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Re: [AUDITORY] Successor to Cakewalk



Hi Ian :)

Have a look at the free Rosegarden [1,2] which is also available for
Windows 7 [3].

:) stefan

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosegarden
[2] http://www.rosegardenmusic.com/
[3] http://www.xyglo.com/rosegarden-for-windows

On Thu, Oct 17, 2013 at 9:03 PM, xinhui zhou <zxinhui2001@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi, Ian,
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>    I guess the program 'Cakewalk' worked for you at Windows XP.
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>   If this is the case, you can use 'Windows XP mode' under Windows 7 to
> solve your problem.
>
>  Google 'windows xp mode windows 7 download',
>
> Xinhui,
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> On Wed, Oct 16, 2013 at 12:59 PM, Ian Colley <idc001@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> Hello List,
>>
>> I am a graduate student studying music cognition and have been tasked with
>> finding a suitable replacement for the program, Cakewalk.  Our lab has used
>> it for past experiments but now our PC is being upgraded to Windows 7 which,
>> to my knowledge, does not support Cakewalk.  I understand that SonarX2 is
>> the current software in the Cakewalk family, but it seems that it may not be
>> right for our purposes.  What we liked about Cakewalk was the ease of use
>> and intuitive controls.  It made designing and presenting stimuli very
>> straightforward as it could create playlists of customized music samples.
>> Also, users were able to adjust very specific qualities of individual
>> pitches which was a useful characteristic.
>>
>> Is anyone familiar with Cakewalk and able to recommend a more up-to-date
>> replacement?  Might SonarX2 be the best option?
>>
>> Thank you,
>> Ian Colley
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