Electronic Music Software

Competition in the world of all-in-one music-creation suites has grown considerably since Fruity Loops first started breaking beats. With a new name and a new interface, FL Studio is reestablishing its place as a full-featured and affordable audio-production program.

The photo-realistic mixing-board interface, littered with small, unlabeled icons and burdened with a confusing file browser, makes the learning curve steeper than it should be. Once you clear that hurdle, though, this enjoyable product will have you making music in no time. The Fruity slicer makes short work of chopping up breaks, and the simple step-based drum machine lets you create your own. You can bind FL Studio to other programs via VSTi and DXi plug-ins. A full selection of software instruments is included so you can start playing immediately. All the usual suspects are there, from vintage, buzzy, analog imitators to wacky sound effects and generic voice samples.

FL Studio offers a tremendous value for what you get. Comparable products cost nearly twice as much. FL Studio's quirky sound generators and interoperability make it a great addition to any studio. Be warned, though: several versions of FL Studio are available, so more features are included as the price goes up.

Ableton Live is about making music; for composition, songwriting, recording, production, remixing and live performance. Live's nonlinear, intuitive flow, alongside powerful real-time editing and flexible performance options, make it a unique studio tool and a favorite with live performers. If you'd rather be "making music" than just "using music software," Ableton Live is for you. Live 8, the latest version, includes a wealth of new techniques and improvements with a new groove engine, revamped warping, live looping, new effects, crossfades in the Arrangement View and a reworked MIDI editor.

What's new in 8

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Session View
Live is the only music production software with the "Session View": a unique grid for recording and playing musical ideas and phrases. The Session View is non-linear, so you can record and play back your ideas in any order you want. When you're working on a new track, this is a smart, flexible way to write and record. If you're performing music live, it gives you complete flexibility and freedom to improvise.
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Arrangement View
Live also has a second view: the "Arrangement View," a complete music production environment. This is the linear counterpart to the Session View and is well-suited to "traditional" recording, arranging and mixing. These two views interact with one another, each with its own strengths and intricacies. Both views are based on the single principle of creative, intuitive music-making.
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Uninterrupted creative flow
In Live, you never have to stop the music. Record audio and MIDI on the fly, drop in loops and samples, add effects and swap sounds without ever hitting the stop button: everything happens in real time. You're free to improvise and the computer actually becomes a musical instrument-an expressive and creative tool, perfectly at home on stage or in the studio.
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Beats made easy
Live's unique Drum Rack combines drag-and-drop simplicity in a familiar pad-style interface. Each of the 128 drum pads can have its own instrument or sample plus effects. Slice beats, loops or REX files to MIDI for additional control options and use the new groove feature (which includes grooves from the legendary MPC and SP1200 machines) to add swing to your beats.
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Creative expression for DJs
Mix and match tracks and loops automatically, remix on the fly, capture audio loops in real time from decks and other external sources, incorporate your own productions into the mix, and much more. Whether it's the centerpiece of the DJ rig or just a creative sidearm, Live gives DJs entirely new worlds of creative expression.
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Looping with Live
Not only for guitarists, the Ableton Looper gives you classic sound-on-sound looping without the limitations of a hardware device. Looper is set up for remote operation, so you can record, overdub, undo and more without touching the computer.
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Totally compatible
Live works seamlessly with controller hardware and assigning custom MIDI controls is simple. Live supports AIFF, WAV, MP3, Ogg Vorbis and FLAC files, VST and AU effects and instruments. Live can handle REX files and runs as a ReWire Master or Slave, so it works nicely alongside other DAWs like Pro Tools, Logic, Cubase or Reason. And if you have a multicore or multiprocessor system, Live supports that, too.

Key features

Multitrack recording up to 32-bit/192 kHz
Nondestructive editing with unlimited undo
Powerful and creative MIDI sequencing of software and hardware instruments
Advanced warping and real-time time-stretching
Supports AIFF, WAV, MP3, Ogg Vorbis and FLAC files
A comprehensive selection of built-in audio and MIDI effects
Built-in instruments: Simpler for sample-based synthesis, Impulse for sampled drums
Instrument, Drum and Effect Racks
New groove engine; apply and extract grooves in real time
VST and AU support; automatic plug-in delay compensation
REX file support plus built-in audio to MIDI slicing
Video import and export for scoring, video warping
Simple MIDI mapping plus instant mapping for selected hardware
Full ReWire support; runs as Slave or Master
Single-screen user interface for simple, creativity-focused operation
Multicore and multiprocessor support
Support for The Bridge, Ableton's collaboration with Serato

