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Cakewalk Sonar 4/5

Cakewalk Sonar is a fully-integrated MIDI sequencer and multitrack audio recorder. Sonar's innovative surround sound, A/V capabilities and precision engineering tools make it the definitive audio production environment on the Windows platform. Sonar 5 ups the ante exponentially, with 64-bit processing, V-Vocal Vocal Processor, Perfect Space Convolution Reverb, and a host of other new Instruments, FX and features! VTC author, David Ludwig, begins the tutorial by covering the basics of Sonar installation, tweaking Windows XP for optimization, and exploring the interface. Learn to record, edit and mix within Sonar, take advantage of advanced automation techniques, create loops and groove clips, use software synthesizers, and see a project through from start to finish. To begin learning today, simply click on one of the Cakewalk Sonar 4/5 lessons.

Author: Vtc

Introducing SONAR

Introducing SONAR

New Features in S5 - FX & Instruments

New Features in S5 - Features

New Features in S4 pt. 1

New Features in S4 pt. 2

Under the Hood

Systems Check

Typical PC Configuration

Optimizing Audio Performance

MIDI Setup

Managing Audio Files

Housekeeping & Storage

Sample Rate & Bit Depth

Exploring SONAR

The Basics

Track Control

Views

Toolbars

Colors and Layouts

Templates

Video Playback

Workflow - Breaking It Down

Setup & Recording

Editing & Mixdown

Sweetening pt. 1

Sweetening pt. 2

Mixing & Exporting

Mastering

Recording

MIDI Recording Basics pt. 1

MIDI Recording Basics pt. 2

MIDI Recording in SP5

Audio Recording Basics pt. 1

Audio Recording Basics pt. 2

Sound Card Control & Metering Options

Recording Modes pt. 1

Recording Modes pt. 2

Loop Recording pt. 1

Loop Recording pt. 2

Editing

Getting Around pt. 1

Getting Around pt. 2

Track Folders & Track Manager

Snap & Nudge

Slip/Slide & Shift

Slip/Combine & Link

MIDI Editing pt. 1

MIDI Editing pt. 2

MIDI Editing in S5

Bounce

Comping pt. 1

Comping pt. 2

Comping pt. 3

Comping pt. 4

Mixing

Mixing Console vs. Track View

On the BUS

Patching: Signal Flow

Grouping pt. 1

Grouping pt. 2

Volume & Pan 1 pt. 1

Volume & Pan 1 pt. 2

Volume & Pan 2

Envelopes pt. 1

Envelopes pt. 2

Audio Processing pt. 1

Audio Processing pt. 2

FX: EQ pt. 1

FX: EQ pt. 2

FX: Compression pt. 1

FX: Compression pt. 2

FX: Delay/Chorus/Flange/Phase

FX: Reverb

FX: Perfect Space Convolution Reverb

FX: Time & Pitch

FX: The Sims - Amp & Tape pt. 1

FX: The Sims - Amp & Tape pt. 2

Exporting 1 pt. 1

Exporting 1 pt. 2

Exporting 2

Loops & Groove Clips

Loop Construction View pt. 1

Loop Construction View pt. 2

Groove Clips pt. 1

Groove Clips pt. 2

Groove Clips pt. 3

Software Synthesizers

Insert a DXI Synth & Route MIDI to It

Cakewalk TTS-1

DreamStation

PSYN II

Pentagon I & Groove Synth

RXP Rex & SFZ Sound Font Sampler

Automation

Automation Basics

Fader & Control Movements

Drawing/Editing Envelopes

Drawing in S5

Snapshots

Surround Sound

Surround 1 pt. 1

Surround 1 pt. 2

Surround 2 pt. 1

Surround 2 pt. 2

Workflow - The Wa CD

Beginnings

The List & the Process

Working With Drums: Slow Groove pt. 1

Working With Drums: Slow Groove pt. 2

Working With Drums: The Girl pt. 1

Working With Drums: The Girl pt. 2

More Drums: Fruity Loops pt. 1

More Drums: Fruity Loops pt. 2

Working With Vocals: I Told You pt. 1

Working With Vocals: I Told You pt. 2

More Vocals pt. 1

More Vocals pt. 2

Even More VOX: V-Vocal 1 pt. 1

Even More VOX: V-Vocal 1 pt. 2

Even More VOX: V-Vocal 1 pt. 3

Final Sweetening & Mixing pt. 1

Final Sweetening & Mixing pt. 2

Final S&M in S5 pt. 1

Final S&M in S5 pt. 2

Final S&M in S5 pt. 3

Next Steps

Wrap-Up

In Conclusion

Credits

Author Basics