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This is ÜberProAudio's Editor Choice for digital audio workstations (DAWs). We have used this software to track and record countless bands and it is a comprehensive package that does a great job with everything an audio engineer/producer needs.
Cakewalk SONAR 6 Producer Edition is the definitive choice for music creation and audio production, designed to take you from inspiration to masterpiece faster than ever before. At every step of your production—from composing with virtual instruments, to recording, mixing, and beyond—SONAR gives you the professional tools and inspiring canvas that adapt to your unique style of music creation. Change the way you work with instruments forever through SONAR 6's innovative new Active Controller Technology (ACT). Tighten up your entire band with the revolutionary AudioSnap multitrack audio quantize feature. And sound better than ever with the VC-64 Vintage Channel and SONAR's industry-leading 64-bit double precision mix engine.
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Cakewalk SONAR 6 Producer Edition Specifications:
Minimum System Requirements: Operating System*: Windows XP
Processor Speed Intel Pentium: 4 1.3 GHz or AMD Athlon XP 1500+
Or higher
RAM: 256 MB
Graphics (resolution, color depth): 1024x768, 16-bit color
Hard Disk Space: 100 MB for full program installation
Hard Disk Type: Any
MIDI Interface***: Windows-compatible
Audio Interface****: Windows-compatible
Media Drive******: DVD-ROM, DVD+/-R, or DVD+/- RW Drive
Graphics: (resolution, color depth) 1280x960, 24-bit color or higher
Hard Disk Space: Multiple gigabytes
Hard Disk Type: EIDE/Ultra DMA (7200 RPM) or SATA
MIDI Interface***: Windows-compatible
Audio Interface****: WDM- or ASIO-compatible*****
Media Drive******: DVD-ROM, DVD+/-R, or DVD+/- RW Drive
* SONAR does not support Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, or 2000
** Required to run 64-bit edition of SONAR 6
*** Required to connect external MIDI devices
**** Required for audio playback
***** See www.cakewalk.com/PCresource for a complete list of recommended audio devices
****** SONAR is presented on DVD media. DVD-ROM, DVD+/-R, or DVD+/- RW Drive required for installation.
SONAR is also available on CD-ROM for an additional fee. Please contact Cakewalk for ordering information.
Quicktime support requires QuickTime 6 or higher.
Cakewalk SONAR 6 Producer Edition Features:
New to SONAR 6 Producer Edition
SONAR 6 provides you with unique tools that let you take control of your projects, perfect your tracks, and record and mix at the highest possible quality. In addition, SONAR 6 introduces a range of powerful features that address the growing needs of our users.
Active Controller Technology (ACT): dynamically re-maps effect, mix and instrument parameters to hardware controllers
AudioSnap Multitrack Audio Quantize
AudioSnap suite of tools includes:
Non-destructive audio quantize
Lock multiple tracks into the same groove
Apply seamless tempo changes to audio
Convert audio beats to MIDI
Slip-stretch clips to a new time or length
High-quality time stretching algorithms including iZotope Radius, Percussion Mode, more
VC-64 Vintage Channel—warm sound, dual EQ and compressor stages, analog component modeling, presets by professionals
Session Drummer 2 instrument with professional multi-sampled drum kits, hundreds of live-recorded, vital patterns
New Synth Rack makes managing, controlling, and automating your instruments simple
Console view redesigned for ergonomic mixing
Modular Transport provides easy playback control and vital visual feedback
Analyst spectrum analyzer
Clip editing enhancements including lock to time, clip data lock with options for specific atributes (position, duration, both) Work seamlessly with VST plug-ins—VST support is now integrated into SONAR 6 and no longer requires an external VST to DX adapter
Automation enhancements: read/write controls for tracks and plug-ins, enable automation during playback and record, visual automation cues, more
Fast Zoom enables fast, precise edits without losing your place
Mouse wheel support for parameter control and zoom
Crash Recovery safeguards your projects against faulty plug-ins and other sources of crashes
Automatic file versioning: back up projects with time/date stamps for easy access to old versions
Customizable user interface: put favorite features right at your fingertips
User-customizable plug-in menus for easy organization and grouping
Friendly driver naming (user-customizable audio hardware port names)
Custom color schemes with saturation, hue, and brightness controls and color categories for easy customization
SONAR 6 Producer Edition contains the following exclusive features
AudioSnap Multitrack Audio Quantize
VC-64 Vintage Channel—warm sound, dual EQ and compressor stages, analog component modeling, presets by professionals
Session Drummer 2 instrument with professional multi-sampled drum kits, hundreds of usable drum patterns
Roland V-Vocal VariPhrase Processor
Surround mixing in over 30 formats
SurroundBridge technology for using stereo VST effects in SONAR's surround environment
