Producer Edition

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PRODUCER EDITION The definitive audio production environment on the Windows platform. 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. SONAR 4 Producer Edition is the perfect solution for composing, recording, editing, mixing, and remixing music productions; and for >> CONTENTS providing voice over, score, sound design, and post audio for film, TV, video, commercials, and games. With its open support for industry standard technologies and hardware, the scalability of a native >> >> >> >> 2 WORKFLOW INNOVATIONS processing system, and virtually unlimited software capabilities, SONAR 4 Producer Edition represents 4 CUTTING EDGE ENVIRONMENT the definitive audio production environment on the Windows platform. 6 PRECISION ENGINEERING 8 BRINGING IT ALL TOGETHER >> Comprehensive Loop-based Composition Loops have revolutionized the process of building beds of backing tracks and textures. SONAR 4 offers the most comprehensive loop construction and composition toolset of any DAW with ACID™ loop support, MIDI Groove Clips (like ACID for MIDI), and Cyclone DXi, a live-performance synth designed for triggering ACID loops. Now with DJ Johnny Juice Producer /Turntablist Public Enemy, Rob Swift, Beastie Boys Version 4’s per-slice envelope control of gain, pitch, “ ” workflow innovations and pan, you can take any audio loop and make it Track Folders perfectly blend—both harmonically and sonically—with your projects. DON’T BELIEVE THE HYPE…BELIEVE THE RESULTS. WITH SONAR 4’S WORKFLOW ENHANCEMENTS I AM NOT ONLY ABLE TO DELIVER MY PROJECTS ON TIME, BUT OFTEN AHEAD OF SCHEDULE. Freeze Redefined It’s well recognized that native-host processing represents the future of audio recording, but even with today’s fastest processors, you will eventually hit the limit of your CPU. Breakthrough these CPU-imposed limits with SONAR 4’s superior freeze implementation for tracks, Comping and Editing effects, and synths. SONAR automatically unloads plugins, releasing memory back to the system. It also gives you the flexibility to choose which plug-ins are frozen, and intelligently freezes only when data is present. With SONAR 4, you can edit and arrange the frozen data, even convert it into a loop-able Groove Clip; and Quick Unfreeze/Freeze allows for toggling/auditioning of tracks. Familiar Controls and More Optimizations Loop Construction More users than ever are migrating to the SONAR platform and to make the transition easier, SONAR 4 provides keystroke presets for Pro Tools, Cubase, Logic and other DAWs. Other features include the Navigator for a bird’s eye view and quick access to your entire project; comprehensive MIDI editing; custom key–assignable Workflow Innovations screen layouts; unlimited Undo/Redo with Edit History, As DAW technologies have evolved to the point where virtually everything is possible, it’s no and much more. longer a matter of whether your DAW has a particular feature or not—it’s how well that feature Comprehensive MIDI Editing is implemented. That’s why with SONAR 4, we took a fresh look at all areas of the program to carefully add new features and refine existing features. The result: SONAR 4 feels great to use, working with your creativity, rather than against it. SONAR 4 keeps you inspired, and your projects speed to completion faster than ever before. The Tools You Need To Manage Large-scale Projects These days, professional projects can easily reach 60, 80, or even more than 100 tracks. As you can imagine, the benefits to this many tracks are self evident, but managing them can introduce new challenges. SONAR 4’s Track Folders allow you to efficiently organize and manage your large scale projects and loop-recorded takes, while providing the flexibility for fast and in-depth editing. Fast, Effective Editing Nailing it on the first pass doesn’t always happen, and artists expect to record numerous