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Cakewalk Sonar
Sonar is a digital audio workstation created by Cakewalk.
Sonar
Developer(s) Cakewalk

Contents Stable release Sonar

Platinum /
Notable features
Video and audio formats October 1,
Included plugins[2] 2017
SONAR X1
audio Written in C++
midi Operating system Microsoft
soft synths
Windows
SONAR X2
audio Type Digital
soft synths
audio
SONAR X3
audio workstation
soft synths License Proprietary
Active Controller Technology
Computer configurations
Website www
Sonar Platinum (2016) .cakewalk
Discontinuation .com
See also /products
References /sonar (htt
External links
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Video and audio formats

Sonar's features include:

Modular ProChannel
Record and manipulate an amount of multitrack digital audio limited by hardware only
Record and manipulate MIDI data
Apply any DirectX special effects, such as reverberation and delay
Automate the process of mixing audio
Use virtual instruments, such as software: synthesizers, samplers, and drum machines
Connect to other multimedia applications via Rewire
Sonar Producer Edition includes a 64-bit mastering suite

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Sonar provides limited facilities for video, surround sound (5.1, 7.1), and supports .avi, .mpeg, .wmv and .mov files. Sonar has the ability to show video as thumbnails contained in a separate track.[1] With appropriate hardware, it is also possible to
output the video to an external monitor screen via Firewire. Common SMPTE formats, frame sizes and frame rates are supported. It is possible to transfer audio loop files from other compatible software into Sonar and complete a final mixdown.

Various audio export options (including 64-bit masters) are AIFF, AU, CAF, FLAC, RAW, SD2, W64 (Sony Wave-64), and WAV (Microsoft).

Included plugins[2]

SONAR X1

audio

Alias Factor
Analyst
Boost 11
Bit Meter
Classic Phaser
Channel Tools
Compressor/Gate
FX2 AmpSim
FX2 TapeSim
Guitar Rig 4 LE
HF Exciter
LP-64 Multiband
LP-64 EQ
Modfilter
Multivoice Chorus/Flanger
Para-Q
Perfect Space Convolution Reverb
Pitch
PX-64 Percussion Strip
Reverb
Sonitus fx: Compressor
Sonitus fx: Surround Compressor
Sonitus fx: Delay
Sonitus fx: EQ
Sonitus fx: Gate
Sonitus fx: Modulator
Sonitus fx: Multiband
Sonitus fx: Phase
Sonitus fx: Reverb
Sonitus fx: Surround
Sonitus fx: Wahwah
Tempo Delay
TS-64 Transient Shaper
TL-64 TubeLeveler
V-Vocal (Part of main program installation)
Vintage Channel

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VX-64 Vocal Strip

DSP-FX: Chorus (32-bit only)
DSP-FX: Delay (32-bit only)
DSP-FX: EQ (32-bit only)
DSP-FX: Flange (32-bit only)
DSP-FX: Studioverb (32-bit only)
CW-Reverb (Mono)
CW-Delay (Mono)
CW-EQ (Mono)
FX1 Dynamics Processor
Parametric EQ
SpectraFX
Stereo Delay (32-bit only)
Stereo Reverb

midi

MFX Arpeggiator
MFX Change Velocity
MFX Chord Analyzer
MFX Echo/Delay
MFX Event Filter
MFX Quantize
MFX Transpose

soft synths

Beatscape 1.0.2 (Separate installation)

Cakewalk Sound Center
Cakewalk TTS-1
Cyclone
Dimension Pro 1.5 (Separate installation)
Dreamstation DXi2 (32-bit only)
Dropzone VSTi
Pentagon 1
PSYN II
Rapture LE VSTi
Roland Groovesynth
RXP REX Player
Session Drummer 3
Square I
Studio Instrument Suite
SFZ Soundfont Player
TruePianos
z3ta+ VSTi

SONAR X2
The plugins in SONAR X1 are also available in SONAR X2, with the following changes
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audio
Added

