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The Cyclone 'groove sampler' DXi, bundled free with Sonar, is a powerful tool that allows loops of all kinds to be dissected, manipulated and generally bent to your will...
Cakewalk have strengthened the MIDI side of Sonar 5 considerably, in recognition of the rise of software synths that benefit from enhanced MIDI controllability. We run through some of the new features and suggest how you might want to use them...
When the version number's most significant digit increments, you know something big is going to happen — what's inside Version 5?
This modest little soft synth has been bundled with Sonar since version 1.0 and is very kind to your CPU resources, yet many Sonar users are still unaware of just how much you can squeeze out of it. We present some evidence.
Both Sonar Producer Edition and Studio Edition offer several choices for dynamics processing. How do you pick the right one for the job?
Sonar technology takes over Cakewalk's entire product line, from low to high end, while the Studio and Producer editions get an audio engine tune-up. Read all about it...
More screen space without having to buy a second monitor — just one of the Sonar nuggets we've got for you this month...
Sonar 4 offers excellent loop editing facilities, and here we're going to show you how to use them.
This month more about 64-bit computing and details of a Mackie control-surface update for Sonar users — and we offer handy tips on taming mute tools and MIDI notes.