overdubs. “ YOU CAN’T OVER ESTIMATE THE KIND OF CONTROL YOU GET AND TIME SAVING ASPECTS THAT ” THESE NEW IMPROVEMENTS PROVIDE. SONAR IS THE ONLY PROGRAM OF ITS KIND THAT DOES EVERYTHING THAT I NEED IT TO DO…AND IT DOES IT SO WELL. Timothy Michael Wynn Composer for Film, TV, Commercials, Sonic Fuel Music Nike, Gatorade, Nissan, Dell With SONAR 4, editing audio and MIDI into a perfect track has never been easier. Overdub multiple takes and patch effects on a single track with Track Layers. Nudge, slip edit, and add/edit fades simultaneously to multiple clips. Quickly build composites with Clip Muting and Partial Clip Muting. Seamlessly blend multiple takes together with SONAR 4’s Auto-crop/Crossfade tool. 2 3 >> In addition, SONAR 4 offers true surround busses, transparent down-mixing and bass management, and any surround bus can be routed to another surround bus to achieve dynamic mixing configurations. New Concepts In Surround Effects: SurroundBridge™ This innovation allows you to use your favorite stereo Rob King Producer and composer for TV, Video Games, Popular Music Sony’s Everquest series, Billboard-charting dance singles, Dawson’s Creek, CBS, NBC plug-ins within multi-channel environments. Patch a “ ” cutting edge environment stereo plug-in on a surround bus and SurroundBridge provides complete linked control and processing across SONAR 4 PRODUCER EDITION IS SIMPLY STUNNING. SURROUND IS LOGICALLY INTEGRATED IN A WAY all channels from a single UI. You can also unlink channels THAT KEEPS THE CREATIVE FLOW AND MIXING MOVING FAST. AND SURROUNDBRIDGE IS BRILLIANT! and individual control from SurroundBridge for subtle Lexicon Pantheon Surround Reverb refinements or drastically new surround effects. Dynamic Console View SONAR’s Console features dynamic display filtering to instantly give you access to the mix parameters you need. Other key features include integrated per-channel Parametric EQ with plot display; assignable Channel FX Controls for quick access to plug-in automation; drag and drop effects from channel to channel or project to project; Dynamic Console assignable MIDI controls for access and automation of MIDI data; and quick bypassing of effects and effects bins for A/B comparisons of your mix. Flexible Busing Architecture SONAR 4’s dynamic bussing capabilities allow for fast, on the fly configuration of busses for subgroups, effect sends, masters, and output to different monitor or headphone mixes. Busses can be inserted pre or postfader and can be routed to other buses or main outputs, allowing for complex mix arrangement schemes. Cutting Edge Mixing and Scoring Enhanced Video Implementation Version 4 transforms SONAR into a robust mixing environment, suitable for both surround SONAR 4 features both a video thumbnail track and and stereo, with exclusive features not found in any other application. In addition, SONAR 4 window for scoring video projects. You can perfectly align delivers 32-bit floating point digital mixing and bussing technology with full delay compensation your audio with on-screen action and quickly locate video throughout the signal path. Combined with its enhanced video support, you’ll find SONAR 4 offers a superior solution for scoring and post production. Responsive and Expressive Surround Implementation SONAR 4 Producer Edition provides a complete surround mixing and editing environment with support for over 30 configurations, including 5.1, 7.1, LCRS, and others. The intuitive Surround Panner is automatically available on any surround channel or bus, with no need for patching. It provides a more responsive and expressive surround interface with focus, width, angle, front/rear balance, LFE send, speaker muting/soloing controls, and extensive control surface/joystick support. SONAR 4’s exclusive Lexicon® Pantheon™ Surround Reverb, allows you to access the world- Surround Panner scenes across an entire project. “ SONAR IS SIMPLY