Cakewalk Sonar Home Studio XL

Sonar Home Studio XL description:

The Cakewalk SONAR HOME STUDIO 6 XL Advanced home recording software. Great value software, easy to record, edit, mix, and arrange professional quality music, includes powerful tools, built-in instruments and effects plus XL extras.

The Cakewalk SONAR Home Studio 6 XL adds exceptional value and more power to Sonar Home Studio 6 with a selection of over one gigabyte of instrument sounds, Boost 11 Peak Limiter, Dimension LE, Session Drummer 2 drum instrument, and more. SONAR Home Studio 6 XL recording software gives you everything you need to turn your PC into a complete music production studio. Record live instruments and vocals and mix them with studio-quality audio effects. Edit audio, MIDI, and music notation. Build backing tracks or entire songs with hundreds of included instrument sounds and tempo-syncing loops. XL extras include the Boost 11 Peak Limiter - more volume and punch from your final mix with this easy to use limiter/maximizer; Dimension LE - A special version of the acclaimed synth from Cakewalk. Features over 400 sound programs, ranging from real bass, organ and electric piano samples to cutting-edge synth sounds and rhythmic grooves; Garritan Pocket Orchestra - Expands Dimension LE with more instrument sounds from the industry’s standard bearer of quality for orchestral instrument libraries. This special edition of the Garritan Pocket Orchestra expressively, programmed for Dimension LE features orchestral instrument libraries of unrivaled quality that include strings, brass, woodwinds, keyboards, and percussion sounds; Session Drummer 2 - Create the perfect drum track for any project. Build a foundation for your song with Session Drummer 2's customizable drum kits. Play drums or trigger built in live-feel patterns from your MIDI controller for ultimate control. SONAR Home Studio 6 XL is the complete solution for creating and sharing your music.

The main features of the Cakewalk SONAR HOME STUDIO 6 XL include:

• Great value software, easy to record, edit, mix, and arrange professional quality music, includes powerful tools, built-in instruments and effects plus XL extras
• XL extra features include over one gigabyte of instrument sounds, Boost 11 Peak Limiter, Dimension LE, Session Drummer 2 drum instrument and Garritan Pocket Orchestra
• 64 audio tracks and unlimited MIDI tracks
• Record your whole band with support for multi-input audio interfaces
• Pristine audio quality up to 24-bit/192 kHz
• Start your projects faster with Track Presets and Project Templates
• Use ACID format loop library to create backing tracks
• Includes real, playable instrument sounds: drums, bass, guitar, keys, orchestral, and more
• Expand your studio with VST and DX synths and effects, and ReWire compatible applications including Project5, Kinetic, and Reason
• The Synth Rack provides a control center for all of your virtual instruments
• MIDI Input Quantize corrects your MIDI performance as you record
• Edit Audio and MIDI from one central view
• Edit and print music notation
• Powerful non-destructive editing: fades and crossfades, multi-clip editing, slip editing, more
• Organize your projects with Track Folders and Track Icons
• Freeze instruments and effects to save CPU power
• Zero in on edits and navigate quickly with Fast Zoom
• Score soundtracks with video thumbnails and video window
• Easy-to-use controls can be customized to suit your way of working
• Responsive mixing with a 32-bit floating point audio engine
• Automate your mix on the fly with powerful automation tools
• On-screen mixing console with integrated Sonitus:fx EQ on every track
• Mix your tracks with professional effects including reverb, delay, dynamics, modulation effects, tape, amp simulation, and more
• Use your keyboard or other MIDI control surfaces to control effects, instruments and your mix with ACT (Active Controller Technology)
• Export your mix: WAV, ACID-format WAV, AVI, MIDI, MP3 (30-day trial MP3 Encoder included), Windows Media Audio (WMA), and Windows Media Video (WMV)
• Upload your songs to the Web and build your own song player for your website, MySpace page and more with Cakewalk Publisher
• Burn your mix directly to CD
• System Requirements (minimum): Windows XP, Windows XP/Vista/Vista x64, Intel Pentium 4 1.3 GHz, or AMD Athlon XP 1500+ or higher, RAM 256 MB 1024 x 768, 16-bit color, Hard Disk Space 100 MB for core program (2 GB for program and content), Hard Disk Type - Any EIDE/Ultra DMA (7200 RPM) or SATA , MIDI Interface, Audio Interface Windows-compatible WDM- or ASIO-compatible, including WaveRT for Vista, DVD-ROM, DVD+/-R, or DVD+/-RW for installation, CD-R or CD-RW capability required for CD audio disc burning