Cakewalk Sonar X1 Producer (Academic)

Welcome to the new Sonar:  Cakewalk Sonar X1 Producer.  Sonar has evolved and so can the way you make music. Imagine the power and maturity of an industry standard DAW combined with the cutting edge creative tools essential for today's music - all wrapped up in one of the most modern and (dare we say) beautiful user interfaces available.

Cakewalk Sonar X1 Producer Features:
-Get Started Quickly: Track Templates, FX Chains, and Step Sequencer Patterns that make getting great sounds easier than ever
-Skylight: Welcome to your workspace.  Speed up your workflow with Sonar X1's unparalleled user interface design
-Smart Tools: Work smarter, not harder.  One tool that intelligently edits audio and MIDI with no interruption to your creative flow
-Drag and drop: Powerfully simple.  Drag drum patterns, instrument riffs, virtual instruments and FX - even multitrack templates
-Unlimited Audio Tracks
-Unlimited MIDI Tracks
-Streamlined User Interface
-64-bit and Win 7 Ready
-ProChannel
-Dimension Pro
-Mastering Effects
-Channel Strip Effects
-TruePianos Amber
-Session Drummer 3
-Guitar Rig 4 LE
-AudioSnap 2.0
-Roland V-Vocal
-Surround Mixing
-T and S Series Effects
-Rapture LE Synth
-RGC Synth Suite
-Matrix View
-Step Sequencer 2.0
-Essential Instruments
-Essential Effects
-IK Multimedia Amplitube X-Gear (32 bit)
-Video Import/Export

Sonar X1 Producer has everything needed to deliver the polished, “radio-ready” recordings that are expected in today’s music industry – all in one box. Included are all of Sonar’s cutting edge music creation tools plus an unparalleled collection of world-class instruments and effects. From the innovative Skylight interface to the legendary, “big-studio” sound of the ProChannel console strip, Sonar X1 Producer is the ideal choice for anyone serious about music production.

Sonar has been one of the most popular DAW’s on the market for nearly a decade now. And we've learned a lot along the way. But things have changed over the past ten years, so we felt it was time to take our more than 20 years experience in creating music software, combine it with cutting edge music creation tools, and wrap it in a totally modern design.

Let’s face it - constantly shuffling and resizing lots of floating windows is so last decade. Precisely suited for today’s music production, Sonar X1's unparalleled user interface design speeds up workflow and provides a clean and modern creation environment. Skylight introduces a next generation workspace and ushers in a new level of simplicity by providing an intelligent interface that moves beyond contemporary, single-window design and layout clutter.

The completely redesigned Browser organizes all of your content into one, easily managed place. Drag and drop just about anything you can think of from the Browser directly to your workspace.

Get all your clip, track, and channel data - centralized and at your fingertips. The new Inspector shows a wealth of data in a small footprint and allows for ergonomic track mixing. With Skylight, it’s also fully collapsible, expandable, dockable and floatable.

Per-project Screensets remember every window position, size and state and are accessed directly from the Control Bar or via your qwerty keyboard. Default Screensets are ready-to-go for just about any production scenario imaginable or create your own Screensets for tracking, mixing, jamming or experimenting. Recall everything - exactly the way you left it.

Sonar’s tools have been completely revamped for X1. Most functions are now performed with a single implement that switches automatically based on context. This dramatically speeds up editing and arranging by eliminating the need to constantly switch tools.

Access crucial functions quickly and clearly with the new modular Control Bar. Modules logically group related functions and can be arranged to suit your desire. It’s fully expandable, dockable and floatable.

The MultiDock is an integral part of the Skylight interface that allows you to dock and easily access any of Sonar’s views all in one place. The Console View, Step Sequencer, Piano Roll - even instruments and effects can all be contained within one consolidated area. For ultimate flexibility, the MultiDock itself can be quickly collapsed or expanded and can even be placed on an entirely separate monitor.

The mixing console is the nerve center of the studio and at the heart of every great sounding track. Just like in the “real world”, the mixing consoles in DAWs are not all created equal. Available exclusively in Sonar X1 Producer, the ProChannel expands Sonar’s already impressive console with big, epic pro-studio sound built right in to every channel.

Cakewalk Sonar X1 Producer System Requirements:
-Windows XP Service Pack 3 (32-bit)/Vista Service Pack 2 (32- or 64-bit)/Windows 7 (32- or 64-bit)*
-Intel Core 2 Duo E8200 2.67 GHz/AMD Phenom Quad Core 9750 2.4 Ghz
-2 GB RAM
-1280x800 minimum screen resolution
-4.5GB for minimal installation, 15GB for complete installation
-Sonar on DVD: DVD-ROM, DVD+/-R or DVD+/-RW Drive
-Sonar download: Broadband or better internet connection for download
-Cakewalk Publisher requires available web server space with FTP access

*Windows XP Media Center and Windows XP 64-bit are not officially supported.