Top Music Creation Software Review

Why don't you make your own digital music?  It can be very satisfying when producing your first piece of music, and you can also upload it for others to hear on social networking sites like MySpace. If you’re a beginner then loop-based music creation software is probably one of the easiest ways to get your musical ideas out; simply use audio loops to quickly make music. Above all, have fun creating your first masterpiece using the free software listed in this guide.

1. Magix Music Maker for MySpace

Available for Windows XP and Vista, this loop music creation program is especially suited for the beginner. If you’ve ever wanted to produce your own digital music and upload it to MySpace, then this program makes the whole process a breeze. There are two sound packs included with the installation (totaling 187 loops), and if that’s not enough, you can also use any royalty-free loop. If you don’t need to upload your music to MySpace, you can export it as a digital music file and burn it to CD etc. Overall, a great music creation program to use for quickly producing loop-based digital music.

2. Sony Acid Express 7

Acid Express 7 is Sony’s very capable little brother to the very popular Acid Pro. It is an incredibly feature-rich loop-based program; this is a good choice if you’re a beginner and looking for an easy way to start making music without the steep learning curve typical of advanced audio software. This free program is a 10-track sequencer which has inline MIDI editing, punch-in recording, and unlimited MP3 encodes for producing your final mix down.

3. DarkWave Studio

DarkWave Studio has been designed with the beginner in mind, but can also be expanded for advanced use. It uses virtual machines that can be linked together to produce a wide range of sounds (similar to Propellerhead's Reason software). The true power though of DarkWave Studio is its support for VST plugins that expand the programs capabilities. You can either purchase these, or use free VST plugins from sites such as VST 4 Free. When you have finished your masterpiece, it can be recorded using the HDRecorder plugin to create your digital music as a WAV file.

4.BTV Solo

BTV Solo Beat Maker is one of the latest software packages in this genre. It is already getting rave reviews from professionals and novices alike. You can also find hundreds of BTV Solo reviews on the Internet. The package was co-developed by Dallas Austin who has won multiple Grammy Awards.

BTV Solo has the same features found in the hardware version which costs around $1500. But the software version comes at a fraction of that price and all you need is a PC to run it. You can use either your Windows PC or a Mac to run the software. You do not need to have advanced hardware systems to tap the real potential of the package. Since it runs on your PC, you can create, edit and store all your projects and sound files right on your PC.

This Beat making software supports a wide variety of sounds. In fact, you can produce any style of music using this versatile software package. Whether you are interested in Hip Hop, Dance, Pop, R&B, Dubstep or any other genre of music, you can use this package to get the precise style of sounds that you are looking for.

The BTV Solo package comes with a powerful assortment of sound kits, Efx and samples. The software has a 16-track sequencer, more than a thousand sound samples, a fully functioning digital Efx module, an intuitive waveform editing interface and much more.

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