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CakeTalking FAQ
Cakewalk SONAR 7: Order New Units and Upgrades Here
JULY ONLY PURCHASE A NEW UNIT OF SONAR 7 PRODUCER AND GET $50 OFF THROUGH MAIL-IN REBATE
Plus Get 1 Free E-MU Proteus Expansion Pack of your choice with purchase of SONAR 7 Producer Edition VALID JULY 2008 ONLY!
If you use JAWS for Windows, you'll want to learn more about the CakeTalking for SONAR scripts and tutorial
package from Dancing Dots that has empowered blind audio producers from all over the world to get the most out of SONAR since the year
2000.
Cakewalk SONAR converts your PC into a multi-track,
digital audio recording studio! You can record synthetic instrument sounds from your electronic,
MIDI keyboard attached to your PC. Set SONAR's track source to audio and
blend in acoustic sounds using your microphone connected to your sound card! Mix it all down to two-track stereo in various popular audio formats such as mp3, .wav or Windows Media. Burn to CD, E-mail to a friend or upload to your website.
SONAR 7 STUDIO EDITION
SONAR 7 Studio Edition is 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.
At last, project studios and musicians on a budget don’t have to sacrifice
features for affordability, because SONAR 7 Studio Edition is built upon
the same core feature set and pristine 64-bit double precision engine
as SONAR 7 Producer Edition.
Fast forward your music production today with the unmatched music creation
tools and sonic clarity of SONAR 7.
New Feature Highlights:
- Active Controller Technology (ACT): dynamically re-maps effect,
mix and instrument parameters to hardware controllers
- AudioSnap suite of tools includes:
- Non-destructive audio quantize
- Quantize one track with another track’s feel
- Convert audio beats to MIDI
- Slip-stretch clips to a new time or length
- High-quality processing with multiple algorithms including iZoptope
Radius™, Percussion Mode, more
- 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
- Automation enhancements: read/write controls for tracks and
plug-ins, enable automation during playback and record, visual automation cues, more
- Clip editing enhancements including lock to time
- Fast Zoom enables fast, precise edits without losing your place
- Per-channel EQ and assignable FX controls in Console view and
Track Inspector
- Clip editing enhancements including lock to time, clip data
lock with options for specific attributes (position, duration, both)
- Work seamlessly with VST plug-ins—VST support is now integrated
into SONAR 7 and no longer requires an external VST to DX adapter
- 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
- Score video with Video Thumbnail Track in Track view
- 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 7 PRODUCER EDITION
SONAR 7 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 7’s innovative new Active Controller
Technology™ (ACT). Tighten up your entire band with the revolutionary new AudioSnap™ feature set. And
sound better than ever with the new VC-64 Vintage Channel™ and SONAR’s industry-leading 64-bit double
precision mix engine.
Fast-forward your music production today with the unmatched music creation tools and sonic clarity of
SONAR 7 Producer Edition.
SONAR Producer has all the benefits of SONAR Studio
plus:
- 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
attributes (position, duration, both)
- Work seamlessly with VST plug-ins—VST support is now integrated into SONAR 7 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
System Requirements
| System Requirement |
Minimum |
Recommended |
| Operating System* |
Windows XP |
Windows XP/x64**/Vista (32 and64-bit)*** |
| Processor Speed |
Intel® Pentium® 4 1.3 GHz or
AMD Athlon™ XP 1500+
or higher |
Intel® Pentium® 4 2.8 GHz [EM64T]
AMD Athlon™ 64 2800+
or higher |
| RAM |
256 MB |
1 GB or higher |
| Graphics (resolution, color depth) |
1024x768, 16-bit color |
1280x960, 24-bit color or higher |
| Hard Disk Space |
100 MB for full program installation |
6 GB |
| Hard Disk Type |
Any |
EIDE/Ultra DMA (7200 RPM) or SATA |
| MIDI Interface**** |
Windows-compatible |
| Audio Interface***** |
Windows-compatible |
WDM- or ASIO-compatible****** |
| Media Drive******* |
DVD-ROM, DVD+/-R, or DVD+/- RW
Drive
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* SONAR does not support Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000 or XP x64
** 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.
Quicktime support requires QuickTime 6 or higher.
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- Note to blind users:
CakeTalking for SONAR 7, a script and tutorial package that delivers easy access to the power of SONAR to blind musicians and audio producers, was released in March, 2008. It requires JAWS version 7.10, 8.x or 9.x. You must use an English keyboard layout and an English version of SONAR. If you want
to purchase or upgrade JAWS for Windows, Dancing
Dots is authorized to sell it to you. In fact, Dancing Dots represents
not only Freedom Scientific, but most of the major manufacturers of
assistive technology and music supplies.
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CakeTalking and Sibelius Speaking on the same computer.
TranzPort wireless control surface by Frontier Design Group is a very handy add-on to SONAR.
Online Purchasing
SPECIAL OFFER JUNE 1, 2008 THROUGH JULY 30, 2008
Get 1 Free E-MU Proteus Expansion Pack of your choice with purchase of SONAR 7 Produer Edition.
Cakewalk SONAR 7 Studio Edition
List Price $479, Our Online Price $299
Cakewalk SONAR 7 Producer Edition
List Price $619, Our Online Price $499
Cakewalk SONAR 7 Academic Studio Edition
Our Online Price $199. List Price $269. Please fax proof of affiliation with accredited
school or church or proof of full-time student status such as a copy of
an acceptance letter or student ID card to 610-783-6732.
Cakewalk SONAR 7 Academic Producer Edition
Our Online Price $399. List Price $539 Please fax proof of affiliation with accredited
school or church or proof of full-time student status such as a copy of
an acceptance letter or student ID card to 610-783-6732.
Upgrades to SONAR 7 Studio Edition
Upgrades to SONAR 7 Producer Edition
Upgrade to Full Version of Dimension Pro
The Dimension Pro software synthesizer
combines real instruments with advanced synthesis, giving you endless sound possibilities.
Upgrade to Full Version of Rapture
The Rapture software synthesizer
is capable of producing rich, hypnotic, and rhythmic basses, leads, and pads, It's perfect for performing and designing the modern synthesized sounds for pop, dance, and electronic music.
Digital Audio and MIDI Equipment
Accessible Workstations
MIDI musical keyboards and other Equipment
Digital Audio Soundcards
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