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Table of contents

1 Various Videos 2 Controllers and Control Surfaces 2.1 Active Controller Technology (ACT) 3 Audio Processing Plugins 3.1 AudioSnap 3.2 Boost 11 3.3 Perfect Space 3.4 Vintage Channel VC64 3.5 V-Vocal 4 MIDI Editing 4.1 Step Sequencer 5 Soft Synths 5.1 Beatscape 5.2 Cyclone 5.3 Synth Rack 5.4 Dimension LE 5.5 Groove Synth 5.6 PSYN II 5.7 Rapture LE 5.8 Session Drummer 5.9 z3ta+

Various Videos

• Cakewalk Software Youtube Channel (http://www.youtube.com/user/CakewalkSoftware) Videos produced and posted by Cakewalk itself to Youtube.
• Various Cakewalk SONAR Youtube videos (http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Cakewalk+SONAR&search_type=&aq=f) Some produced by Cakewalk, others produced by end users or companies.

Controllers and Control Surfaces

Active Controller Technology (ACT)

Active Controller Technology (ACT) is a feature introduced with SONAR 6 that helps to dynamically remap parameters of MIDI controllers or surfaces as the GUI focus changes from instrument to instrument or plugin to plugin.

• ACT Part 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCbeXIwNfuw)
• ACT Part 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUZsxLJwYSM)

Audio Processing Plugins

AudioSnap

Audiosnap is a collection of tools introduced with SONAR 6 which provide advanced stretching algorithms combined with transient detection.

• AudioSnap - Part 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jhVkzFyacM)
• AudioSnap - Part 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pyz2JOGt_kQ)
• AudioSnap - Part 3 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FH8PsIDIvvA)
• AudioSnap - Part 4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26ZRlF6tHmA)
• AudioSnap - Part 5 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFBb6GuZXsw)

Boost 11

Boost 11 is a mastering dynamics processor plugin introduced with SONAR Home Studio 6 XL and SONAR 7.

• Get a pro mastered mix with Boost 11 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5K2RhXW0bM)

Perfect Space

Perfect Space is a convolution reverb introduced with SONAR 5.

• How to Simulate Acoustic Spaces (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FATk4h31ZGU)

Vintage Channel VC64

The Vintage Channel VC64 is a 64bit processor with flexible routing and was introduced in SONAR 6. It includes a desser, noise gate, dual compressor, and dual equalizer.

• Cakewalk Sonar 6 Vintage Channel VC64 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLBRyiEaF7s)

V-Vocal

SONAR 5 introduced the V-Vocal feature, a built-in SONAR processor that’s based on Roland’s VariPhrase technology. It is designed to process vocals or any single-note audio such as horns and guitar leads.

• How to Get Perfect Vocal Tracks (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1pcJOpYH-4)
• Advanced Vocal Editing Techniques (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcFBnUWpViQ)

MIDI Editing

Step Sequencer

The Step Sequencer is a component introduced in SONAR 7 and is used to quickly enter MIDI notes in non-realtime by clicking the notes into a grid using the mouse or pointer. It is very useful for bass lines and drums.

• Program Beats & Lines with SONAR 7's Step Sequencer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5K2RhXW0bM)

Soft Synths

Beatscape

• Beatscape Master Class (http://emusician.com/tutorials/master-class-cakewalk-beatscape/) at Electronic Musician
• Exploring Sonar 8's Beatscape Instrument (http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/jan09/articles/sonarworkshop_0109.htm) by Craig Anderton in Sound on Sound.

Cyclone

• Using Cyclone (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxVr4DNJrBA) on Youtube.

Synth Rack

The Synth Rack is a "rack" view of your softsynth instruments in SONAR.

• Better Control for your Virtual Instruments (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TyETtm8SVo)

Dimension LE

Dimension LE is a light-version of the Dimension softsynth family from Cakewalk. It was introduced in SONAR Home Studio 6 XL, Project5 Version 2, and SONAR 7.

• Create High Quality Instrument Tracks with Dimension LE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X15y4LrbLHc)

Groove Synth

The Groove Synth is a software version of several vintage Roland synth's with the actual original sounds and waveforms. It is bundled with various Cakewalk products including SONAR.

• Get Genuine Roland Sounds with GrooveSynth (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FQau2uZZXc)

PSYN II

The PSYN is a virtual analog softsynth that was originally introduced with Project5 Version 1, updated in Project5 Version 2, and eventually bundled with SONAR.

Rapture LE

Rapture LE is a light-version of the Rapture softsynth family from Cakewalk. It was introduced in SONAR 7.

Session Drummer

Session Drummer is a virtual drum synthesizer included in SONAR Producer Edition (Session Drummer 2 first appeared in SONAR 6).

• Create Beats with Session Drummer 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VpzlysXQzE)

z3ta+

z3ta+ is a very popular waveshaping virtual analog softsynth from RGC:Audio. Cakewalk sells it as a stand-alone softsynth but has also bundled it with SONAR 7.