Breverb SONAR
R-Mix SONAR Edition
TH2 Producer
Removed

Guitar Rig 4 LE

soft synths
Added

Rapture 1.22 VSTi

Removed

Beatscape 1.0.2 (Separate installation)

Rapture LE VSTi

SONAR X3
The plugins in SONAR X2 are also available in SONAR X3, with the following changes

audio
Added

Blue Tubes FX Collection

Melodyne Essential
Tone2 BiFilter2
Removed

Analyst
Bit Meter
FX2 AmpSim
FX2 TapeSim
Pitch
Reverb
V-Vocal
Vintage Channel
DSP-FX: Chorus (32-bit only)
DSP-FX: Delay (32-bit only)
DSP-FX: EQ (32-bit only)
DSP-FX: Flange (32-bit only)
DSP-FX: Studioverb (32-bit only)
CW-Reverb (Mono)
CW-Delay (Mono)
CW-EQ (Mono)
FX1 Dynamics Processor
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Parametric EQ
R-Mix SONAR Edition
SpectraFX
Stereo Delay (32-bit only)
Stereo Reverb

soft synths
Added

Addictive Drums 2 (Separate installation)

Strum Acoustic Session
Lounge Lizard Session
Plugins available in X3 but no longer available in Sonar Platinum

Dreamstation DXi2 (32-bit only)

Pentagon 1

Active Controller Technology

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 instruments (see software synthesizer), the controller/surface
mappings for a given plug-in work the same on each instance of that plug-in, whenever that instance has focus.[3] Sonar now fully supports the integrated Sonar V-Studio 700 automation suite,[4] which is a complete Sonar-dedicated automation
console built by Cakewalk/Roland.

Sonar also supports other 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, non-registered parameter numbers (NRPNs), SysEx, etc.).[5]

Computer configurations
Starting with version 6, Sonar can take advantage of 64-bit internal processing, a 64-bit audio engine, and a 64-bit mixer on 64-bit versions of Windows Vista and Windows 7. Before introduction of Sonar X2 in October 2012, the entry-level
Essential versions of Sonar (Sonar Home Studio and Sonar Essential) were 32-bit only. With the release of Sonar X2, the full program family is native 64-bit.

Sonar Platinum (2016)

Starting with Sonar Platinum (January 2016), releases moved to a monthly cycle, with new features and demo products introduced with each update.

Discontinuation
On 21st November 2017, Gibson (Cakewalk's Parent company) announced (http://www.cakewalk.com/Gibson-Announcement) that active development of Sonar would cease immediately. Noel Borthwick (Sonar Chief Technical Officer) also
posted (http://forum.cakewalk.com/Cakewalk-Announcement-m3687511.aspx) the announcement on the Cakewalk forum.

See also
Cakewalk (sequencer)
Comparison of multitrack recording software
POW-R dithering algorithms

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References
1. "Sonar Video Support" (http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/dec06/articles/sonar6.htm). Sound on Sound. 2007. Retrieved 2007-05-21.
2. http://forum.cakewalk.com/From-X1-to-Platinum-Plugins-amp-Soft-Synths-A-Comprehensive-List-m3228689.aspx
3. Active Controller Technology (ACT). "[1] (http://thetechnofile.com/2006/12/18/cakewalk-sonar-6/179/)." Accessed on May 21, 2007
4. [2] (http://www.cakewalk.com/products/Sonar/English/VS700.asp)
5. Act MIDI Controller. "[3] (http://blogcritics.org/archives/2006/11/30/142517.php)." Accessed on May 21, 2007

External links
Official website (http://www.cakewalk.com/products/sonar)
Home recording blog with 100% Free articles & videos about Sonar and other recording software (http://musicproductiontips.net/)
Cakewalk brings back the E-MU Proteus (http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/11/20/cakewalk-brings-back-the-e-mu-proteus-in-plug-in-form-macwindows/)

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