| Features |
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Sonar 7 |
Sonar 7 |
| Studio
Edition |
Producer Edition |
| 64-bit double precision floating point mix engine (accessible on 32-bit computers) |
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Yes |
Yes |
| ACID™ loop and MIDI Groove Clip support |
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Yes |
Yes |
| ACT - Active Controller Technology |
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Yes |
Yes |
| Add sounds from additional DXi and VSTi soft synths |
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Yes |
Yes |
| Built-in audio metronome |
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|
Yes |
Yes |
| Cakewalk Publisher 2.0 for uploading
and presenting music online |
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Yes |
Yes |
| Clip-based effects and editing |
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Yes |
Yes |
| Dim Solo keeps tracks in context by reducing volume of unsoloed tracks by 6, 12, or 18 dB instead of muting |
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Yes |
Yes |
| Double precision floating point engine |
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Yes |
Yes |
| Drag & drop EQ settings across channels
in the console view |
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Yes |
Yes |
| Enhanced Synth Rack |
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Yes |
Yes |
| Export your mix: WAV, ACID-format WAV, AVI, MIDI, MP3*, Real Audio G2, Windows Media Audio (WMA), and Windows Media
Video (WMV |
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Yes |
Yes |
| External Insert Plug-in let's you insert and mix with external hardware effects and instruments with automatic delay
compensation |
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Yes |
Yes |
| Freeze (tracks, FXs and synths) |
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Yes |
Yes |
| Includes 32-bit version for Windows XP/Vista and a 64-bit version for use with Windows Vista x64 Edition |
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Yes |
Yes |
| Integrate ReWire Applications, i.e., Project 5, Kinetic, Reason |
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Yes |
Yes |
| Integrated CD Ripping and Burning |
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Yes |
Yes |
| Integrated inline MIDI and audio editing |
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Yes |
Yes |
| Internal sidechaining for Sonitus:fx Compressor, Sonitus:fx Gate, and 3rd party VST plug-ins with sidechain (multi-input)
capability |
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Yes |
Yes |
| Native DirectX, DXi, VST, VSTi, MFX and ReWire support |
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Yes |
Yes |
| Track Folders |
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Yes |
Yes |
| Unlimited tracks of Audio and MIDI |
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Yes |
Yes |
| User Configurable Interface |
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Yes |
Yes |
| Multi-format surround mixing |
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No |
Yes |
| Per-channel EQ and assignable FXs controls |
|
|
No |
Yes |
| POW-r dithering |
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|
No |
Yes |
| Video thumbnail track |
|
|
No |
Yes |
| MIDI Features |
| Real-time Drag-Quantize |
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|
Yes |
Yes |
| Multilane controller editing in Piano Roll view |
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Yes |
Yes |
| Integrated Step Sequencer |
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Yes |
Yes |
| MIDI display features including MIDI Magnifier, MIDI Meters, and Velocity Colorizer |
|
|
Yes |
Yes |
| Enhanced MIDI editing with functions for splitting, gluing, and muting notes |
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|
Yes |
Yes |
| Smart MIDI Tools |
|
|
Yes |
Yes |
| Plug-Ins |
| Instruments |
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| Cyclone™ groove sampler |
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Yes |
Yes |
| Dimension LE |
|
|
Yes |
Yes |
| DropZone - Drag&Drop Sampler |
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|
Yes |
Yes |
| Garritan Pocket Orchestra |
|
|
Yes |
Yes |
| Rapture LE |
|
|
Yes |
Yes |
| Roland® GrooveSynth™ |
|
|
Yes |
Yes |
| Session Drummer 2 Drum Sampler |
|
|
Yes |
Yes |
| TTS-1™ GM2 synth |
|
|
Yes |
Yes |
| AudioSnap Audio Quantize |
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|
Single Track |
Multi-Track |
| Pentagon I Analog Modeling Synth |
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|
No |
Yes |
| PSYN™ II subtractive synth |
|
|
No |
Yes |
| Roland® V-Vocal™ 1.5 VariPhrase technology with Pitch-to-MIDI |
|
|
No |
Yes |
| RXP™ REX Player groove box |
|
|
No |
Yes |
| Square I |
|
|
No |
No |
| Z3TA+™ waveshaping synthesizer |
|
|
No |
Yes |
| Audio Effects |
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| Amp Sim |
|
|
Yes |
Yes |
| Analyst Spectrum Analyzer |
|
|
Yes |
Yes |
| BitMeter |
|
|
Yes |
Yes |
| Boost11 Peak Limiter |
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|
Yes |
Yes |
| DSP-FX Series (Cakewalk FX) |
|
|
Yes |
Yes |
| Sonitus:fx Suite (11 modules) |
|
|
Yes |
Yes |
| Tape Sim |
|
|
Yes |
Yes |
| Time/Pitch Processor |
|
|
Yes |
Yes |
| Perfect Space™ Convolution Reverb |
|
|
No |
Yes |
| Sonitus Surround Compressor |
|
|
No |
Yes |
| SurroundBridge™ |
|
|
No |
Yes |
| VC-64 Vintage Channel with Sidechaining |
|
|
No |
Yes |
| LP-64 EQ™ linear phase mastering EQ |
|
|
No |
Yes |
| LP-64 Multiband™ linear phase mastering compressor/limiter |
|
|
No |
Yes |
| Lexicon® Pantheon™ Reverb |
|
|
LE version |
Yes |
| MIDI Effects |
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|
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| Arpeggiator |
|
|
Yes |
Yes |
| Quantize |
|
|
Yes |
Yes |
| Echo / Delay |
|
|
Yes |
Yes |
| Transpose |
|
|
Yes |
Yes |
| Velocity |
|
|
Yes |
Yes |
| Event Filter |
|
|
Yes |
Yes |
| Chord Analyzer |
|
|
Yes |
Yes |
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| Other Products/Versions |
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| Features |
Home
Studio 6 |
Home
Studio 6XL |
Sonar 6 |
Sonar 6 |
| Studio
Edition |
Producer Edition |
| Unlimited tracks of Audio and MIDI |
64
audio / unlimited MIDI |
64
audio / unlimited MIDI |
Yes |
Yes |
| ACID™ loop and MIDI Groove Clip support |
ACID loop only |
ACID loop only |
