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SONAR 4 Producer Edition

SONAR 4 Producer Edition, is the latest version of the industry-standard, software-based production environment. 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, making SONAR 4 Producer Edition the definitive audio production environment on the Windows platform.

 

                  
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New features include:

Track Folders with the ability to edit the Track Folder Composite Clip
Loop record into layers or individual tracks
Enhanced comping and editing features: clip muting, partial-clip muting, auto-crop tool with cross-fade mode, audition selection, isolate, nudge
Multi-clip slip edits, loop-rolling, fade drawing
Loop construction enhancements: slice-based envelope control of gain, pitch, pan; slice preview; auto-loop
Freeze tracks, effects, and synths; edit, arrange, and convert frozen data into groove clips
Scalable Navigator view to quickly navigate and size viewable area of projects
Configurable Pan law (six stereo panning laws supported)
Professional Metering (peak, RMS, peak and RMS, pre-fader, post-fader, and pre-fader post effects) with configurable ballistics
Key Binding enhancements: presets; templates to mimic keyboard assignments of other DAW programs
TTS-1 multitimbral, multi-out GM2 synthesizer with authentic Roland® sounds
Full control over file export parameters, now with useful and configurable presets
Windows Media Audio 9 (WMA), WMA9 Pro 5.1, and WMA9 lossless encoding and decoding
Open support for external encoders: surround, LAME, Ogg Vorbis, Monkey's Audio, etc.
Supports QuickTime, Windows Media Video, and AVI with 5.1 Surround Sound
Bus-able Audio Metronome
Full-control over color settings
Optimized audio engine performance
Export buses and tracks into a composite mixdown, or as individual files

 

Recommended System Requirements:

OS: Windows XP
Processor: 1.2GHz+
RAM: 512MB
HD Space: 100MB (7200 RPM)
Graphics: 1280x960 24-bit
MIDI Interface: Windows compatible
Sound Card: WDM or ASIO compatible

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Dig deep down into the new features of SONAR 4 and learn how to conquer each one through step-by-step examples and exercises that are designed to make your composing and recording sessions run more smoothly. From initially customizing SONAR 4 to creating and producing a surround sound mix, get ready to explore all that SONAR 4 has to offer!

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