Cakewalk Pyro Audio Creator

I could not get this program to record correctly with windows 7. I cannot use it. Waste of money. I have Pyro 5 which is the old version and I use it with an old computer that has windows xp whenever I need to record or copy music.

It's not what I expected, this software doesn't have all the true features needed for editing music. Volume control, sound quality, the only editing this is set-up for is downlaoding mp3's and copying CD's.

Great product at a great price. This software is easy to install and easy to use. We use it for recording court sessions and plan to purchase more copies.

NO GOOD, DON`T WORK WITH WINDOWS 7 THEY TELL ME THAT WILL WORK AND IS NOT.

I read the gentleman's review that said that his Vista OS computer recovered and eliminated this so-called garbage. I'm not sure what was going on with his machine but my experience has been uneventful and mildly challenging. My partner tells me that I'm particularly patient and tenacious so keep that in mind if you read this review.My prior experience was with Pyro 2004 which I was using on an XP box. The Pyro 2004 user interface was pretty easy to understand since it incorporated it's own explorer for adding files to a project. Pyro Audio Creator has a new user interface that allows drag and drop using Windows explorer and the various modules of the tool bar. Cakewalk offers videos and the help system to bring a user up to speed with the new user interface. I used Pyro Audio Creator this October to record radio broadcasts of the Presidential debates so I could share them with my partner. This was easily accomplished without any difficulty.I realize I could use a program like Audacity (a free program) but I liked the easier interface and tools that Pyro 2004 offered for recording a vinyl album and easily splitting it into different tracks and saving them as different files. This is possible with Audacity but not quite as easily.I bought a new computer with the Vista OS SP1 this summer and I looked on Cakewalk's website and found that Pyro 2004 doesn't work with the new OS. I purchased Pyro Audio Creator and found the user interface to be drastically different. I even started thinking that Pyro Audio Creator left out some functionality that was important to me in Pyro 2004 but then I spent a little time with the help files and learned more about how to use the program. Now, I see it as quite a good purchase for my Vista box.I think if you are a pod caster you'll find this program more than adequate at handling your recording and editing chores. For Vista users it is an excellent choice.I think with a program that costs about as much as a couple of sacks of groceries, telephone support would be a little difficult for any company to supply. Like many other companies selling audio hardware or software the product forums wind up being where much of the product support is served to the customer. The product forums require some effort to find answers to your particular problem. They can be a good place to research a product. I also have Cakewalk Sonar Home Studio XL6 and read the forums for that software before purchasing just so I could have an idea about what to expect in the way of problems and solutions. Audio driver issues can be tricky with audio recording software programs. In many of the Cakewalk forums it seems they bring up ASIO4ALL (free ASIO driver software). Some of the forum members are quite dedicated and helpful.Just today since I have some time to learn about Pyro Audio Creator, I learned that the program has some key features available from the system tray icon. That seems a novel way to avoid a menu on the toolbar interface. So it was there that I learned there is an update available now for my installed version. I haven't applied the update for this program yet since it seems to work fine as it came from Cakewalk.

I have used previous versions of Pyro with great success. After getting a new Windows 7 64 bit computer, unfortunately the previous versions would not work. I upgraded to this unfortunate newest version and wish I had looked elsewhere. It appears there are now 6 separate programs that can be launched from a main menu form. The seemless integration of all features is completely gone. Of particular disappointment is the Editor. The interface is very clunky and the main waveform editor screen does not properly track the current file being played/edited. What you hear is not what you see.To their credit, this sorry program DOES work on a Windows 7 64 bit computer. However, the user interface is a major step backwards.It would not surprise me if the CakeWalk folks went out and purchased 6 separate programs that worked on Windows 7 and half-hazardly put their own menu system on them to make it appear they are all developed by the same company.If you have never used CakeWalk Pyro before AND want a program that works a bit clunkily on Windows 7 AND you don't have the time to research other programs AND have some extra cash to burn, then this is the program for you. Otherwise, I would highly suggest looking at any other option before buying this sorry piece of software.

A really good software package that generally easy to navigate and simple to use. Very inexpensive but quite effective. I highly recommend this software package for anyone wanting to record audio!!!!!!!!!