Hello. I am using Music Creator Version 2 still.

I am very comfortable with the current version I am using. I can notate well, do my composing, and listen to the final product using the program. However, the current instrument sounds I have sound very computer-ish, and don't sound anywhere close to representing the real deals. Is it possible to upgrade the sounds I use for Music Creator 2?
 
Sorry if this is a dumb question! I'm somewhat computer illiterate when it comes to certain things.

Hi Phil,
As far as I am aware MC was designed to to with MS so that shouldn't be a problem - it isn't on my computer which is about six (or more) years old now.  However, it is possible that MC's own software has been improved since MC2 but you would have to ask them directly or ask the folk on this forum, some of whom have progressed through the whole range of products, for their opinion regarding the static or improved sound quality of the instrument libraries.  For what it is worth I used MC5 and was very happy with the 'real' sound quality and only bought MC6 because so many people recommended it.  You may even find that some still prefer MC5 to MC6 but I think that's more to do with the set up than the sound produced.

 
Reading between the lines you are no longer content with what you are hearing anyway so you probably already know what you will do eventually.
 
Regards,
 
Vincent.
 
 
 
 
 
 

As we wrote in your other thread basically asking the same thing, if MC 2 doesn't support VST instruments, you're missing out on millions of new sounds. It's possible that you can find more and possibly better DX instruments for sale somewhere on the internet, but it seems that the industry has mostly moved on to VSTs.
On the other hand, if you use the Staff view extensively to write your music and use the keyboard shortcuts a lot, those shortcuts have been removed from the newer programs, alas.
Music Creator 5 is no longer available from Cakewalk but you may be able to find it in a retail store bargain bin, or maybe on Amazon. If it's new and has never been registered, you can use it.
As a registered customer, you can upgrade to Cakewalk's SONAR X3 for the paltry sum of $49 and get several VST instruments with it.
What kind of music do you write?
Yes, you can write in the staff or record and hear what you wrote with all of Cakewalk's programs.
 
Edited: X1 to X3.

If you registered MC 2, you can upgrade to X3 for $49, but X3 will not work on Windows XP or Vista.
Music Creator 2 probably won't work on Win 7 or 8.
It's a conundrum.
If your operating system is XP or Vista, you can try to find an unregistered version of the older programs that support VSTs somewhere. That would be MC 3, 4 or 5, SONAR Home Studio 5, 6 or 7 (maybe SHS 4?), or other now discontinued programs.
Music Creator 6 will work on XP/Vista and has VST support. It includes some VST instruments. I'm not sure if MC 6 Touch will work on XP/Vista. Check it out.
What is your current OS?

There you go. Get X3.