables users to print recordings as sheet music. The program's
intuitive interface makes it easy to use for beginners and
intermediate skill levels. Other features include a lyric mode that
displays song texts; 32 digital audio recording tracks; drum-loop
editing; AVI integration that allows the user to import and export
audio in any AVI video file, enabling users to create their own film
score, record dialogs, etc.; and the ability to import and export
MP3, WAV and other files. In addition, MAGIX is offering a free
downloadable school version of its Music World Generation6
from the Education section of its Web site.
- Matthew Miller
mmiller@thejournal.com
