SONAR Home Studio
Version 6 Info

SONAR Home Studio 6 and SONAR Home Studio 6 XL feature the power of Cakewalk's flagship SONAR 6 paired with a feature set, price, and ease-of-use geared towards home studio owners and budget-conscious musicians.

SONAR Home Studio Version 6 Highlights

  • Designed for compatibility with Microsoft® Windows® Vista™
  • Core feature set based on SONAR 6.2
  • Record, edit, arrange, and mix 64 audio tracks and unlimited MIDI tracks
  • 24-bit, 192 kHz audio engine
  • Quick Start guide, Track Presets, Project Templates, and Video Tutorials make getting started easy
  • Sleek new interface enhances ease of use and allows customization of views, colors, and toolbars
  • New mixing console with per-track Sonitus:fx parametric EQ
  • 10 new professional audio effects
  • Active Controller Technology (ACT) lets users easily control and automate effects, instruments, and their mix from MIDI controllers by automatically remapping controls to whatever has the focus
  • Rip from and burn to CD directly from SONAR Home Studio
  • Automate tracks, effects, and instruments easily with enhanced automation tools
  • MIDI Input Quantize corrects the timing of MIDI performances in real-time
  • Freeze tracks, effects, and virtual instruments to conserve CPU power
  • Native and fully integrated support for VST plug-ins, no wrapper required
  • DropZone sampler with extended library of instrument sounds including a Drum Pack and Bass Pack
  • Cakewalk Publisher lets users present and stream their music on the Internet

Innovative Cakewalk Publisher Helps users market their music

SONAR Home Studio 6 introduces Cakewalk Publisher, an innovative new tool that helps users publish and present their music online. Cakewalk Publisher allows SONAR Home Studio customers to create a customized, online, streaming music player with playlists of their music that can then be directly uploaded from SONAR Home Studio to band websites, MySpace pages, and other Internet sites.

SONAR Home Studio 6 XL

SONAR Home Studio 6 XL is the premium-edition of SONAR Home Studio that ships with additional instruments, effects, and loop libraries. SONAR Home Studio XL Exclusives:

  • Boost 11 Peak Limiter— Get more volume and punch from your final mix with this easy to use peak limiter/maximizer. Boost 11 gives you professional results with a simple to use interface.

  • 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 leader in orchestral soundware. Add pristine string sections, brass, woodwinds, and orchestral percussion to your compositions.

  • 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.

Media  

SONAR Home Studio 6 ships with one DVD. SONAR Home Studio 6 XL ships with two DVDs.

U.S. Pricing and Availability

  • SONAR Home Studio Version 6 has a manufacturer's suggested retail price (MSRP) of $139 U.S
  • SONAR Home Studio Version 6 XL has an MSRP of $209 U.S.

All registered Home Studio customers can upgrade to SONAR Home Studio Version 4 for $59.00 U.S. Existing Home Studio XL customers can upgrade to SONAR Home Studio Version 4 XL for $59.00

Pricing and Availability Outside of the U.S.

SONAR Home Studio 6 and SONAR Home Studio 6 XL ship with English, French, and German printed documentation, and Italian and Spanish electronic Quick Start guides; along with English, French, German, and Spanish software.

SONAR Home Studio 6 is available through Roland and Edirol distribution partners. In Europe, SONAR Home Studio 6 has a manufacturer's suggested retail price (MSRP) of €105.00/£71.00 inc. VAT, and SONAR Home Studio 6 XL has an MSRP of €158.00/£107.00 inc. VAT.

SONAR Home Studio 6 is available through Roland and Edirol distribution partners. In Europe, SONAR Home Studio 6 has a manufacturer's suggested retail price (MSRP) of €105.00/£79.00 inc. VAT, and SONAR Home Studio 6 XL has an MSRP of €158.00/£100.00 inc. VAT.

Upgrades are available to registered SONAR Home Studio customers and other Cakewalk customers in Europe direct from Cakewalk.com or in the retail channel starting at €37.00/£25.00.

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System Requirements

Minimum

Recommended

Operating System

Windows XP

Windows XP/Vista/Vista x64*

Processor Speed

Intel® Pentium® 4 1.3 GHz, or AMD™ Athlon XP 1500+ or higher

Intel® Pentium® 4 2.8 GHz [EM64T], or AMD™ Athlon 64 2800+or higher

RAM

256 MB

1 GB or higher

Graphics (resolution, color depth)
1024 x 768, 16-bit color
1280 x 960, 32-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**
Windows-compatible
Windows-compatible
Audio Interface***
Windows-compatible
WDM- or ASIO-compatible, including WaveRT for Vista
Optical Drive
DVD-ROM, DVD+/-R, or DVD+/-RW for installation, CD-R or CD-RW capability required for CD audio disc burning
Web Server Access****
Available web server space with FTP access priviledges


* Required to run 64-bit edition of SONAR 6 Home Studio
** Required to connect to external MIDI devices
*** Required for audio playback. See www.cakewalk.com/PCresource/ for a complete list of recommended audio devices
**** Cakewalk Publisher requires you to have available web server space with FTP access privileges. An internet connection is required for music uploading. A broadband connection is recommended


Note: SONAR does not support Windows 95, 98, ME, 2000, or NT. QuickTime support requires QuickTime 6 or higher.

 

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