American Idol Extreme Music Creator

Give your music career a jump start with American Idol® Extreme Music Creator™ software. It’s everything you need to record, mix, edit, burn, and share your own music. American Idol Extreme Music Creator software includes hundreds of professionally recorded loops in multiple genres. By selecting and arranging loops in different ways, you can create complete songs or killer background tracks in minutes. Professional studio tools help you polish your performance to perfection. Includes Randy Jackson’s Producer’s Pack, a bonus CD co-produced by Randy Jackson that contains all the building blocks you need to create your next hit song.

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

Mixing and Editing

Export and Sharing


Requirements:
Microsoft® Windows® 2000 or XP operating system
800 MHz processor
200 MB hard-disk space for program installation
256 MB RAM
Windows-compatible sound card
CD-ROM drive (for installation from a CD only)
Supported CD-Recordable drive (for CD burning only)
Microsoft DirectX® 9.0c or later (included on CD-ROM)
Internet Explorer 5.1 or later (included on CD-ROM)

PLEASE NOTE: Some features may require product

Supported File Formats:

Import: AIFF, MP3, OGG, PCA, MIDI, SFA, W64, WAV, WMA
Export: AIFF, ATRAC3*, MP3, OGG, PCA, RealAudio™, W64, WAV, WMA, QuickTime®

*When exporting to a Sony® NetMD™ player