V Studio 100 Recording Package B

This Cakewalk V-Studio 100 Recording Equipment Package was assembled for serious musicians who want their own home studio, yet are on a budget. It features a select collection of music gear that gives you everything you need to lay down tracks in no time, including a Cakewalk V-Studio 100 Portable Music Studio, Cakewalk MA-7A Stereo Micro Monitors, MXL 4000 Multi-Pattern FET Studio Condenser microphone, as well as a Musician's Gear Tripod mic stand with fixed boom, a 20' Gear One XLR microphone cable, and a 10' LIveWire 1/4"-to-RCA dual patch cable. Put all the recording equipment together and you're ready to go right out of the box.

Cakewalk V-Studio 100 Portable Music Studio
The Cakewalk V-Studio 100 is a portable music production system that lets you create, record, produce, and perform music with or without a Mac or PC.

V-Studio 100 works with all the leading digital audio workstations on the market today including Ableton Live, Cubase, Logic, and SONAR. It includes the critically acclaimed V-Studio 100 hardware which combines an audio interface, control surface, digital mixer, and SD WAVE recorder into one compact, portable design. In addition, V-Studio includes the VS Production pack”a collection of 10 essential effects and instruments that will enhance your productions in any Mac or PC digital audio workstation.

V-Studio 100 is based on technology found in Cakewalk's flagship V-Studio 700 music production system with some newly added functionality. Its compact, all-in-one design is portable enough to take anywhere for your mobile recording needs and powerful enough to be the centerpiece of your home studio.

With your computer
Take control of your music production using the V-Studio 100 as a high-quality audio and MIDI interface and DAW controller. Connect to a Mac or Windows and use your favorite software such as Cubase, Logic, SONAR, and others, or the included SONAR VS digital audio workstation (Windows Only). Take your music to the next level with the VS Production Pack”a powerful collection of effects and instruments for Mac and Windows.

Away from your computer
Record directly to V-Studio 100's SD-card wherever or whenever inspiration strikes”without the need to boot up your computer. Take the VS-100 to your live gigs and use its digital mixer, reverb, compression, and EQ to mix vocals and other instruments. Use its SD recorder to play backing tracks that you produced on your computer. Even record a mix of your set directly to the SD-card. Then transfer your recorded audio to your computer for additional audio editing and tracking. When you're done, upload it to the internet, burn CDs, and more.

Included VS Production Pack
VS Production Pack In-depth details:
VX-64
A seven-stage processor specifically fine-tuned for shaping and sculpting incredible sounding vocal tracks.

Boost 11

Get more volume and punch from your final mix with this easy to use limiter/maximizer. Boost 11 gives you professional results with a simple to use interface.

Guitar Rig 3 LE
Plug in to this award-winning guitar amp modeler from Native Instruments. It includes 3 amps & cabinets, 11 effects, tuner, metronome, and over 50 presets.

Channel Tools
Easy-and-powerful zero-latency channel processing for adjusting L/R channel placement, gain, pan/width, and phase; and more.

Dimension LE
Features over 400 sound programs, ranging from real bass, organ, and electric piano samples to cutting-edge synth sounds and rhythmic grooves.

Rapture LE
Access rich, hypnotic, and rhythmic basses; leads; and pads. Includes over 200 programs and hundreds of oscillator shapes. Perfect for today's pop, dance, and electronic music.

Studio Instruments Bass
Play essential bass lines in a variety of styles and easily transpose them to the key of your song. Bass samples include patterns in a variety of styles: Rock, Pop, Hip-Hop, Jazz, Blues, Funk, and more.

Studio Instruments Drums
Create drum parts for your songs and play prerecorded drum grooves in a variety of styles including: Rock, Pop, Hip Hop, Jazz, Blues, Funk, and more. Drums pulse and cymbals crash in time with the music.

Studio Instruments Electric Piano

Play and record using a variety of electric keyboard sounds”from classic to modern. Piano samples include patterns in a variety of styles: Rock, Pop, Hip Hop, Jazz, Blues, Funk, and more.

Studio Instruments Strings
Add lush and ambient sounds to your songs”from the orchestral to the cinematic. Play commonly used string section parts in a variety of styles”easily transpose these stringed instrument samples to the key of your song.

MA-7A Stereo Micro Monitors
The Cakewalk MA-7A Stereo Reference Monitors are the ideal solution for musicians and computer users who demand the best audio quality possible in a very compact space. The MA-7As are extraordinarily small reference speakers, but are capable of producing incredible sound, uncommon for speakers of such a compact size. These monitor speakers are perfect for desktop use, where space is of the utmost consideration.

