American Idol Extreme Music Creator

Platform: Windows XP, Windows 2000

Sony Creative Software, 2006, Video Game

Main Features

Record and produce your own songs
Create original music to back your vocals
Import your own music from CDs and MP3s
Burn your own demo CDs
Endorsed by legendary music producer and American Idol judge Randy Jackson!

Product Description

With American Idol Extreme Music Creator software, recording and producing your own music is easier than ever. It's got all the tools you need to produce your own hit songs, right on your computer! The advanced music-making features give serious Idol hopefuls the chance they've always wanted. It's the perfect entry-level software application for performers and producers.

American Idol Extreme Music Creator software is everything you need to record, mix, edit, burn, and share your own music. Includes hundreds of loops that you can use to build songs and background tracks. Record live vocals and instruments. Professional mixing tools. Bonus CD includes 283 additional loops co-produced by Randy Jackson.

Perform Sing along with background music you create Record vocals or instruments into your mix Change key and tempo on the fly Import your own music from CDs or MP3s Record yourself singing a cappella like a real audition		Produce Professional tools polish your performance Layer an unlimited number of music tracks Remix songs and MP3s with the Beatmapper tool Create special effects with reverse audio Show Me How tutorials guide you while you work		Share Click Play to preview your song Export songs to personal audio players Burn your own demo CDs Convert songs to MP3 format Save to popular formats for uploading to the web
What Is a Loop? A loop is simply an audio file that repeats itself within your song. For example, a loop can be a drum beat, guitar riff, keyboard part, or vocal sample. With American Idol Extreme Music Creator software, you can create complete songs or custom remixes by selecting and arranging different loops. American Idol Extreme Music Creator software includes more than 800 music loops to get you started.

The Magic of Loops
Loops make it easy for anyone to create music. A loop is simply an audio file that repeats itself in your composition. A music loop can be a drum beat, guitar riff, keyboard part, or a vocal sample. By selecting and arranging loops in different ways, you can create complete songs or killer background tracks in minutes. American Idol Extreme Music Creator software includes hundreds of professionally recorded loops in multiple genres — the creative possibilities are endless!

Instant Pop Songs
As a special bonus, American Idol Extreme Music Creator includes Randy Jackson's Producer's Pack, a special CD crammed with over 250 music loops. The samples on this CD represent popular genres such as hard rock, soft rock, electro-pop, R&B, hip-hop, and dance. Want to jump right in and record your own single? Open up any of the six prearranged projects and lay in your own vocals. All the building blocks you need to create a hit song are included in Randy Jackson's Producer's Pack. The only thing missing is you!

Learn as You Go
Learn the tricks of the trade by following along with the built-in Show Me How tutorials. These interactive helpers walk you through the basics of loop-based composition, recording, and mixing. Text dialog boxes and guides explain your next step and show you where to click so you can learn and do at the same time.

Features

Fundamentals

Over 600 rock, pop, and hip-hop loops
Easy recording of vocals and instruments
Show Me How interactive tutorials
Unlimited tracks and loops per project
Intuitive pick, paint, and play interface
Automatic pitch and tempo matching
Metronome for playback and record

Mixing and Editing

Support for alternate time signatures
Beatmapper remixing tool
Tempo and key changes
MIDI playback
DLS sample file support

Export and Sharing

Disc-at-once CD burning
CD audio extraction
MP3 open/save
Export to Sony Net MD devices
Windows Media 9 support
QuickTime support
One-click publishing to ACIDplanet.com

Supported File Formats

Supported Formats	Opens	Saves
Macintosh^® AIFF (.aif)

ATRAC Adaptive Transform Acoustic Coding		*

MIDI (.mid)

MPEG-1 Layer 3 (Audio) (.mp3)

OGG Vorbis (.ogg)

Perfect Clarity Audio™ (.pca)

QuickTime^® (.mov)

RealAudio^® (.rm)

Sony Wave64 (.w64)

Microsoft Wave^® (uncompressed) (.wav)

Windows Media^® Audio 9 Series (.wma)

*When exporting to a Sony NetMD player.

Product Details

Title: American Idol Extreme Music Creator
Sales Rank: 3285 in Software
Publisher: Sony Creative Software
Platform: Windows XP, Windows 2000, Video Game
Item Dimensions: 2 pounds
Package Dimensions: 7.4 x 5.4 x 1.2 inches, 0.35 pounds

Customer Reviews

Not for the novice: This package is what I would consider to be the "Photoshop" of music editing software. If all you want to do is strip the vocals off pieces of recorded .mp3's in order to dub over them with your own voice, this is NOT the tool for you. I could not figure out how to use it and the Help was not very helpful.
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it's like a REAL recording studio!!!! NOTHING BEATS IT!!!!: American Idol Extreme music Creator is the awesome thing! if u are looking for something to make your OWN ORIGINAL music, get this!!! because i wanted it so bad for christmas, i got it, and i WAS NOT disappointed!!! and if u get a PC microphone, which is really cheap, you can record your singing voice and make up lyrics to go with your music you just… More reviews

American Idol music maker starts here: I found the Extreme Music Maker somewhat easy to use once I got the hang of it. It's so easy to create your own style of music with all the
accessories and, I liked the "where my dogs" track the best. Its so easy to mix N match .. All U wanna be Idols.. this could be for YOU... As a part time DJ I like the beats and… More reviews

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