Cakewalk Kinetic

I bought this as an amateur just to play around with some music. It seems like it is designed more for the professional because after about a week I just gave up. Very confusing and the instructions are of no help. I would not recommend this unless you plan on devoting a ton of time in trying to make it work.

Looks like a great product...but $80 later, I'm stuck with a CD that does me no good because I own a Sound Blaster Audigy 2 soundcard. Evidently, "newer" drivers don't work with this product. You have to install drivers from...2003? Note that there are absolutely NO updates available for this product, and I'm writing this review as of August 21, 2005. If your SB drivers are from 2004 or newer, you will get a "blue screen of death" when trying to execute key commands in this application (such as "new song..."). If you don't have a Sound Blaster sound card, then go for it, but otherwise.....good luck! Besides, Sound Blaster cards are pretty obscure......right?