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PRODUCER EDITION
The definitive audio production environment on the Windows platform. SONAR Producer Edition has
a well-earned reputation for delivering powerful production tools in a fast, streamlined user interface.
With SONAR 4, Cakewalk has added powerful new recording, editing, comping, and navigation
tools that optimize workflow for today's professional. In addition, version 4 combines innovative
surround and AV capabilities along with precise engineering tools.
SONAR 4 Producer Edition is the
perfect solution for composing, recording, editing, mixing, and remixing music productions; and for
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providing voice over, score, sound design, and post audio for film, TV, video, commercials, and games.
With its open support for industry standard technologies and hardware, the scalability of a native
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WORKFLOW INNOVATIONS
processing system, and virtually unlimited software capabilities, SONAR 4 Producer Edition represents
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CUTTING EDGE ENVIRONMENT
the definitive audio production environment on the Windows platform.
PRECISION ENGINEERING
BRINGING IT ALL TOGETHER
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Comprehensive Loop-based Composition Loops have revolutionized the process of building beds of backing tracks and textures. SONAR 4 offers the most comprehensive loop construction and composition toolset of any DAW with ACIDTM loop support, MIDI Groove Clips (like ACID for MIDI), and Cyclone DXi, a live-performance synth designed for triggering ACID loops. Now with DJ Johnny Juice Producer /Turntablist Public Enemy, Rob Swift, Beastie Boys Version 4's per-slice envelope control of gain, pitch, and pan, you can take any audio loop and make it perfectly blend--both harmonically and sonically--with your projects. Freeze Redefined It's well recognized that native-host processing represents the future of audio recording, but even with today's fastest processors, you will eventually hit the limit of your CPU. Breakthrough these CPU-imposed limits with SONAR 4's superior freeze implementation for tracks, effects, and synths. SONAR automatically unloads plugins, releasing memory back to the system. It also gives you the flexibility to choose which plug-ins are frozen, and intelligently freezes only when data is present. With SONAR 4, you can edit and arrange the frozen data, even convert it into a loop-able Groove Clip; and Quick Unfreeze/Freeze allows for toggling/auditioning of tracks. Familiar Controls and More Optimizations More users than ever are migrating to the SONAR platform and to make the transition easier, SONAR 4 provides keystroke presets for Pro Tools, Cubase, Logic and other DAWs. Other features include the Navigator for a bird's eye view and quick access to your entire project; Workflow Innovations As DAW technologies have evolved to the point where virtually everything is possible, it's no longer a matter of whether your DAW has a particular feature or not--it's how well that feature is implemented. That's why with SONAR 4, we took a fresh look at all areas of the program to carefully add new features and refine existing features. The result: SONAR 4 feels great to use, working with your creativity, rather than against it. SONAR 4 keeps you inspired, and your projects speed to completion faster than ever before. The Tools You Need To Manage Large-scale Projects These days, professional projects can easily reach 60, 80, or even more than 100 tracks. As you can imagine, the benefits to this many tracks are self evident, but managing them can introduce new challenges. SONAR 4's Track Folders allow you to efficiently organize and manage your large scale projects and loop-recorded takes, while providing the flexibility for fast and in-depth editing. Fast, Effective Editing Nailing it on the first pass doesn't always happen, and artists expect to record numerous overdubs. With SONAR 4, editing audio and MIDI into a perfect track has never been easier. Overdub multiple takes and patch effects on a single track with Track Layers. Nudge, slip edit, and add/edit fades simultaneously to multiple clips. Quickly build composites with Clip Muting and Partial Clip Muting. Seamlessly blend multiple takes together with SONAR 4's Auto-crop/Crossfade tool. comprehensive MIDI editing; custom keyassignable screen layouts; unlimited Undo/Redo with Edit History, and much more.
Comprehensive MIDI Editing Comping and Editing Track Folders
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DON'T BELIEVE THE HYPE...BELIEVE THE RESULTS. WITH SONAR 4'S WORKFLOW ENHANCEMENTS I AM NOT ONLY ABLE TO DELIVER MY PROJECTS ON TIME, BUT OFTEN AHEAD OF SCHEDULE.
Loop Construction
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YOU CAN'T OVER ESTIMATE THE KIND OF CONTROL YOU GET AND TIME SAVING ASPECTS THAT THESE NEW IMPROVEMENTS PROVIDE. SONAR IS THE ONLY PROGRAM OF ITS KIND THAT DOES EVERYTHING THAT I NEED IT TO DO...AND IT DOES IT SO WELL.
