Cakewalk Sonar 8.5 Studio Educational Copy Overview
SONAR 8.5 Studio offers creative tools, with a powerful digital audio workstation. Built upon the same core feature set as SONAR 8.5 Producer, SONAR 8 Studio gives you the edge in your production. Built upon the same core feature set as SONAR 8.5 Producer, SONAR 8.5 Studio gives you the edge in your productions'from recording audio and MIDI, composing with virtual instruments, remixing with loops, mixing with professional effects, to delivery of a polished final track'with the recognised best audio quality in the industry.Call GAK now for product info, advice and the Best Prices - 01273 665400
- CREATE
- SONAR 8.5 is the digital audio workstation that offers one-of-a-kind music creation tools to help you right from the start of the production process. Whether you are searching for new ideas or looking to add musical parts to existing songs, SONAR 8.5 can help you break through those creative blocks.
- Step Sequencer 2.0 lets you create drum tracks, beats, bass, and synth lines with a click of the mouse.
- Arpeggiator. Use the new per-track Arpeggiator to create new sections for your songs, breathe life into stale chord progressions, and discover new musical lines and hooks.
- Rapture LE is a special version of the award- winning Rapture synthesizer
- Media Browser lets you browse and preview audio and MIDI groove clips and patterns.
- RECORD
- SONAR 8.5 provides the most comprehensive recording features of any DAW on the market today. It's designed to meet the needs of even the most demanding professional-whether recording a solo performance, a band, or even an orchestra.
- Track Templates make it easy to get your project started. SONAR includes a variety of templates for audio, virtual instrument tracks, and even entire projects
- Recording without limits-unlimited tracks of audio and MIDI mean you can create to your heart's content. Record your whole band, mic each individual component of a drum kit, even record an entire orchestra using a multi-channel audio interface.
- Loop Recording-record until you get the part perfect, try out different parts for your project, and play them back later-all hands free.
- Pure power-SONAR pioneered support for multicore and multiprocessor computers, Windows Vista, and x64 processing, and now version 8.5 is the first DAW for Windows 7. SONAR is optimized for high track count/low latency performance and a more responsive user experience, with version 8.5 we've further enhanced performance on x64 operating systems, and improved performance while recording and looping.
- EDIT
- SONAR 8.5 offers precision editing tools you won't find in any other DAW. Whether you're editing audio or MIDI, it's easy to make pinpoint edits and fix issues you didn't think were possible.
- AudioSnap 2.0: An innovative tool that makes audio timing issues a thing of the past.
- Roland V-Vocal 1.5: Perfect vocals - on pitch and in time.
- Smart MIDI Tools revolutionize MIDI editing by providing you with a powerful and customizable workflow innovation.
- Comping in SONAR is a breeze with powerful tools that take the headache out of getting the perfect take.
- CONTROL
- SONAR 8.5 gives you deep control over the look and feel of SONAR, virtual instruments, mixing, and includes innovative breakthroughs like Active Controller Technology.
- Synth Rack-SONAR includes a Synth Rack for easy access to all the virtual instruments in your project.
- Active Controller Technology (ACT)-Get instant hands-on control of all your instruments and effects using ACT
- MIDI Controllers-easily add popular MIDI controllers including the Edirol PCR series for serious control of your virtual instruments.
- Control Surfaces-SONAR supports popular control surfaces including those from Edirol, Mackie, Euphonix, and Frontier Design.
- Control your Project-Keep your projects organized and your screen clean.
- MIX
- SONAR 8.5 offers the perfect mixing environment for any professional engineer. SONAR's industry-first, end-to-end, 64-bit double precision floating point mix engine allows you to mix with sonic clarity using a suite of versatile effects, powerful mixing tools, and endless routing possibilities.
- Channel Tools provides easy and powerful zero-latency channel processing.
- External hardware support allows you to use hardware gear right in SONAR.
- Configurable Console-control volume, EQ, sends, pan, and much more just like a hardware mixer.
- 64-bit audio mix engine means you are mixing with the best audio quality in the industry today.
- Universal Bus Architecture-Take advantage of SONAR's infinitely flexible Universal Bus Architecture with unlimited sends, busses, and routing possibilities make organizing, grouping and mixing your projects simpler.
- MASTER
- SONAR 8.5 allows you to deliver the final polish to your tracks with high-end effects that were designed specifically for the task of mastering.
- Boost 11 is a peak limiter that gives your final mix maximum volu