Also includes

A selection of loops (box only)
Essential Instrument Collection 2: a wide range of sampled instruments (box only)
Printed reference manual in English, French, German or Japanese (box only)
Built-in interactive lessons
Localized software menus, tutorials and PDF reference manuals in English, Spanish, French, German and Japanese

System requirements

Mac: 1.8 GHz G4/G5 or faster (Intel® Mac recommended), 2 GB RAM (4 GB recommended, if supported by your computer), Mac OS X 10.4.11 (10.5 or later recommended), DVD-ROM drive

Windows: 2 GHz Pentium® 4 or Celeron® compatible CPU or faster (multicore CPU recommended), 2 GB RAM (4 GB recommended on Windows Vista and Windows 7), Windows XP (home or Pro), Windows Vista or Windows 7, sound card (ASIO driver support recommended), DVD-ROM drive, QuickTime recommended

The installation size of the Essential Instrument Collection 2 is 15 GB.

Reviews:

DJMag, Alex Blanco
"So, is this the best version of Ableton's Live so far? Most people will say yes. Does it finally include many of the features that we've been asking for? It sure does. Is it worth buying? For those who don't own a version of Live but make music and/or DJ - absolutely! And existing Ableton Live users really should upgrade to Live 8."

MusicTech, Hollin Jones
"Version 8 is certainly a worthy upgrade to the Live family, building on existing strengths and refining and adding to features in key areas, particularly in respect to warping and quantizing. The Suite Edition has loads of content, and it's the only DAW to be cross-platform while offering compatibility with multiple plug-in formats (on the Mac at any rate). The selection of effects and instruments is great and will keep you composing forever."

Logic Studio

Digital audio workstations (DAWs) have to do a lot: they typically record, mix, and edit audio, host instruments and effects, record and edit MIDI, arrange music, score videos, print notation, slice and stretch sound loops, and even provide programmable drum machines, acoustical simulators, and surround sound. It's easy to get immersed in all those features and lose track of actually making music. With new features constantly being added, is anyone cleaning house? Apple is. With Logic Studio, Apple has transformed Logic from a deep but difficult program into one of the most streamlined and elegant music environments of its kind.

Like Logic Pro 7 ( ), Logic Studio (with Logic Pro 8 as the core application) bundles the main sequencer/editor with powerful music and audio tools. It's packed with the same extensive lineup of audio effects and sound tools that were found in previous versions, including a guitar amp simulator and realistic reverb, organs and keyboards, various synthesizers, the Ultrabeat drum machine, the Sculpture instrument, the EXS24 mkII sampler, and even a CD authoring and mastering utility called WaveBurner. That, arguably, was more tools than any other single package. But Logic Studio now adds a hard drive-busting collection of Apple's music beds, Jam Packs, sound effects, and other content; the Soundtrack Pro audio editor ( ); and a new application called MainStage. To describe the new bundled apps and the breadth of the package in general, Apple has changed the package name to Logic Studio (the Logic Pro app retains the old moniker).

In a move likely to please users, Apple has also done away with the hardware dongle, the small USB key that was required to operate the program; now only a serial number is needed when you first install the application. But the big difference in Logic may be not how much is in the package, but how easy it is to access those tools.
New look, new view

Logic Pro 8, the heart of the studio, has undergone an extensive interface redesign. There are cosmetic improvements throughout, but this isn't just a skin-deep upgrade: entire editing facilities have been streamlined or replaced, and a lot of Logic's strange terminology has been translated into standardized language. That may sound like bad news to existing users, but remarkably, Apple has managed to avoid sacrificing the application's core structure and functionality. Even long-time users may find themselves discovering existing features, simply because they're easier to access. Most importantly, this means you'll be making music when you launch, not half an hour later.

The most profound change in Logic Pro 8 is an entirely new Arrange window, a one-screen display of all the major recording, editing, mixing, and file and setting management features of Logic. You can still open separate windows if you like, but you now have access to most of the functionality of the program without worrying about switching views or dragging windows around. Tabs at the bottom of the screen expand editing panes for mixing, editing audio files, and viewing and editing MIDI information in Piano Roll, Score, or graphical views. A tabbed pane on the right provides access to the Audio Bin, Loop Browser, the file and project browser, and a Library pane for navigating presets for channel strips, instruments, effects, and other features.

