Cakewalk Sonar Home Studio 6 XL Int. Retail

Cakewalk Sonar Home Studio 6 XL Int. Retail Product Details

Description

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 them with studio-quality audio effects. Edit audio, MIDI, and music notation. Build backing tracks or entire songs with hundreds of included instrument sounds and tempo-syncing loops. SONAR Home Studio 6 is the complete solution for creating and sharing your music.

SONAR Home Studio XL adds exceptional value and more power with a selection of over one gigabyte of instrument sounds, Boost 11 Peak Limiter, Dimension LE, Session Drummer 2 drum instrument, and more.

Features

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 you know you're getting the take. Hear internal effects on input, even while you record. If you need help getting a project started, use Track Presets for access to hundreds of sounds that will help ignite your creativity. Once you have recorded your tracks, you can visually arrange, edit, and mix your music with point-and-click ease¡ªall in one view.

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 building your arrangement. You can chop up your beats, add dynamics, and create remixes with just a few clicks of the mouse. The enhanced Loop Construction View allows you to take control of your loops¡ªtweak the pitch, pan, and gain of slices in any ACID-format loop.

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. Change the tempo and pitch; normalize or reverse the audio; preview, move, extend, or cut certain sections; add track envelopes. Use many of the same powerful features found in SONAR Producer Edition including multi-clip edits, loop-rolling, fade drawing, and more. And with SONAR Home Studio 6 you can feel free to experiment with non-destructive editing and unlimited undo/redo.

Mix and share your music

Mixing in SONAR Home Studio 6 is easy with Track Icons¡ªno more guessing which track contains guitar or which track has the vocals. Mute, Solo, Pan, and change the Gain all in one view to achieve the best mix. Add effects to your mix and A/B them with just a click of a button. Professional metering provides the visual feedback you need for better real-time mixing. Mix in a more traditional studio console view or use your own control surface hardware to get the feel of real knobs and faders.

XL features

Home Studio XL 6 Introduces Cakewalk Publisher, a new tool that helps users publish and present their music online. Cakewalk Publisher allows SONAR Home Studio customers to create a customized, online, Streaming music player with playlists of their music that can then be directly uploaded from SONAR Home Studio to band websites, MySpace pages, and other Internet sites.

Cakewalk SONAR Home Studio 6 XL recording software features several new features, such as Active Controller Technology, new effects and instruments, and new tools for publishing music online. Designed for compatibility with the Windows Vista operating system and based on the updated SONAR 6.2 professional recording software, the Cakewalk SONAR Home Studio 6 package gives you a powerful and affordable platform to use on your Vista system. SONAR Home Studio XL adds over one gigabyte of instrument sounds, a maximizer/limiter, Dimension LE and Session Drummer 2.

Boost 11 Peak Limiter

Get more volume and punch from your final mix with this easy to use peak limiter/maximizer. Boost 11 gives you professional results with a simple to use interface.

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 cutting-edge synth sounds and rhythmic grooves.

Garritan Pocket Orchestra

Expands Dimension LE with more instrument sounds from the leader in orchestral soundware. Add pristine string sections, brass, woodwinds, and orchestral percussion to your compositions.

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 built in live-feel patterns from your MIDI controller for ultimate control.

PC:

Operating System: Windows XP

Processor Speed: Intel Pentium 4 1.3 GHz, or AMD Athlon XP 1500+ or higher

RAM: 256 MB

Graphics (resolution, color depth): 1024 x 768, 16-bit color

Hard Disk Space: 100 MB for core program

MIDI Interface: Windows-compatible

Audio Interface: Windows-compatible

Optical Drive DVD-ROM, DVD+/-R, or DVD+/-RW for installation, CD-R or CD-RW capability required for CD audio disc burning

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