Hi.

In Cubase 5 there is a function to export an audio track as a XML file. The way (I assume) it works is that the XML file keep track of where all the audio clips of that track starts and there's a sub-folder with all the actual audio clips.

Is there a way to import a XML file into Sonar? It seems like there's no way to do it in Sonar 6 PE (which I have). Is it possible to do it in newer versions of Sonar?

Are you sure its an XML file? XML is extensible markup language and is used for web pages and scripts among other things. The standard for exchanging media files is OMF - open media framework.

From Help:
With OMFI (Open Media Framework Interchange) support & Broadcast WAVE support SONAR lets you collaborate and exchange project files with users of other programs and platforms. Support for OMFI and Broadcast Wave files provides cross-platform compatibility with OMFI host applications such as Pro Tools, Avid and Logic systems. SONAR also exports projects as OMF files that you can open in Pro Tools and other audio software.

In Cubase 5 there is a function to export an audio track as a XML file.

 
Are you sure this is not a musicXML (notation) file from a midi source?
 
Or are you talking about xml scripts to save settings for devices?
 
"Exporting plug-in information files
You can also save plug-in information as an .xml file, e.g.
for archiving purposes or troubleshooting. The Export function
is available for VST, MIDI and Audio Codec plug-ins.
The Plug-in Information file contains information on the
currently installed/available plug-ins, their version, vendor,
etc.
 
Importing and exporting remote setups
The Export button in the top right corner of the Generic
Remote Setup window allows you to export the current
setup, including the Control configuration (the table at the
top) and all banks. The setup is saved as a file (with the file
extension “.xml”)."
 
In either case, the information is not audio data, and although xml is a standard, the way that those scripts would be interpreted by a DAW would be proprietary. To the best of my knowledge Sonar has no way to interpret either the Cubase xml scripts or musicxml.

I'm not sure if it was XML file. I don't have Cubase 5, I just tried it over at a friends house yesterday. I found the Cubase 5 manual online and it says:

Export -> Selected Tracks…

"This lets you export selected tracks from the current
project, complete with contents, mixer settings, automation,
effects etc. The exported tracks can then be imported
into other Cubase projects by selecting “Track
Archive…” from the Import submenu."

So it seems like this function is a Cubase only thing.

I'll take a look at OMF files to see if that might work. All I wanted to do is export one audio track (which consists of several audio recording/clips) without having to bounce it down to one long audio file.

Some of the music files on "Project Gutenberg" are saved in XML format. Others in Finale and some in Sibelius. I can't import any into Sonar, apparently, or convert them.

Sibelius, Finale and musicxml are file formats to convey notation information. The Sibelius and Finale formats are proprietary and pretty much locked into their own (ridiculously expensive) applications as near as I can tell. Shame on Project Gutenberg for accepting those formats. Musicxml is copyrighted but freely licensed (at least for now) by Recordare LLC, which allows others to use it. None of these notation formats are importable into Sonar, which uses its own secret and proprietary format for saving notation information.

Sonar can import MIDI file format, and there are several ways of converting musicxml to MIDI (and vice versa) of which Muscore is one free alternative.

If all you need is a audio track just export it as WAVE ( or MP3 )  and drop it into Sonar. Both can handle all the different audio formats. I E-mail stereo bed tracks to my Drummer who has a Mac running Garage band ( I know but he's cheap and won't listen to me) He records a stereo percussion track and e mails it back.
There's a count in so I just drag and drop to a fresh track and most times it's still lined up. Saves me running down to his house with the laptop.
MIDI is even easier. 

From Sonar Pro Help File:      what it says is that you can Export from Sonar to other softwares but not IMPORT ..  you have to convert XML to MIDI first, then import your MIDI on a track. 


 
 
 

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