There's a GarageBand-style template wizard, but you may not need it. Choose a blank template, and you can set up everything from simple to complex mix setups with just a few clicks. As each track is added, Logic automatically displays appropriate channel presets in the Library, so you can discover the program's deep set of sound tools and instruments, or get quick access to your own favorite settings. Basic instrument creation wasn't too difficult in Logic Pro 7, but using aux send channels (for effects and other processing) and ReWire (for integrating other applications, like Ableton Live [ ] or Propellerhead's Reason [ ]) has never been easier. Logic can now sync the Library with your other Macs or collaborators, using .Mac or Bonjour, a first for this kind of application.

Logic Pro 8 maintains the Environment, an under-the-hood facility for creating custom, modular audio and MIDI setups. But you no longer have to use the Environment to perform simple mixing and configuration tasks that are handled more efficiently by a standard interface.
Takes and editing

It's not just the interface that's different in Logic: Apple has reworked its editing features as well. You can now perform sample-accurate edits in the main Arrange window, with adjusted Snap tools and a reworked Bar Ruler to assist everything from audio edits to automation. New punch and multi-take facilities make recording audio and MIDI much easier, as well. You can easily merge multiple MIDI or audio sessions into a take; the interface is actually better integrated than the similar feature in Soundtrack Pro. Other Snap improvements, plus a new Junction facility for adjacent clips, make editing more precise.

Logic is deep, but there are still some odd imbalances absent in other DAWs. Aside from basic, non-destructive quantize (for tightening timing of MIDI tracks), there's no arpeggiator or real-time, non-destructive MIDI editing available unless you dive into the Environment. While the Transform window is capable of some powerful operations, it's tricky to use and performs only destructive edits.

The Menu structure will look familiar to old Logic users, but it can sometimes be confusing to newcomers. While there's a Sample Editor accessible from the Arrange window, it's the same audio editor from previous Logic versions; Logic lacks the slick in-line editor available in Soundtrack Pro. Editing overall is very efficient, and the integration of the Arrange window balances out some of these shortcomings, but hopefully Apple will address MIDI editing in a future version as comprehensively as it has audio and mixing.
Stage-ready rigs

If you want to play Logic's instruments and effects live onstage, you'll love MainStage, an application for hosting custom virtual racks of instruments and effects that's especially suited to keyboardists, guitarists, vocalists, and other musicians. Instead of working with Logic Pro onstage, this separate tool allows you to set up custom rigs for live use. As with the OnStage feature in Rax 2.0 ( ), there's a full-screen mode that you can view without hunching over your monitor, with shortcuts for switching sounds via the keyboard, MIDI, or an Apple Remote. You can use preset screen layouts and channel strips or build your own.

Channels support effects and instruments from Logic Pro and Audio Unit plug-ins. All of these features are perfectly geared for performance. Guitarists can bring up a full-screen tuner and easily tap through effects units; keyboardists can set up sophisticated splits and layers and switch and sculpt sounds. You can move from one preset to another with silky-smooth, no-glitch segues, even if you're holding down notes as you do so. That's something a lot of DAWs can't do. Combined with the collection of instruments and effects already in Logic, it's a great bargain.

If you just want a way to play instruments and effects, MainStage could be perfect. But it does have some limitations. There's inadequate functionality for people wanting to play backing tracks; you can use AppleScripts to trigger songs, but that requires a lot of manual setup, and won't allow automatic synchronization of tempo-dependent effects and instruments, or jumping around within a song. There's no ReWire support, which means that you can't use it with other software tools, and you can't really integrate it with Logic projects beyond simple presets, either. And Apple didn't pick up on some of Rax's clever features, like displaying lyrics and notes for different songs.

