Sonar Resources
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==Sonar Sites== | ==Sonar Sites== | ||
| - | *[http://www.cakewalk.com Cakewalk], the makers of SONAR | + | *[http://www.cakewalk.com Cakewalk], the makers of SONAR |
| - | *[http://www.cakewalknet.com/ CakewalkNet], a site dedicated to SONAR | + | *[http://www.cakewalknet.com/ CakewalkNet], a site dedicated to SONAR |
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==Sonar Utilities== | ==Sonar Utilities== | ||
| - | *[http://www.ennbr.com/SonarUtils/default.htm Sonar Utils]: Provides access to several SONAR features that are | + | *[http://www.ennbr.com/SonarUtils/default.htm Sonar Utils]: Provides access to several SONAR features that are currently either less convenient or actually otherwise very difficult to access. '''Freeware''' |
| - | currently either less convenient or actually otherwise very difficult to access. '''Freeware''' | + | |
*[http://www.whiterabbitdesign.co.uk/main/stuff/tools/subsonar/index.html SubSonar]: Allows users to organize the SONAR menu layouts displayed for VST synth and effect plugins wrapped with the Cakewalk VST-DX adaptor. '''Freeware''' | *[http://www.whiterabbitdesign.co.uk/main/stuff/tools/subsonar/index.html SubSonar]: Allows users to organize the SONAR menu layouts displayed for VST synth and effect plugins wrapped with the Cakewalk VST-DX adaptor. '''Freeware''' | ||
*[http://www.cakewalk.com/Support/kb/kb2003170.asp Cakewalk Audio Finder Tool] '''Freeware''' | *[http://www.cakewalk.com/Support/kb/kb2003170.asp Cakewalk Audio Finder Tool] '''Freeware''' | ||
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*[http://www.glarysoft.com/quick-startup/ Quick Startup]: Allows you to decide which programs automatically run at Windows startup. Good for optimizing your system for DAW use. '''Freeware''' | *[http://www.glarysoft.com/quick-startup/ Quick Startup]: Allows you to decide which programs automatically run at Windows startup. Good for optimizing your system for DAW use. '''Freeware''' | ||
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*[http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/Autoruns.html Autoruns]: Allows you to decide which programs automatically run at Windows startup. Good for optimizing your system for DAW use. Extremely powerful, and therefore dangerous in the wrong hands. '''Freeware''' | *[http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/Autoruns.html Autoruns]: Allows you to decide which programs automatically run at Windows startup. Good for optimizing your system for DAW use. Extremely powerful, and therefore dangerous in the wrong hands. '''Freeware''' | ||
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*[http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/PsTools.html PsTools]: A suite of command-line utilities that allows you to kill processes and programs like nothing else in this world. Easy to use in a batch file to eliminate all those things that still start up on your DAW even when you disable them. '''Freeware''' | *[http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/PsTools.html PsTools]: A suite of command-line utilities that allows you to kill processes and programs like nothing else in this world. Easy to use in a batch file to eliminate all those things that still start up on your DAW even when you disable them. '''Freeware''' | ||
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*[http://www.techspot.com/tweaks/winxp_services/index.shtml TechSpot Guide to Windows Services]: A useful list of Windows services, what they do, and what happens if you deactivate them. | *[http://www.techspot.com/tweaks/winxp_services/index.shtml TechSpot Guide to Windows Services]: A useful list of Windows services, what they do, and what happens if you deactivate them. | ||
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*[http://downloads.guru3d.com/download.php?det=951 PCI Latency Tool]: Allows you to tweak your system's PCI latencies, which can tremendously improve audio performance. '''Freeware''' | *[http://downloads.guru3d.com/download.php?det=951 PCI Latency Tool]: Allows you to tweak your system's PCI latencies, which can tremendously improve audio performance. '''Freeware''' | ||
Revision as of 22:20, 14 September 2006
Contents |
Sonar Sites
- Cakewalk, the makers of SONAR
- CakewalkNet, a site dedicated to SONAR
General Music Sites
Sonar Forums
- The official Cakewalk SONAR Producer and Studio forum
General Music Forums
Music Magazines
- Mix Magazine: "Professional Audio and Music Production".
- Sound on Sound: "The World's Best Music Recording Magazine".
Guides / Tutorials
Free Plug-Ins
Paid Plug-Ins
- Antares
- GRM Tools
- Kjaerhus
- Native Instruments
- Roland
- Saffire
- Universal Audio
- Voxengo
- Wave Arts
- Waves
Free Synths / Samplers
Paid Synths / Samplers
Sonar Utilities
- Sonar Utils: Provides access to several SONAR features that are currently either less convenient or actually otherwise very difficult to access. Freeware
- SubSonar: Allows users to organize the SONAR menu layouts displayed for VST synth and effect plugins wrapped with the Cakewalk VST-DX adaptor. Freeware
- Cakewalk Audio Finder Tool Freeware
Sound Utilities
- ASIO Latency Test Utility from CEntrances: Measures the true round-trip latency of your computer audio setup, from input to output via an ASIO driver. Free with registration at site.
- Stereo Mixer DirectX Plug-in from Pacific Soundcraft: Takes the left and right channels of a stereo input signal and allows them to be panned separately to the stereo output signal. Allows nixing to mono/checking the mono-compatibility of a signal. Freeware
System Utilities
- Quick Startup: Allows you to decide which programs automatically run at Windows startup. Good for optimizing your system for DAW use. Freeware
- Autoruns: Allows you to decide which programs automatically run at Windows startup. Good for optimizing your system for DAW use. Extremely powerful, and therefore dangerous in the wrong hands. Freeware
- PsTools: A suite of command-line utilities that allows you to kill processes and programs like nothing else in this world. Easy to use in a batch file to eliminate all those things that still start up on your DAW even when you disable them. Freeware
- TechSpot Guide to Windows Services: A useful list of Windows services, what they do, and what happens if you deactivate them.
- PCI Latency Tool: Allows you to tweak your system's PCI latencies, which can tremendously improve audio performance. Freeware
