Cakewalk SONAR Producer Recording Software (Windows)

Sonar 8 Producer includes everything in SONAR 8 Studio plus exclusive tools, effects, and instruments.

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182 People rated this product : * * * * * * * * * * 8 out of 10

 

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* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10

"The Best DAW That Is Available !"

Feature:
The features on this thing are endless, the editing tools which are so intuitive and flexible, the fact that you have unlimited audio and midi tracks, the fact that you can throw in video clips clean the audio in the video, the busses, the immense amount of audio fx, the feature list is endless, but the best feature is the improved mix engine, which runs 10 to 20 times more efficient on your machine, using less resources of your cpu but delivering the same power, not only that but it works PERFECT with vista, no issues what so ever.

Quality:
The quality on this thing is amazing, you know that cakewalk puts their best foot forward on their releases, I've been a protools user for years, but discovering sonar was a blessing, having a powerful machine goes for anyone, you will never go in to a protools HD rig and see a macbook, you will see a 8 Core Mac Pro with many gigs of ram, so if you want efficiency invest in a powerful PC, they are inexpensive, and easy to maintain. Thats all you need for Sonar, a high grade PC.

Value:
The fact that you get great tech support, a great DAW, several FX, Dimension Pro, Guitar Rig LE, Unlimited tracks of Audio and Midi, A full on beat of a program that doesn't eat your CPU memory, and all this for 499.99? its a no brainier, Protools requires their hardware and an extremely good PC, i had a pc of 1 gb of ram and pentium 4 with an mbox mini, i couldn't even run Protools, i used my mbox mini with sonar 6 at the time because even that was more efficient. I moved on to an RME fireface and sonar 8, and haven't looked back once, as a musician entering the software realm the DAW is where it starts, buy this product, learn it, use it, and you wont be dissapointed.

Desirability:
This product is sexy, the design of sonar is very modern the look of the mixer is very sleek and the colors mesh very well together, you cant possibly not like how this interface looks. Protools looks like something from the 60's like before color TV was invented, yet a majority of people use it, but sonar, they try to improve the look of the DAW as much as possible so that not only does it run amazing, but it looks amazing as well.

Sound:
64 bit Floating engine?, That's the highest quality available on ANY DAW, and you get it for 499.99, You get 42 Audio FX, you get Guitar Rig LE for anyone who doesn't want to mic there amp, you have FX that sound realistic and GOOD!, You get Dimension PRO, which has an abundance of patches for every type of music, You get to bounce files to OMF, meaning someone who sends you a logic, cubase, or digital performer file, you can open it in Sonar 8, and you can bounce the file to send back to them, so the sound, and flexibility is amazing !

Ease of Use:
This program is easier than people say, people don't sit long enough to understand that, Everything is programmable if you like protools shortcuts you can set the shortcuts to protools on your sonar, its simple, you can share files with logic, cubase, and DP users, you have an easy mixer with easy routing features, this program gives you everything without complexity, all you have to do is give it a chance, and you will not be dissapointed.

Support:
Cakewalk has the best support out of all the software companies, being they have a forum, where the employees look at the problems, and implement them in the software is great, they go to the source which is us the consumers, and figure out ways to make their product better, releasing upgrades, and bringing out better versions every year. The tech support for someone who has sonar is great, they will stay on the phone with you until you are up and going, and if you have to call back that is no problem, Cakewalk is trying their hardest to make the customers happy, and that's something that's important especially for someone who's just starting this music thing.

Overall:
I don't think ill ever leave cakewalk they are a brand that cares about their users, and thats important in a world where no one is trying to give a helping hand. I've tried many DAW's and none of them offer the features, and ease that sonar does. This is the best thing for the price, its worth so much more. All the content sonar users can agree how amazing this piece of software is, and how underrated it is. People give it a try, you will definitely be satisfied.

Submitted: 10/18/2008

Style of Music: World, Hip Hop, RnB, Rock, Alternative


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* * * * * * * * * * 9 out of 10

"Turned my room into a recording studio."

Feature:
I am using Sonar 6 Producer Edition. This program is loaded deep. It is a little intimidating for a novice user such as myself and has quite a learning curve. I should get some of the tutorials available for this heavy weight audio production software. The manual assumes that the user is a recording engineer. Once I get the hang of doing something it starts to get really fun.

Quality:
Had some problems running a duo core Athlon CPU that was fixed with an update. The program seems stable and appears to be very well engineered, especially considering it's massive depth.

Value:
A lot of bang for the buck. Saving up for Sonar 7.

Desirability:
I think Sonar is a truly awesome piece of software. Being a novice I may have dove in deeper than I expected to. But taking the time to learn how to use has proven to be the most worth while investment in both my time and money that I could have hoped for and I love using this program.

Sound:
The hardest thing I have found in getting the sound right is setting the buffer size and sampling rate. Once the magic settings are found it sounds great. This program takes some tweaking to get where I want to be.

Ease of Use:
Like I said this program is deep. The hardest thing I have trouble with is setting up my Native Instruments software synths in it. Especially Battery 3. Not finding much help in the forums on that matter. But once I figure things out (a time consuming process) it starts to get really cool. The interface get crowded in a hurry but it has a lot of tools to get the job done. I also have difficulty editing midi in the editor. But I have this problem with any midi editor I try so it must be more me than Sonar. It just seems to try to think ahead of me and guess (wrongly) where I want notes. (Even with quantinizing turned off.) I have a lot to learn so I won't blame Cakewalk. Taking the time to figure things out has proven worthwhile as this program has shown me that it is more than capable of doing what I need it to do. This software is very powerful.

