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on any number of tracks, and without the limitations of hardware step sequencers, you begin to get the idea of just how powerful a tool this can be. But wait, there’s more! Expanding a sequencer row offers controls for adjusting MIDI output channel, overall velocity, duration, swing, time, and flam. You can set parameter values for each step via the draw tool for velocity, time offset, step play probability, pan, pitch bend, step volume, slide/portamento, modulation, cutoff, resonance. If that is not enough for you, you can create your own control automation using any MIDI CC. When building your sequence, SONAR automatically builds a MIDI data track corresponding to that instrument, which—yup, you guessed it—can also be dropped into the
Matrix View. This also lets you cut and paste the MIDI data onto any other MIDI track, or turn it into a MIDI groove-clip loop. So every track has sequencer capabilities, and every track has a built-in arpeggiator! The hundreds of built-in patterns, including some “natural” playing styles for guitar, bass and keyboards, together with the arpeggiator controls, add up to a powerful composition tool. If you enable the arpeggiator on a track, and click the flop arrow, you are presented with the controls. These include the pattern selection, rates from a full measure down to 1/128th notes, as well as dotted and triplet selections. The arpeggiator can spread from 1 to 8 octaves, latch and swing, and you can control velocity, duration, pitch, flam, mix, and MIDI channel.
Audio Engine and Windows 7 There are definite improvements to the audio engine. On my test system, an AMD 64x2 2.4 GHz on Windows XP 32-bit, SONAR 8.5 PE actually uses fewer resources than SONAR 5 PE with the exact same load of VST plug-ins! I don’t have Windows 7 installed, but SONAR 8.5 is leading me in that direction. One of the features I really like about the Win7 optimization is the hot-swapping of audio and MIDI interfaces. No more need to shut down and restart, if you plugged in a USB keyboard after SONAR was booted. Summary Packed with upgraded and brand new features and (included) free content, SONAR 8.5 makes a huge change to my workflow. As current users of SONAR can attest, it is a very deep program. There is a slight learning curve, but once you’re over that, it will be just like old times, except better. Price: $619 ($499 street). Many upgrade paths are available; see the Cakewalk website for details. More from: Cakewalk, www.cakewalk.com. Allen Goodman (goodman@recording mag.com) is a composer, guitarist/ keyboardist, and recording engineer, working in Phoenix, AZ.
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Contents
Talkback
Fast Forward
PreSonus Studio One
Recording the Music for a Theatre Play
AEA A840 Active Ribbon Mic
Jennifer Batten
Reviewed and Revisited
Running Your Studio Under Linux
Recording’s Guitar Column
Steinberg CC121, MR816 X/MR816 CSX, and CI2
Glyph GT 062E
Recording’s Showcase of Sounds
Muse Research Receptor 2
It’s Your Music—Know Your Rights. Chapter 5: The Business End—Part 2
Plug-in Outlet
Readers’ Tapes
Advertiser Index
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Recording - August 2010 - It’s Your Music—Know Your Rights. Chapter 5: The Business End—Part 2
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