SONAR Video Archive

Hello,

I thought it would be helpful if we created one reference thread with links to all of the SONAR videos that are online. If you are aware of other videos, please reply with links below. 
 
 


SONAR: Get Started
Initial Audio Setup
Initial setup and configuration of SONAR. Covers setup of audio interface, project folders, and other settings to ensure optimal performance. How do the peeps at Cakewalk setup their own SONAR workstations? Find out now. Thanks to Cakewalk Product Specialist Mike Trujillo for this video.

MIDI Devices and Controller Setup
Learn how to setup MIDI devices in SONAR (version 8.5 and earlier). This video covers basic configuration of keyboard controllers and control surfaces (including ACT, WAI, etc). Thanks to Cakewalk Product Specialist Mike Trujillo for this video.


SONAR: Go Deeper
Coming soon...

 
SONAR: Master Class
Drum Production Episode I
This Master Class explores writing, arranging and mixing drums in SONAR.  Spotlighted are production techniques and workflow using Session Drummer 3, Step Sequencer 2.0, and PX-64 Percussion Strip.
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5

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• Step Sequencer 2.0
• Session Drummer 3.0
• VX-64 Vocal Strip demo by Video Game Composer Chuck Carr

 
Matrix View - NEW!!!

• Non-Linear Sequencing: Matrix View
• Drag n' Drop Beats and Loops from AES 09 (SONAR 8.5)   
• Techbreakfast: Matrix View demo from AES 09'

 
SONAR, Intel Core i7 & SIGGRAPH 2009

• SONAR 8.5 is optimized for the new Intel Core i7 processor 

 
MIX TV Videos

• 140-Track Session with Singer Songwriter Cori Yarckin
• Session Drummer 3
• Compositional Tools

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• SONAR 8 Webinar
• Better Piano Sounds
• TS-64 Transient Shaper
• TL-64 Tube Leveler
• Exclusive Solo, Aim Assist, Dynamic Aim
• Using pitch wheel controllers  in piano roll view
• Better recording with stereo settings & channel processing
• Editing clips, loops & groups  

 
Beatscape Videos

• Create beats and grooves
• Part 1: Using Beatscape with the step-sequencer
• Part 2: Using Beatscape with the step-sequencer

 
Remix Magazine Masterclass

• Drum replacement, pitch correction & sidechaining (3 videos)

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• The 700 Club features SONAR user Don Chapman & American Idol contestant Chris Sligh
• Crossfader interview with Film & TV Composer Shawn Clement
• Mixing Tips from Terry Howard
• Integrating Studio Hardware into Your Mix Environment by Terry Howard
• Crossfader interview with Film & TV Composer Peter Johnson
• DJ Johnny Juice on Recording Public Enemy's James Brown Tribute
• Crossfader interview with Producer Rory Kaplan
• Rory Kaplan on Surround Mixing in SONAR
• Crossfader interview with Billboard Charting Pianist & Composer Kevin Kern
• Crossfader interview with Film Composer Vivek Maddala
• Jimmy Nichols Musical Director for Faith Hill
• Crossfader interview with Producer, Singer, & Musician Norman Mathew
• Crossfader interview with Solo Artist & Producer Sharkey
• Crossfader interview with Solo Artist, Drummer & Percussionist Paul Wertico
• Crossfader interview with Songwriter, Arranger, and Producer Benjamin Wright 

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Audio Effects

• Get A Pro Mastered Mix with Boost 11(SONAR 7)
• DJ Johnny Juice on VC-64(SONAR 6)
• Perfect Space In Depth (SONAR 5)
• Gearwire: VC64 Vintage Channel (SONAR 6) 
• Gearwire: Delay Compensation (SONAR 6) 
• Gearwire: Parallel Compression (SONAR 6)  
• Gearwire: Dropzone (SONAR 7)
• How to Simulate Acoustic Spaces with Perfect Space Convolution Reverb (SONAR 5)
• Mastering - LP64 EQ + Boost 11 from AES 07 Demo (SONAR 7)

Audio Loops

• Loop Construction (SONAR 4)
• Gearwire: Loop Explorer (SONAR 6) 
• Gearwire: Simple sampling with SFZ (SONAR 6)
• Gearwire: Step Sequencing a Drum Track (SONAR 7)

