Kinetic 2 | musicradar.com

Cakewalk Kinetic 2 £58

Kinetic 2 certainly represents a substantial improvement over its predecessor and is a useful groovebox-style application.

The MusicRadar Team, Tue 23 Oct, 12:04 pm BST

Kinetic's devices are packed with presets.

1 of 2 » View in gallery

Manufacturer's description

Start making beats today with Cakewalk Kinetic. Get all the power of a hardware studio inside of your computer. Kinetic is simply the fastest and easiest way to create electronic music, even if you have no musical background.

Add to my profile

print
e-mail

Share:: StumbleUpon; Digg; Reddit; Del.icio.us; Facebook

You need to be logged in to post a comment. Login or Register to post a comment.

MusicRadar rating

4 of 5

Pros

Extremely easy to use. Wide variety of sounds. At £69, it’s good value.

Cons

Still no MIDI file import.

The bottom line

Kinetic 2 addresses the majority of its predecessor’s shortcomings and adds useful new instruments. Great for beginners and laptop jockeys.

Review Policy

All MusicRadar’s reviews are by independent product specialists, who are not aligned to any gear manufacturer or retailer. Our experts also write for renowned magazines such as Guitarist, Total Guitar, Computer Music, Future Music and Rhythm. All are part of Future PLC, the biggest publisher of music making magazines in the world.

Specification Show

Kinetic 2

Price:: £58
Effect Types:: Chorus Flanger, Delay, EQ, HF exciter, Modfilter, Modulation, Phaser, Reverb, Tempo Delay
Manufacturer's Description:: Kinetic features 100%-genuine Roland® sounds from their genre-defining groove boxes and synthesizers.
Min Processor Speed (MHz):: 800
OS Requirements:: Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows XP
Plug-in Formats Supported:: DirectX, VST
Ram Required (MB):: 256
Required Hard Disk Space (MB):: 180
ReWire:: true
Supported Audio Drivers:: ASIO, DirectSound, WDM
Supported Audio Formats:: MP3, WAV, WMA