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Track Icons
These track icons are yours for the taking. Just download them into SONAR's TrackIcons folder, or any subfolder thereof.
IMPORTANT: The in-line images you see on this page are PNGs can NOT be used in SONAR -- SONAR can only use BMP files.
To get the BMP files for use in SONAR, click on the "Get SONAR-Compatible BMP File" text links, or right click on these same text links and select "Save Target As..." or similar. Do NOT click on the pictures themselves.
(We would have put the BMPs directly on the site, but wikis don't allow these space-wasting files to be uploaded, hence the need for an external link. This is the best kluge we could find).
Icon Collections
Dave Modisette's extensive collection of SONAR track icons.
Tim Panella's hardware and software synths icon collection is available as a single .zip file (all items are also available individually below). 24 icons total as of October 3, 2006.
Elektroniqa's 312 software synth icon collection page has a full preview and 4mb ZIPfile download available.
Accessories
Amps
Effects
Busses
Monitoring and Leaving the Box
Effects - General
Effects - Vocals
Keyboard Instruments
Casio
Fender
Hammond
Korg
Novation
Odyssey
Roland
StudioLogic
Yamaha
Percussion Instruments
Drums Sets - Physical
Drum Sets - Virtual
BFD
EZdrummer
Drum Machines, Modules, Pad Controllers
Single Pieces
Andean
Bombo
Chajchas (Goat Toenail Shaker)
Brazilian
Berimbau
Reed + Key Instruments
Bandoneón ("Tango Accordeon")
String Instruments
Andean
Charango (5 Sets of Double Strings)
Maulincho/Walaycho (Small Charango: Perfect Fifth Higher)
Ronroco (Large Charango: One Octave Lower)
Bass
Yamaha
Doublebasses
Guitar - Acoustic
Ovation
Yamaha
Guitar - Electric
Godin
Ibanez
Yamaha
Miscelaneous String Instruments
Cuatro
Guqin
Stick Enterprises
Synthesizers
Dave Smith Instruments
Integrator
Waldorf
Virtual Instruments
Applied Acoustic Systems
Arturia
Cameleon 5000
E-Mu
FXpansion
GMedia
KORG
Other
Steinberg
Ultimate Sound Bank
V-Sampler
z3ta+
Wind Instruments
Andean
Antara (One-Row Zampoña)
Chuli (Very Small Zampoña)
Malta (Small Zampoña)
Moceño
Quena
Rondador (Zampoña With Tubes Ordered in Thirds)
Semitoyo (Large Zampoña)
Toyo (Man-Sized Zampoña)
Zampoña
Zanka/Zanca/Sanka/Sanca (Medium Zampoña)
Voice
Microphones
People
Wallpapers
Cakewalk.net SONAR desktop background wallpapers.
Cakewalk.net Cakewalk desktop background wallpapers.
Instrument Definitions
Creston Hall Instrument definitions for Yamaha PSR arranger workstations!
Drum Maps
You'll undoubtedly have to make a few changes to drum maps made on other systems, such as choosing a MIDI port suitable for your project. To do this the easy way, select all list items in the Drum Map Manager and then choose the new value by holding down CTRL+SHFT while using the mouse.
EZdrummer & DFH Drum Maps courtesy of GrooveMonkey.
CAL Files
CAL files NOT included with Sonar go here!
Sonar 6 Color Schemes
User Created Color Schemes for SONAR 6
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