THE MOST FEATURE RICH ENVIRONMENT FOR SCORING. WITH VERSION 4, I’VE DRAMATICALLY REDUCED THE TIME IT TAKES TO DELIVER MY CUES…AND IN THIS BUSINESS TIME IS MONEY. IF YOU’RE SERIOUS ABOUT SCORING, THERE’S ONLY ONE LOGICAL CHOICE, AND SONAR IS IT. Shawn Clement Composer for Film, TV, Video Games, recipient of ASCAP Award for Most Played Underscore Batman Vengence, Buffy The Vampire Slayer, The Man Show, Sims 2, World’s Wildest Police Videos ” class, pristine sound of Lexicon reverb for the first time in a native, multi-channel software environment. And no surround implementation would be complete without a full-featured surround compressor. SONAR 4 includes the nine-channel Sonitus Surround Compressor. 4 5 >> Christopher Wade Damerst Multi-grammy winning Composer, Producer, Engineer, Remixer, Programmer The Rolling Stones, Santana, Willie Nelson, Pink, Robbie Williams, The Exies “ ” precision engineering Professional Metering with Configurable Ballistics Automate With Vector Envelopes SONAR 4’s accurate and customizable metering Virtually every parameter within SONAR can provides the essential feedback you need when be automated with vector envelopes including mixing in a professional environment, and allows channel, MIDI, effect, and synth settings. you to match the performance characteristics With sample accurate resolution, and a range of your favorite mixing environment. Version 4’s of curve types, you will find that SONAR’s meter performance has been dramatically improved automation will give you a new level of precise with configurable rise, fall, decay, and more. control over your mix. SONAR’s extensive meter controls include options FROM THE MOST ACCURATE DISPLAY OF WAVEFORMS I’VE EVER EXPERIENCED, TO THE NEW RESPONSIVE METERING, SONAR 4 CONSTANTLY PROVIDES ME WITH THE ESSENTIAL FEEDBACK I NEED TO FEEL CONFIDENT ABOUT THE EDITS I AM MAKING. WITH SONAR, I AM SO CONNECTED TO THE MUSIC, THE PC JUST BECOMES AN EXTENSION OF MY CREATIVITY. to display meters with peak, RMS, peak and RMS, Optimized Audio Engine Performance pre-fader, post-fader, pre-fader post effects, and With every version of SONAR we continue to varying dB ranges. fine tune the responsiveness of its 32-bit floating point audio engine. You’ll find that Version 4 is no Configurable Pan Control exception: it runs smoother, is more responsive, With version 4, SONAR now allows you to choose and utilizes CPU more efficiently. from six different panning laws for different styles of mixing and for greater compatibility with Distributed Processing imported projects—just one more example of the Why set up and manage multiple machines many ways SONAR offers the ultimate in flexibility when you can do it all in one? SONAR 4 can take and customization of your workstation. advantage of distributed processing in PCs with multiple CPU processors. In addition, all engine Accurate Waveform Displays At Any Resolution processes are threaded to distribute workflow In SONAR 4, you can find problem areas of evenly, resulting in smoother performance and audio and make edits faster and more accurately, balanced operation without the CPU spikes or because SONAR always displays your audio data at latency found in other applications. the most exact representation possible, regardless of your zoom resolution. Precise Engineering Technologies SONAR 4 offers world class functionality at every level of the application—from access to leading algorithms, total flexibility in configuration, accurate visual display of information, and Accurate Waveform Display under the hood processing power, SONAR ensures your projects retain their professional polish Vector Envelope Automation from inception to final delivery. Ultra-high Quality POW-r™ Dithering & Sample Rate Conversion SONAR 4 combines POW-r™ ultra-transparent dithering (digital-audio bit reduction), support for any sampling rate (44.1, 88.2, 96, 192, 384 kHz, etc.), and ultra-high-quality