Cakewalk SONAR Home Studio 6 XL

by Cakewalk

Product Features

• Designed for compatibility with Microsoft Windows Vista
• Core feature set based on SONAR 6.2.
• 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.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• ASIN: B000MZ7C36
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 2, 2001
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,549 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)

Product Description

Sonar Home Studio 6 XL makes it easy to produce professional music, without being in a studio. The 64-bit double precision engine gives you pristine sound quality, for unmatched music creation. Active Controller Technology (ACT) dynamically re-maps effect, mix and instruments to hardware controllers, for easier music creation. The AudioSnap suite lets you take complete control of your track, while the Synth Rack makes automating instruments a snap. At every step of your production -- from composing with virtual instruments, to recording, mixing, and beyond -- you'll fast forward your music production. SONAR Home Studio XL adds value and more power with a selection of over one gigabyte of instrument sounds, Boost 11 peak limiter, Session Drummer 2 drum instrument, and more. 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 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 synth from Cakewalk. Features over 400 sound programs, ranging from real bass, organ and electric piano samples t

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Significant update to an already great product, August 23, 2007

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AK Pilot (Alaska USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cakewalk SONAR Home Studio 6 XL (CD-ROM)

The big news for this update is that it now uses the same sound engine found in the high-end professional versions (Studio and Producer). Includes well-chosen set of virtual instruments and effects, and be sure to search the net for the huge number of free VST and DXI effects out there that will add a lot of additional value to this product. See the Cakewalk site for details of this product, and be sure to watch the instructional videos even if you are a long-time Home Studio user (you can find them on Cakewalk's site too to have a preview of what you get). This is probably the most significant update of Home Studio ever, and well worth the money for the home studio musician... you can make very professional-sounding recordings with this product. Note you will also need a MIDI and audio interface to plug in your keyboard/microphone/guitar, etc. BTW I recommend the XL version even at the extra cost over the non-XL version, the extras are worth it.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awsome software!!, February 2, 2008

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David Shepherd - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cakewalk SONAR Home Studio 6 XL (CD-ROM)

Steep learning curve for a beginner. I was a beginner, and it took me 1-2 months to figure out what I was doing. Now I love it, and would highly recommend it. Many advanced features included, that are missing from other music creation software programs.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Music Creator??, December 7, 2007

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L. Irwin (Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cakewalk SONAR Home Studio 6 XL (CD-ROM)

To the user complaining after an upgrade from "music creator" all i can say is "wow." I can't even imagine forgoing the extra functionality that ships with sonar home studio 6 xl compared with the regular home studio, let alone music creator!

I've used sonar LE and home studio 2004... and in my opinion this new version is well worth the upgrade from both. It is very powerful and really is a complete "home studio"(although I agree there is a definite learning curve involved). If anything, I am wishing i'd purchased sonar studio edition 7 for that added punch... but there's always next year.