 
Audio Quality

• An explanation of 64-bit audio and its benefits (SONAR 5)
• Ron Kuper on the benefits of 64-bit Audio (SONAR 5)
• Terry Howard on SONAR's Audio Quality (SONAR 6)

AudioSnap

• Part 1 (SONAR 6)
• Part 2 (SONAR 6)
• Part 3 (SONAR 6)
• Part 4 (SONAR 6)
• Part 5 (SONAR 6)
• DJ Johnny Juice on AudioSnap (SONAR 6)
• Gearwire: AudioSnap Overview (SONAR 6) 
• Gearwire: AudioSnap for Correct Out of Sync Bass Riffs (SONAR 6) 
• Gearwire: AudioSnap for Drum Timing (SONAR 6) 
• Gearwire: AudioSnap for Audio Quantize (SONAR 6)
• AudioSNap for Vocals from AES 07 Demo (SONAR 7)
• AudioSnap for Drum Tightening from AES 07 Demo (SONAR 7)
• AudioSnap Algorithms from AES 07 Demo (SONAR 7)
• AudioSnap Tempo Changes on Entire Song from AES 07 Demo (SONAR 7)
• AudioSnap Drum Replacement from AES 07 Demo (SONAR 7)

 
Dimension Pro LE

• Gearwire: Part 1: Dimension Pro LE (SONAR 7) 
• Gearwire: Part 2: Dimension Pro LE (SONAR 7)
• Gearwire Part 3: Dimension Pro LE (SONAR 7) 
• Gearwire: Dimension Pro LE (Multi-Samples)

 
Editing

• Freeze (SONAR 4)
• Freeze from AES 07 Demo (SONAR 7)
• Grouped Editing (SONAR 4)
• Track Layers and Comping (SONAR 4)
• Layered recording and editing with Track Layers (SONAR 5)
• Gearwire: Vocal  Editing (SONAR 6) 

MIDI Editing

• Speed MIDI Editing with the Inline Piano Roll (SONAR 5)
• More MIDI features and Instruments from SONAR (SONAR 5)
• Smart MIDI Tools (SONAR 7)
• Step Sequencer (SONAR 7)

Mixing, Mastering, & Delivery

• Use Automation for Complex Mixes and Special Effects (SONAR 5)
• Get Better Mixes with Bus Waveform Preview (SONAR 5)
• Get Better Mixes with Peak Markers (SONAR 5)
• New Mixing Console & Transport (SONAR 6)
• Mixing with the new SONAR 6 Console
• Mixing Tips from Terry Howard (SONAR 6)
• Integrating Studio Hardware into Your Mix Environment by Terry Howard (SONAR 6)
• External Inserts from AES 07 Demo (SONAR 7)
• Mastering - Waveform Preview from AES 07 Demo (SONAR 7)
• Mastering LP64 EQ + Boost 11 from AES 07 Demo (SONAR 7)
• Export Options from AES 07 Demo (SONAR 7)
• Part 1: Mixing & Mastering from AES 08 Demo (SONAR 8)
  
• Part 2: Mixing & Mastering Beats from AES 08 Demo (SONAR 8)

 
Rapture LE

• Gearwire: Rapture LE Overview (SONAR 7)  
• Rapture LE (Featuring Orgy's Blue Monday)    

 
Set Up

• How to set-up Audio & MIDI Recording on a PC (SONAR 6)  

 
Surround Mixing

• Rory Kaplan on Surround Mixing in SONAR (SONAR 5)
• Surround Panner (SONAR 4)

 
Synth Rack

• Gearwire: Synth Rack (SONAR 6)

Tradeshow Demos

• SONAR 7 Demo Excerpts from AES 2007
• Sonicstate video from AES 2007
• Mix Video of SONAR 6.2 at NAMM 07
• Sonic State Video of SONAR 6 at AES 06 
• Sonic State Video of SONAR 6.2 at NAMM 07
• Crossfader.com video of Music Creation in SONAR 6.2
• SONAR 6.2 Demo from Remix Hotel NYC 2007 Part 1
• SONAR 6.2 Demo from Remix Hotel NYC 2007 Part 2
• SONAR 6.2 Demo from Remix Hotel NYC 2007 Part 3
• Gearwire: Step Sequencer at AES 07 Demo (SONAR 7)
• Audio for Video from AES 08 Demo (SONAR 8)

