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Overall very good package for those who cant afford Steinbergs Cubase. I recommend anyone to get cubase if they would like to change tempo or time signatures in the middle of the track as there isnt a function for this on sequel.
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Steinberg Sequel 2 is an affordable and easy-to-use music studio designed for first-time ... more
computer music enthusiasts. Sequel 2 runs on both PCs and Macs and comes with a massive library of more than 5000 loops, over 600 of ready-to-play instrument sou...
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Sequel 2 - Music Creation and Performance Sequel 2 is an affordable and easy-to-use music ... more
studio designed for first-time computer music enthusiasts. Combining intuitive tools to record, edit, mix and perform music with great-sounding loops, instruments and effects, Sequel 2 is the perfect first step into music production and performance. Sequel 2 runs on both PCs and Macs and comes with a massive library of more than 5000 loops, over 600 of ready-to-play instrument sounds, stunning effects and the same state-of-the-art audio engine that is preferred by many world-class producers all around the globe. Its never been more fun to create music on a computer! Features* Complete all-in-one package - ready-to-use straight out of the box! * Record, edit and mix music in any popular style * More than 5000 loops from world-class producers included, covering popular styles like Hip-Hop and R&B (more than 1000), Dance and Electronic (more than 1000), Pop (more than 500), Metal, World, and many more * More than 600 ready-to-play instrument sounds including more than 60 drum kits for various styles * Unique live performance mode for remixing/recombining songs on the fly * Seamless combination of linear and pattern based arranging * Audio and instrument parts follow tempo and key in realtime * Built-in studio-quality audio effects, including EQ and Dynamics in every channel* More than 50 Audio Track Presets for various instrument types, as well as vocals * Cross-Platform: Windows and Mac OS X Universal BinaryNew in Sequel 2* Plug right into Sequel 2 with almost any hardware controller or keyboard, with easy setup thanks to the new Controller Learn feature* Live control of your performances using a MIDI keyboard or external hardware controller* Play melodies and cho
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Advantages: Cheap, easy to use, suitable for all music genres Disadvantages: some have installation problems
This is the perfect music software package for a music student, possibly doing their GCSEs or their A levels and is also very good for more advanced players, especially if used well with other software. There is deffinately no shortage of audio and midi instrument tracks and there are loops for anything in its considerably large loops bank making this software extremely diverse.
However, this does need some pieces of hardware to be ... ...record audio tracks (although some computers do have one built in) but as soon as its in and installed its easy to get working. The same applies for the MIDI capabillities, a MIDI interface or keyboard is recommended otherwise you will need to input every note by clicking it with the mouse which can become boring and take longer than it needs to.
Overall very good package for those who cant afford Steinbergs Cubase. I recommend anyone ... more
This is the perfect music software package for a music student, possibly doing their GCSEs or their A levels and is also very good for more advanced players, especially if used well with other software. There is deffinately no shortage of audio and midi instrument tracks and there are loops for anything in its considerably large loops bank making this software extremely diverse.
However, this does need some pieces of hardware to be used to greatest effect. An audio interface is required to record audio tracks (although some computers do have one built in) but as soon as its in and installed its easy to get working. The same applies for the MIDI capabillities, a MIDI interface or keyboard is recommended otherwise you will need to input every note by clicking it with the mouse which can become boring and take longer than it needs to.
Overall very good package for those who cant afford Steinbergs Cubase. I recommend anyone to get cubase if they would like to change tempo or time signatures in the middle of the track as there isnt a function for this on sequel.
Sequel 2 has also come out, Sequel 1 can be upgraded to sequel 2 at a discount price, Sequel 2 includes some features not present in Sequel, for example audion reversal, as well as more loops, audio and midi sounds
Advantages: Brilliant music creation and editing system! Disadvantages: Needs a high spec computer...
Steinberg Sequel is music editing software that alows the user to choose from more than 5000 loops on more than 600 instruments. This mix of genres, sounds and speeds gives the user an infinite amount of patterns and songs to make. You can then export these songs to ITunes or as a .wav file. There is also the option to perform and mix your songs live! The only thing holding you back when using sequel is the speed of your processer and your sound ... ...is impossibly slow. The box says that 1GB+ of RAM gives the best results (most modern computers come with more than this anyway).
Any sound latency (blips and pops due to too much information trying to be played by the sound card) can be reduced by this patch:
http://www.asio4all.com/
It reduces the amount of information being sent for your sound card to procsess speeding up the playback.
Now, this all seems very complicated but making this program ...
Orangeman19 12.09.2008
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Steinberg Sequel, beginner music production/live performance software, 8-track simultaneous audio recording, unlimited audio tracks (only limited by CPU performance), 16/24-bit/44.1 kHz, dynamic track mixer with volume, pan, EQ, compressor, two variable inserts, two variable FX sends, realtime arranging based on arranger parts (up to 15 parts can be assigned to cue pads for real-time arranging/remixing), internal FX, integrated virtual instruments with hundreds of presets, up to 128-voice polyphony, arpeggiator, chorder, over 5000 loops (2000 instrument loops, 3000 audio loops), 600 instrument presets, 50 audio track presets, 150 FX presets. Compatibility: Windows XP/Vista/Mac OS X (DVD)