Timothy Michael Wynn Composer for Film, TV, Commercials, Sonic Fuel Music Nike, Gatorade, Nissan, Dell
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In addition, SONAR 4 offers true surround busses, transparent down-mixing and bass management, and any surround bus can be routed to another surround bus to achieve dynamic mixing configurations. New Concepts In Surround Effects: SurroundBridgeTM This innovation allows you to use your favorite stereo Rob King Producer and composer for TV, Video Games, Popular Music Sony's Everquest series, Billboard-charting dance singles, Dawson's Creek, CBS, NBC plug-ins within multi-channel environments. Patch a stereo plug-in on a surround bus and SurroundBridge provides complete linked control and processing across all channels from a single UI. You can also unlink channels and individual control from SurroundBridge for subtle refinements or drastically new surround effects. Dynamic Console View SONAR's Console features dynamic display filtering to instantly give you access to the mix parameters you need. Other key features include integrated per-channel Parametric EQ with plot display; assignable Channel FX Controls for quick access to plug-in automation; drag and drop effects from channel to channel or project to project; assignable MIDI controls for access and automation of MIDI data; and quick bypassing of effects and effects bins for A/B comparisons of your mix. Flexible Busing Architecture SONAR 4's dynamic bussing capabilities allow for fast, on the fly configuration of busses for subgroups, effect sends, masters, and output to different monitor or headphone mixes. Busses can be inserted pre or postfader and can be routed to other buses or main outputs, allowing for complex mix arrangement schemes. Cutting Edge Mixing and Scoring Version 4 transforms SONAR into a robust mixing environment, suitable for both surround and stereo, with exclusive features not found in any other application. In addition, SONAR 4 delivers 32-bit floating point digital mixing and bussing technology with full delay compensation throughout the signal path. Combined with its enhanced video support, you'll find SONAR 4 offers a superior solution for scoring and post production. Responsive and Expressive Surround Implementation SONAR 4 Producer Edition provides a complete surround mixing and editing environment with support for over 30 configurations, including 5.1, 7.1, LCRS, and others. The intuitive Surround Panner is automatically available on any surround channel or bus, with no need for patching. It provides a more responsive and expressive surround interface with focus, width, angle, front/rear balance, LFE send, speaker muting/soloing controls, and extensive control surface/joystick support. SONAR 4's exclusive Lexicon® PantheonTM Surround Reverb, allows you to access the worldclass, pristine sound of Lexicon reverb for the first time in a native, multi-channel software environment. And no surround implementation would be complete without a full-featured surround compressor. SONAR 4 includes the nine-channel Sonitus Surround Compressor. Enhanced Video Implementation SONAR 4 features both a video thumbnail track and window for scoring video projects. You can perfectly align your audio with on-screen action and quickly locate video scenes across an entire project.
Surround Panner Dynamic Console Lexicon Pantheon Surround Reverb
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SONAR 4 PRODUCER EDITION IS SIMPLY STUNNING. SURROUND IS LOGICALLY INTEGRATED IN A WAY THAT KEEPS THE CREATIVE FLOW AND MIXING MOVING FAST. AND SURROUNDBRIDGE IS BRILLIANT!
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SONAR IS SIMPLY THE MOST FEATURE RICH ENVIRONMENT FOR SCORING. WITH VERSION 4, I'VE DRAMATICALLY REDUCED THE TIME IT TAKES TO DELIVER MY CUES...AND IN THIS BUSINESS TIME IS MONEY. IF YOU'RE SERIOUS ABOUT SCORING, THERE'S ONLY ONE LOGICAL CHOICE, AND SONAR IS IT. Shawn Clement Composer for Film, TV, Video Games, recipient of ASCAP Award for Most Played Underscore Batman Vengence, Buffy The Vampire Slayer, The Man Show, Sims 2, World's Wildest Police Videos
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Professional Metering with Configurable Ballistics SONAR 4's accurate and customizable metering provides the essential feedback you need when mixing in a professional environment, and allows you to match the performance characteristics of your favorite mixing environment. Version 4's Christopher Wade Damerst Multi-grammy winning Composer, Producer, Engineer, Remixer, Programmer The Rolling Stones, Santana, Willie Nelson, Pink, Robbie Williams, The Exies meter performance has been dramatically improved with configurable rise, fall, decay, and more. SONAR's extensive meter controls include options to display meters with peak, RMS, peak and RMS, pre-fader, post-fader, pre-fader post effects, and varying dB ranges. Configurable Pan Control With version 4, SONAR now allows you to choose from six different panning laws for different styles of mixing and for greater compatibility with imported projects--just one more example of the many ways SONAR offers the ultimate in flexibility and customization of your workstation. Accurate Waveform Displays At Any Resolution In SONAR 4, you can find problem areas of audio and make edits faster and more accurately, because SONAR always displays your audio data at the most exact representation possible, regardless of your zoom resolution.
