![]() ![]() In the MIDI editing interface, use the GrooveMatrix view at top center for real-time triggering of patterns and loops, edit the MIDI data in the Pattern Editor at bottom. ![]() Cakewalk's elegant and efficient solution is a one-window view to which you can dock the major components. Composition applications such as this integrate many elements, so user-interface and work-flow organization is paramount. After the simple installation, you can use P5 either as a standalone environment supporting WDM, DirectSound, and ASIO drivers or as a ReWire client or host. The Cakewalk Project5 box contains one install DVD and a concise but helpful printed manual. Listed at $429, Project5 doesn't come cheap, but neither does its competition, and Cakewalk also offers aggressive upgrade discounts to registered users of its Sonar software, with which Project5 shares some functionality. It's also stable we did not experience a single crash during testing. Cakewalk's Project5 is a strong contender in that market niche, providing a comprehensive set of instruments, an efficient work flow, excellent automation, and support for ACIDized loops. Ever since the early days of Propellerhead's ReBirth, all-in-one pattern-based composing environments have been quite popular with electronic musicians.
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