Another major upgrade for Cakewalk's DAW software adds powerful new features, and provides hands-on control at a touch. John Walden Of all the major sequencer producers, Cakewalk seem to have both the most regular and shortest production cycle. Paul Sellars commented on this when reviewing Sonar 5 in the December 2005 issue of SOS and, yet again, exactly a year down the line we have the next major release in the Sonar range. Cakewalk's flagship sequencer has been very well specified for some considerable time so, just 12 months after version 5 appeared, what additions and enhancements does Sonar 6 bring? Amongst the list of improvements is ACT or Active Controller Technology, which re-maps hardware controllers automatically depending upon which plug-in or other window is currently active; Audio Snap, which provides some sophisticated audio quantise features; the VC64 Vintage Channel plug-in; and the inclusion of Session Drummer 2, a drum sample playback instrument that includes a range of preset multisampled kits and associated MIDI drum patterns. There is, of course, a whole raft of other new features and minor tweaks to existing features that also form part of the version 6 specification, and many of these will be described below. As with the move from version 4 to version 5, however, Sonar 's latest reincarnation will still seem like familiar territory to existing users. Some streamlining and modest cosmetic changes aside, the user interface retains the look of the previous release. Sonar still comes in two flavours: the top-of-the-range Producer Edition, reviewed here, and the more compact Studio Edition. Potential purchasers should note that some of the more significant new features are exclusive to the Producer Edition of the product — see the ' Producer Privileges' box for details. Back On The Radar SOS have reviewed every major release of Sonar (see the.
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Cakewalk SONAR 6 Producer Edition ( Audiomidi, February 2007) Introduction Cakewalk gives the other brands of software a run for their money by releasing the feature-packed SONAR 6 Producer Edition. Finally we have a program that natively supports both VST and DX plug-ins along with well designed MIDI controls like the built in MIDI FX and ACT auto-mapping for your controllers. It can run unlimited audio or MIDI tracks, comes with an arsenal of plug-ins, including some brand new top-quality mastering effects and EQ. It ships with 4 synths, a drum machine, sampler, REX loop player, Roland Vari Phrase® vocal processor, 2 excellent reverbs, a new vintage mastering EQ/dynamics processor, and a handful of other effects. It easily moves audio around like MIDI with a new time manipulation feature called Audio Snap. If you want to be able to host all your plugs in one box, this is it. You can link Re Wire programs ( Live, Reason, Project 5, etc.) run VST plug-ins, DX plug-ins, MIDI FX, dynamics, EQ and mix it all through a clean sounding 64-bit mixing engine with excellent sounding POW-r dither. Support for video frames, 64-bit OS and Vista-ready. Let’s check it out. Installation A very simple installation process, you put in the included DVD disc (just one) and you click next, next, next.it asks you where you want to put the program, and what plug-ins you want to install, (including the older SONAR plug-ins) but other than that it’s nothing you haven’t seen before. The activation is a serial code. You need to log onto Cakewalk’s website and they give you an activation code after you register the serial number that is printed on the DVD case. After that you’re unlocked and ready to go. There is a 30-day grace period before the program must be registered and activated. Getting Started This program has a wizard and tips of the day to guide on how to start using the program. To.
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