They also continue to have an upgrade plan. What I will try to do for the most part is just focus on the newer features and improvements included since SONAR X3 was released.Ĭakewalk now offers a new way to buy SONAR, and you are able to pay monthly, or just buy it with a no-fuss single payment. I will not be going over every feature in SONAR Platinum, as that could probably take up this whole issue of SoundBytes. Also, Vocal Sync is a new feature which is only found in the Platinum version of SONAR. Surround mixing however, is not included in SONAR Artist. For example, all three have the Skylight interface, Take lanes and Automation lanes, unlimited tracks and busses, a maximum sample rate of 384 kHz, Rewire 64 support, and Windows 8 Multi-touch support. The main differences between them are the number of instruments and effect plug-ins, but there are certain other features only included within the Professional and Platinum versions. Cakewalk has recently unleashed their latest version of SONAR, which actually ships in three different varieties: Artist, Professional, and Platinum. In case you missed that issue, SONAR is a powerful DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) which allows you sequence MIDI tracks along with audio, and has many useful features, instruments and effects. Our reviewer takes a look to see how it all stacks up.īack in our January 2014 issue, I had the pleasure of reviewing Cakewalk’s incredible SONAR X3 Producer. A new pricing model is also introduced with this new version. SONAR Platinum is a DAW with powerful new features, instruments, and effects.

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