More advanced users may want to consider tools like Ableton Live for their interactive clip-triggering features, or Native Instruments' KORE for a more sophisticated rack of instruments and effects with ReWire support. For everyone else, the depth of the instrument and effect set here, combined with an elegant interface for configuring and accessing those tools, makes MainStage a strong choice.
Surrounded by Studio improvements

There are too many improvements in Logic Studio to mention, and rather than being "me-too" features or bug fixes, they really do seem part of a clearly defined strategy to refine the application. The surround features, drawing from the work done on Soundtrack Pro, make production for surround sound far more powerful. Surround tools are integrated throughout the app, in file import, recording, bouncing (including direct bounce to DVD-A), mixing and metering, channel strips, an intuitive new Surround Panner, and integrated encoding via Apple's Compressor. Many instruments and effects also get the Surround treatment, which is especially fun when working with the ES2 and Sculpture synths, Space Designer reverb, and new Delay Designer multi-tap delay.

While the instruments at first appear to be identical to those in Logic Pro 7, there are many smaller improvements, as well. The EXS24 mkII finally has a usable instrument editor; it's bare-bones in comparison to standalone samplers like Native Instruments' Kontakt, but it does make the EXS24 easier to edit. The Ultrabeat drum machine, while it retains its unusual interface, has a new full-view sequencer grid and step automation, plus support for EXS24 samples, making it far more useful. Lastly, while the Delay Designer is also present in Soundtrack Pro, it really shines here; it's an extraordinary tool for creating multi-tap or custom delays that can change pitch and volume for all sorts of unique effects, from basic to far-out sound.

Open yourself to the possibilities. Pro Tools 9 redefines the world's most popular, most advanced music and audio production platform with a completely re-architected, open version of Pro Tools software, giving you what you asked for-and so much more.

Work with an audio interface-or without. Create bigger, better-sounding mixes with more tracks, Automatic Delay Compensation, and other pro features included as standard. Open your workflow to projects created in other audio and video software-and to the entire Avid Artist Series and Pro Series (formerly Euphonix) console/controller line. With Pro Tools 9, you can compose, record, sequence, edit, and mix the way you want-in more ways than ever.

Work the way you want

Get the flexibility of using Pro Tools 9 with your favorite Avid audio interface or third-party Core Audio- or ASIO-compatible interface-or use Pro Tools 9 completely standalone%u2020 for easy on-the-go creation.

Create bigger, better mixes

Develop larger, more complex projects, with up to 96 or 192* simultaneous audio tracks, 128 instrument tracks, 512 MIDI tracks, 256 internal busses, and 160 aux tracks. See all track specifications.

Be more creative with coveted professional tools

Work efficiently and get the best sonic results with Automatic Delay Compensation, multitrack Beat Detective, full Import Session Data dialog, DigiBase Pro, and other separately priced add-ons-now standard.

Collaborate with others more easily

Team up with other creators, editors, and mixers easily-with built-in OMF/AAF/MXF file interchange support, you can exchange projects created in other audio and video software with Pro Tools and vice-versa.

Get more options to grab hold of your mix

Along with C|24 and ICON*, you can now use Avid Artist Series and Pro Series consoles and controllers to enhance your editing and mixing workflow, thanks to added EUCON integration.

Work with picture in more ways

Expand your post production capabilities with powerful features now included as standard, such as the Time Code Ruler, OMF/AAF/MXF interchange, variable stereo pan depths, and updated 7.1 surround panner*.

Complete Production Toolkit 2

Boost your power with Complete Production Toolkit 2
Get the Pro Tools HD software feature set**-without a Pro Tools|HD or Pro Tools|HD Native system-with the Complete Production Toolkit 2 option.

The sixth generation of powerful tools

With an array of sensational features and advanced tools designed to deliver the best and most harmonious results, Cubase 6 is your go-to audio workstation for recording, editing, mixing and producing music of all types. With its emphasis not only on technology and precision but also on user friendliness, usability and ergonomics, Cubase 6 empowers creative imagination to bring out the best in you. That's why Cubase is the choice of countless musicians and producers around the world. That's why Cubase 6 is the most advanced music production system today.
Creative Composing and Sequencing

Composing has never been easier or more inspirational. Based on more than 25 years of experience in developing easy-to-use editing and professional composing and notation tools, Cubase once again set a milestone in version 6: With VST Expression 2 Steinberg is taking sequencer-based composing to a whole new level and offers the most intuitive and functionally complete MIDI composing and sequencing toolset on the planet.
Key Editor

At the heart of MIDI sequencing in Cubase is the Key Editor: a breathtakingly powerful yet transparent tool which offers functional wealth that opens up virtually limitless possibilities for songwriters and composers. This is where melodies, chords, arrangements and performances take shape, and where ideas are sketched out, developed and taken to their full potential. Entering, cutting, moving and transposing individual notes or whole chords, editing any of the hundreds of MIDI parameters available or reworking even the most subtle nuances of a MIDI performance are just some of the tasks for which the Key Editor has been developed and refined continuously by Steinberg for over two decades.

