Kelly's Music & Computers Blog

Cakewalk Sonar X1

Mon, 13 Dec 2010 03:22:23 GMT

Cakewalk recently announced Sonar X1 which represents one of the most significant upgrades to Sonar ever, with lots of great new features and an impressive new workspace to speed up your workflow and help you work smarter, not harder. If you already own Sonar, we have some great offers when you upgrade your Sonar to the latest version such as up to 25% off keyboards. If you want to know more about Sonar X1, check out Sonar X1 Producer Edition. We have some great offers for you if you decide to upgrade before January 15th! These offers are only available when you purchase a Sonar X1 upgrade, and to receive your special pricing, you must enter "Sonar x1 Upgrade Special Pricing" in the comments of your order. We will then adjust the price after you place your order, but before we charge your credit card. We manually enter the discounts and send a confirmation showing the discounted price. Save 25% on selected USB MIDI Keyboards. - need a small keyboard that is super easy to use and doesn't take up much room? Take an extra $20 off the i2 GarageKey 37 (Limited to one discount per customer.) - want something smaller with hardware controls for soft synths in Sonar, but still easy to use? Take $15 off the i2 Control 25 Keyboard - the popular Oxygen 8 V2 is already 25% off for only $100 while supplies last

Band in a Box 2011

Mon, 13 Dec 2010 03:11:06 GMT

Right on schedule, PG Music has released Band in a Box & RealBand 2011 for PC. The new version offers big improvements to the sounds of the RealTracks, so that they sound more natural over a much wider range of tempos with the elastique Pro V2 time stretching engine by zplane.development. However, the really exciting news for Band in a Box 2011 is a new iPhone version of Band-in-a-Box, available from the Apple App Store. The Band-in-a-Box iPhone version works by connecting to your Windows desktop version of Band-in-a-Box 2011 and allows you to generate, play, and save songs on your iPhone®, iPod touch®, or iPadT. And your iPhone generated songs have the same high quality RealTracks sound. The new Scales Wizard will be useful for students and teachers learning to improve. When practicing Jazz tunes, it is helpful to see the scales that are used for each chord. The Scale Wizard allows you to easily generate these scales, which appear as notation on the Soloist track. Options include Instrument Range, Patch Selection, Jazzy Mode (will use Lydian dominant scales for some 7th chords), and Diatonic Mode (keeps scales relative to the song key). Menu items on the Soloist menu allow you to generate scales for a certain song, or generate them for all loaded songs. View the scales in the notation or the on-screen guitar and piano. If you already own Band in a Box and wish to upgrade, you can do so by purchasing one of our many upgrade options. Contact us if you aren't sure which one to pick!

EZX & SDX On Sale!

Tue, 07 Dec 2010 14:57:10 GMT

Save on EZX or SDX Expansions for EZ Drummer and Superior Drummer until the end of December! Almost all EZX and SDX are on sale for less than 1/2 the regular price.

Save on Ableton Live!

Tue, 07 Dec 2010 14:54:29 GMT

Save on Ableton's Live until January 15th. Ableton is offering instant rebates on the Ableton Live Lite Upgrade, the upgrade from LE or Intro, Live 8, and Live Suite.

T-RackS 3 Deluxe on sale - or free!

Thu, 04 Nov 2010 22:59:10 GMT

Buy the ARC System for your home studio and IK Multimedia will give you T-RackS 3 Deluxe free - a $300 value! Already have a great acoustic space and don't need ARC? You can still get in on a great deal for IK's popular T-RackS Deluxe mastering software! - Kelly

Buy EZDrummer for $99 and get a free EZX Expansion!

Wed, 06 Oct 2010 23:24:30 GMT

EZDrummer for $99 is a great deal in of itself, but to also get a free EZX Expansion makes this an amazing deal! Offer expires at the end of October. - Kelly

Waves - 40% off this month!

