The Focal easy guide to Cakewalk Sonar : for new users and professionals / Trev Wilkins.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wilkins, Trev.

Series:

Focal easy guide series.

The Focal easy guide series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sonar (Computer file).

Sound--Recording and reproducing--Digital techniques.

Sound.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (235 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Other Title:

Cakewalk Sonar

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; Boston : Elsevier/Focal, c2005.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Annotation Get professional results fast with this full color guide to Cakewalk's popular Sonar software. Trev Wilkins provides you with a working knowledge of all the essential tools and features.<br /><br />This concise book is an ideal starting point for anyone using Sonar for the first time and is suitable for users of both Studio and Producer Editions.<br /><br />All the key areas are covered, including: * set up * recording and editing audio * recording and editing MIDI * using plug-in instruments* using ReWire * the console view and routing * automation * working with video *mixing down and mastering.<br /><br />Updates on new features can be found at www.focaleasyguidetocakewalksonar.com<br /><br />* Cakewalk SONAR is the music software of choice for thousands of PC-users<br />* Written by the author of Future Music magazine's popular Cakewalk column<br />* New SONAR users (of both Studio and Producer editions) can learn how to get professional results fast with this guide.

Contents:

Front Cover; The Focal Easy Guide to Cakewalk Sonar; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Dedication; Acknowledgements; 1.SONAR Basics; The Main Track View; Undoing; Saving; Tool Tips; Toolbars; 2. Setting Up; What You'll Need; Installation; Customizing Options; Options>Global; Optimization Tips; Templates; SONAR Basics: Things You Need to Know; 3. Recording Audio; Bits and Hertz; The Metronome; Mono Recording; Stereo Recording; Saving and Exporting Audio; 4. Recording MIDI; What's with All These Ports and Channels, and Things?: (A Basic Overview of MIDI); The MIDI Tree; Banks and Patches

Painless MIDI SignalsHow to Get a Sound Out with a Hardware MIDI Module; How to Get a Sound Out with a Soft Synth; Setting Up a MIDI Track and Recording onto It; Inputting Notes in the Piano Roll View; Inputting Notes in the Staff View; Recording Multiple Tracks; Saving MIDI Files; Working with Commercial MIDI Files; 5. Editing Audio; Editing in the Track View; Non-destructive Slip Editing; Fades and Crossfades; General Audio Features; Destructive Edits (Bounce to Clips); Non-destructive Edits (Bounce to Tracks); Comping Tools; Selective Clip Auditioning; Creating Loops (Groove Clips)

The Loop ExplorerMaking Your Own Groove Clips; Checking Your Loop; Converting a Sample to a Groove Clip; The Loop Construction View; Easy Sample Creation; 6. Editing MIDI; MIDI Groove Clips; In the Track Pane; Editing in the Piano Roll; Multiple Track Editing; Editing in the Staff View; Using the Event List; More MIDI Facilities; Using the Drum Editor; Saving a Drum Map; Using the Pattern Brush; Adding Autocue Style Lyrics; 7. Using Plug-in Instruments and Effects; What are Plug-ins?; MIDI Effects; VST or DX?; The Synth Rack; Inputs to Your Instrument; Manipulating the Output Signal

How Can I Deal with Latency?Plug-in Effects; Equalization in SONAR; Stacking and Chaining Effects; Effecting Several Channels; Surround Effects; Freezing Plug-ins; Effects and Automation; 8. Using ReWire; What is ReWire?; Recording the ReWire Output; 9. The Console View and Routing; Audio Track Strips; MIDI Track Strips; Track Sends; Buses; Mains; Creating an Aux Bus to Share an Effect; Creating a Subgroup; Surround Options; Grouping Controls; Creating a Fader Group; Remote Control; 10. Automation; Recording Automation on an Audio Track; Drawing Automation; Automating Surround Parameters

Snapshot AutomationAutomating Effects Plug-ins; MIDI Envelopes for Soft Synths; Advanced Envelope Editing; Offset Mode; 11. Working with Video; To Open a Video; 12. Mixing Down and Mastering; Inboard or Outboard Mixing?; Basic Guidelines; Markers; Good Habits; EQ Tweak; Track Folders; Comping; Using Another Audio Editor; 13. SONAR Producer Edition versus Studio Edition; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

ISBN:

9786611008598

9781136125423

1136125426

9781281008596

1281008591

9781423722113

1423722116

9780080477800

0080477801

OCLC:

61365318