Windowed Sinc sample rate conversion, to give you the power to import and export audio at any bit depth and sample rate, while preserving pristine levels of audio fidelity. Prosoniq MPEX Time Scaling SONAR 4 features Prosoniq MPEX time scaling, a superior time scaling algorithm that is great for matching audio to video or for loop/sample authoring. MPEX analyses your audio, ‘learns’ its musical aspects using an Artificial Neural Networks technique, and then expands or contracts it in a natural sounding way. This intelligence and flexibility in the algorithm provides you with smooth sounding, accurate pitch shifting and time scaling. 6 7 “ IN THIS BUSINESS, WE DON’T CARE WHAT A PROGRAM SAYS IT DOES, WE CARE ABOUT HOW IT SOUNDS—AND LET ME TELL YOU, SONAR 4 SOUNDS GREAT. ONE EXAMPLE THAT I’M ABSOLUTELY ” FLOORED WITH IS THE MPEX TIME SCALING FOR CORRECTING VOCAL TRACKS. IT’S AS IF THE VOCALIST JUST NAILED THE TAKE, YOU CAN’T HEAR THE PROCESSING AND I COULDN’T FIND ANY ARTIFACTS. Terry Howard Producer/Engineer Ray Charles, Percy Mayfield, Ellis Hall, Jimmy Scott >> TTS-1 DXi TTS-1 is a high quality, multitimbral, multi-out, GM2 DXi synthesizer that is equipped with a Roland® synth engine to generate amazing, expressive sounds. Sonitus:fx suite SONAR 4 includes the entire Sonitus:fx suite of ten Benjamin Wright Producer, Engineer, Arranger, Songwriter Brandy, Destiny’s Child, Michael Jackson, Jamiroquai, Outkast, Justin Timberlake critically acclaimed automatable effects: Compressor, “ ” bringing it all together Delay, Gate, Modulator, Multiband Compressor, TTS-1 DXi Multitimbral Synth Parametric EQ, Phase, Reverb, Surround, Wah Wah. FROM EASY INTEGRATION WITH EXTERNAL HARDWARE, TO INTERNAL SUPPORT FOR THE BEST EFFECTS Global Control Surface Support AND SOFT SYNTHS, SONAR 4 HAS EVERYTHING I NEED AND MORE TO KEEP ME HAPPIER THAN EVER. SONAR’s support for control surface hardware gives you hands-on control of your mix, audio effects, and soft synths. Features dedicated support for control surfaces from CM Labs, EDIROL, Mackie, Radikal Technologies, Roland, Tascam, and many others. A Powerful Array of Import, Delivery, and Collaboration Options • • Import/export QuickTime, MPEG, Windows • Bringing It All Together • SONAR 4 seamlessly combines all of the professional music production technology you need, • of your studio. Audio Hardware to dedicated Pro Tools | HD hardware. DirectX, VST, MFX, and ReWire Effects And Synths SONAR 4 Producer Edition ships with 31 audio effects including the Sonitus:fx Suite, 3 soft synths including the TTS-1 DXi, and 14 MFX MIDI effects. With open support for DirectX, VST, and ReWire effects and instruments, you can also integrate plug-ins from Native Instruments, Waves and other leading plug-in manufacturers; and ReWire clients like Project5, Kinetic, Live, or Reason. You can also take advantage of processing cards like the UAD-1 or TC-Powercore. 8 9 Additional export formats: WAV, ACID-format WAV, MIDI, MP3 (with 30-day trial encoder), audio). You can export video with control over Real Audio G2, and proprietary Cakewalk formats quality settings and codecs. (.cwb, .cwp). OMFI and Broadcast Wave import/export • SONAR 4’s open support for external command- for cross platform collaboration with Digital line encoders (Ogg Vorbis, Monkey’s Audio, etc.) Performer, Logic, Nuendo, and Pro Tools allows for more export options • SONAR includes useful and configurable presets Windows Media Audio 9 (WMA), WMA9 Pro 5.1, for frequently-used export settings. You can also and WMA9 lossless encoding and decoding. now export buses and tracks into a composite Includes a trial version of Minnetonka’s mixdown, or as individual files. discWelder BRONZE DVD Audio authoring tool. along with flexible project delivery options in one integrated workstation, making it the heart • Media Video (with 5.1 audio), and AVI (with 5.1 studios. Use any Windows compatible