Hey! For those of you who've asked about when the book would appear, "The Big Book of SONAR Tips" is
now available. Here's the table of contents for what's included.
Hope ya like it!!! The Big Book of SONAR Tips Chapter 1: SONAR Workflow Inspector / Console View Synergy 10
Gridlock: Everything You Wanted to Know About Snap 11
Everything You Wanted to Know about Audio Scaling 13
See
Lots of Sends at Once 15
Add Pro Tools-Style Dual Panpots to SONAR 16
A “Peak Hold” Trick for Mastering (or Making Files Sound “Louder”) 18
Fun with the Magnifying Glass Zoom 19
Synth Folder Track Coolness 20
“Dual Defaults” for Control Settings 21
Take Advantage of Different Browser Views 23
Adjust Crossfade Start and End Times Simultaneously and Symmetrically 25
Dim Solo Meets Comping 27
EZ Arranging in SONAR 28
The SONAR “Sandbox” 31
Soft Synths—Beyond MIDI Learn 34
Stupidly Simple Track Pane Resizing 37
Order out of Chaos with SONAR’s Plug-In Manager 38
Neaten Clips Spread over Multiple Take Lanes 40
MIDI in Audio Take Lanes? Yes! Here’s Why 44
The Virtual “Back of the Tape Box” 46
The
Third Way to Back Up Projects 51
A Whole Bunch of Really Useful Utilities 53
Track Sorting 54
Preset Management and the Plug-In Header 55
Reclaim Session Drummer 2 Programs for SD3 57
Future-Proof Backup 59
Fast and Easy Real-Time Effects Control 61
Get MONDO HUGE Layered Sounds with Take Lanes 62
Cross-Track Modulation with Sidechaining 64
Independent Left/Right Processing for Stereo Files 66
The Overachieving Meters 68
Deciphering New Project Options 69
Chapter 2: Patch Points and Synth Recording Universal Routing Technology 101: Improve Your Workflow with Patch Points 72
Unlocking the Aux Track’s Creative Potential 75
Synth Recording to the Rescue 82
A Video Application for Synth Recording 84
Chapter 3: Signal Processing The High-Performance Graphic Equalizer 87
The Customizable Virtual Pop Filter that Really Works 89
SONAR’s Secret Auto-Panner/Tremolo/Vibrato Plug-In 92
A Better Gated Reverb 94
Duck! (As in, Reverb) 96
Beef Up Your Beats with ProChannel Signal Processing 98
The Miracle of Mid-Side EQ: Rock Your Mixes and Masters 102
Why the TS-64 Transient Shaper Is a Bass’s BFF 105
The Big, Bad Drum Reverb Sound 108
Ethereal Pads and Choirs with TH3 Cakewalk’s Parallel Processing 110
Godzilla Drum Sounds 111
“Parallel” Mastering 112
The ProChannel “Distortion Construction Kit” 113
Preserving Dynamics with Saturation 114
Multiband Maximization for Mastering 116
The “Sizzle” Bus 119
Fixing the “Remove Silence” Function 121
Better Vocals with Gain Changes 124
Synthesize Your Own Convolution Reverb Impulses - Easily! 126
Understanding the QuadCurve—Why Noise Is Your Friend 130
The “Tape Stop” Effect 132
SONAR Professional/Platinum’s Secret MultiFX 134
Modeling a Vintage Wah 143
Understanding the “Rule of Half” 147
Chapter 4: FX Chains Create the “Harmonic Phaser” 150
The Super-Gentle “Lifter” Dynamics Processor 153
Build a “Virtual Stompbox” Sustainer 155
The Instant Compressor 157
Serial Reverb for Vocals 159
Chapter 5: Melodyne Create Vocal Harmonies with Melodyne Essential 162
Easy Automatic Double Tracking (ADT) with Melodyne Essential 164
Create Chord Progressions with Melodyne Essential 166
The Secret Melodyne Essential LFO Vibrato Tool 167
Tweaking Vibrato with Melodyne Essential 169
The Melodyne Essential Envelope-Following Flanger 172
Make Your Electric Bass
Hugely Big 174
Chapter 6: MIDI Taming the Scary Find/Change Dialog 177
Super-Fast MIDI Pattern Auditions in SD 3 182
Compressorless Dynamics Compression 184
SONAR’S Real-Time Auto-Correction Features 186
SONAR’s
Other Echo Plug-In 188
A MIDI Footpedal for Your Processor 189
Change Tempo with External MIDI Clock 191
Create a MIDI Chord Track 194
Convert PRV Controllers to Track View Automation 197
Chapter 7: Step Sequencing and Beats Piano Roll View/Step Sequencer Conversion and Synergy 201
SONAR’s Audio (Yes, Audio!) Step Sequencer 203
The Paradox of Sophisticated Humanizing with Step Sequencers 207
Fun with Beat Slices 209
gLi tC H Vocals—the Easy Way 212
Create “Faux” REX Files in SONAR 214
The Real-Time Beat Machine 216
Chapter 8: Loops The
Multitrack Loop Browser 218
How to Keep Groove Clips “Groovy” When Processing Them 219
Have Groove Clips Follow Pitch 220
29 Things You Need to Know About Loops in SONAR 222
Big Fun with “Loop Legos” 228
How to Loop Pads without Gaps, Glitches, or Clicks 231
Edit Your Way to (Much) Better Loops 233
A Beautifully Deranged Timbre-Shifting Application 236
Chapter 9: AudioSnap High-Quality Warping and Beat-Matching 239
Tweaking AudioSnap’s Transient Map 241
Audio Quantizing Made Easy with “AudioSnap
à la Carte” 243
Locking Bass to Drums 244
Chapter 10: Automation Get Even More Out of Mix Recall 247
Add Dynamics and Feel with “Rhythmic Automation” 249
Re-Discovering Snapshot Automation 251
Fast Clip Automation Gain Edits 253
Chapter 11: Control Surfaces 7 Steps to Cleaning Up Your “ACT” with Hardware 256
Using the VS-700C and Avid Artist Series 262
Remote Control and Viewing 267
Chapter 12: Tempo and Pitch-Shifting Les Paul’s Double-Speed Tape Trick 270
Slow Down a Song so It’s Easier to Play Along 272
Tempo Tricks 275
Variable-Speed Background and Applications 277
The “Fine-Tuning” Pitch Transposition Window 280
How to Change the Tempo of an Entire Project 282
Chapter 13: Colorization How to Create More
Vibrant Track and Console Colors 286
Make Your Meters Look
Really Cool 289
Look at All the Pretty Colors! 291
Meet the Theme Editor 293
Chapter 14: Windows SONAR Meets Bluetooth 299
Potential Glitch Reduction/Latency Improvement 302
Appendix Digital Audio Basics 305