The MA-7As feature a built-in Bass Enhancer, which operates on psychoacoustic principles that convert low frequencies into a series of overtones the human ear cannot distinguish from the original low frequencies. This allows the listener to perceive bass frequencies outside of the normal range of the speaker cone, without overdriving the woofer. With the Bass Enhancer, the MA-7As provide a strong low-end in a very compact set of reference speakers. In addition the MA-7A monitor speaker's offer a Sub Out port to connect a subwoofer.

The MA-7As offer conveniently placed Volume and Tone controls. Adjust the volume and tone directly from the front of the speaker. While a large studio setup typically uses a mixer to control output level to the speakers, compact desktop setups can rarely afford the space a mixer requires. This is not an issue with these Cakewalk monitors. You can adjust your output volume and tone on the front of the speaker.

You can also connect 2 different sources directly into the MA-7A speakers, allowing you to listen to audio from any 2 line-level sources. For example, you can have both your computer and your stereo connected to the MA-7As.

You can also plug headphones directly into the MA-7As. Plugging in headphones automatically mutes the speakers, allowing you to mix without disturbing others, and without having to disconnect anything in your setup.

The MA-7As are also magnetically shielded, allowing you to use them in close proximity to your computer monitor without interference.

MXL 4000 Multi-Pattern FET Studio Condenser Microphone
The MXL 4000 Multi-Pattern is a condenser microphone designed around a Class-A discrete FET mic amp specially chosen to match its large diaphragm capsule. The capsule itself has been sized and tuned to provide a silky and airy top end with a full, warm midrange reminiscent of vintage microphones. Hand selected internal components create a sound that enhances both vocal and instrument performances.

Using the polar patterns

To take advantage of the versatility of the MXL 4000's polar patterns, here are some miking tricks of the pros.

Figure-8 Microphones

Figure-8 mics pick up sound equally well from front and rear. So, if you're looking for a rich vocal sound with the added ambiance of room tone to add depth and spaciousness, use the figure-8 pattern and have your vocalist sing into one side while the other picks up the reflections of the room. Only do this if you have a good-sounding room. You can also use the figure-8 pattern for isolation from other instruments. For example, if you're miking drums and want to give the hi-hat it's own track, position the MXL 4000 so that the side of the figure-8, where rejection is greatest, is pointing towards the snare while the front or rear of the mix faces the hat. Do the same if you're recording a singer-guitarist who's playing an acoustic while singing. You need two figure-8 mics for this one. Position the vocal mic so that the side is facing the guitar, and the guitar mic so that the side of the figure-8 points towards the singer's mouth. Now both singer and guitar are isolated. Again, make sure you do this in a room that sounds good, because the back side of the mic will be picking up the room.

Omni

In many cases, the least used, but best-sounding of all the polar patterns. Omni has very little off-axis coloration, which means that sounds entering the sides of the mic sound just as good as sounds entering the front. If you have a great-sounding room, by all means, try omni before anything else. Omni gives your recordings the impression of being in the room with the sound. It also works very well as the "mid" mic in Mid-Side stereo recording.

Cardioid

This is the most used pattern. It's basically point and shoot, but keep in mind that you can use it's rear-rejection to your advantage, or by turning the mic slightly away from the source, you can use it's off-axis response to tame sharp transients. Aside from straight-ahead recording, most people use the cardioid pattern as the "mid" mic in Mid-Side stereo recording.

Requires phantom power.

Musician's Gear Tripod Mic Stand
This MS-220 Tripod Microphone Stand has a thread adapter and tubular legs. Its adjustable height, from floor to top thread, is 35" to 61-7/8". The 30-1/4" fixed boom is not adjustable.

Gear One XLR Microphone Cables
For serious-minded musicians, Gear One's XLR cable has the strength and durability to withstand more than everyday use. Since your cable is your sound, this XLR mic cable's superior wiring allows your signal to be quiet, eliminating frustrating hums, buzzing, and crackles. The cable is 20 feet long.

Live Wire 1/4" RCA Dual Patch Cable
This Live Wire mono 1/4" male to RCA male dual patch cable has metal headshells. Like all Live Wire cables, it's designed for serious musicians with the strength and durability to withstand more than everyday use. The Live Wire 1/4" RCA Dual Patch has superior wiring which allows your signal to be quiet, eliminating frustrating hums, buzzing, and crackles. The sturdy construction enhances signal and performance. Flexible design eliminates kinks and twists for a tangle-free performance whether you're in the studio or on the stage. The cable is 10 feet long.