Originally Posted By: wish
Hi, real new and have just purchased the Pro version in Sept hoping to create backing tracks for vocal/acoustic guitar gigs. That's going ok but the pro version is certainly limiting with styles etc and will purchase other packs when I get my head around the options.
Midi...if I buy the Coyote Forte software will that give a "quality" sound to use as a backing track with the band styles and instruments included in the pro pack or do I need something else. I want to convert the tracks to MP3's.
Thanks


I would recommend that you buy Music Creator 7 from Cakewalk. I think PG also sells it. It's about $50 when it's not on sale and about $20 on the Cakewalk site when it is.

It comes with TTS which is a good midi synth and generally equivalent to Coyote in regards to the patch sound quality. MC7 also includes The Cakewalk Sound Center which has some really nice sounding sampled things.... like strings, drums, pianos, basses, and even orchestral stuff. And it includes the complete Cakewalk Studio Instruments Suite. High quality instrument sounds.

Personally, I think it's the best bang for the buck if you want good quality midi. PLUS..... you can buy more individual, specific sound packs fairly cheap.....

And... you also get MC7 which is a killer, easy to use, really nice DAW. I used the MC series starting with MC4 ever since I got started in digital recording until a few years ago when I cross-graded to Sonar.

You can find my music at:
www.herbhartley.com
Add nothing that adds nothing to the music.
You can make excuses or you can make progress but not both.

The magic you are looking for is in the work you are avoiding.