Cakewalk Sonar Software

Recording with Cakewalk SONAR Software is one of the very best windows recording experiences you can have to date.

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If someone ask you what type of computer you use for your home studio recording and you answer windows or PC. I’m here to let you know that 80% of the time the next question they will ask you will be “Are you using recording with Cakewalk SONAR software Producer Edition”?

The first thing I want you to know is that SONAR has a well earned reputation for it’s powerful recording and production tools and the fast streamlined user interface. With SONAR 4, Cakewalk enters a whole new realm. They have added powerful new recording, editing and navigation tools that optimize workflow for today’s professional and home recorders. I also want you to know that just like Steinberg’s Cubase, Cakewalk SONAR 4 combines innovative surround and AV capabilities along with precise engineering tools.

If you are a windows platform user and you compose, record, edit, mix or remix music productions then recording with Cakewalk SONAR software is a perfect solution. With this professional windows based software you can also provide voice over, score, do sound design and post audio for film, TV, video, commercials and games. Man this recording software is ready!

Recording With SONAR 4 offers open support for industry standard technologies and hardware and virtually unlimited software capabilities. The software Cakewalk SONAR 4 Producer Edition represents the definitive audio production environment on the Windows platform.

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Key Features

SONAR 4 also contains all of the core features that have made SONAR the definitive audio production environment on the Windows platform.

• Record, edit, arrange and mix unlimited tracks of audio and MIDI
• Dynamic Console
• Universal Bus Architecture with on-the-fly configuration
• 32-Bit floating point audio engine
• Full plug-in delay compensation
• Ultra-high quality sample rate conversion with Windowed Sinc resampler algorithm
• Support for any sampling rate (44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 192, 384 kHz, etc.)
• Precise waveform display at any zoom resolution
• Rock-solid synchronization of audio, MIDI, video, external hardware
• Sub-sample accurate internal timing resolution for audio, soft synths and automation; 960 PPQN for external MIDI devices
• Multiprocessor optimization
• Loop-based composition, construction, and editing tools with ACID™ loop and MIDI groove clip support, Cyclone DXi
• Support for DirectX and VST audio effects; MFX MIDI FX; DXi and VSTi soft synths; and ReWire 1.0 & 2.0 clients (Project5, Kinetic, Reason, more)
• Includes 31 audio effects 3 DXi soft synths, 14 MFX
• Advanced MIDI routing & synth layering
• Unlimited undo/redo with edit history
• Assign hotkeys for custom screen layouts
• Views: Arrange, Big Time, Console, Drum Editor, Event List, Loop Construction, Lyrics, Markers, Multitrack Piano Roll, Staff Notation, Playlist, SYSEX, Synth Rack, Tempo list/graph, Video, more
• Professional Project File Management Tools: per project audio directories; consolidate project files for fast backup; search for associated files
• Extensive, context-sensitive online help and 650+ page printed manual
• Unparalleled, free customer service and online user community
• Hassle-free copy protection (serial number on installation)
• Designed exclusively for and optimized for Windows XP/2000

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Hardware and Compatibility

Recording With Cakewalk Sonar Software

• Support for all Windows-compatible audio hardware (including Pro Tools | HD) via ASIO or WDM

• Support for any MIDI compatible hardware control surface (Edirol, Mackie, Tascam, more)

• Support for DirectX and VST audio effects; MFX MIDI FX; DXi and VSTi soft synths; and ReWire 1.0 & 2.0 clients (Project5, Kinetic, Reason, more)

• OMFI & Broadcast Wave import/export for cross platform collaboration with Digital Performer, Logic, Nuendo, and Pro Tools studios

• Import formats: AIF, ASF, AU, AVI (with stereo or 5.1 audio), Broadcast Wave, MIDI, MP2, MP3, MPEG, MPG, OMFI, QuickTime, SND, WAV, Windows Media Audio 9 (WMA), WMA9 Pro 5.1, WMA9 lossless, Windows Media Video, proprietary Cakewalk formats (.bun, .cwb, .cwp, .wrk)

• Export: WAV, ACID-format WAV, Broadcast Wave, AVI (with stereo or 5.1 audio), OMFI, MIDI, MP3 (30-day trial encoder), QuickTime, Real Audio G2, Windows Media Audio 9 (WMA), WMA9 Pro 5.1, WMA9 lossless, Windows Media Video (with stereo or 5.1 audio), and proprietary Cakewalk formats (.cwb, .cwp); Other audio formats supported via external command-line encoders

• Open support for external encoders: surround, LAME, Ogg Vorbis, Monkey's Audio, etc.

• Export video with control over quality settings and codecs

• Frame-accurate SMPTE sync with auto-detection of timecode

• Multi-port MTC and MIDI sync transmission

• Yamaha OPT Level 1 MIDI Hardware Link support

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System Requirements

Minimum Recommended

• Operating System Windows 2000 Windows XP
• Processor Speed 800 MHz 1.2 GHz or higher
• RAM 128 MB 512 MB
• Hard Disk Space 100 MB for full program installation
• Hard Disk Type Any EIDI/Ultra DMA (7200 RPM) or SCSI Hard Drive
• Graphics (resolution, color depth) 1024 X 768, 16-bit color 1280 X 960, 24-bit color or higher
• MIDI Interface* Windows compatible
• Sound Card** Windows compatible WDM or ASIO compatible***

* Required to connect to external MIDI devices

** Required for audio playback

Note: Windows Media multi-channel audio import is only available on Window XP and not Windows 2000.

Note: MPEG 2 video import/export requires MPEG 2 codecs to be installed. These codecs are available separately from SONAR in other video applications.

Note: SONAR 4 does not support Windows 95, 98, ME, or NT