User Interface, Workflow, & Customization Enhancements

• Color Customization (SONAR 6)
• Custom Menus & Controls (SONAR 6)
• New Mixing Console & Transport (SONAR 6)
• Gearwire: Menu Customizations (SONAR 6)
• Gearwire: Friendly Name Drivers (SONAR 6)
• Plug-in Management (SONAR 6)
• Gearwire: Track Templates (SONAR 6)
• Track Folders (SONAR 4)
• Track Folders, Navigator View, Track Icons (SONAR 5)
• Track Folders from AES 2007 demo (SONAR 7)
• Track Templates (SONAR 5)
• Gearwire: Quick Groups (SONAR 6)
• Gearwire: Tempo Map Creation (SONAR 6)
• Gearwire: Metronome (SONAR 6)
• Speed workflow with Tabbed Edit Views (SONAR 5)
• Speed Workflow with X-Ray Windows (SONAR 6)
• X-Ray Windows from AES 2007 demo (SONAR 7)

Virtual Instruments

• Create High Quality Instrument Tracks with Dimension LE (SONAR 7)
• Rapture LE from AES 2007 demo (SONAR 7)
• Get Genuine Roland Sounds with GrooveSynth (SONAR 6)  
• RXP + Pentagon (SONAR 5)  
• Gearwire: Pentagon, Soundfont, RXP (SONAR 6)
• Gearwire: Creating Beats with Session Drummer 2 (SONAR 6)
• Gearwire: Session Drummer 2 
• All About the TTS-1 (SONAR 4)

  
V-Vocal

• V-Vocal In-Depth(SONAR 5)
• Basic V-Vocal Editing (SONAR 5)
• Advanced V-Vocal Editing Techniques (SONAR 5) 
• Gearwire: V-Vocal Tuning (SONAR 6)

 
x64

• Revolutionizing Audio Production on x64 (SONAR 5)

Many of these videos are also available for download from our FTP

Perfecto

Thanks a ton.
-D

Wow, that's really helpful. Thank you. I didn't know about some of these.

that's a great help--thanks for taking the time.

Hi,

Is there a way to save those video on my computer?

Regards!

There are dozens of videos ( literally hundreds of MB's worth of SONAR tutorials), for your viewing and downloading pleasure @ gearwire:

http://www.gearwire.com/cakewalk.html

To save youtube files use http://keepvid.com , use the mentioned free FLV player to watch the movies.

ORIGINAL: Billy Buck

There are dozens of videos ( literally hundreds of MB's worth of SONAR tutorials), for your viewing and downloading pleasure @ gearwire:

http://www.gearwire.com/cakewalk.html

Thanks for the link!

Thanks. A.C.T. vids looked good. Now, I just need to know if it will work correctly with Oxygen 49 before Christmas

Thanks, I just got 6.0 and these will help a lot

ORIGINAL: Billy Buck

There are dozens of videos ( literally hundreds of MB's worth of SONAR tutorials), for your viewing and downloading pleasure @ gearwire:

http://www.gearwire.com/cakewalk.html

Billy Thanks for a great resource site.....

Ken

Would any of you recommend m-audio firewire 410 to use with sonar 6?

ORIGINAL: Billy Buck

There are dozens of videos ( literally hundreds of MB's worth of SONAR tutorials), for your viewing and downloading pleasure @ gearwire:

http://www.gearwire.com/cakewalk.html

Thanks - great site

I use firewire410. No problems. It might depend on your computer speed but I'm not sure. I'm new to the whole "latency" thing. Didn't have no goldurn latency in the old days. We just pulled out the 30ips 2" and went to work.

KMB

these videos are priceless, they should come on a CD with the program

Great idea and I appreciate the effort, however some of the vids, especially the utube vids are of such poor quality that I don't really find them useful.

Are they available on a web server for download somewhere?

