Cakewalk Sonar 5

Sonar 5 is here at last and its certainly going to give Cubase and Logic a run for their money. This version may be the one that finally moves it ahead of its competition in Europe. Check out its latest feature set:-

Version 5 adds an arsenal of responsive instruments, more effects, and powerful editing tools including Roland® V-Vocal™ VariPhrase technology. These features are complemented by a double precision floating point engine that delivers dramatic increases in dynamic range. SONAR’s pristine 64-bit audio engine, seamless and accessible even on 32-bit computers, sets new standards for digital mixing. In addition, SONAR 5 introduces ground-breaking advances in RAM and native processing power on systems running Windows XP x64 Edition.

* NEW—PSYN™ II subtractive synth, Pentagon™ I vintage analog synth, Roland® GrooveSynth™, SFZ SoundFont sampler, RXP ™ REX Player groove box

* Additional instruments include TTS-1™, Cyclone™, and DreamStation™

* NEW—Perfect Space™ Convolution Reverb

* Additional effects include Lexicon® Pantheon™ Reverb, Sonitus:fx Suite (10 effects), many more

* NEW—Updated MIDI FX plug-ins

* NEW—Integrated inline audio and MIDI editing, arranging, and mixing all in one view

* NEW—Envelope automation drawing enhanced with tempo-sync patterns, freehand, more

* NEW—Object-oriented clip-based effects and editing including per-clip effects bin, clip-based effect automation, and more



SONAR 5 Producer box Collage
SONAR 5 Producer collage
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* NEW—BitBridge™ enables 32-bit VST effects and instruments in SONAR’s 64-bit environment

* NEW—Remove DC offset during recording

* Dynamic Console View with per-channel EQ and assignable FX controls

* Freeze for tracks, effects, and synths—unloads plug-ins, frees RAM, frozen audio is editable, Quick Unfreeze allows for toggling, more

* SurroundBridge™—use your favorite stereo effect plug-ins in surround

* NEW—Advanced step recording

* Edit and print traditional staff notation

* Professional Project File Management Tools: manage large projects effectively with Navigator Pane and Track Folders; per project audio directories; consolidate project files for fast backup; search for associated files; more

* NEW—Video output to 1394 FireWire devices for high quality viewing with lower CPU and disk usage

* Sync to and send SMPTE/MTC for scoring external video

* OMFI & Broadcast Wave import/export for collaboration with Digital Performer, Logic, Nuendo, and Pro Tools studios

* Import formats: AIF, ASF, AU, AVI (with stereo or 5.1 audio), Broadcast Wave, MIDI, MP2, MP3, MPEG, MPG, OMFI, QuickTime 6, SND, WAV (including 32-bit float files), Windows Media Audio 9 (WMA), WMA9 Pro 5.1, WMA9 lossless, Windows Media Video, proprietary Cakewalk formats (.bun, .cwb, .cwp, .wrk)

* Export: WAV (including 32-bit float files), ACID™-format WAV, Broadcast Wave, AVI (with stereo or 5.1 audio), OMFI, MIDI, MP3 (30-day trial encoder), QuickTime 6, Windows Media Audio 9 (WMA), WMA9 Pro 5.1, WMA9 lossless, Windows Media Video (with stereo or 5.1 audio), and proprietary Cakewalk formats (.cwb, .cwp); other audio formats supported via external command line encoders

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