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Cakewalk - Sonar
7 Studio
Whats new in Sonar
7 Studio?
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NEW Creative features
- Innovative Step Sequencer view provides
the best step sequencer feature set available
in any DAW today
- Smart MIDI Tools, intuitively use one tool
for multiple editing tasks; Completely user-configurable
- Multilane controller editing in Piano Roll
view
- MIDI display features including MIDI Magnifier,
MIDI Colorizer, and MIDI Meters
- Enhanced MIDI editing with functions for
splitting, gluing, muting and quantizing notes
- More ACT (Active Controller Technology)
presets for popular hardware
- New instruments: Dimension LE (featuring
Garritan Pocket Orchestra), Rapture LE, and
DropZone
- Original SMPTE time stamps now stored with
clips with easy revert to original time stamp
- Right-click at cursor to Import audio/MIDI
data
- Record large scale projects with 2GB+ w/
Wave-64 files
- High bandwidth multi-track recording optimizations
NEW Polish & Delivery features
- Internal sidechaining for Sonitus:fx Compressor,
Sonitus:fx Gate and 3rd party VST plug-ins
with sidechain (multi-input) capability
- Insert and mix with external hardware effects
and instruments with automatic plug-in delay
compensation
- Maximize tracks with Boost 11 Peak Limiter
- Dim Solo keeps tracks in context, by reducing
volume of unsoloed tracks by 6, 12, of 18
dB instead of muting
- Shortcuts for assigning a series of audio
inputs, and routing selected tracks/busses
to the same input/output/main
- Drag & drop EQ settings across channels
in the console view
- New file format import/export options including
Sony Wave-64, AIF, CAF, FLAC, Sound Designer
II
- Integrated Audio CD ripping and burning
- Cakewalk Publisher 2.0 for uploading and
presenting music online

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Step Sequencer View
Control velocity offset and scale values in
an entire row all at once
16 steps per beat with 64 beats per pattern;
mono/poly toggle switch; swing control; articulation.
Advanced Drum Mapping and MIDI
routing provides the ultimate in flexibility
for triggering different sounds from different
instruments, simultaneously from the same step
sequencer.
Fit Pattern to Quarters control fits a
pattern into a length of any number
of quarter notes. Great for polyrhythmic
parts.
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Smart MIDI Tools
Revolutionizes SONARs MIDI editing workflow
by providing users with an innovative and powerful
user customization feature.
Up to three flexible user-configurable MIDI
tools sets
Up to 20 different mouse actions that can be
performed per tool
Configure multiple tools for specific operations
with control over specific edit behavior: change
the way draw and erase works,
Custom Smart MIDI Tool assignments can be saved
as presets and apply to both the PRV & Inline
PianoRoll.
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Includes presets that match MIDI operations
in other DAWS incl Logic, Cubase, & DP
(defector feature :-D)
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More MIDI Enhancements
Multiple controller lanes - In
Piano Roll View (PRV) multiple MIDI parameters
can be displayed simultaneously via a multi-lane
format, making it easier than ever to edit MIDI
data such as velocity, modulation, pitch bend
and CCs. Additionally, controller data can be
moved and copied across lanes.
- MIDI magnifier
zoom and edit midi inplace
- MIDI colorizer
new color options for visual feedback
- MIDI meters
- Auto-select controllers with notes
- Draw controller data at snap settings
- New editing functions: split, glue, mute
Real-time Drag-Quantize allows selected
notes and events to be quickly aligned with
snap settings. Simply move the mouse up and
notes move closer to snap settings, move the
mouse down and the selected notes move away
- all in real-time.
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New Goto Instruments
Dropzone - Drag and Drop sample player/synth
Rapture LE - modern electronic sounds
Dimension LE w/ Garritan Pocket Orchestra -
Realistic Instruments


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Internal Plug-in Sidechaining
Sonitus:fx compressor and Sonitus:fx gate support
internal sidechaining (multi-input plug-in support) providing
users with more flexibility and control over
mix processes.
- Leverages SONARs Universal Bus Architecture
framework.
- Opens up creative options e.g., via key-triggered
sound effects.
- Support for all sidechain complaint (multi-input)
VST processors plug-ins.

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More Plug-in Power
- External Insert Plug-in w/ PDC (processors
and instruments)
- Boost 11 Peak Limiter

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Cakewalk Publisher 2.0
Cakewalk Publisher integrated in SONAR, presents
an innovative new tool to publish and present
music online.
Cakewalk Publisher provides a fast and easy
way to create a customized, online, streaming
music player with playlists that can then be
directly uploaded from SONAR to band websites,
MySpace pages, and other Internet sites.
- Simply drag files into Publisher to quickly
create playlists
- Build custom Flash-based Audio Players with
choice of colors, size, layout, etc., to match
your web design
- Support for Album Art: Choose an image and
URL for each song in your playlist
- Upload music and players to your website
- Generates XML to embed customized players
on many websites (Myspace, etc.)

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Additional Enhancements
- More ACT (Active Controller Technology)
presets for popular hardware
- Original SMPTE time stamps now stored with
clips with easy revert to original time stamp
- Right-click at cursor to Import audio/MIDI
data
- Record large scale projects with 2GB+ wave
files
- High bandwidth multi-track recording optimizations
- Dim Solo keeps tracks in context, by reducing
volume of unsoloed tracks by 6, 12, of 18
dB instead of muting
- Shortcuts for assigning a series of audio
inputs, and routing selected tracks/busses
to the same input/output/main
- Drag & drop EQ settings across channels
in the console view
- New file format import/export options including
Sony Wave-64, AIF, CAF, FLAC, Sound Designer
II
- Integrated Audio CD ripping and burning

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