Thanks.

These are great, thanks!

Those gearwire vids could sure use some editing!

There are so many pauses and "um, let me just, ah, um...(trailing off). And they should make sure that when using tools like audio-snap the result would sound as good as possible. For example the tamburine he's trying to quantize in one of the examples is definitely not tight with the music at the point where he announces that he's content. It certainly wouldn't convince me to crossgrade to Sonar if I wasn't already a user.

Keep those videos coming. Hey, how about one using frequency Analyzer?

C'mon, give us what we want.... You know you want to show us that one Boston Boys!!

Frenquency! Frenquency! Frenquency! Frenquency Frenquency! Frenquency! Frenquency! Frenquency!

Peace

ORIGINAL: Abe

To save youtube files use http://keepvid.com , use the mentioned free FLV player to watch the movies.

Here's another option which is slower but you end up with easier to use avi or mov files:
http://vixy.net

any vids available for the drum maps and drum map manager?

Great stuff ... this is priceless , even if some of it's hard to follow , at least it lets me know what's possible with my DAW.


the one about audio snap is great until he starts pooling transients .. and tweaking midi files.
he runs through it so fast , and there is no closeup of what he's actually pushing.

The V-vocal is a great sale , but I haven't been able to get it working in practice .. the wave forms only showed up once
and I haven't seen them since. I can everything in melodyne , but it's a hassle to import and export Sonar's audio tracks
into the program .. and using it as a plugin seems even more of a hassle.

And what's up with the SONAR6 PE manual only being half as thick as SONAR3 pe's manual? I hope Craig Anderton
has a SONAR6 book published that's as good as his SONAR3 'MIXING AND MASTERING' book.

I used it more than the user's guide that came with the DAW.

Thank You Very, Very Much!!!
Great stuff

Integrating Studio Hardware into Your Mix Environment by Terry Howard - OMG he's got a SSL AWS-900+ there : that's a 90,000 euros beasty, no wonder he's grinning.

Some of the stuff marked New is not so much anymore

Great Stuff, though

Great Stuff !

All I need now is a decent song to play with !!!


rodar6

More on the mastering side at the mo please !

check again - there are a few new ones up

Thanks

Cakewalk,

What about some different types of videos that will show folks how to use you product in the performing of their daily functions. I believe that if you show these types of videos, people will know that performing every day recording task will make their recording experience easy with Sonar.

I have posted here with the question on how to set up Sonar so that I can have the vocalist listen to themselves with reverb added, but not recorded. I got so many different answers that didn’t' work. So, I would like Cakewalk to present a video on the setup of vocal monitoring, if possible. It should focus on how to assign tracks to busses for monitoring. How to place sends to multiple I/O for listening or using a headphone amp in the process, and also how t add an external and headphone amp. These are the types of videos that are needed so we know how to use your product effectively in our studios. There have been hundreds of post on this with varied answers, and folks still don’t have a complete answer.

Thanks.

James.

Found a couple of nice Sonar 7 overview videos from Cakewalk's Brandon Ryan:

Introducing Cakewalk Sonar 7 Part 1:
http://mixonline.com/video/mixtv/sonar7_part1/

Introducing Cakewalk Sonar 7, Part 2:
http://mixonline.com/video/mixtv/sonar_7_part2/

wow sweet, I love video goodness.

Nice Cakewalk, Keep those Sonar 7 videos Coming!!

Peace

Yes - please can we have videos on the new mastering tools? I still haven't seen them actually being used. Ta!

Hi-

I really appreciate the videos, but IMO the ones for ACT could stand some improvement for those of us who don't have an EDIROL controller. The video makes it look so easy, but it almost seems like an ad, not so much instructional for the rest of us.

Thanks-

-Susan

Excellent!! After munching through two bags of popcorn, packet of potato crisps, a few bags of M&M's and two large bottles of soda I found it all to be most entertaining and informative. Thanks Cake :)

thanks for the help

Just wondering is their any way to download / maybe get these video tutorials in mpeg or such format, as my internet pc and music pc are in seperate rooms,
and i double up this monitor as my scond production monitor, and as i am quite new to sonar, i would really find it an adavantage having these video's on my music pc .

i know its probally not gonna be posible, but thought i should ask just incase.

thanks

Try Vdownloader at HERE

I'm loving these AES videos Cake has just uploaded with DJ Johnny Juice, I just wish they had numbered them so I could watch them in sequence!

