Cakewalk Sonar
| Cakewalk Sonar | |
 SONAR 6 Producer Edition running on the operating system Windows Vista |
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| Developer: | Cakewalk |
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| Latest release: | 7.0 |
| OS: | Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista (runs on XP64 and Vista64, although XP64 is not officially supported) |
| Genre: | Host/Digital audio workstation |
| License: | Proprietary |
| Website: | cakewalk.com/products/sonar/ |
Cakewalk SONAR is a computer program made by Cakewalk for recording, editing, mixing, mastering and outputting music and other audio. It is currently at version 7.
SONAR is an example of a digital audio workstation (DAW). While some pieces
of specialized recording equipment are still required, a desktop computer can now function as the heart of a recording studio.
SONAR 6 is currently able to fully take advantage of XP-64 (not officially supported), VISTA-64, full beginning to end 64-bit
internal processing, a 64-bit audio engine, a 64-bit mixer, and a scripting language (CAL). Sonar provides facilities for
video, musical notation, and
- Record and manipulate multitrack digital audio
- Record and manipulate MIDI data
- Apply special effects, such as reverb and delay
- Automate the process of mixing audio
- Utilize virtual instruments, such as software synthesizers, software samplers, software drum machines
- Connect to other multimedia applications with sample accuracy via Rewire
New features
Active Controller Technology (ACT) is a feature that assists in the process of remapping parameters of MIDI controllers or surfaces. Having the ability to control effects and virtual intruments (See Software synthesizer), the controller/surface mappings for a particular plug-in work the same on each instance of that plug-in, whenever that instance has focus.[2] In addition to supporting dedicated special-purpose controllers/surfaces such as the CM Labs MotorMix, Sonar includes a general purpose plug-in, called ACT MIDI Controller, that can be configured to support any generic MIDI controller (controllers/surface), such as the JL Cooper FaderMaster, Peavey PC-1600, and Kenton Control Freak. Generic controllers/surfaces typically have 8–16 strips of faders/knobs/buttons, are non-motorized, and can often be configured to transmit MIDI messages (continuous controllers, NRPNs, Sysx, etc.).[3]
AudioSnap is a tool that makes it possible to fix audio timing without slicing up or destructively editing audio tracks (See Audio track). It is possible to quantize (Quantization (music)) one part at a time or an entire project.[4] Instead of quantizing a whole clip, it is possible to split the clip into smaller pieces, or into beat-length pieces by using the Split Beats Into Clips command. If the succeeding beats in a clip do not line up with the grid, the clip can be quantized by using the AudioSnap Beats command, which will line up the beats in the clip with the grid.[5]
References
See also
- ACID Pro
- Logic Pro
- Cakewalk (sequencer)
- Digital Performer
- GarageBand
- Pro Tools
- Steinberg Cubase
- Tracktion
- Comparison of multitrack recording software
External links
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