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Cakewalk SONAR 6 Producer Edition Tutorials
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Course Description
Cakewalk SONAR 6 Producer Edition is a professional-level digital audio workstation (DAW) with virtually unlimited potential. It is a very popular choice among producers, engineers, and artists who create music in software-driven recording studios that range from spare bedrooms to larger commercial studios. The question is how to learn SONAR so you can maximize your creativity and productivity while focusing on making great music. This tutorial, by freelance Audio Engineer and Producer Robert Correll, shows you the fundamentals of working in SONAR. You’ll learn how to record, edit, mix, and produce high-quality music and audio in SONAR. The topics range from installation to using the various interface elements, from creating tracks to editing audio clips, recording, mixing, MIDI, automation, plug-ins, effects and more. To begin learning today, simply click on one of the Cakewalk SONAR 6 Producer Edition movie links.
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Getting Started
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| Overview | (05:18) | ||
| Installing SONAR pt. 1 | (05:09) | ||
| Installing SONAR pt. 2 | (06:09) | ||
| The Big Picture | (06:36) | ||
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Touring The SONAR Interface
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| The SONAR Workspace | (05:02) | ||
| The Menus | (05:41) | ||
| Toolbars | (03:53) | ||
| Track List View | (06:24) | ||
| Piano Roll | (05:55) | ||
| Console View | (05:34) | ||
| Synth Rack | (04:31) | ||
| Tranport Controls | (04:58) | ||
| Level Meters | (06:38) | ||
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Voiceover Project
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| Creating the Project | (05:21) | ||
| Recording Vocals | (05:14) | ||
| Editing | (07:08) | ||
| Publishing | (06:36) | ||
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Working with Projects
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| Creating New Projects | (05:20) | ||
| Opening / Closing and Saving Projects | (04:49) | ||
| Working with Project Files | (06:02) | ||
| Setting Project Time / Tempo and Key | (06:31) | ||
| Bit Depth and Sample Rate | (05:38) | ||
| Importing Audio and Video or MIDI | (05:56) | ||
| Undo and History | (05:56) | ||
| Exporting or Bouncing | (06:22) | ||
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Working with Tracks
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| Creating / Selecting and Naming Tracks | (06:11) | ||
| Moving and Hiding Tracks | (04:44) | ||
| Cloning and Deleting Tracks | (04:28) | ||
| Changing Track Sizes | (03:35) | ||
| Working with Track Folders | (04:32) | ||
| Grouping Tracks | (06:10) | ||
| Working with the Track Manager | (04:51) | ||
| Zooming In and Out | (04:52) | ||
| Viewing Buses | (04:57) | ||
| Viewing Video | (04:58) | ||
| Volume / Pan and Other Controls | (05:44) | ||
| Soloing / Muting and Arming | (04:23) | ||
| Freezing Tracks | (04:57) | ||
| Using the Track Inspector | (05:41) | ||
| Using Track Templates | (05:08) | ||
| Changing Track Properties | (04:43) | ||
| Bouncing Tracks | (04:50) | ||
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Editing Clips
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| Selecting Clips | (04:44) | ||
| Copying / Pasting and Deleting | (05:31) | ||
| Moving and Nudging | (07:13) | ||
| Setting Snap Properties | (05:36) | ||
| Using Track Layers | (05:19) | ||
| Splitting Clips | (04:34) | ||
| Creating and Editing Fades | (06:40) | ||
| Looping Clips | (04:39) | ||
| Changing Clip Properties | (04:40) | ||
| Locking and Muting Clips | (03:38) | ||
| Inserting Clip Effects | (04:46) | ||
| Bouncing Clips | (03:37) | ||
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Playback and Recording
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| Driver Options and Latency | (06:18) | ||
| Setting Now | (03:59) | ||
| Using the Time Ruler | (04:54) | ||
| Playing / Stopping and Rewinding | (03:32) | ||
| Looping Playback | (04:32) | ||
| Setting Markers | (04:30) | ||
| Using the Metronome | (05:37) | ||
| Selecting Track Inputs | (05:15) | ||
| Monitoring | (06:17) | ||
| Recording | (05:46) | ||
| Using the Large Transport | (05:53) | ||
| Punching In | (04:50) | ||
| Loop Recording | (04:56) | ||
| Performance Tips | (06:07) | ||
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The Console View
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| Working with Tracks and Buses | (04:00) | ||
| Selecting Inputs and Outputs | (05:09) | ||
| Track and Bus Controls | (05:35) | ||
| Grouping Tracks and Buses | (04:09) | ||
| Adding Audio FX Inserts | (04:52) | ||
| Adding Sends | (05:42) | ||
| Using the Console EQ | (04:42) | ||
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Plug-ins and Effects
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| Bundled Plug-ins | (06:17) | ||
| Installing 3rd Party Plug-ins | (03:32) | ||
| Managing Plug-ins | (06:27) | ||
| EQ | (06:15) | ||
| Compression and Limiting | (06:36) | ||
| Expansion and Gating | (06:15) | ||
| Flange and Chorus Effects | (06:17) | ||
| Reverb and Delay | (06:10) | ||
| Other Plug-ins and Effects | (07:11) | ||
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MIDI and Soft Synths
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| MIDI Overview | (05:55) | ||
| Importing and Looping MIDI | (05:28) | ||
| Composing MIDI in the Piano Roll | (05:50) | ||
| Working in Staff View | (05:21) | ||
| Recording MIDI | (06:45) | ||
| Using Synths | (06:45) | ||
| MIDI Effects | (06:24) | ||
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Automation
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| Working with Envelopes | (04:53) | ||
| Creating and Editing Nodes | (04:17) | ||
| Recording Automation | (04:40) | ||
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Wrap Up
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| Concluding Remarks | (06:21) | ||
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Credits
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| About the Author | (02:25) | ||
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| Course: | Cakewalk SONAR 6 Producer Edition |
| Author: | Robert Correll |
| SKU: | 33832 |
| ISBN: | 1-934743-39-9 |
| Release Date: | 2007-12-21 |
| Duration: | 8.5 hrs / 96 tutorials |
| Captions: | No |
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