Friday 11 December 2009

Beat Maker Online - Sonic Producer Review

By Neil Hunter

With technical advances, mixing music and making beats has moved online from being just the domain of the traditional methods. Using paid membership sites, companies have set up their software on their own servers, providing a beat maker that is accessed online. This is a very competitive market and Sonic Producer has emerged in recent times, garnering a lot of interest and attention. So what exactly does this software provide the user and is it value for money? This review attempts to answer those questions.

Sonic Producer is a music sequencer with mp3 export capability. Sonic Producer also features music production tutorials with different keyboards, studios as well as tutorials on how to use the Sonic Producer application. All this is available online through the "members area" and contains everything including the software, sounds and the system of video lessons and documentation. The members section is full of tutorials with production lessons in Logic, ProTools, software instruments, keyboards and much more. You will also get to download your high quality beats and instrumentals and show off the beats you make with Sonic Producer.

Trying to assess the performance of Sonic Producer is always going to be somewhat subjective. Do you compare Sonic Producer with other professional grade consoles and software or is that just an unfair comparison? As professional consoles will always have the advantage over Sonic Producer, this review will focus on how it compares with other online software which makes beats online. When comparing 'like with like,' Sonic Producer comes out very well indeed. A separate volume control is provided for each of the sixteen tracks in the music sequencer. Also the number of beats per minute can be controlled which dictates the tempo of the music. There is also a virtual keyboard integrated along with drum pads. It is when Sonic Producer is compared against other beat maker software that it comes into it's own and proves that it's features are indeed extensive.

A very strong part of the Sonic Producer package is the sample library. Even more expensive console software and to a somewhat lesser extent other software for beat making, are often known for having poor variety and quality. The large library consists of thousands of samples of very good quality. This is a major asset to the system. In addition, Sonic Producer can operate on all computers and operating systems which means that it doesn't matter whether you have a Mac, PC or other platform. Just send the staff an email ticket if you need help with any issue related to the site.

Sonic Producer retails at an extremely attractive price point, when compared to other online beat maker software on the market. Another key point is that although Sonic Producer is accessed through a membership site, there are no monthly payments to be made. This is in comparison to many online sites which bill their users on a monthly, or yearly basis, to use their software.

The lifetime subscription to Sonic Producer is offered at a special introductory price of only $29.95. The large and high quality of the sample and sound library, together with the many other strong features within the Sonic Producer software, make it the first choice for novice musicians or for those people looking to explore a new direction in their music.

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