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Cakewalk(R) Releases Music Creator(TM)6 Software for the PC

BOSTON, MA--(Marketwire - Aug 4, 2011) - Cakewalk, the world's leading developer of powerful and easy to use products for music creation and recording, today announces Music Creator 6, the newest version of its #1 selling music-making software that makes creating and sharing music fast, easy, and fun.

Music Creator turns your computer into a personal recording studio and includes everything you need, including hundreds of instrument sounds and effects, to create professional recordings. Whether it is your favorite cover song or original composition, Music Creator 6 provides all the tools you need to create and share your music with the world, featuring one-click export and upload to Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, and more using SoundCloud.

Music Creator 6 Highlights

Based on Cakewalk's acclaimed SONAR X1 professional studio software Record up to 160 tracks of audio & MIDI (32 audio and 128 MIDI) Professional 24-bit audio quality Drag & drop instrument sounds, loops & more (over 4 GBs of content) Song Construction Kits for fast and easy creation of backing tracks Hundreds of instruments and over 1,000 professionally recorded music loops (beats, bass, guitars, keyboards, horns, strings, and more) 3 fantastic virtual instruments: Cakewalk Sound Center for easy access of hundreds of instrument sounds, TTS-1 General MIDI sound module featuring genuine Roland® sounds, and Studio Instruments Drums that looks just like a real drum kit! Pro effects include EQ, Reverb, Delay and epic guitar amp tones from IK Multimedia™ AmpliTube 3 CS guitar amp simulator Remix tracks and jam with the Matrix View Create playlists and burn songs or an entire album to audio CD Upload songs directly to SoundCloud and share using Twitter, Facebook, and other popular social media sites Print musical notation scores and lead sheets Integrated video help created by Groove3, the video tutorial experts (over 1 hour of video), to get you started and guide you along the entire music creation process; free technical support resources

Create -- Share your music with the world. Upload your finished songs from Music Creator directly to SoundCloud, a free online service for sharing music. Notify family, friends, and fans automatically via Twitter, Facebook, and other popular social media sites.

Pricing and Availability

Cakewalk Music Creator 6 has an estimated street price of $39.99 U.S., and is available at select consumer electronics and computer retailers including Best Buy, Target, Office Depot, Office Max, Fry's Electronics, J&R Music & Computer World, Micro Center, Staples, and Amazon.com. Music Creator 6 is also available direct from Cakewalk.com as a download or boxed version. For more information, visit http://www.cakewalk.com/Products/MusicCreator/ or call 888-CAKEWALK.