Unlimited potential
SONAR 7 Studio Edition gives you the power to record, edit and mix unlimited tracks of audio and MIDI, and includes an ample array of audio effects, virtual instruments, and innovative technologies to maximize your creativity. These include the Boost 11 peak limiter, Dimension™ LE and Rapture™ LE virtual instruments, Active Controller Technology™, AudioSnap™ non-destructive audio quantize, audio and MIDI looping tools with ACID™-loop support, and much more. These are complemented by two virtual instruments from Roland®, the Lexicon Pantheon SE Reverb, AudioSnap™ rendering with iZotope Radius, thousands of instrument sounds, over a gigabyte of sample content, and much more.
Powered by the latest technology
SONAR takes full advantage of the power of your machine; it's a powerhouse on today's multi-core PCs and Intel-based Macs (using Bootcamp). You can feel confident that you'll never be left behind, no matter how technology changes. Cakewalk has been first to innovate on Windows Vista, x64 processing, multi-core and multi-processor support, and 64-bit double precision audio quality, and we incorporate it seamlessly so all you need to think about is making music.
Make it your own
SONAR gives you the freedom to configure your studio to meet your unique needs. It's compatible with your choice of WDM or ASIO hardware from the stock sound card that ships with your PC all the way up to an SSL AWS 900+ console. If you're switching to SONAR you can load presets of keystrokes from your favorite applications and you can make your own. It features the best support for control surfaces and MIDI controllers, and you can expand your creative abilities with DSP cards, and third party VST, DirectX, and ReWire effects and instruments. Plus you can customize menus, toolbars, layouts, channel presets, track icons, color schemes, and more just the way you like it.
Backed by unparalleled support
SONAR is developed by musicians who listen, understand, and respond to the discerning needs of our customers, including Grammy and Emmy winning producers, engineers, and composers. When you choose SONAR, you are getting a complete package that includes regular updates, affordably priced upgrades, an unbeatable user forum, and the backing of world class customer service, and support that has made Cakewalk the musician's favorite for over 20 years.
Tools
- Record and edit unlimited tracks of audio and MIDI with effects on input
- Get the perfect take with the best comping, editing, and take management tools available
- Create and edit MIDI in new and intuitive ways with an integrated Step Sequencer, Smart MIDI Tools, and other extensive MIDI enhancements
- Use AudioSnap to non-destructively fix audio timing—with unmatched audio fidelity using the iZotope Radius time compression/expansion algorithm
- Make music with thousands of amazing instruments sounds from Dimension LE (including Garritan Pocket Orchestra), Rapture LE, Session Drummer™ 2; TTS-1 and Groove Synth (with genuine Roland sounds); and Drop Zone REX sampler
- Use Active Controller Technology (ACT) to get total control of virtual instruments, effects, and mixing from your MIDI controllers and control surfaces. Change your focus and ACT automatically remaps parameters
- Connect any Windows-compatible MIDI devices, control surfaces, and WDM or ASIO audio interfaces
- Control and automate your virtual instruments with the enhanced Synth Rack. Group controls from multiple instruments together for ultimate tweakability
- Create backing tracks fast with MIDI groove clips and ACID™-format loops
- Expand your sound with integrated support for VST, DirectX, and ReWire instruments and effect
- Score to video with a thumbnail track and output to 1394 FireWire devices
- Personalize SONAR's look and feel with a user configurable interface. Put your favorite features right at your fingertips
Features
- Mix with superior sonic clarity using SONAR's industry-first, end-to-end, 64-bit double precision floating point mix engine (accessible on 32-bit computers)
- Sweeten your mix with professional effects: Boost 11 Peak Limiter, Lexicon Pantheon™ Reverb, Sonitus:fx Suite, and more—28 audio and 8 MIDI effects in all
- Mix projects with complete flexibility using SONAR's configurable console view, Universal Bus Architecture, bus waveform preview, configurable metering with real-world ballistics, and unlimited tracks, busses, sends and inserts
- Achieve a new level of mix sophistication with internal sidechaining for Sonitus:fx Compressor, Sonitus:fx Gate, and third party multi-input VST effects
- Keep tracks tight with automatic plug-in delay compensation for both internal plug-ins and outboard hardware effects
- Automate your mix, instrument, and effect parameters with freehand and pattern-based envelopes, and individual read and write control of all tracks, instruments, and effects
- Freeze tracks, instruments, and effects to conserve processing power
- Take your productions deeper with scalable load balancing for multi-processor and multi-core computers. 8 cores and beyond
- Deliver audio at virtually any bit-depth, and sample rate (up to 64-bit, 500 kHz). Native 64-bit audio is the highest quality in the industry
- Ensure pristine quality with Windowed Sinc sample rate conversion
- Deliver audio and video in virtually any format including  Sony Wave-64, AIF, CAF, FLAC, SD2, WAV, QuickTime, MP3, WMA. Export to OMFI and Broadcast WAV for collaboration with Pro Tools and other DAWs
- Upload songs directly to the Internet and build song players for your website, with Cakewalk Publisher
- Burn your mixes directly to CD with integrated CD burning
- Includes 32-bit version for Windows XP/Vista and a 64-bit version for use with Windows Vista x64 Edition. Experience 20-30% processing performance gains and access up to 128 GB of RAM on x64.