Automate With Vector Envelopes Virtually every parameter within SONAR can be automated with vector envelopes including channel, MIDI, effect, and synth settings. With sample accurate resolution, and a range of curve types, you will find that SONAR's automation will give you a new level of precise control over your mix. Optimized Audio Engine Performance With every version of SONAR we continue to fine tune the responsiveness of its 32-bit floating point audio engine. You'll find that Version 4 is no exception: it runs smoother, is more responsive, and utilizes CPU more efficiently. Distributed Processing Why set up and manage multiple machines when you can do it all in one? SONAR 4 can take advantage of distributed processing in PCs with multiple CPU processors. In addition, all engine processes are threaded to distribute workflow evenly, resulting in smoother performance and balanced operation without the CPU spikes or latency found in other applications.
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FROM THE MOST ACCURATE DISPLAY OF WAVEFORMS I'VE EVER EXPERIENCED, TO THE NEW RESPONSIVE METERING, SONAR 4 CONSTANTLY PROVIDES ME WITH THE ESSENTIAL FEEDBACK I NEED TO FEEL CONFIDENT ABOUT THE EDITS I AM MAKING. WITH SONAR, I AM SO CONNECTED TO THE MUSIC, THE PC JUST BECOMES AN EXTENSION OF MY CREATIVITY. Precise Engineering Technologies SONAR 4 offers world class functionality at every level of the application--from access to leading algorithms, total flexibility in configuration, accurate visual display of information, and under the hood processing power, SONAR ensures your projects retain their professional polish from inception to final delivery. Ultra-high Quality POW-rTM Dithering & Sample Rate Conversion SONAR 4 combines POW-rTM ultra-transparent dithering (digital-audio bit reduction), support for any sampling rate (44.1, 88.2, 96, 192, 384 kHz, etc.), and ultra-high-quality Windowed Sinc sample rate conversion, to give you the power to import and export audio at any bit depth and sample rate, while preserving pristine levels of audio fidelity. Prosoniq MPEX Time Scaling SONAR 4 features Prosoniq MPEX time scaling, a superior time scaling algorithm that is great for matching audio to video or for loop/sample authoring. MPEX analyses your audio, `learns' its musical aspects using an Artificial Neural Networks technique, and then expands or contracts it in a natural sounding way. This intelligence and flexibility in the algorithm provides you with smooth sounding, accurate pitch shifting and time scaling.
Accurate Waveform Display
Vector Envelope Automation
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IN THIS BUSINESS, WE DON'T CARE WHAT A PROGRAM SAYS IT DOES, WE CARE ABOUT HOW IT SOUNDS--AND LET ME TELL YOU, SONAR 4 SOUNDS GREAT. ONE EXAMPLE THAT I'M ABSOLUTELY JUST NAILED THE TAKE, YOU CAN'T HEAR THE PROCESSING AND I COULDN'T FIND ANY ARTIFACTS. Terry Howard Producer/Engineer Ray Charles, Percy Mayfield, Ellis Hall, Jimmy Scott FLOORED WITH IS THE MPEX TIME SCALING FOR CORRECTING VOCAL TRACKS. IT'S AS IF THE VOCALIST
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TTS-1 DXi TTS-1 is a high quality, multitimbral, multi-out, GM2 DXi synthesizer that is equipped with a Roland® synth engine to generate amazing, expressive sounds. Sonitus:fx suite SONAR 4 includes the entire Sonitus:fx suite of ten Benjamin Wright Producer, Engineer, Arranger, Songwriter Brandy, Destiny's Child, Michael Jackson, Jamiroquai, Outkast, Justin Timberlake critically acclaimed automatable effects: Compressor, Delay, Gate, Modulator, Multiband Compressor, Parametric EQ, Phase, Reverb, Surround, Wah Wah. Global Control Surface Support SONAR's support for control surface hardware gives you hands-on control of your mix, audio effects, and soft synths. Features dedicated support for control surfaces from CM Labs, EDIROL, Mackie, Radikal Technologies, Roland, Tascam, and many others.
TTS-1 DXi Multitimbral Synth
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FROM EASY INTEGRATION WITH EXTERNAL HARDWARE, TO INTERNAL SUPPORT FOR THE BEST EFFECTS AND SOFT SYNTHS, SONAR 4 HAS EVERYTHING I NEED AND MORE TO KEEP ME HAPPIER THAN EVER. Bringing It All Together SONAR 4 seamlessly combines all of the professional music production technology you need, along with flexible project delivery options in one integrated workstation, making it the heart of your studio. Audio Hardware Use any Windows compatible audio device via ASIO or WDM--from your stock soundcard to dedicated Pro Tools | HD hardware. DirectX, VST, MFX, and ReWire Effects And Synths SONAR 4 Producer Edition ships with 31 audio effects including the Sonitus:fx Suite, 3 soft synths including the TTS-1 DXi, and 14 MFX MIDI effects. With open support for DirectX, VST, and ReWire effects and instruments, you can also integrate plug-ins from Native Instruments, Waves and other leading plug-in manufacturers; and ReWire clients like Project5, Kinetic, Live, or Reason. You can also take advantage of processing cards like the UAD-1 or TC-Powercore.
