Roland SONAR – 8 Studio

Combine Cakewalk SONAR 8 Studio Edition, your creativity, and a PC, and experience endless possibilities! This music production and music creation powerhouse software suite gives you all the professional tools you need to see inspiration through to radio-ready, final projects. In fact, SONAR 8 Studio Edition is packed with 11 world-class virtual instruments - from the electronic-infused to the most articulate, natural acoustic sounds - as well as 31 pro audio effects, killer beats, and more. Ready to start creating, sequencing, mixing, mastering, and publishing music? It's all inside Cakewalk SONAR 8 Studio Edition.

Features:

• Unlimited tracks of audio and MIDI
• Track templates that instantly load your favorite sounds
• Dedicated Step Sequencer
• New Instrument Tracks
• Plug-in direct to access fresh and versatile tones with the included suite of 31 audio effects
• Build audio and MIDI tracks fast using Groove Clips and the redesigned Loop Explorer
• Record at virtually any bit depth/sample rate up to 24-bit/384kHz
• New responsive Transport for on-the-fly recording
• Manipulate the timing and feel of audio, just like MIDI, with AudioSnap
• Track Layer powerful comping and editing tools
• Quickly edit MIDI with state-of-the-art Smart MIDI Tools
• Streamline your workflow and project organization using Track Folders
• Edit multiple tracks at once with group editing
• Freeze audio and instrument tracks for optimal performance
• 64-bit audio engine
• Active Controller Technology
• Console view
• Get sophisticated mixes with flexible routing options, unlimited sub-mixes and sends, and internal sidechaining
• Bus Waveform Preview
• Automatic Delay Compensation
• Multi-core/multi-processor support
• ReWire compatible
• Flexible export options and faster than real-time rendering
• Import/export AIF, Broadcast WAV, FLAC, SD2 (Sound Designer II), QuickTime, and many other audio & video file formats
• Upload music directly from SONAR to the web using Cakewalk Publisher to create online streaming Flash players
• Rip and burn CDs right from within SONAR
• Preset patterns for the Step Sequencer offering useful beats to get your productions started
• New and updated ACT mappings for popular control surfaces and MIDI controllers
• New Project and Track Templates to get you set up instantly

SONAR 8 Studio Edition Included Instruments:

• 11 total instruments included
• Includes 31 audio FX and 7 MIDI FX
• Dimension LE - a special version of this award-winning instrument that combines real & synthesized sounds
• Rapture LE - modern electronic sounds for today's music
• DropZone - easy-to-use drag-and-drop sampler with REX support
• Pentagon I - access vintage analog sounds
• PSYN II - full-featured subtractive synthesizer
• RXP - easy-to-use REX player/groove box
• Roland GrooveSynth and TTS-1 with genuine Roland Sounds
• Session Drummer 2 - create drum parts easily with a live feel, including popular drum patterns to get started
• Sonitus: fx Suite - Reverb, EQ, Delay, Compressor, Wah, and more
• Boost 11 Peak Limiter for maximum punch from your final mix
• Channel Tools - essential stereo enhancement, utilizing sample delay, MS Decoding, and independent left/right panning
• Lexicon Pantheon SE Reverb based on legendary Lexicon® hardware
• Garritan Pocket Orchestra for Dimension LE provides a complete set of orchestral instrumentation