SONAR 7 Producer 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.
An integrated Step Sequencer, MIDI Smart Tools, enhanced MIDI editing, additional instruments, linear phase effects, automatic delay compensation for external hardware effects and instruments, and 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 7 Producer Edition.
Record and edit unlimited tracks of audio and MIDI using effects on input. Edit audio and MIDI fast and in line right in the track view
Get the perfect take with the best comping, editing and take management tools available
Create and edit MIDI in new and intuitive ways with an integrated Step Sequencer, Smart MIDI Tools and other extensive MIDI enhancements
Use AudioSnap to non-destructively fix audio timing, make instant tempo changes to an entire project, lock multiple tracks into the same groove - even quantize multiple tracks in relation to each other. All with unmatched audio fidelity
Perfect vocals with Roland V-Vocal editor, providing pitch correction, phrasing, dynamics and vibrato now with Pitch to MIDI conversion
Thousands of instruments sounds from Z3TA+ waveshaping synthesizer, Dimension LE (including Garritan Pocket Orchestra), 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
Active Controller Technology (ACT) provides total control of virtual instruments, effects and mixing from MIDI controllers and control surfaces. Change focus and ACT automatically remaps parameters
Control and automation of virtual instruments with the enhanced Synth Rack. Controls from multiple instruments can be grouped together for ultimate tweakability
Create backing tracks fast with MIDI groove clips, ACID-format loops, and RXP REX player
Flexible mixing with 30+ surround formats, effects, on-the-fly bussing, vector envelopes, pan laws, configurable meter ballistics and more
SurroundBridge technology allows for using stereo VST effects in SONAR's surround environment
Sounds and effects can be expanded with native support for VST and DirectX plug-ins and ReWire clients like Project5 and Reason
Automatic file naming allows for backing up projects with time/date stamps for easy access to old versions
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
SONAR can be configured with custom layouts, color schemes and keystrokes from other audio applications
Score to video with a thumbnail track and output to 1394 FireWire devices
Additional Tools Exclusive to Sonar 7 Producer
LP-64 Linear Phase Equalizer
LP-64 Multiband Compressor
VC-64 Vintage Channel
Pentagon I Analog Synthesizer
Perfect Space Convolution Reverb
Sonitus Surround Compressor
POW-r Dithering
MPEX-3 Time Stretching
LP-64 Multiband Compressor
VC-64 Vintage Channel
Pentagon I Analog Synthesizer
Perfect Space Convolution Reverb
Sonitus Surround Compressor
POW-r Dithering
MPEX-3 Time Stretching