In addition, anyone who buys Sonar Home Studio XL will be entitled to a free copy of Sonar X1 Essential, and Sonar Home Studio purchasers can get X1 Essential for $49.
We'll cover these in our upcoming review - the software is scheduled to be released on 8 December, and you can rest assured that if you buy Sonar 8.5 Studio or Producer from this day forward, you'll get a free update to its X1 counterpart. That's the Sonar X1 feature highlights covered, but of course, smaller tweaks have also been made throughout the application. Specifically, the ProChannel can be placed pre or post FX bin and you can drag 'n' drop the routing order of the EQ, compressor and tube saturation. It also offers two fully parametric filters, Pure, Vintage and Modern modes and an additional 'Gloss' mode to add instant sparkle.Įlsewhere in the ProChannel there are two types of tube saturation (this can be dialled in with a single control) and flexible routing options. There are actually two types of compression - the PC76 U-Type channel compressor and the PC4K S-Type bus compressor - while the EQ is 6-band (2 shelf/bells and 4 bell/notches). This appears as standard on every track and offers vintage-style compression and EQ. NEXT: ProChannel and pricing ProChannelĪs before, Sonar comes in Studio and Producer versions (plus a new Essential version that replaces Cakewalk's entry-level Home Studio products) and the biggest new Producer-exclusive feature is the ProChannel. These enable you to create arrangements of multiple effects and then tweak them as if there were a single effect. Other workflow enhancements include enhanced drag 'n' drop functionality - you can now move the vast majority of things in Sonar from one place to another - and FX Chains. Sonar's tools work across all of the software's editing views.
The big news here is that the mouse pointer automatically changes to the most appropriate tool based on context (saving you the bother of switching), though there's also a pop-up, floating tool window so that you can make manual selections. Of course, there are still plenty of times when you'll need to use your mouse, which is why Cakewalk has also introduced Smart Tools. Sonar veterans can be assured that their old shortcuts can still be used, but Cakewalk believes that its new system is better and hopes that even old-hands will switch to it. To give you an example, L turns loopjng on or off, Shift + L sets the loop points to selection, and Ctrl + L enables Groove Clip looping in the Track view.
And speaking of keys, Sonar X1 'reimagines' the software's keyboard shortcuts by grouping similar functions around one Alpha Key. It will be the best musical move you'll make.Fortunately, Screensets enable to you to recall all window positions, sizes and states - these can be accessed from the Control Bar or your QWERTY keyboard. I used LE back in 2013 (Still have my disc.) Moved to platinum, now Cakewalk by Bandlab.
Is it possible to know what happens if I install Calkewalk by BandLab with these files and effects ? When I start to install Cakewalk by Bandlab, it starts with the installation of these 2 files Calkwalk Content and Projects: will the X1LE files and effects still be there or will this replace the X1 LE content and projects and I would have to re-install not only these but also the plugins for the effects ? I ask that as one year ago I had a monster crash with my computer and the hell a lot of problems to re-install the plugins for the sound effects.
Not only the recordings but also the effects that I have used from S-Gear (mainly) could be lost. My concern is that I might loose all my data in Sonar X1LE when installing Calkewalk by BandLab as it has the same files in ? like Calkwalk Content (Audio Library, Midi Library, SONAR X1 LE) and Calkwalk Projects (where all the detailed trackfiles are). So I wanted install Waves (amp simulations) and in order to be able I was told to use Cakewalk by BandLab. I get problems with VST Plugins as the X1 LE cannot read them: too recent. Hi ! I still work with SONAR X1 LE that suits to me.