Sonar Resources

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==Paid Plug-Ins==
==Paid Plug-Ins==
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[http://www.antarestech.com/products/index.shtml Antares]
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[http://www.grmtools.org/downloads.html GRM Tools]
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[http://www.kjaerhusaudio.com/ Kjaerhus]
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[http://www.native-instruments.com/index.php?id=effectsline_us&ftu=11835740f7ae744 Native Instruments]
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[http://www.rolandus.com/products/productlist.aspx?ParentId=103 Roland]
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[http://www.focusrite.com/answerbase/category.php?id=33 Saffire]
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[http://www.uaudio.com/products/software/UAD/index.html Universal Audio]
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[http://www.voxengo.com/ Voxengo]
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[http://www.wavearts.com/products.html Wave Arts]
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[http://www.waves.com/content.asp?id=6 Waves]
==Free Synths / Samplers==
==Free Synths / Samplers==

Revision as of 19:42, 14 September 2006

External Resources for Cakewalk's Sonar DAW software.


Contents

Sonar Sites

Cakewalk, the makers of Sonar [1]

CakewalkNet, a site dedicated to Sonar [2]


General Music Sites

TweakHeadz


Sonar Forums

The official Cakewalk Sonar Producer and Studio forum


General Music Forums

KVR Audio

GearSlutz

Computer Music / Future 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 menu layouts displayed for VST synth and effect plugins wrapped with the Cakewalk VST-DX adaptor. 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














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