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SONAR 8.5 - The Leading Choice in Digital Audio Workstations

SONAR 8.5 Producer gives you what you need for recording, composing, editing, mixing, and mastering. Get innovations that matter, from exclusive features to ignite creativity and perfect your tracks, to groundbreaking technologies that always keep you in control, all backed by the industryʼs leading 64-bit audio quality. And SONAR 8.5 Producer delivers the go-to production tools you want with the best collection of virtual instruments, mixing, and mastering effects found in any DAW.

With version 8.5, SONAR continues to innovate on all fronts. New beat creating and arrangement tools, a new drum instrument loaded with stellar kits, enhanced audio quantizing, new multi-stage effect plug-ins, and more combine to make SONAR the most complete, professional, and best sounding DAW on any platform.

The Best DAW in the Industry
SONAR 7 Producer Edition has revolutionized the Digital Audio
Workstation. From its industry leading 64-bit double precision audio
engine to ground-breaking creative tools and workflow, SONAR 7
has been recognized as the best and most dependable DAW in the
industry today. Grammy-winning producers, chart-topping musicians,
and professional recording studios rely on SONAR 7 Producer Edition
every day to deliver professional results.

The Total Solution
SONAR delivers excellence at every step of the process—from the initial
creation stages, mixing, mastering, all the way to final delivery. And best
of all, an investment in SONAR is more than just the software. You also of all, an investment in SONAR is more than just the software. You also
get access to a dedicated community of users, the best customer service get access to a dedicated community of users, the best customer service
and support, and the confidence of knowing that SONAR 7 is created and support, and the confidence of knowing that SONAR 7 is created
by musicians for other musicians.

Power to Deliver
For over 35 years, Intel® Corporation has developed technology  Corporation has developed technology
enabling the computer and Internet revolution. With Intelenabling the computer and Internet revolution. With Intel® CoreTM
Architecture, youʼll experience for yourself the worldʼs best processors Architecture, youʼll experience for yourself the worldʼs best processors
built for the worldʼs best digital audio workstations. SONAR 7 Producer built for the worldʼs best digital audio workstations. SONAR 7 Producer
Edition combined with the power and superior performance of Intel-Edition combined with the power and superior performance of Intel-
based workstations gives you the perfect solution for composing, based workstations gives you the perfect solution for composing,
recording, editing, mixing, and remixing your music.recording, editing, mixing, and remixing your music. " ONE OF THE MOST FEATURE-PACKED AND COMPLETE MUSIC MAKING PACKAGES ON
THE MARKET.”—COMPUTER MUSIC

Part of what sets SONAR 7 Producer Edition apart from other DAWs is its ability to
aid in the creation of musical ideas. SONAR 7 goes beyond typical tape deck recording
functionality, offering tools, instruments, and ease-of-use that let you realize your
visions quickly.
Intel® Centrino® Duo Mobile Technology
Intel® Centrino® Duo technology with
the new Intel® CoreTM 2 Duo processor
can be found in lighter, easier-to-carry
notebook PCs designed for musicians
on the move.It delivers the superior
performance demanded by sophisticated
digital audio workstations like SONAR,
so you can make the dream of a mobile
studio a reality. With unrivaled industry
leading performance, Intel® Centrino® Duo
based systems features fully integrated
Wi-Fi capability for internet connectivity
and collaboration with other musicians,
as well as amazing battery life.
Experience the performance of the Intel®
Centrino® Duo Mobile technology with
new Intel® CoreTM 2 Duo processor
based Platform:
•     Two mobile optimized execution cores
based on Intel® CoreTM microarchitecture
enabling 2X performance improvement
for faster execution of processor-
intensive tasks or multitasking when
compared to single core processor
solutions.*
•   Intel® 64 for 64-bit multimedia
instruction computing.
•   Intel® Advanced Digital Media Boost for
improved multimedia performance.
•   Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950
and PCI Express X16 graphics interface
offers faster redraws of complex audio
waveforms and enables high quality,
smooth video playback for scoring
your next soundtrack.
•  Intel® High Defi nition Audio provides
enhanced quality from onboard audio.

SONAR Power Studio 66 includes the full version of SONAR 5 Studio Edition, Roland® V-Vocal™, technology, AmpliTube LE, along with the compact and reliable Edirol FA-66 FireWire audio and MIDI interface.

Key features

• Record and edit unlimited tracks of audio and MIDI using unlimited synths and effects
• 6-In/6-Out 24 bit/96 kHz simultaneous performance
• 4-In/4-Out 24 bit/192 kHz simultaneous performance
• FireWire bus powered for mobile use
• 2 XLR/TRS combo jacks with professional grade mic preamps, +48V phantom power, +4 dB balanced input & output, and built-in analog limiter
• Powerful vocal editing including pitch correction, phrase adjustment harmonization, and more with V-Vocal™
• 28 professional grade audio effects, 8 MIDI effects, and 5 built-in software instruments
• Create backing tracks fast using MIDI groove clips and ACID™-format loops
• Higher-quality mixes with SONARʼs cutting edge 64-bit double precision floating point engine
• Export to industry-standard formats: WAV, Broadcast Wave, AVI, OMFI, QuickTime 6, WMA 9, MP3*, and more

Power Studio provides complete integration between the included SPS audio interface and the included SONAR software—from the ease of installation, to the speed of starting a recording project. Best of all, SONAR Power Studio takes minutes to setup and features Cakewalk's legendary ease of use, so you'll be creating tracks in no time at all.

Sonar Power Studio includes full-featured SONAR 6 Studio digital audio workstation software, not a cut-down LE version. It's an integrated solution - one manual and install DVD with software that's pre-configured for the hardware. Just install the software, plug-in the hardware, then start making music. The package also includes helpful video tutorials to get you started.

SONAR Power Studio is compact, sturdy and bus powered, which makes it ready to record wherever and whenever you want. It's the first integrated recording hardware and software to support Windows Vista (both 32- and 64-bit versions), and it also supports Windows XP.

Together with Danish sample specialist Thomas Skarbye (better known by his company name Scarbee and impulse response expert Ernest Cholakis, Alicia Keys has created a virtual piano that meets her professional standards and embodies the soulful sound that has become her trademark as a superstar. This is the piano sound that has helped Miss Keys win multiple Grammys and reach the top of the charts.

ALICIA'S KEYS was sampled from her own playing with her very own Yamaha­™ C3 Neo grand piano.