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CHAPTER 2

You can use the Console view to adjust the panning and volume for each

track in a project. As a matter of fact, you can use the Console view in

place of the Track view for adjusting track settings and recording new

tracks. And just like on a real mixing console, you can monitor volume

levels via on-screen meters and mute and solo individual or groups of

tracks. I’ll talk more about the Console view in Chapter 6, Chapter 11,

and Chapter 12.

StudioWare and CAL

Two of the most advanced features provided by SONAR are StudioWare

and CAL (Cakewalk Application Language). Even though these features

seem complicated, they’re actually quite easy to use. Sure, if you really

want to dive in and master these features, they can get complex, but for

the most part, they are accessible to even the most timid user. What’s

more, when you start using StudioWare and CAL, you won’t want to

stop. Separately, StudioWare allows you to design on-screen panels to

manipulate MIDI data and control your MIDI gear, and CAL allows you to

create macros or small programs so that you can automate the different

tasks you perform within SONAR. You can use StudioWare and CAL

together to build your own editing tools within SONAR. You can even

create programs that will make music automatically for you. These two

features alone have quite a bit of power, so I’ll talk a lot more about them

in Chapter 14, Chapter 15, Chapter 16, and Chapter 17.

Examine the Differences between

SONAR and Pro Audio

Since SONAR is based on the same programming code as Pro Audio,

you’ll notice that many of SONAR’s features are the same as in Pro

Audio, but there are many new features as well. Among the key features

that make up SONAR are new WavePipe software synthesizers—called

DX instruments or DXi—DirectX 8 audio effects automation, a new Loop

Construction view for creating and manipulating audio loops, and a

redesigned Track view for more efficient recording and editing sessions.

SONAR’s new WavePipe 2.0 technology not only gives you better audio

recording and playback performance, but it also allows you to use

software synthesizers similar to the ones you find in Steinberg’s Cubase

VST application. The SONAR soft synths use the latest Microsoft DirectX

technology, giving you responsive playback when using WDM drivers

and output through DirectX audio effects. And because SONAR supports

DirectX 8, you can now automate individual effects parameters.

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