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Cakewalk Sonar 4/5 Tutorials

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Cakewalk Sonar is a fully-integrated MIDI sequencer and multitrack audio recorder. Sonar's innovative surround sound, A/V capabilities and precision engineering tools make it the definitive audio production environment on the Windows platform. Sonar 5 ups the ante exponentially, with 64-bit processing, V-Vocal Vocal Processor, Perfect Space Convolution Reverb, and a host of other new Instruments, FX and features! VTC author, David Ludwig, begins the tutorial by covering the basics of Sonar installation, tweaking Windows XP for optimization, and exploring the interface. Learn to record, edit and mix within Sonar, take advantage of advanced automation techniques, create loops and groove clips, use software synthesizers, and see a project through from start to finish. To begin learning today, simply click on one of the Cakewalk Sonar 4/5 lessons.
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Introducing SONAR
 Introducing SONAR (04:58)
 New Features in S5 - FX & Instruments (04:11)
 New Features in S5 - Features (06:20)
 New Features in S4 pt. 1 (05:43)
 New Features in S4 pt. 2 (06:01)
Under the Hood
 Systems Check (05:11)
 Typical PC Configuration (03:17)
 Optimizing Audio Performance (04:27)
 MIDI Setup (04:50)
Managing Audio Files
 Housekeeping & Storage (05:21)
 Sample Rate & Bit Depth (03:19)
Exploring SONAR
 The Basics (04:05)
 Track Control (06:11)
 Views (05:38)
 Toolbars (04:44)
 Colors and Layouts (04:37)
 Templates (04:48)
 Video Playback (04:29)
Workflow - Breaking It Down
 Setup & Recording (07:01)
 Editing & Mixdown (05:54)
 Sweetening pt. 1 (05:41)
 Sweetening pt. 2 (06:25)
 Mixing & Exporting (03:15)
 Mastering (07:05)
Recording
 MIDI Recording Basics pt. 1 (05:09)
 MIDI Recording Basics pt. 2 (05:25)
 MIDI Recording in SP5 (02:24)
 Audio Recording Basics pt. 1 (03:50)
 Audio Recording Basics pt. 2 (04:09)
 Sound Card Control & Metering Options (04:45)
 Recording Modes pt. 1 (02:50)
 Recording Modes pt. 2 (04:35)
 Loop Recording pt. 1 (05:08)
 Loop Recording pt. 2 (05:19)
Editing
 Getting Around pt. 1 (05:30)
 Getting Around pt. 2 (05:41)
 Track Folders & Track Manager (07:49)
 Snap & Nudge (05:07)
 Slip/Slide & Shift (06:26)
 Slip/Combine & Link (07:17)
 MIDI Editing pt. 1 (05:52)
 MIDI Editing pt. 2 (05:49)
 MIDI Editing in S5 (03:09)
 Bounce (06:40)
 Comping pt. 1 (05:25)
 Comping pt. 2 (04:53)
 Comping pt. 3 (04:55)
 Comping pt. 4 (05:06)
Mixing
 Mixing Console vs. Track View (07:24)
 On the BUS (06:23)
 Patching: Signal Flow (04:24)
 Grouping pt. 1 (03:52)
 Grouping pt. 2 (03:42)
 Volume & Pan 1 pt. 1 (04:04)
 Volume & Pan 1 pt. 2 (03:25)
 Volume & Pan 2 (08:17)
 Envelopes pt. 1 (04:10)
 Envelopes pt. 2 (04:00)
 Audio Processing pt. 1 (05:25)
 Audio Processing pt. 2 (04:48)
 FX: EQ pt. 1 (03:39)
 FX: EQ pt. 2 (04:16)
 FX: Compression pt. 1 (04:35)
 FX: Compression pt. 2 (03:33)
 FX: Delay/Chorus/Flange/Phase (05:02)
 FX: Reverb (04:24)
 FX: Perfect Space Convolution Reverb (07:07)
 FX: Time & Pitch (04:10)
 FX: The Sims - Amp & Tape pt. 1 (04:26)
 FX: The Sims - Amp & Tape pt. 2 (03:13)
 Exporting 1 pt. 1 (03:31)
 Exporting 1 pt. 2 (04:00)
 Exporting 2 (03:47)
Loops & Groove Clips
 Loop Construction View pt. 1 (04:51)
 Loop Construction View pt. 2 (02:53)
 Groove Clips pt. 1 (06:41)
 Groove Clips pt. 2 (05:39)
 Groove Clips pt. 3 (02:36)
Software Synthesizers
 Insert a DXI Synth & Route MIDI to It (05:48)
 Cakewalk TTS-1 (07:09)
 DreamStation (06:09)
 PSYN II (03:21)
 Pentagon I & Groove Synth (05:16)
 RXP Rex & SFZ Sound Font Sampler (05:49)
Automation
 Automation Basics (07:20)
 Fader & Control Movements (07:00)
 Drawing/Editing Envelopes (04:38)
 Drawing in S5 (03:22)
 Snapshots (04:31)
Surround Sound
 Surround 1 pt. 1 (03:43)
 Surround 1 pt. 2 (04:18)
 Surround 2 pt. 1 (05:21)
 Surround 2 pt. 2 (02:43)
Workflow - The Wa CD
 Beginnings (06:19)
 The List & the Process (02:01)
 Working With Drums: Slow Groove pt. 1 (05:33)
 Working With Drums: Slow Groove pt. 2 (02:54)
 Working With Drums: The Girl pt. 1 (05:50)
 Working With Drums: The Girl pt. 2 (02:37)
 More Drums: Fruity Loops pt. 1 (03:15)
 More Drums: Fruity Loops pt. 2 (05:13)
 Working With Vocals: I Told You pt. 1 (06:22)
 Working With Vocals: I Told You pt. 2 (01:59)
 More Vocals pt. 1 (02:00)
 More Vocals pt. 2 (06:10)
 Even More VOX: V-Vocal 1 pt. 1 (04:58)
 Even More VOX: V-Vocal 1 pt. 2 (05:55)
 Even More VOX: V-Vocal 1 pt. 3 (04:43)
 Final Sweetening & Mixing pt. 1 (06:38)
 Final Sweetening & Mixing pt. 2 (04:15)
 Final S&M in S5 pt. 1 (05:03)
 Final S&M in S5 pt. 2 (03:28)
 Final S&M in S5 pt. 3 (04:02)
 Next Steps (04:30)
Wrap-Up
 In Conclusion (02:55)
Credits
 Author Basics (04:13)


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Tutorial Information / Pricing
Title: Cakewalk Sonar 4/5
Author: David Ludwig
SKU: 33662
ISBN: 1-933736-00-3
Duration: 9.5 hrs / 116 Lessons
Compatibility: Win XP, 2000, 98, NT, Mac OS X, OS 9

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