SONAR 8 Studio provides you with all the tools to record, compose, edit, mix, and master music on your computer. Get innovations that matter, from exclusive features to ignite creativity and perfect your tracks, to groundbreaking technologies that always keep you in control—all backed by 64-bit audio quality. SONAR 8 Studio delivers an excellent combination of high-quality production tools with a great collection of virtual instruments for easy mixing and mastering effects.

With unlimited tracks, amazing creative tools, incredible virtual instruments, the freedom to work with any audio interface or control surface, and a complete delivery capability for collaboration with users of other DAWS, SONAR 8 Studio is a great choice. Below is just a sampling of the many things you can do:

Create & Record
Start producing quickly with track templates that instantly load your favorite sounds Make beats and synth lines with a dedicated Step Sequencer Get inspired with a suite of critically acclaimed virtual instruments, now easier to use with new Instrument Tracks Build audio and MIDI tracks fast using Groove Clips and the redesigned Loop Explorer

Record
Capture all of your ideas with unlimited tracks of audio and MIDI Record at virtually any bit depth/sample rate up to 24-bit/384kHz Record an entire performance at once with support for multichannel audio interfaces New responsive Transport for on-the-fly recording Experience high track counts with low latency performance Get more out of your PC with industry-pioneering multi-core/multi-processor support

Edit
Perfect your vocal tracks with Roland V-Vocal VariPhrase processor Manipulate the timing and feel of audio, just like MIDI, with AudioSnap Assemble the perfect take from Track Layers using powerful comping and editing tools Quickly edit MIDI with state-of-the-art Smart MIDI Tools Streamline your workflow and project organization with Track Folders Edit multiple tracks at once with group editing Freeze audio and instrument tracks for optimal performance

Mix
Retain every nuance of your mix with the 64-bit audio engine Get hands-on control of your mix, instruments, and effects with Active Controller Technology Mix with a versatile Console view that looks and acts just like hardware Get sophisticated mixes with flexible routing options, unlimited submixes and sends, internal sidechaining, and over 30 surround configurations Find and correct mix problems as they occur with Bus Waveform Preview Integrate DX & VST effects and external hardware with Automatic Delay Compensation

Mastering
End-to-end 64-bit audio path: tracks, busses, effect inserts, file export provides pristine environment for mastering Put a professional sheen on your final mix with the LP-64 Linear Phase EQ Get dynamic mixes using the LP-64 Linear Phase Multiband Compressor Add maximum punch with the Boost 11 Peak Limiter Ensure superior quality when creating 16-bit audio for CD or MP3 from 24-bit master with POW-r Dithering

Collaborate & Deliver
Collaborate with studios who use other DAWs including Pro Tools, Logic Studio, and others Save time with flexible export options and faster than real-time rendering Import/export AIF, Broadcast WAV, FLAC, SD2 (Sound Designer II), QuickTime, and many other audio & video file formats Upload music directly from SONAR to the web using Cakewalk Publisher to create online streaming flash players Rip & burn CDs right from within SONAR

Specs:

• System Requirements
• Minimum
• Operating system: Windows XP/Vista (32 bit)/ Mac OS X with Boot Camp
• Processor Speed: Intel Pentium 4 1.3 GHz, AMD Athlon XP 1500+ or higher
• RAM: 512MB
• Graphics: 1024 x 768, 16-bit color
• Hard disk space: 100MB program/application
• Hard disc type: Any
• MIDI interface: Windows-compatible (SONAR does not officially support Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000 or XP x64)
• Audio interface: Windows-compatible (Required to connect external MIDI devices)
• Media drive: DVD-ROM, DVD+/-R, or DVD +/- RW drive (for audio playback)
• Webserver access: None
  
  Recommended
• Operating system: Windows XP/Vista (32 bit)/ Mac OS X with Boot Camp
• Processor Speed: Intel Pentium 4 2.8 GHz, AMD Athlon XP 2800+ or higher
• RAM: 1GB or higher
• Graphics: 1280 x 960, 24-bit color or higher
• Hard disk space: 6GB
• Hard disc type: EIDE / Ultra DMA (7200 RPM) or SATA
• MIDI interface: Windows-compatible (SONAR does not officially support Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000 or XP x64)
• Audio interface: Windows-compatible (Required to connect external MIDI devices)
• Media drive: DVD-ROM, DVD+/-R, or DVD +/- RW drive (for audio playback)
• Webserver access: Available web server space with FTP access privileges
  
  Note:
• SONAR is presented on DVD media. DVD-ROM, DVD+/-R, or DVD+/- RW Drive required for installation.
  
  Registration is required for continued use of product, and may be done by Internet or telephone. Instructions and Cakewalk's privacy policy will be detailed to you during launch of the product.

Features:

• Plenty of additional tools, plug-ins, and FX:
• LP-64 EQ linear phase mastering
• LP-64 Multiband linear phase mastering compressor/limiter
• VC-64 Vintage Channel with sidechaining capabilities
• Roland V-Vocal 1.5 with Pitch to MIDI conversion
• Perfect Space Convolution Reverb
• Lexicon Pantheon Reverb
• Sonitus Surround Compressor
• Z3TA+ waveshaping synthesizer
• Surround mixing in over 30 formats
• SurroundBridge technology to use stereo FX in surround
• POW-r dithering
  
  Instruments:
• Rapture LE, modern electronic sounds for today's music
• Z3TA+ 1.5, an award-winning Wavetable synthesizer with incredible sound shaping features
• DropZone, the easy-to-use drag-n-drop sampler with REX support
• Roland GrooveSynth and TTS-1 with genuine Roland Sounds
• Session Drummer 2 lets you create drum parts easily with a live feel, including popular drum patterns to get started
• 14 total instruments included
  
  Effects
• Effects can be used live during the recording process or later on in the mixing stage
• Sonitus:fx Suite, which includes Reverb, EQ, Delay, Compressor, WahWah, and more
• VC-64 Vintage Channel, a channel strip, dynamics processor, EQ, and De-Esser that works magic on virtually any track
• Channel Tools for essential stereo enhancement, utilizing sample delay, MS Decoding, and independent left/right panning
• LP-64 mastering plug-ins, including a linear phase EQ and Multiband Compressor
• 3 different Reverbs, all the spatial coloring you'll need from convolution-based live spaces to simulated legendary Lexicon hardware
• 42 audio FX and 7 MIDI FX included
  
  Content
• Content is important and that is why SONAR has content you can use to get immediate results
• Over 300 convolution reverb impulse responses
• Preset patterns for the Step Sequencer offering useful beats to get your productions started
• New and updated ACT mappings for popular control surfaces and MIDI controllers
• New Project and Track Templates to get you set-up instantly
• Thousands of inspiring presets for the included instruments and effects
• 14-day SurCode unlimited trial Dolby encoders for Dolby Digital and Dolby Pro Logic II
• Much more