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This Cakewalk SONAR 8 Tutorial Video will provide you with the skills and knowledge you need to get started producing professional quality tracks with this flexible Digital Audio Workstation (DAW). With a full exploration of the functionality of version 8 and 8.5 you'll get the comprehensive introduction to Cakewalk Sonar you've been looking for. Longtime audio professional Sam McGuire is your expert guide, starting with a tour of the program's essential preferences and settings and taking you all the way through a professional workflow. As a response to competing products such as Apple's Logic Studio, SONAR now includes more tools and effects than ever before, allowing an unprecedented level of creativity for those who know how to use properly use it. Focusing on one subject at a time, these hands-on video lessons visually demonstrate how the software works within a real-time view of the application interface. Narrated tips and included work files make it that much easier to follow along. This proven combination of high quality instruction within a convenient visual format shortens the time it takes to learn and increases retention of the skills acquired. The SONAR tutorial video is now available to buy on CD / DVD or viewable online for subscribers of the unlimited service, allowing your to learn Sonar 8.5 at your own pace.

Associated Tutorials: Apple Logic Pro 9 | Melodyne Studio 3 | Soundbooth CS5 | Steinberg WaveLab 7 | Pro Tools 9 | Reason 5 | FL Studio 10

CakeWalk Sonar 8 Tutorial CD / DVD

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Topics Covered on this Training Course

This Training is 10 Hours in Duration and Covers 104 Lessons.
Welcome to Sonar 8/8.5 Producer New Attributes Overview of Audio Settings
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Preferences
  • Learning About Global Options
  • Working with Project Options
  • Using Key Bindings
  • Looking at Visual Optimization
Menus
  • Lesson 1 on Menus
  • Lesson 2 on Menus
  • Lesson 3 on Menus
  • Customization of Menu
Track View
  • The Fundamentals of Track View
  • Track Types
  • Using the Track Header
Piano Roll View
  • Piano Roll View (PRV) in the Track View
  • Lesson 1 on Using PRV Tools
  • Lesson 2 on Using PRV Tools
Staff View
  • Working with the Staff View
  • Learning about Notation
  • Parts and Pages in Staff View
Step Sequencer View
  • Step Sequencer Programming
  • Mastering the Controller Lane
  • Working with Clips and Synths
Console View
  • Console View Routing
  • Working with the Console Equalizer
  • Looking at Additional Buttons
  • Using the Console View
Synth Rack and Loop Explorer
  • Working with the Synth Rack
  • Lesson 1 on Freezing Tracks
  • Lesson 2 on Freezing Tracks
  • Using the Loop Explorer View
Other Views in Sonar
  • Video
  • Big Counter
  • Surround Sound
  • Miscellaneous
MIDI
  • Using Sonar as a Music Sequencer
  • MIDI - Recording and Editing
  • Quantize MIDI
  • Lesson 1 on MIDI Effects
  • Lesson 2 on MIDI Effects
  • Lesson 3 on MIDI Effects
Audio
  • Fundamental Editing of Audio
  • Learning About Clip Properties
  • Lesson 1 on Processing Menu
  • Lesson 2 on Processing Menu
  • Looking at Clip Conversions
Audio Snap
  • Initiating Audio Snap
  • Transients in Sonar
  • Working with Audio Snap
  • Using Drum Replacement in Audio Snap
Groove Clip Looping
  • Initiation Groove Clip Looping
  • Groove Clip Optimization
  • Working with Groove Clip Looping
V-Vocal
  • Pitch Adjustment
  • Time Adjustment
  • Additional Features
Automation
  • Learning About Track Based Automation
  • Working with Clip Based Automation
  • Recording and Drawing Automation in Sonar
Effects in Sonar
  • Lesson 1 on Dynamic Processors
  • Lesson 2 on Dynamic Processors
  • Lesson 3 on Dynamic Processors
  • Lesson 1 on Spectrum Effects
  • Lesson 2 on Spectrum Effects
  • Lesson 3 on Spectrum Effects
  • Lesson 1 on Time Effects
  • Lesson 2 on Time Effects
  • Lesson 3 on Time Effects
  • Lesson 1 on Sonitus
  • Lesson 2 on Sonitus
Soft Synths
  • Using Dimension Pro
  • Learning about BeatScape
  • TTS-1 in Soft Synths
  • Overview of Cyclone
  • DXi 2
  • Pentagon I in Sonar 8.5
  • Using PSYN II
  • How to Use the Roland Groove Synth
  • Overview of RXP
  • Using DropZone
  • Rapture LE
  • Working with Session Drummer 2
  • Using z3ta+
  • True Piano in Sonar
Sonar Song Project
  • Tempo and Key Signature
  • Lesson 1 on Mixing
  • Lesson 2 on Mixing
  • Lesson 3 on Mixing
  • Lesson 4 on Mixing
Exporting and Mastering
  • Completing the Mix
  • Exporting the Mix
  • Mastering the Mix
  • Looking at Sonar Tools for Sharing
  • Saving the Project
Control Surfaces
  • How to Set Up a Surface
  • Looking at Cakewalk Options
  • Working with the ACT Learn Mode
Course Wrap Up
  • Conclusion
  • About Author

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About this CakeWalk Sonar 8 Training CD

Title CakeWalk Sonar 8
Tutor Sam McGuire
Other tutorials by Sam McGuire
Videos 104 Lessons- Video run time: 10 hours
Compatibility Vista, XP, Windows 7, Mac OSX
Released 2009
Work files Yes
Availability Immediate Dispatch
Price US / Canadian Sales Only $99.95
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