So far this has been a nightmare. I bought this over a year ago and to this day it won't work right. For starters it won't activate.

I downloaded command center and it doesn't see it. When I tried messing around in demo mode it has terrible latency issues.

I've logged into my online account and says the serial number is registered but it won't exit demo mode.

This is a horrific user experience deemed "fun and easy" but it's made want to set kittens on fire.

Seriously, don't buy this, you're better off using a belt sander to shave your balls. At least then you would get the expected results unlike this that makes you want to belt sand your balls.

This software is far from easy to use, I swear what the hell is this crap

O Music Creator 6 é melhor que o Music Creator 7.
The Music creator 6 is better than Music Creator 7.

I been using Music Creator 7 for about a year now. Its my main DAW and probably the only one I'll use for a long time since it's stored in my Steam library. I make great music with this program; fast and easy. I love the grit, max, and space knobs it really makes a difference and learning fun. I think MC7 is just as good but easier then Reaper. If your new looking for something besides Protools, MC7 is a great place to start.

it costs a lot and i dont use it so i ****** myself i guess

This is my first review - I don't normally write reviews but my experience with MC7 should be shared. At time of writing I have spent 39hrs with it.

TL;DR:

DON'T Buy this. Software is unstable, audio engine drops out, major latency & crackling issues that aren't present on the same rig running other DAWs. If you want a DAW on the cheap just get REAPER. If you have the money get SONAR or ProTools (or Cubase depending on what you use it for) Hell even FLStudio is better than this. You have been warned.


Detailed Version:

My Current Rig:
i7-3770 CPU, 8GB DDR3 RAM, GTX660ti, 256GB SSD for OS & Software, various other HDDs, Windows 10 Pro. This is system is also my daily use rig so it has Steam & Games installed, uTorrent, Plex Media Server etc and is not air gapped as some audio rigs are. I tested the software with a Line6 UX8, a Behringer UMC202 and a Zoom R24 interface in an attempt to eliminate hardware issues.

Usage:
I have been using SONAR for years - recorded and mixed a ton of (mostly) demos with it. In addition to micing up instruments I also used to capture a lot of midi/electronic drums, drum mapping, VST guitar sims & synths etc. Instead of going the upgrade route for SONAR I thought I would try MC7 - it was on sale for 20 bucks. As I have downsized and am mostly over my Gear Acquisition Syndrome it seemed that MC7 had the features I needed. In fairness I did try Sonar X1 when it was released and didn't like the new workflow very much.

Issues:

Before we get into the issues I can understand some of you thinking 'this guy doesn't know what he's doing blah blah blah' but after spending almost a decade using SONAR (started with Sonar 7 Producer in 07/08) I was confident I could make this work for me. I don't claim to be the greatest audio engineer in the world but if you had spent 1000's of hours using 1 piece of software with tons of different hardware/interfaces etc you would think you knew how it operated right? Extend me the same courtesy :)

MC7 has a few dealbreaker issues for me concerning latency & crackling of audio. I also have minor issues the UI and workflow and there seems to be a lack of documentation/support available offline or online. There was a noticable lack of forum posts about this as I don't think many people bothered with it in the first place. These issues I could have put up with if it wasn't for the dealbreakers.

MC7 has serious issues with VST effects either as an insert effect of for playback. I tested Positivegrid BIAS and Revalver - with any latency under 25msec all of the interfaces were unusable - over this they still crackled but were kind of usable. The crackling also occured on playback without monitoring the input signal - even on only 1 or 2 instances of Revalver or BIAS. Interestingly the last attempt I made with MC7 was with 6 dry guitar tracks running revalver on each - I could not listen back but when I exported a mixdown the WAV file did not contain the audio crackling at all. Also the audio engine drops in & out unexpectedly (I didn't pin down why THIS was happening)

MY natural conclusion at this point is that it could be a hardware/software issue on my end so I spent hours playing with my ASIO settings (buffer size, bitrate, latency etc). I also made sure each interface was running updated firmware, drivers etc. but nothing seemed to make much of a difference. At this point I exported a bundle (this project was running Ezdrummer2, 6 dry mono guitar tracks with revalver and a couple of busses running BlissEQ and VC64) and dropped it into my ancient copy of SONAR 8. To my surprise it loaded without any issues at all and the playback was flawless. Latency on an incoming guitar signal was ~8msec and crystal clear. At this point I officially gave up on MC7. If an 8 year old DAW released by the same company can outperform it then I'm not going to waste any more time troubleshooting it.

Conclusion:
When I purchased this I thought I was getting a stripped back version of a familiar DAW. Instead I got a buggy, unstable DAW that is frustrating for an experienced user and in my opinion unfair for a new user to tackle. If you are experienced with using DAWs and the recording process then get one of the big names (SONAR, ProTools, Cubase). If you are new to computer based recording & DAW software and you are on a budget then try REAPER. Most of these DAWs have demos available that work well enough for proper testing - if I remember correctly Reaper is full function for 60 days. Try them and see what works for you.

Good luck and write those tunes!

Cale

This is a ♥♥♥♥ing piece of ♥♥♥♥. If your sound card is any good, this ♥♥♥♥ won't work. Plus, your paying $50 for a demo that you can get on cakewalk's website for free. It prompts you to get the full version but doesn't provide a way to do so. DO NOT BUY THIS IF YOU DON"T WANT TO GET ♥♥♥♥ED IN THE ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Don't buy. Has the worst latency. You record 20 seconds and when you play it back by the end of the recording it's more than a second off from the original. And it's not my hardware, I have up to date great hardware.

It is extremely glitchy, often omits cetain notes upon mutiple key note inputs...
the sound is monotonous and lack control variation
the guitar library is mostly rubbish sound even with add-ons

the only plus point is the drum...

its HORRID