Cakewalk, developer of the world's best-selling music and sound software for Windows, is now shipping its SONAR digital multitrack recording system.

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SONAR includes the most advanced Windows technology available for recording, editing, and mixing digital audio and MIDI projects entirely on the PC. The Company also began shipping SONAR XL this week, the premium-edition that includes additional DXi soft synths and audio loop libraries.

SONAR represents the next-generation of digital multitrack recording for Windows and assumes the flagship position in Cakewalk's music and sound software product line. SONAR provides a complete production environment with unlimited digital audio and MIDI tracks; a centralized interface design for improving creative workflow; new audio loop construction and editing tools; new DXi software synthesizer plug-ins; fully-automatable DirectX 8 audio plug-ins; new real-time MIDI FX plug-ins; and extensive audio loop and SoundFont libraries.

Additionally, SONAR also touts DXi, the new open standard for software synth plug-ins on Windows. Developed by Cakewalk and based on Microsoft DirectX technology, DXi is being supported by the leading third-party soft synth developers, including Alien Connections, Applied Acoustics Systems, Audio Simulation, FXpansion Audio, Image-Line, Koblo A/S, LiveUpdate, Native Instruments, RBC Audio, Roland, STL and others.

Other Key Features:

• SONAR is optimized for Windows 2000/Me/98 SE systems, delivering the lowest- latency audio mixing and production capabilities available on the Windows platform.
• SONAR supports multi-processor Windows PCs and dual-monitor displays.
• SONAR provides 24-bit/96 kHz audio, 32-bit real-time effects processing, a MIDI resolution of 960 pulses per quarternote, and full SMPTE/MTC sync for film and video. Full support for importing ACID, Wave, AIFF, and MP3 files.
• SONAR's extensive production environment includes leading third-party DXi soft synths, DirectX 8 automatable effects, real-time MIDI FX plug-ins, audio loops and SoundFont libraries that includes:
  • Tassman SE soft synth (basic edition) from Applied Acoustics Systems
  • DreamStation DXi soft synth from Audio Simulation
  • LiveSynth Pro DXi soft synth from LiveUpdate
  • Virtual Sound Canvas DXi soft synth from Edirol
  • DirectX 8 automatable DSP FX plug-ins from Power Technology
  • MIDI FX plug-ins from MusicLab and NTONYX
  • Audio loop library from PowerFX

SONAR XL
Cakewalk is now shipping SONAR XL, the premium-edition of SONAR that provides additional DXi soft synths, DirectX 8 audio effects, audio loops and SoundFont libraries. In addition to the third-party tools and content provided in the standard SONAR package, SONAR XL includes:

• Tassman DXi soft synth (full edition) from Applied Acoustics Systems
• ReValver SE guitar amp simulator from Alien Connections
• Audio loop and SoundFont libraries from PowerFX, Numerical Sound, Smart Loops, Sonic Implants and SquareWAV Studios

 

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