Yes |
Yes |
| Native DirectX, DXi, VST, VSTi, MFX and ReWire support |
DirectX, Dxi, VST, VSTi only |
DirectX, Dxi, VST, VSTi only |
Yes |
Yes |
| Double precision floating point engine |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| 32 and 64-bit applications |
32-bit only |
32-bit only |
Yes |
Yes |
| Track Folders |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Freeze (tracks, FXs and synths) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Clip-based effects and editing |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Integrated inline MIDI and audio editing |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Integrate ReWire Applications, i.e., Project 5, Kinetic, Reason |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Add sounds from additional DXi and VSTi soft synths |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Keep perfect time with a built-in audio metronome |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Export your mix: WAV, ACID-format WAV, AVI, MIDI, MP3*, Real Audio G2, Windows Media Audio (WMA), and Windows Media
Video (WMV |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Processing |
| AudioSnap Audio Quantize |
No |
No |
Single Track |
Multi-Track |
| Roland® V-Vocal™ VariPhrase technology |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Plug-Ins |
| ACT - Active Controller Technology |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Alias Factor |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Analyst Spectrum Analyzer |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Boost11 Peak Limiter |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Cakewalk Publisher |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Cyclone™ groove sampler |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Dimension LE |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
| DropZone - Drag&Drop Sampler |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Enhanced Synth Rack |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Garritan Pocket Orchestra |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Lexicon® Pantheon™ Reverb |
No |
No |
LE |
Yes |
| Multi-format surround mixing |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Pentagon™ I analog synth |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Per-channel EQ and assignable FXs controls |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Perfect Space™ Convolution Reverb |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
| POW-r dithering |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
| PSYN™ II subtractive synth |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Roland® GrooveSynth™ |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| RXP™ REX Player groove box |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Session Drummer 2 Drum Sampler |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Sonitus Surround Compressor |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Sonitus:fx EQ |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Square I |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
| SurroundBridge™ |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
| TTS-1™ GM2 synth |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| VC-64 Vintage Channel |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Video thumbnail track |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
| |
| Older
Products |
| |
| Features |
Home
Studio 4 |
Home
Studio 4XL |
Sonar 5 |
Sonar 5 |
| Studio
Edition |
Producer Edition |
| Unlimited tracks of Audio and MIDI |
64
audio / unlimited MIDI |
64
audio / unlimited MIDI |
Yes |
Yes |
| ACID™ loop and MIDI Groove Clip support |
ACID loop only |
ACID loop only |
Yes |
Yes |
| Native DirectX, DXi, VST, VSTi, MFX and ReWire support |
DirectX, Dxi, VST, VSTi only |
DirectX, Dxi, VST, VSTi only |
Yes |
Yes |
| Double precision floating point engine |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| 32 and 64-bit applications |
32-bit only |
32-bit only |
Yes |
Yes |
| Track Folders |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Freeze (tracks, FXs and synths) |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Clip-based effects and editing |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Integrated inline MIDI and audio editing |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Integrate ReWire Applications, i.e., Project 5, Kinetic, Reason |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Add sounds from additional DXi and VSTi soft synths |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Keep perfect time with a built-in audio metronome |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Export your mix: WAV, ACID-format WAV, AVI, MIDI, MP3*, Real Audio G2, Windows Media Audio (WMA), and Windows Media
Video (WMV |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Virtual Sound Canvas, and Dreamstation |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Square I, Dyad, Reverb XL |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Roland® GrooveSynth™ |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| TTS-1™ GM2 synth |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Cyclone™ groove sampler |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| SFZ SoundFont sampler |
Yes (Free version) |
Yes (Free version) |
Yes (Free version) |
Yes (Free version) |
| Sonitus:fx Suite |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Lexicon® Pantheon™ Reverb |
No |
No |
LE |
Yes |
| Sonitus Surround Compressor |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
| RXP™ REX Player groove box |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| PSYN™ II subtractive synth |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Pentagon™ I analog synth |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Roland® V-Vocal™ VariPhrase technology |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Perfect Space™ Convolution Reverb |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
| POW-r dithering |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
| MPEX 3 time scaling |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Per-channel EQ and assignable FXs controls |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Multi-format surround mixing |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
| SurroundBridge™ |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Video thumbnail track |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
