Completely News User asking for help

Go to Groove 3  dot com. There you can buy, or subscribe to their service, and learn how to work Sonar and how to record and mix. I suggest the subscription so you can watch all the videos.
 
First learn Sonar. Then learn how to mix. The learn how to use the EQ and compressors. Then learn all the other effects.

It would also help if you told us what kind of music you want to make - if you're looking to record mainly acoustic music with real instruments, the learning curve is going to be a little different than if you're looking to create mainly synth or sample based music. 
 
+1 for a Groove3 subscription. You can get one for $15/month. You'll save by purchasing a year's subscription - believe me, it's worth it. Just about every video you could need to get started is in there, and they have way more than a year's worth of tutorials available for the beginner or intermediate computer musician. Eli Krantzberg's Sonar X3 tutorials are ideal for the beginner and you'll definitely feel a lot more confident after watching them. He has an excellent teaching style which seems to appeal to both beginners and experts alike. Once you start to get the basics of Sonar X3 down, you'll probably want to progress to some of the courses on mixing - EQ, compression, effects etc. Because that's a whole other subject but equally as important. 
 
The CakeTV tutorials scook mentioned are good, although they're not really a structured course because you don't really know where to begin with them. I would watch those after you've gotten the basics of recording down. 
 
I would also join as many audio production forums as you can, even if just to lurk and read through the posts. You'll pick up loads and there are thousands upon thousands of audio geeks out there just itching to give you advice. Try  http://homerecording.com/bbs/ or http://www.kvraudio.com/forum/ or http://www.gearslutz.com/board/  

Don't waste your time like I did. Goto Groove3. Spend an hour a day for one or two weeks learning you tool and you will be laughing. Cheers

GunGreenEyes
...I purchased Sonar x3 and a LaunchKey 49 to try and learn.  I am completely new to this and was wondering if anyone has any newbie pages or tips I could use to help get a start making music.   I am open to any suggestions that anyone could give.  I am truly at a loss as to where to start...

The first stage is to get your hardware and software up and running. After that it's probably best to decide on a direction yourself rather than allowing other people to set your agenda. Try learning by taking one step at a time and whenever you get stuck ask for help here on this forum. Be aware that you will tend to get the best answers here when you focus on a specific issue rather than ask an open-ended question.
 
Also, there are also a lot of instruction videos to be found on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=sonar+x3

Welcome,
 
My advice is to learn Sonar first.  I use Sonar X3 Power!  It is the best manual for Sonar and the author, Scott Garrigus, also has a very helpful website on music as well.
 
 
https://www.facebook.com/ScottGarrigus
 
http://www.digifreq.com/digifreq/index.asp
 
 

On top of the other suggestions I'd like to add spend LOTS of time reading this forum. Particularly this tab to learn about Sonar, the Techniques tab to pick up general knowledge and the Songs forum so you can hear what kind of results others are getting and some insight into how they did it.
 
A lot of it won't make sense at first but as you go through the tuts, manual, vids and whatever other resources you can get your hands on you'll start to get an idea of what's up and people are constantly posting links to other learning resources.
 
I came here two years ago and had absolutely NO idea what the heck was going on. Now I can use almost every major function in Sonar and produce full songs from start to finish without too much trouble. They may not sound super polished yet but I'm working on that. lol
 
Good luck and if you get stumped ask questions. These guys are super helpful. Cheers.

mudgel

CakeAlexS
Don't waste your time like I did. Goto Groove3. Spend an hour a day for one or two weeks learning you tool and you will be laughing. Cheers

A simple 'r' will really help. It will change "learning YOU tool" to "learning YOUR tool" which is what I think you meant. :)

I always accidentally miss out the last letters when I typ. Sorry :).

Well it's been 3 days and the OP hasn't replied yet....he must have mastered Sonar! 

Another option is to find someone local who already knows music production and see if they are willing to spend some time with you to help you get the basics down.  There may even be a few people here that might be in your local area and wouldn't mind showing you the basics.

Scott's X3 Power is a great resource to have on the desktop. Even though he's using X1, Bill Edstoms' "Mixing with Sonar" on Groove3.com is a great video to get familiar with the Sonar workflow. Take your time and post questions to the forum. There's a lot of great people willing to help here.
 
OT: Gadlaw - Are you the gadlaw from Truefire Forums. Welcome aboard. You put a lot of effort helping people and I hope you get as involved with the Sonar family.

Get Sonar Power X3 + Dig into the forums here. Welcome!