A Powerful Array of Import, Delivery, and Collaboration Options
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Sonitus Surround Compressor
Import/export QuickTime, MPEG, Windows Media Video (with 5.1 audio), and AVI (with 5.1 audio). You can export video with control over quality settings and codecs.
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Additional export formats: WAV, ACID-format WAV, MIDI, MP3 (with 30-day trial encoder), Real Audio G2, and proprietary Cakewalk formats (.cwb, .cwp).
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OMFI and Broadcast Wave import/export for cross platform collaboration with Digital Performer, Logic, Nuendo, and Pro Tools studios.
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SONAR 4's open support for external commandline encoders (Ogg Vorbis, Monkey's Audio, etc.) allows for more export options
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SONAR includes useful and configurable presets for frequently-used export settings. You can also now export buses and tracks into a composite mixdown, or as individual files.
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Windows Media Audio 9 (WMA), WMA9 Pro 5.1, and WMA9 lossless encoding and decoding. Includes a trial version of Minnetonka's discWelder BRONZE DVD Audio authoring tool.
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For work with external video and hardware, SONAR offers frame-accurate SMPTE sync with auto-detection of timecode, multi-port transmission of MTC and MIDI Sync, and Yamaha OPT Level 1 MIDI Hardware Link support.
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Additional import formats: AIF ASF AU, MIDI, , , MP2, MP3, SND, WAV, proprietary Cakewalk formats (.bun, .cwb, .cwp, .wrk).
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I'VE WORKED IN OTHER SYSTEMS AND NOW I DO IT ALL IN SONAR. IT HAS EVERYTHING I NEED TO MAX OUT MY CREATIVE ABILITIES AND COLLABORATE WITH OTHER ARTISTS. I NEVER LEAVE SONAR...AND IT ALWAYS KEEPS ME INSPIRED.
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Sharkey Producer, Solo Artist Cannibal Ox, Grand Puba, The Pharcyde
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Comparing SONAR4 Studio Edition to SONAR 4 Producer Edition
Professional results are within your reach with SONAR 4 Studio Edition. Studio Edition is a special version of SONAR 4 designed for project studios and aspiring professionals. Studio Edition is built upon the same core engine and feature set of SONAR 4 Producer Edition. Below is a matrix highlighting some of the key differences between the two versions.
New Features
Flexible file export features with preset support Track Folders with editable composite clip Loop record into layers or individual tracks Comping and editing features including clip muting, nudge, multi-clip edits, etc. Loop construction enhancements including gain, pitch, pan envelopes Freeze tracks, effects, and synths Navigator view Key Bindings enhancements including templates for other DAWs Busable audio metronome TTS-1 DXi Configurable meter ballistics Audio engine optimization Support for multiple pan laws Multi-format surround mixing & editing SurroundBridgeTM Sonitus Surround Compressor Lexicon® PantheonTM Surround Reverb POW-rTM dithering Prosoniq MPEX time scaling Video Thumbnail track QuickTime import/export Windows Media Audio Pro export AVI video export
Studio Edition
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No No Yes Loseless Stereo Only Stereo Only
Producer Edition
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 5.1 & Loseless Stereo 5.1 & Stereo
Core SONAR Features
Record, edit, arrange and mix unlimited tracks of audio and MIDI Dynamic Console view Per-channel EQ in console and channel strip Assignable FX controls in console and channel strip Universal Bus Architecture 32-Bit floating point audio engine Full plug-in delay compensation Powerful looping tools with Cyclone DXi, ACID loop and MIDI groove clip support Sonitus:fx Suite Lexicon® PantheonTM Reverb Support for DirectX, DXi, VST, and ReWire effects and instruments Support for any MIDI compatible control surface Confidence recording of audio, MIDI, and automation Multi-port MTC and MIDI sync transmission Professional project file management tools OMFI and Broadcast WAV import/export for collaboration with other studios Support for all Windows-compatible audio hardware via ASIO or WDM
Studio Edition
Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Pantheon LE Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Producer Edition
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Cakewalk is a registered trademark and SONAR, Project5, Kinetic, SurroundBridge, and the Cakewalk logo are trademarks of Twelve Tone Systems, Inc. QuickTime and the QuickTime logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc., used under license. ASIO and VST are trademarks of Pinnacle Systems, Inc. ReWire and Reason are trademarks of Propellerhead Software, AB. MPEX Time Scaling technology licensed from Prosoniq Products Software, http://www.prosoniq.com. ACID is a registered Trademark of SONY Pictures Digital, Inc. Other trademarks mentioned are held by their respective owners. Shawn Clement, Christopher Wade Damerst, Timothy Michael Wynn, photo copyright © 2004, Denis Shirley. All rights reserved.
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