audio device via ASIO or WDM—from your stock soundcard Sonitus Surround Compressor • For work with external video and hardware, Additional import formats: AIF, ASF, AU, MIDI, SONAR offers frame-accurate SMPTE sync MP2, MP3, SND, WAV, proprietary Cakewalk with auto-detection of timecode, multi-port formats (.bun, .cwb, .cwp, .wrk). transmission of MTC and MIDI Sync, and Yamaha OPT Level 1 MIDI Hardware Link support. “ I’VE WORKED IN OTHER SYSTEMS AND NOW I DO IT ALL IN SONAR. IT HAS EVERYTHING I NEED TO MAX ” OUT MY CREATIVE ABILITIES AND COLLABORATE WITH OTHER ARTISTS. I NEVER LEAVE SONAR...AND IT ALWAYS KEEPS ME INSPIRED. Sharkey Producer, Solo Artist Cannibal Ox, Grand Puba, The Pharcyde >> Comparing SONAR4 Studio Edition to SONAR 4 Producer Edition Professional results are within your reach with SONAR 4 Studio Edition. Studio Edition is a special version of SONAR 4 designed for project studios and aspiring professionals. Studio Edition is built upon the same core engine and feature set of SONAR 4 Producer Edition. Below is a matrix highlighting some of the key differences between the two versions. New Features Studio Edition Producer Edition Flexible file export features with preset support Yes Yes Track Folders with editable composite clip Yes Yes Loop record into layers or individual tracks Yes Yes Comping and editing features including clip muting, nudge, multi-clip edits, etc. Yes Yes Loop construction enhancements including gain, pitch, pan envelopes Yes Yes Freeze tracks, effects, and synths Yes Yes Navigator view Yes Yes Key Bindings enhancements including templates for other DAWs Yes Yes Busable audio metronome Yes Yes TTS-1 DXi Yes Yes Configurable meter ballistics Yes Yes Audio engine optimization Yes Yes Support for multiple pan laws Yes Yes Multi-format surround mixing & editing No Yes SurroundBridge™ No Yes Sonitus Surround Compressor No Yes Lexicon® Pantheon™ Surround Reverb No Yes POW-r™ dithering No Yes Prosoniq MPEX time scaling No Yes Video Thumbnail track No Yes QuickTime import/export Yes Yes Loseless Stereo Only 5.1 & Loseless Stereo AVI video export Stereo Only 5.1 & Stereo Core SONAR Features Studio Edition Producer Edition Record, edit, arrange and mix unlimited tracks of audio and MIDI Yes Yes Dynamic Console view Yes Yes Per-channel EQ in console and channel strip No Yes Assignable FX controls in console and channel strip No Yes Universal Bus Architecture Yes Yes 32-Bit floating point audio engine Yes Yes Full plug-in delay compensation Yes Yes Powerful looping tools with Cyclone DXi, ACID loop and MIDI groove clip support Yes Yes Windows Media Audio Pro export Sonitus:fx Suite No Yes Pantheon LE Yes Support for DirectX, DXi, VST, and ReWire effects and instruments Yes Yes Support for any MIDI compatible control surface Yes Yes Confidence recording of audio, MIDI, and automation Yes Yes Multi-port MTC and MIDI sync transmission Yes Yes Professional project file management tools Yes Yes OMFI and Broadcast WAV import/export for collaboration with other studios Yes Yes Support for all Windows-compatible audio hardware via ASIO or WDM Yes Yes Lexicon® Pantheon™ Reverb Cakewalk is a registered trademark and SONAR, Project5, Kinetic, SurroundBridge, and the Cakewalk logo are trademarks of Twelve Tone Systems, Inc. QuickTime and the QuickTime logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc., used under license. ASIO and VST are trademarks of Pinnacle Systems, Inc. ReWire and Reason are trademarks of Propellerhead Software, AB. MPEX Time Scaling technology licensed from Prosoniq Products Software, http://www.prosoniq.com. ACID is a registered Trademark of SONY Pictures Digital, Inc. Other trademarks mentioned are held by their respective owners. Shawn Clement, Christopher Wade Damerst, Timothy Michael Wynn, photo copyright © 2004, Denis Shirley. All rights reserved. www.cakewalk.com | (888) CAKEWALK | +1 (617) 423-9004 (outside the US)