New Features
SONAR 7 Producer Edition rounds out and extends its comprehensive offering of powerful creative tools with new features which include:
Integrated Step Sequencer view provides the most innovative step sequencer feature set available in any DAW today
- Smart MIDI Tools—intuitively use one tool for multiple editing tasks; completely customizable
- Real-time Drag-Quantize allows selected notes and events to be quickly aligned with snap settings
- Multilane controller editing in Piano Roll view; controller data can be moved/copied across lanes; multiple controls can be viewed/edited per lane to economize screen real estate
- MIDI display features including MIDI Magnifier, MIDI Meters, and Velocity Colorizer
- Enhanced MIDI editing with functions for splitting, gluing, and muting notes
- More ACT (Active Controller Technology) presets for popular hardware
- New instruments: Session Drummer 2, Dimension LE (featuring Garritan Pocket Orchestra), Rapture LE, and DropZone Sample player/synth; Over 1000 instruments sounds
- Internal sidechaining for Sonitus:fx Compressor, Sonitus:fx Gate, and 3rd party VST plug-ins with sidechain (multi-input) capability
- External Insert Plug-in let's you insert and mix with external hardware effects and instruments with automatic delay compensation
- Boost 11 Peak Limiter
- Dim Solo keeps tracks in context by reducing volume of unsoloed tracks by 6, 12, or 18 dB instead of muting
- Drag & drop EQ settings across channels in the console view
- Shortcuts for assigning a series of audio inputs, and routing selected tracks/busses to the same input/output/main
- Original SMPTE time stamps now stored with clips with easy revert to original time stamp
- Right-click at cursor to Import audio/MIDI data
- Wave-64 support provides capabilities to record large scale (2 GB+) projects
- High bandwidth multi-track recording optimizations
- New file format import/export options including Sony Wave-64, AIF, CAF, FLAC, Sound Designer II
- Integrated Audio CD ripping and burning
- Cakewalk Publisher 2.0 for uploading and presenting music online
Plug-ins
SONAR 7 Producer Edition includes an extensive array of virtual instruments and studio-quality effects:
- Instruments
- NEW! Dimension LE (with Garritan Pocket Orchestra)—real instruments and advanced synthesis
- NEW! Rapture LE—modern synthesized sounds
- NEW! DropZone—drag & drop sampler and REX loop Editor
- NEW! Session Drummer 2—virtual drum instrument
- Roland TTS-1—GM2 Roland® synthesizer
- Roland GrooveSynth—Genuine groove box and synthesizer sounds
- SFZ—SoundFont sampler
- Cyclone—Groove sampler
- Audio Effects
- NEW! Boost 11—peak limiter
- Sonitus:fx series—suite of studio-quality effects
- Compressor (now with sidechaining)
- Delay
- Equalizer
- Gate (now with sidechaining)
- Modulator
- Multiband
- Phase
- Reverb
- Surround
- Surround Compressor
- Wahwah
- Lexicon Pantheon LE—special version of the legendary Lexicon found in pro studios
- Analyst—spectrum analyzer
- BitMeter—monitor digital activity of audio
- Amp Sim—classic and modern guitar tones
- Tape Sim—simulate the warm sound of tape
- Time/Pitch Processor—shift time and pitch audio
- DSP-FX series—classic Cakewalk effects
- Compressor
- Delay
- Equalizer
- Flange
- Reverb
- MIDI Effects
- Arpeggiator
- Quantize
- Echo/Delay
- Transpose
- Velocity
- Event Filter
- Chord Analyzer
System requirements
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Minimum |
Recommended |
| Operating System* |
Windows XP |
Windows XP/Vista (32 and 64-bit), can be run on Mac OS X with Boot Camp |
| Processor Speed |
Intel® Pentium® 4 1.3 GHz or AMD Athlon™ XP 1500+ or higher |
Intel® Pentium® 4 2.8 GHz [EM64T]
AMD Athlon™ 64 2800+ or higher |
| RAM |
256 MB |
1 GB or higher |
| Graphics (resolution, color depth) |
1024x768, 16-bit color |
1280x960, 24-bit color or higher |
| Hard Disk Space |
100 MB for full program installation |
6 GB |
| Hard Disk Type |
Any |
EIDE/Ultra DMA (7200 RPM) or SATA |
| MIDI Interface** |
Windows-compatible
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| Audio Interface*** |
Windows-compatible |
WDM- or ASIO-compatible**** |
| Media Drive***** |
DVD-ROM, DVD+/-R, or DVD+/- RW Drive
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* SONAR does not officially support Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000 or XP x64
** Required to connect external MIDI devices
***Required for audio playback
**** See www.cakewalk.com/PCResource for a complete list of recommended audio devices
***** SONAR is presented on DVD media. DVD-ROM, DVD+/-R, or DVD+/- RW Drive required for installation.
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