

tracks/buses/clips), useful for A/B-ing wet/dry tracks and mixes, or to quickly save CPU while tracking or playing soft synths. Global Effects Bypass – provides the ability to globally bypass all effects in a project (all effects bins or by category, i.e.

Live PDC Override – allows for the disabling of plug-in delay compensation on live tracks (an input-monitored track or synth track), thereby removing the latency on playback and recording caused by inserted plug-ins, useful when monitoring through SONAR or playing/recording virtual instruments.

SONAR 8.3 introduces user-defined ‘Snap Presets’ that can instantly recall your most commonly used settings in one click, providing a fast, efficient way to switch between snap resolutions in your workflow. Snap Presets – SONAR has always provided flexibility in snap settings, allowing for audio and MIDI edits to specific musical or absolute times (to snap points, or by time intervals), clip events, transients, and markers. Includes over 40 new patches and nearly 100 MB of sample content.Ĭlassic Drum Kits for Session Drummer 2 – genre-defining original samples of the classic Roland TR-707, TR-727, TR-808, and TR-909 drum synthesizers, along with kits from Sequential Circuits Drumtraks and Linn Electronics LinnDrum. Users can now tap into the authentic sound of these classic instruments right within SONAR, and also use them with Dimension’s advanced synthesis capabilities as the springboard for new sonic creations. Vintage Synth Sounds for Dimension Pro and Dimension LE – original samples of the legendary Roland SH-101, TB-303, and VP-330, along with classic sounds of the Arp Odyssey, Moog Minimoog and Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 optimized for use with SONAR’s included Dimension synthesizer. The SONAR 8.3 update also addresses performance issues reported by customers after the initial release of SONAR 8.Īdditionally, since the initial Winter NAMM (2009) update announcement, numerous enhancements are now included in a version 1.1 software update for SONAR V-Studio 700 and a firmware update for its onboard Fantom VS hardware synthesizer. The SONAR 8.3 update adds classic Roland sample content for Dimension Pro and Dimension LE, drum kits for Session Drummer 2, along with new usability enhancements and engine optimizations. Cakewalk has announced new, free updates for SONAR 8 Producer, SONAR 8 Studio, and SONAR V-Studio 700, available as free downloads for registered SONAR 8 and SONAR V-Studio 700 customers at and respectively.