Wed, 06 Oct 2010 23:22:47 GMT

Wow, this is a great deal that doesn't come around very often! Every Waves plug-in bundle (including upgrades) is on sale this month for 40% off. - Kelly

Buy 1, Get 1 Free from Bias

Tue, 03 Aug 2010 18:27:32 GMT

Until the end of August, Bias is offering some great Buy 1, Get 1 Free promotions. For example: - Buy Peak Pro 6, Get Free DDP Export ($199 US value) - Offer Expires 8/31/2010! See rebate form for details. - Free SoundSoap 2 LE. Order Peak LE 6 before August 31st and receive SoundSoap LE 2 free from Bias. See rebate form for details. - Order Master Perfection Suite or SoundSoap Pro and get the other free - Offer Expires 8/31/2010! See rebate form for details. - Buy any Single Master Perfection Suite Plug-in and get any Additional Plug-in of Equal or Lesser Value Free - Offer Expires 8/31/2010! See rebate form for details. All of these freebies are combinable with the great sale prices we already have on Bias products for the month of August! - Kelly

Arturia - Buy 1, Get 1 Free

Mon, 05 Jul 2010 18:42:41 GMT

It seems that this is the summer of soft synths! Arturia is offering Buy 1, Get 1 free on almost all of their soft synths. - Kelly

Tassman on Sale - $99!

Mon, 05 Jul 2010 18:41:01 GMT

Normally $299.99, the Tassman Software Synth is on sale until the end of July for only $99. This is an amazing opportunity to get one of the most exciting software synths on the market! - Kelly

Free stuff from Ableton

Mon, 05 Jul 2010 18:35:22 GMT

Now, from July 1st through August 31st, customers get one free Partner Instrument with any purchase of Ableton Live or Ableton Suite retail! This promotion is also good for the upgrades from Live Lite or Live Intro to Ableton Live or Ableton Suite. And it's all automatic, so there's no fuss! - Kelly

Get Traktor free when you purchase Audio 2, 4, or 8 DJ before June 30!

Mon, 21 Jun 2010 18:31:22 GMT

Get TRAKTOR DUO for free from Native Instruments when you buy AUDIO 2 DJ or AUDIO 4 DJ before June 30! If you order the Audio 8 DJ, you can receive Traktor Pro for free instead! - Kelly

Save on Presonus Studio One

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 21:22:46 GMT

Until the end of June, Presonus has discounted the price of Studio One Pro - if you can provide proof that you own any DAW program (including GarageBand.) We make it easy for you - you can purchase at the sale price, and we will take care of the paperwork! Already own Studio One Artist (or receive it free with a Presonus product?), you can upgrade to Studio One Pro at a great price - until the end of the month! - Kelly

Buy 1, Get 2 (maybe 5!) free from IK

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 21:12:11 GMT

Bonus!IK Multimedia Virtual Instrument "Group Buy" From June 1st to July 31st, buy one of the folllowing IK Multimedia virtual instruments and receive 2 free: SampleTank 2 XL, Miroslav Philharmonik, Sonik Synth 2, SampleMoog, SampleTron! After you receive your purchase from us, you can choose and download 2 more VI directly from IK's website, for free. But, the deal gets better. IK tracks the number of registrations, and the more customers who join, the better the deal gets! . Once 500 people register, everyone gets a 3rd free product via download. . Once we hit 1500 registrations, everyone gets a 4th free product. . Once we hit 2500 registrations, everyone gets a 5th free product!

50% off East West

Thu, 13 May 2010 01:03:59 GMT

From now until the end of May, East West is offering 50% off their most popular software synths. This is probably the best deal we've seen from them in a long while. They sometimes offer a Buy 1, Get 1 Free, but 50% off is even better, since you can purchase just one (or just 3!) and still get savings. - Kelly

Buy Cakewalk Home Studio 7 for only $49, XL $99 until June 30th!

