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Sonar 8 Producer Edition

Start producing quickly with over 400 track and project templates that instantly load your favorite sounds

• Includes templates for audio tracks, virtual instruments, and entire projects
• Save your own template to recall at any time

Make beats and synth lines with a dedicated Step Sequencer

• Sequence up to 16 steps per beat with 64 beats per pattern
• Supports odd time signatures (non 4/4 meters)
• Features a powerful "Fit Pattern to Quarters" control that fits patterns into lengths of any number of quarter notes for creation of polyrhythmic parts (5 against 4 rhythms, hemiolas, septuplets, etc.)
• Control velocity offset and scale values in an entire row all at once
• MIDI controller automation drawing
• More: step ties; monophonic/polyphonic toggle switch; global portamento toggle switch with time control; swing and articulation controls

Includes a critically-acclaimed suite of 14 virtual instruments in SONAR 8 Producer and 11 virtual instruments in SONAR 8 Studio (see complete list)

• Use input quantize to record in perfect time
• Instrument Tracks optimized for mono or stereo virtual synths simplifies the process of working with virtual instruments
• Multi-track method of using virtual instruments employed by previous versions of SONAR still supported
• Split and combine instrument tracks to/from discrete audio/MIDI tracks

Add cinematic themes with the Hollywood Edge sound FX library for Dimension Pro SONAR 8 Producer Exclusive Dimension Pro 1.2 now includes the Digital Sound Factory Vol. 2 Classic Keys pack SONAR 8 Producer Exclusive Build audio and MIDI tracks fast using Groove Clips and the redesigned Loop Explorer

• Perfect for building backing tracks for your songs
• Browse and preview audio and MIDI groove clips and patterns
• Quickly drag and drop loops and patterns into the track view
• MIDI groove clips and patterns can be previewed with the virtual instrument of your choice

Support for VST, DXi and ReWire instruments and application