Cakewalk SONAR Home Studio XL (Windows)

SONAR Home Studio 6 gives you everything you need to turn your PC into a complete music production studio. Record live instruments and vocals and mix Key Features Create & Record 64 audio tracks and unlimited MIDI tracks Record your whole band with support for multi-input audio interfaces Pristine audio quality up to 24-bit/192kHz Start your projects faster with Track Presets and Project Templates Use ACID™-format loop library to create backing tracks Includes real, playable instrument sounds: drums, bass, guitar, keys, orchestral, and more Expand your studio with VST and DX synths and effects, and ReWire™ compatible applications including Project5™, Kinetic™, and Reason™ The Synth Rack provides a control center for all of your virtual instruments MIDI Input Quantize corrects your MIDI performance as you record Arrange & Edit Edit Audio and MIDI from one central view Edit and print music notation Powerful non-destructive editing: fades and crossfades, multi-clip editing, slip editing, more Organize your projects with Track Folders and Track Icons Freeze instruments and effects to save CPU power Zero in on edits and navigate quickly with Fast Zoom Score soundtracks with video thumbnails and video window Easy-to-use controls can be customized to suit your way of working Mix & Share Responsive mixing with a 32-bit floating point audio engine Automate your mix on the fly with powerful automation tools On-screen mixing console with integrated Sonitus:fx EQ on every track Mix your tracks with professional effects including reverb, delay, dynamics, modulation effects, tape, amp simulation, and more Use your keyboard or other MIDI control surfaces to control effects, instruments and your mix with ACT (Active Controller Technology) Export your mix: WAV, ACID-format WAV, AVI, MIDI, MP3 (30-day trial MP3 Encoder included), Windows Media Audio (WMA), and Windows Media Video (WMV) Upload your songs to the Web and build your own song player for your website, MySpace page and more with Cakewalk Publisher Burn your mix directly to CD Overview 1. Easy as Plug-n-Play Recording any instrument is easy. Just plug in, check your levels, and hit record. Confidence Recording will draw the audio on screen as you record so 2. Create Backing Tracks Fast Create backing tracks in a matter of seconds. Find the perfect loop or sample in DropZone or the Loop Explorer, then click and drag it to start buildi 3. Edit with Powerful Tools Edit and arrange audio and MIDI together in one view with simple tools that give powerful results. Zoom in and make pinpoint edits to your project. Ch 4. Mix & Share Your Music Mixing in SONAR Home Studio 6 is easy with Track Icons-no more guessing which track contains guitar or which track has the vocals. Mute, Solo, Pan, Create & Record Audio & MIDI Recording Everything is laid out in an intuitive interface that lets you quickly record, edit, arrange, and mix your music. Record guitars, keyboards, vocals, l Enhanced Synth Rack Use the new Synth Rack to control the VSTi and DXi instruments in your project from one easy to manage window. Find instruments quickly with customiza Instruments SONAR Home Studio 6 includes four new instruments with thousands of sounds ranging from drums, bass, and guitar to keys, horns, and strings. Spark you -- DropZone Drag-n-Drop Sampler-Perfect for creating remixes or for building the perfect hook for your song. Includes real instrument sounds, drums, -- Roland GrooveSynth-Get sounds from the classic Roland synths and beat boxes that shaped hip hop and electronica. -- TTS-1 GM2 synth-A high quality, multitimbral, multi-out GM2 synthesizer with a Roland® synth engine to generate amazing, expressive sounds. Incl -- Square 1-An easy-to-use vintage analog synthesizer, oriented to the serious music enthusiast. High quality sound with a warm and easy layout, per Arrange & Edit Remixes Just drag and drop a sample into DropZone, and make it part of your beat. Perfect for creating remixes or for building the perfect hook for your song. Video Soundtracks SONAR Home Studio provides a fast and effective way to create, edit, and dub soundtracks for digital video files. Just use SONAR Home Studio to import Music Notation SONAR Home Studio integrates notation tools that allow you to create and print your own musical scores. Record and transcribe performances using any M Mix & Share Effects Make your tracks shine with studio-quality effects. SONAR Home Studio 6 has you covered with 10 new effects that can be used to mix your tracks or can -- Sonitus:fx EQ integrated into every track -- Alias Factor -- Tempo sync modulation filter -- Tempo sync delay -- High frequency exciter -- Tempo syncing classic phaser with feedback -- Studio reverb -- Multi-voice chorus/flanger -- 2-band parametric EQ -- Compressor/gate Active Controller Technology Using your favorite MIDI controller or control surface has never been easier with new Active Controller Technology (ACT). Easily control and automate Share Your Music SONAR Home Studio 6 introduces Cakewalk Publisher, an innovative new tool that helps users publish and present their music online. Cakewalk Publisher SONAR Home Studio XL Exclusives SONAR Home Studio XL adds exceptional value and more power with a selection of over one gigabyte of instrument sounds, Boost 11 Peak Limiter, Dimensio Boost 11 Peak Limiter Get more volume and punch from your final mix with this easy to use limiter/maximizer. Boost 11 gives you professional results with a simple to use in The Boost 11 Peak Limiter provides transparent peak limiting and volume maximization without coloring the sound of the source material. Boost 11 emplo Boost 11's features include: -- Look-ahead peak detection prevents clipping -- Program dependent Release minimizes pumping -- Dynamic waveform displays of input vs. output -- Stereo peak and RMS input/output meters -- Operation at sampling rates up to 192 kHz -- 64-bit double precision signal path -- VST Automation Dimension LE A special version of the acclaimed synth from Cakewalk. Features over 400 sound programs, ranging from real bass, organ and electric piano samples to Dimension LE is powered by Cakewalk's Expression Engine providing several types of synthesis capabilities including multi-sample rendering, wavetable Garritan Pocket Orchestra Expands Dimension LE with more instrument sounds from the industry's standard bearer of quality for orchestral instrument libraries. This special edit Session Drummer 2 Create the perfect drum track for any project. Build a foundation for your song with Session Drummer 2's customizable drum kits. Play drums or trigger Session Drummer 2 was designed from the ground up to provide the fastest way to create inspiring, realistic drum tracks. Session Drummer 2 includes re Video Tutorials Get Started Quickly SONAR Home Studio is easy-to-use and will get you down to the business of making music in no time. Use Track Presets, Project Templates, and the Quick SONAR Home Studio 6 also includes video tutorials, which are included on the first disc, and are also available below. The player below streams throug  more