ORIGINAL: ...wicked

I'm loving these AES videos Cake has just uploaded with DJ Johnny Juice, I just wish they had numbered them so I could watch them in sequence!

Try watching from the playlist.

I wish Branden or someone other then MauroRosati at gearwire would do these videos.
I just find he talks like he's ummmm, half assleep most of the time and hard to follow.

The videos which used to be at the cakewalk site were very sharp and clear. The ones on youtube seem to be very tiny and hard to see any details (mouse movements - especially when done without vocal commentary). When i "expand" the screen size to where it would show more detail, like the original cakewalk videos, they is very blurry. I do appreciate the countless videos on youtube for cakewalk, but I have to watch them 5 times to try and make out the fuzzy details. Are there any videos available which are clear like the "older" ones which used to be at the Cakewalk site? (Yes, I am wearing my reading glasses! LOL).

Thanks
Kristen

There are several on the Sonar 7 DVD at full resolution.

Thanks

hope they come in handy !!!

i havent used my DAW still .

Thanks a lot !!!!!

much respect gentlemen

Is the ftp down at the moment? I can't reach the files there - nothing happens. And another thing, is there a package with all the videos ready for download?

I just updated the FTP link. Not all the videos have been posted there yet and there is no bundled download for all the videos. That would be an extremely large file.

Hay I see Branden did a new V-Vocal video. Ya !! now thats what I had suggested earlier,

I'm sorry but I find his videos so much more interesting and easy to follow. Thanks Branden,
thanks Cakewalk; Ya!!

Hi Andrew-

ORIGINAL: Marketing [Cakewalk]

I just updated the FTP link. Not all the videos have been posted there yet and there is no bundled download for all the videos. That would be an extremely large file.

Love having the new video listing! Would it be possible to post dates at least for the new ones? That would be very helpful, since I check the thread often and "New" turns to "Old" after a while...

BTW, Branden is a video "star", IMO! He does a great job.

TIA-

-Susan

ORIGINAL: Susan G

Love having the new video listing! Would it be possible to post dates at least for the new ones? That would be very helpful, since I check the thread often and "New" turns to "Old" after a while...

BTW, Branden is a video "star", IMO! He does a great job.

TIA-

-Susan

You are sooooooooo correct Susan, I see Sonar 5 Videos marked as New. Dates would allow the potential viewer to know if the video is something new, or an older presentation brough back from the dead and modified.

Peace

ORIGINAL: Jesse G

ORIGINAL: Susan G

Love having the new video listing! Would it be possible to post dates at least for the new ones? That would be very helpful, since I check the thread often and "New" turns to "Old" after a while...

BTW, Branden is a video "star", IMO! He does a great job.

TIA-

-Susan

You are sooooooooo correct Susan, I see Sonar 5 Videos marked as New. Dates would allow the potential viewer to know if the video is something new, or an older presentation brough back from the dead and modified.

Peace

I had updated the list to indicate which videos were new to the list. These are new videos covering older features. They have never been publicly presented before so I indicated them as new. They will continue to be listed as New until the next time I refresh the list. We just rendered an video of an AES demo of SONAR 7, so hopefully it will not be too long before we update the list again.

Thanks for the explanation of NEW Marketing.

I clearly understand now what you have done npw. I will go back though all of the videos and have another look at them and enjoy then newest ones.

Your efforts have been appreciated Marketing.

Peace

Much appreciated thanks

Thanks for the nice compilation!
Can I post your list at http://SonarTricks.com ?

thank you my friends...
perfect.

I find some of these videos to be insiteful and helpful. I also find the audio on some to be so bad I just can't hang with them...

Thanks Marketing, that helped a lot!

Many thanks.

The GearWire videos all appear to "have been removed by the user"

{I always the the tempo changing demo was a hoax anyway. And he never returned my email.]

FYI

Tom

Why do I continue to get the "You do not own this playlist." error? I am signed in!