Wed, 05 May 2010 17:14:06 GMT

US customers can take advantage of special pricing on Cakewalk's popular Home Studio 7 and Home Studio 7 XL. No rebates to worry about, just pay $49 for Home Studio 7 and $99 for Home Studio 7 XL. Ask us for details on how you can save on an audio interface or MIDI keyboard for recording into Home Studio. - Kelly

Free Survival Kit from Presonus with Purchase of StudioLive

Mon, 03 May 2010 15:24:14 GMT

Bonus! Buy a StudioLive 16.4.2 and get a free StudioLive Soundman's Survival Kit that includes: - Rugged ballistic nylon StudioLive 16.4.42 mixer case with handles, padded shoulder strap, locking zippers and a side zipper storage compartment - Lanyard LED flashlight - Forged Steel multi-tool - Mini-Sharpie and 1/2" Track Tape To get a free SSK, your StudioLive 16.4.2 must be purchased between April 1, 2010 and May 31, 2010. SSK Form must be received at PreSonus by June 30, 2010 - see form for details.

East West Buy 1, Get 1 Free!

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:50:50 GMT

Buy 1, Get 1 Free! Purchase a qualifying EASTWEST/QUANTUM LEAP between March 15 and April 15 and receive an additional FREE product from EastWest of equal or lesser value (based on MSRP, see rebate form for details and rules.) Qualifying products include: . QUANTUM LEAP SILK . EASTWEST/QUANTUM LEAP SYMPHONIC CHOIRS . EASTWEST/QUANTUM LEAP SYMPHONIC ORCHESTRA PLATINUM PLUS . EASTWEST/QUANTUM LEAP SYMPHONIC ORCHESTRA PLATINUM . EASTWEST/QUANTUM LEAP SYMPHONIC ORCHESTRA GOLD . EASTWEST/QUANTUM LEAP PIANOS (FULL VERSION) . EASTWEST/QUANTUM LEAP PIANOS (GOLD VERSION) . QUANTUM LEAP STORMDRUM 2 . QUANTUM LEAP RA . QUANTUM LEAP GOLIATH . EASTWEST FAB FOUR . QUANTUM LEAP GYPSY . QUANTUM LEAP MINISTRY OF ROCK . QUANTUM LEAP VOICES OF PASSION - Kelly

Auralia 4 & Musition 4

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:03:35 GMT

Auralia & Musition 4 are now available for Mac and PC. If you already own either program, you can upgrade to Musition 4 or Auralia 4 today. If you are upgrading a site license, ask us how you can save 20% off by purchasing both Auralia and Musition together. Auralia is an ear training program with 41 topics. It includes advanced customization, record keeping, lessons and courses. It is a fun and easy way to use your computer for ear training. Download the demo from our website to try it out. Auralia can help you improve your aural skills so you can: Identify chords in your favourite songs Play by 'ear' Play more in tune Transcribe solos and improve your improvising Improve your solo and ensemble performances Sight sing with ease Musition is a theory program with 34 topics, comprehensive lessons and a courses feature to guide you through the program. Designed for students of all ages and abilities, Musition is a fun and easy way to learn music theory on both Windows and Mac computers. Why is Music Theory important? Have you ever wanted to be able to: Read and write music Understand scale and chord structures Improve your sense of rhythm Understand instrument keys and transposition Comprehend musical terms and symbols Musition can help! Try the demo from our website to see how easy music theory can be. Buy both Musition & Auralia together and save with the Musition & Auralia Bundle.

Mixcraft 5 Now Available

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:02:31 GMT

Mixcraft, the very popular and very affordable recording and music production program has just been updated to Version 5. New features include: Video track- add your own soundtrack to your videos and easily render your video to a new video file Automation - control all parameters and controls of any VST effect or instrument Master Track - automate global effects and master volume Mixer interface - we've been waiting a long time for this - glad to see it finally added! Notation - view your MIDI tracks as notation or piano roll And lots more! Mixcraft is inexpensive, easy to use and sounds great. Many people refer to it as "GarageBand for Windows", but in many ways it is even better than GarageBand. Try the demo today!