The Key Editor's Inspector provides smooth and intuitive access to the most important MIDI tools and functions, including Expression Maps, Note Expression, Quantize, Transpose, Length and many more in one central spot. What's more, with the In-place Editing function, you can also process MIDI parts directly in the Project window in context with other tracks.

Key Editor
Intuitive controller editing, support for dynamics, instant acoustic feedback

Score Editor

The Score Editor is a full notation environment completely integrated within Cubase and lets you view your music in the form of scores, with full support for just about all symbol, display and editing options that this entails. With support for lyrics and remarks as well as drum notes, guitar tablature and lead sheets, the Cubase Score Editor includes hundreds of professional notation symbols: simply select the tools needed to create fully professional score layouts for others including soloists, orchestras and choirs. Thanks to the full Music XML Import / Export support, even exchanging scores with other notation packages is only a matter of seconds. In addition, the Expression Maps of the VST Expression 2 set have been engineered to offer new levels of speed and intuitiveness when working with large sample libraries by introducing dynamic support for articulations and expressive notation that is automatically interpreted by a VST instrument. Cubase 6 features an unparalleled combination of a fully featured composition, recording and mixing environment with comprehensive scoring features - ideal for composers.

Score Editor

Drum Editor

The Drum Editor is a highly intuitive yet powerful window for constructing and reworking beats, rhythms and grooves as well as creating individual drum maps for every employed instrument, offering a plethora of features to let you come up with the perfect rhythm for your song or production.

List Editor

The List Editor is a powerful MIDI editing tool that gives fast access to every single aspect of a MIDI note and can be a huge timesaver in complex projects.

VST Expression 2

VST Expression Maps provide an ultra-intuitive way of working with multiple instrument articulations, for example of huge orchestra libraries, and introduces an editing concept that is user-customizable and fully integrated with the Key and Score Editors. This groundbreaking technology makes working with instrument articulations as easy as it should be. Instead of handling all those MIDI controllers for switching articulations, VST Expression Maps allow seamlessly and transparently integrated editing as well as full control over multiple articulations. Best of all, articulations noted in the Key and Score Editors can be played back in real time by orchestra and any other sample-based libraries.

With Cubase 6, Steinberg has innovated even further to offer more creative compositional tools. Note Expression is a revolutionary approach to create and edit multiple controller values in a single graphical interface, directly on the note they belong to. Invaluable for demanding orchestral arrangements as well as cutting-edge electronic music, Note Expression significantly enhances the composer's workflow and sets new standards in terms of creativity and musicality.

Seamless, transparent and integrated editing of articulations, with full control over multiple articulations in the Key and Score Editors.
Break traditional MIDI limitations - create and edit multiple controller values on single note-level
Invaluable for demanding orchestral arrangements, cutting-edge electronic music and unique sound effects
Immediately listen to dynamic changes noted in the Score Editor or placed in the Key Editor
Automatically transfer articulation setups of VST 3.5 compatible instruments for individual instrument sounds

Find out more about VST Expression

From pianissimo to crescendo and fortissimo - it's all there

Steinberg is breaking new ground with Note Expression

MIDI plug-ins

To inspire you even further, Cubase includes a huge set of VST MIDI plug-ins. Creative tools, such as the drum step sequencer, the Beat Designer, a powerful arpeggiator, a MIDI pattern sequencer and a MIDI chord processor amongst others will take your composition to the next level. While Cubase 6 offers probably the most feature-rich MIDI sequencing toolset in the audio industry today, Steinberg's development philosophy is constantly focused on the creativity of musicians, composers and producers, resulting in a MIDI environment that is not only technologically advanced but highly intuitive and instantly accessible for anyone.

