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Manufacturer: SONY Platform: Win Only available for Windows

Turn your PC into a Recording and Mixing Studio  
 
Give your music dreams 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. Use the included loops to create fresh tracks to support your vocals. Import songs from your own CDs and MP3s and make a custom remix. When you're done, burn your own demo CDs so you can share your talent with the world.  
 
Perform  
- Sing along with background music you create  
- Record vocals or instruments into your mix  
- Change key and tempo on the fly  
- Import your own music from CDs or MP3s  
- Record yourself singing a cappella like a real audition  
 
Produce  
- Professional tools polish your performance  
- Layer an unlimited number of music tracks  
- Remix songs and MP3s with the Beatmapper™ tool  
- Create special effects with reverse audio  
- Show Me How tutorials guide you while you work  
 
Share  
- Click Play to preview your song  
- Export songs to personal audio players  
- Burn your own demo CDs  
- Convert songs to MP3 format  
- Save to popular formats for uploading to the web  
 
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 Volume 1, 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 Volume 1. The only thing missing is you!  
 
Easy Live Recording  
 
Add your own music to your mix by plugging an instrument or microphone into your PC to capture live vocals, guitars, keyboards, and more. Play along with your song!  
 
Rip and Burn Your Own CDs  
 
Extract audio from your own CDs for immediate mixing, or burn your own disc-at-once CDs in minutes. Convert songs to MP3 format for export to your portable music player. American Idol Extreme Music Creator software makes it easy to share your music with others.  
 
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.  
 
Key Features  
 
Fundamentals:  
- Over 600 rock, pop, and hip-hop loops  
- Randy Jackson's Producer's Pack Volume 1 with over 250 additional loops co-produced by Randy Jackson  
- Easy recording of vocals and instruments  
- Show Me How interactive tutorials  
- Unlimited tracks and loops per project  
- Intuitive pick, paint, and play interface  
- Automatic pitch and tempo matching  
- Metronome for playback and record  
 
Mixing and Editing  
- Support for alternate time signatures  
- Beatmapper remixing tool  
- Tempo and key changes  
- MIDI playback  
- DLS sample file support  
 
Export and Sharing  
- Disc-at-once CD burning  
- CD audio extraction  
- MP3 open/save  
- Export to Sony Net MD devices  
- Windows Media® 9 support  
- QuickTime® support  
- One-click publishing to ACIDplanet.com*  
 
*One-click publishing requires an internet connection from your PC to the web  
 
Supported File Formats:  
 
Opens:  
- Macintosh® AIFF (.aif)  
- MIDI (.mid)  
- MPEG-1 Layer 3 (Audio) (.mp3)  
- OGG Vorbis (.ogg)  
- Perfect Clarity Audio™ (.pca)  
- Sony Wave64 (.w64)  
- Microsoft Wave® (uncompressed) (.wav)  
- Windows Media® Audio 9 Series (.wma)  
 
Saves:  
- Macintosh® AIFF (.aif)  
- ATRAC Adaptive Transform Acoustic Coding *  
- MPEG-1 Layer 3 (Audio) (.mp3)  
- OGG Vorbis (.ogg)  
- Perfect Clarity Audio™ (.pca)  
- QuickTime® (.mov)  
- RealAudio® (.rm)  
- Sony Wave64 (.w64)  
- Microsoft Wave® (uncompressed) (.wav)  
- Windows Media® Audio 9 Series (.wma)  
 
* When exporting to a Sony® NetMD™ player.

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System Requirements for AMERICAN IDOL EXTREME MUSIC CREATOR

PC	Mac
800 MHz processor   256 MB RAM   200 MB hard-disk space for program installation   Microsoft® Windows® 2000, XP Home, or XP Professional operating system   Windows-compatible sound card   DirectX® 9.0c or later (included on CD-ROM)   Internet Explorer 5.0 or later   Supported CD-Recordable drive (for CD burning)   Some features may require product registration