Cakewalk Sonar 8 Studio - Audio Production Software
- Price: $299.00
- No Longer Available
SONAR 8 Studio Edition from Cakewalk is fully-featured software for music production, designed to cover every step of the production cycle, from composing with virtual instruments, to recording and mixing, both in stereo and surround. With every revision, the product has included major enhancements and this version is no exception. The Studio version is functionally identical to the Professional version except for the addition of some virtual instruments, certain effects and the surround capabilities of the latter.
Optimization and workflow enhancements include user-interface improvements for delivering smoother display responses, increased track counts, faster launch times and the ability to change audio interfaces without having to shut down and restart the system. Anytime Record is a valuable addition that does not require stopping the transport to engage "record".
A loop explorer allows for browsing and previewing audio and MIDI groove clips and patterns, while allowing a choice of any virtual instruments to listen to the MIDI clips. A host of new virtual instruments have been added along with additional effects that include dynamic processors and reverb tools. A host of other features guarantee that any professional project can be fully and quickly completed within the 64-bit double precision environment of SONAR 8 Studio Edition.
- Recording
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- Allows for recording and editing unlimited tracks of audio and MIDI, even using effects on input
- Anytime Record allows for arming and un-arming audio and MIDI tracks, punching in/out, and toggling between play and record, all while transport is running or looping
- SONAR's live bounce feature provides for playing and recording virtual synthesizer outputs into audio tracks in real-time
- Editing
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- Audio and MIDI can be edited directly in the track view
- Provides comping, editing and take-management tools to achieve the perfect take
- Non-destructively fix audio timing, instantly make tempo changes to an entire project, lock multiple tracks to the same groove via AudioSnap, while retaining audio fidelity
- Integrated MIDI Step Sequencer, Smart MIDI Tools and other MIDI enhancements for easy MIDI programming and editing
- Mixing
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- Flexible mixing with 31 effects, on-the-fly bussing, vector envelopes, pan laws, configurable meter ballistics and more
- New solo mode forces soloing to one track/bus at a time and prevents tracks and buses from being muted when other tracks/buses are soloed
- Bus Inputs QuickGroup Command automatically groups all source tracks feeding a selected bus
- Mono hardware outputs for easy assignment of tracks and buses to individual hardware outputs, in addition to stereo pairs
- Control
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- Active Controller Technology (ACT) provides total control of virtual instruments, effects and mixing from MIDI controllers and control surfaces
- Changing focus makes ACT automatically remaps parameters
- Synth Rack delivers control and automation of virtual instruments
- Controls from multiple instruments can be grouped together to provide huge control possibilities
- Show/Hide tracks can follow either the Track View or Console View
- Control surfaces MIDI port assignments retained/stored in SONAR
- Real-world VST parameter values are now displayed
- Instruments and Effects
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- Thousands of instruments sounds from Rapture LE, Session Drummer 2, TTS-1 and Groove Synth (with genuine Roland sounds), PSYN-II subtractive synthesizer, Drop Zone and RXP REX samplers and more
- Dedicated instrument tracks optimized for mono or stereo virtual synths, simplifying the process of working with virtual instruments
- Users can split and combine instrument tracks to/from discrete audio/MIDI tracks
- Backing tracks can be created quickly using MIDI groove clips, ACID-format loops and the RXP REX player
- Loop Explorer 2.0 view provides browse and preview of audio and MIDI groove clips and patterns
- Drag and drop loops and patterns into the track view
- MIDI groove clips and patterns can be previewed with the virtual instrument of choice
- Sounds and effects can be expanded with native support for VST and DirectX plug-ins and ReWire clients like Project5 and Reason
- General
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- Optimizations includes improved performance at high track counts with low latencies, faster launch time, and the ability to change audio devices without restarting
- Score to video with a thumbnail track and output to 1394 FireWire devices
- Support for the latest QuickTime 7 codecs, including H.264 and AAC audio
- Automatic file naming allows for backing up projects with time/date stamps for easy access to old versions
- SONAR can be configured with custom layouts, color schemes and keystrokes from other audio applications
- Any Windows-compatible WDM or ASIO audio interface can be used (including Pro Tools HD or M-Box,) along with hardware-based MIDI devices and control surfaces from Roland, Tascam, Mackie and others are easily integrated
| Software Type | Multi-track Audio/MIDI recorder/editor |
| Audio Tracks | Unlimited (hardware dependent) |
| MIDI Tracks | Unlimited |
| Sends/Inserts per Track | Hardware dependent |
| Plug-In Support |
Support for DirectX and VST audio effects MFX MIDI FX DXi and VSTi soft synths ReWire 1.0 and 2.0 clients |
| Included Effects | Audio effects, soft synths and MIDI effects |
| Score Editor | Yes - staff view (music notation, percussion notation, and guitar tablature) |
| MIDI Timing Resolution | 960 ppq |
| Movie Support |
Open AVI, MPEG, and QuickTime 2 Video formats Export to AVI Outputs to 1394 FireWire devices |
| Sync Functions |
SMPTE/MTC support for syncing to film/video Automatically monitors for incoming SMPTE time code with no wait mode MIDI Sync (smart FSK) support (master and slave) |
| Supported Hardware |
Designed to work with any audio hardware that supports standard Windows drivers WDM- or ASIO -compatible hardware recommended |
| System Requirements |
Minimum: Intel Pentium IV 1.3GHz or AMD Athlon XP 1500+ Windows XP (32-bit) 512MB RAM 200MB hard disk space for full program installation Dual Layer-capable DVD-ROM for installation Windows compatible sound card Windows compatible MIDI interface 1024 x 768 monitor resolution with 16-bit color Recommended: Intel Pentium IV 2.8GHz or AMD Athlon 64 2800+ or higher Windows XP/Vista (32 and 64-bit) or on Mac OS X with Boot Camp 1GB RAM or more EIDE/Ultra DMA (7200 RPM) or SATA hard drive 30GB hard disk space for full program installation Dual Layer-capable DVD-ROM for installation Windows compatible sound card Windows compatible MIDI interface 1280 x 960 monitor resolution with 24-bit color 1 Please Note:Does not support Windows 95, 98, ME, 2000, NT or XP x64 close |
| Specialties |
Ships as both a 32-bit and 64-bit application with the 64-bit double precision floating point engine accessible in both applications Dual-monitor support for expanded access and control of the production environment Multi-processor support |
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