Cubase 6 includes a total of 18 outstanding MIDI effect plug-ins

Intuitive recording

An exceptional audio quality, a wide range of innovative tools and a truly musical feel make Cubase 6 the first choice for all kinds of music production - from lightning-fast band recording to professional studio productions. The advanced recording environment combines the functionality of high-end mixing consoles with the elegance of a state-of-the-art software system. Whether you want to record a guitar riff, a multi-miked drum kit or a full classical orchestra, Cubase 6 always provides the best set of tools for your music.
Next-generation audio engine

The award-winning Cubase audio engine delivers a crystal-clear 32-bit floating-point resolution and 192 kHz sample rate, with a pristine sound quality that is the hallmark of the Cubase 6 music production experience. The next-generation audio engine includes true surround capability throughout, with each track and channel offering up to six discreet channels, ready for 5.1 surround and powered by Virtual Studio Technology that opens up a myriad of VST instruments at your fingertips.
Convenient recording

Cubase 6 offers convenient recording capabilities such as Retrospective Record, which means that no take ever gets lost because record mode wasn't engaged in time. With the exemplary FX handling any VST plug-in can be recorded with the signal, or simply used for monitoring while the untouched, pristine signal is recorded in Cubase.

The intuitive user interface supports even the largest recording rigs, with easy-to-use folders, customizable Track views and custom color schemes for Tracks that differentiate track types at a glance. Handling inputs and outputs in Cubase is effortless: the VST Connections window allows you to not only setup custom I/O setups and customize port names but also switch between different I/O setups on the fly.

Cubase comes with a huge range of additional functions engineered to accelerate recording workflows, including the Arm/Disarm All Audio Tracks function, the Lock Record mode, and the Remaining Record Time display. With Cubase 6 you can focus on the only thing that truly matters - your music.

Control Room

Dispensing with the need for hardware mixing consoles, the Cubase 6 Control Room represents the final paradigm shift for software in integrating real-world studio setups, and firmly puts Cubase 6 the heart of any recording environment. The Control Room is a uniquely powerful recording and monitoring environment with custom busses and setups for up to four studio sends for performers, full talkback and metronome integration, custom monitor setups and much more.

Engineered exclusively for Steinberg's audio production systems and unavailable on any other software workstations, this unique recording and monitoring environment allows you to control and switch between several different speaker setups in different configurations on the fly, create and manage up to four unique studio mixes feeding performers their own tailored mix, use the integrated Talkback function, manage audio sources feeding from tape, CD or DVD - all from one easy-to-use panel.

And in conjunction with Steinberg's MR816 CSX/X Advanced Integration DSP Studio FireWire interfaces, the Control Room offers latency-free recording completely integrated into the Cubase mixer and Control Room panels, with no need to use an additional mixing application.

The Reason rack comes with all the gear you could possibly need: samplers, analog synths, graintable synth, vocoder, mixer, drum machines, arpeggiator, compressors, EQ and effects. With its generous sound bank and intuitive flow, Reason helps you along in your creative process, and never gets in your way. Version 5 adds the mighty Kong Drum Designer, the versatile Dr. Octo Rex loop player, live sampling input, the Blocks pattern based sequencing mode and more.
What Is Reason.

Virtual Rack
Reason's heart is its virtual rack of instruments and effects. As you create your track, Reason automatically patches and cables your rack. If you want to get deep, simply flip the rack around and route the cables any way you like.
Sounds
Finding your sound is an important part of the musical process. With Gigabytes of synths, samples, drum kits, and effects, Reason's sound bank is packed with everything you'll need from the start. Want more? Expand your palette with a world of ReFill libraries.
Creative Flow
The thing that strikes new Reason users most is how much they get done in a short amount of time. Reason's legendary creative flow keeps you focused on the music - and the fun. At all times.
Need more gear?
No problem. Choose a synth, a drum machine, a loop player or any device from the Create menu and it will instantly appear in your rack, logically patched into the signal chain. And because Reason is designed to go easy on your computer, you can repeat the process until you're more than happy.
Control your controls
Each unit in Reason's virtual rack is edited from its own on-screen front panel. All the sliders, knobs, buttons and functions are right in front of you, ready to be tweaked, turned and twisted in absolute real-time. And all your front panel actions - filter adjustments, pitch bending, gain riding or panning - can be recorded and automated in the Reason sequencer.
Radical Routing
A single key press will turn Reason's rack around, and there you are, in patch cord heaven. Most audio connections are made automatically. When a new device is created, it appears immediately below the currently selected device, and Reason patches it into the system in the most logical way. Repatch by dragging the patch cord plug to the desired connector to build your own sounds - or tweak the included presets.