Indian and Western music come together in Swar Studio, new DAW (digital audio workstation) software by Swar Systems.

Designed for both modern and traditional music, the new software includes 36 built-in Indian and Western virtual instruments that will make it easy for you to compose cross-genre works, recreate a favorite song, add some flair to soundtracks or film scores, and more. According to Swar Systems, Swar Studio can serve as your primary "Bollywood" sequencer. This software comes at a fraction of the cost of a full-fledged home studio.

As mentioned, Swar Studio has a number of built-in virtual instruments: Accordion, Bansuri, Bass, Bells, Brass Section, Brightness, Cello, Chimta, Choir Aahs, Clean Guitar, Dhol, Dholak, Drums, Duff, Duggis, Electric Bass, Electric Guitar, Ghatam, Guitar, Gunghroo, Harmonium, Manjeera, Piano, Santoor, Sarod, Saxophone, Sitar, Slap Bass, Strings Ensemble, Tabla, Tambourines, Tanpura, Trumpet, Tumbi, Vibraphone, and Violin.

Main features of Swar Studio:

• Cost-effective DAW
• Audio tracks for recording or dragging audio loops
• Instrument tracks for recording from keyboard or dragging MIDI loops
• 36 Built-in virtual instruments
• Library panel with hundreds of included MIDI loops
• VST and Audio Unit effects
• Piano Roll editor for MIDI loops
• Link to external tools
• Quantization
• Drag loops directly from SwarShala or Swar Librarian
• Export to audio or MIDI files
• Windows and Mac OS X compatible
• Free updates

Swar Studio by Swar Systems is now available for $69 from the company's Web site, swarsystems.com.