Support:
Very Good.

Overall:
For recording my guitar and creating drums bass and harmony this software does exactly what it is supposed to do and then a lot more. It is a powerful application with alot of depth and weight. I'm very glad I bought it.

Submitted: 9/28/2007

Style of Music: Hard Rock


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Sonar 8 Producer gives you what you need for recording, composing, editing, mixing, and mastering. Get innovations that matter, from exclusive features to ignite creativity and perfect your tracks, to groundbreaking technologies that always keep you in control, all backed by the industry's leading 64-bit audio quality. And Sonar 8 Producer delivers the go-to production tools you want with the best collection of virtual instruments, mixing, and mastering effects found in any DAW.

With unlimited tracks, amazing creative tools, inspiring virtual instruments, the freedom to work with any audio interface or control surface, and the most complete delivery capability for collaboration with users of other DAWS, award-winning Sonar Producer is your best choice in a digital audio workstation.

Features
Start producing quickly with track templates that instantly load your favorite sounds

Make beats and synth lines with a dedicated Step Sequencer

Manipulate the timing and feel of audio, just like MIDI, with AudioSnap

Assemble the perfect take from Track Layers using powerful comping and editing tools

Get sophisticated mixes with flexible routing options, unlimited sends, internal sidechaining, external effect inserts and over 30 surround configurations

Get hands on control of your mix, instruments, and effects with Active Controller Technology

The best audio quality in the industry: end-to-end 64-bit audio, tracks, effects, busses, and export

Get perfect vocal tracks with Roland V-Vocal

Amazing virtual instruments: Dimension Pro, Z3TA+, Rapture LE, True Pianos Amber, Beatscape Loop Performance instrument, 14 included instruments

Awesome effects: VC-64 Vintage Channel, Guitar Rig LE, TL-64 Tube Leveler, TS-64 Transient Shaper, Lexicon Pantheon and PerfectSpace Convolution Reverbs, 42 effects in all

Deliver your final master: LP-64 Linear Phase EQ, LP-64 Linear Phase Multiband, Boost 11 Peak Limiter, flexible export and delivery options

Collaborate with studios who use other DAWs including Pro Tools, Logic Studio, Cubase, and others

Sonar 8 Producer Exclusives
Sonar 8 Producer includes everything in Sonar 8 Studio plus exclusive tools, effects, and instruments:

- LP-64 Linear Phase Equalizer(TM) for mastering

- LP-64 Linear Phase Multiband(TM) Compressor for mastering

- TL-64 Tube Leveler(TM)

- VC-64 Vintage Channel(TM) with sidechaining capabilities

- Roland(R) V-Vocal(TM) 1.5 with Pitch to MIDI conversion

- Native Instruments Guitar Rig 3 LE

- Perfect Space(TM) Convolution Reverb

- Lexicon(R) Pantheon(TM) Reverb

- Sonitus Surround Compressor

- Dimension Pro(TM) 1.2 virtual synthesizer with Classic Keys Expansion Pack

- TruePianos Amber VSTi

- Beatscape(TM) looping instrument

- Hollywood Edge Sound FX library for Dimension Pro

- Z3TA+(TM) 1.5 waveshaping synthesizer

- Surround mixing in over 30 formats

- SurroundBridge(TM) technology to use stereo FX in surround

- POW-r dithering

Technical Info

System Requirement

Minimum
Operating System*: Windows XP (32-bit)

Processor Speed: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 1.3 GHz or AMD Athlon(TM) XP 1500+ or higher

RAM: 512 MB

Graphics (resolution, color depth): 1024x768, 16-bit color

Hard Disk Space: 200 MB for core program

Hard Disk Type: Any

MIDI Interface**: Windows-compatible

Audio Interface***: Windows-compatible

Media Drive*****: DVD-ROM, DVD+/-R, or DVD+/- RW Drive (Dual Layer-capable drive required for installation of SONAR 8 Producer content)

Recommended
Operating System*: Windows XP/Vista (32 and 64-bit), can be run on Mac OS X with Boot Camp

Processor Speed: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 2.8 GHz [EM64T] AMD Athlon(TM) XP 2800+ or higher

RAM: 1 GB or higher

Graphics (resolution, color depth)
1280x960, 24-bit color or higher

Hard Disk Space: 30 GB for program and content

Hard Disk Type: EIDE/Ultra DMA (7200 RPM) or SATA

MIDI Interface**: Windows-compatible

Audio Interface***: Windows-compatible

Media Drive*****: DVD-ROM, DVD+/-R, or DVD+/- RW Drive (Dual Layer-capable drive required for installation of SONAR 8 Producer content)

* Sonar does not support Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000 or XP x64
** Required to connect external MIDI devices
*** Required for audio playback.
**** Sonar is presented on DVD media. DVD-ROM, DVD+/-R, or DVD+/- RW Drive required for installation.
***** Cakewalk Publisher requires you to have available web server space with FTP access privileges. An internet connection is required for music uploading. A broadband connection is recommended.
SONAR 8 is the complete solution for your audio production needs. It starts with a 64-bit audio engine, delivering pristine quality, high headroom, and unlimited track counts for all your projects. The enhanced workflow browser makes it easier than ever to find loops, MIDI patterns, and plug-ins, so you spend less time hunting and more time creating. Flexible grouping and bus-routing give plenty of mixing options with tons of included effects plug-ins to take your tracks from cookie cutter to custom creations. SONAR 8 Producer includes additional tools, effects, and instruments for power users. There are way too many features to list here, so visit zZounds.com for all the details.

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