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Andrew Eisele takes you on a tour of Reason 4's interface, including dropdown menus, the Transport and the Tool Palette. You'll learn the basics of sequencing and how to record using MIDI, plus how to create realistic-sounding drum parts, add bass loops, work with the Arpeggiator, and automate effects. In the Mixing segment, you'll explore Reason's Combinators, including the fantastic MClass mastering suite combo.

Sonar 6 has become the leading Windows-based DAW application, evolving over its six years to include some remarkable features in this professional recording tool. Sonar 6 Beginner takes an in-depth look at the Producer Edition of Sonar from setup to mix-down and every step in-between. In this DVD you'll learn everything from installation to navigating Sonar's layout including the track view, tool bars, transport, track inspector, song navigator and more. With the Track Explorer, you'll begin importing audio and MIDI clips, and with Sonar's editors you'll learn to transpose and quantize MIDI, edit audio loops, use the Loop Explorer and work with Groove Clips! Next, you're on your way to using the metronome to record audio and MIDI in perfect time, while learning to build spectacular arrangements of your music. When your song is ready you'll be guided through the mixing process, including inserting audio effects, dynamic effects, using sends, time based effects, evening automation techniques in the mixer that take you through to exporting the final stereo mix. This is simply the best beginner-level DVD training available for Sonar 6 users! 90 minutes.

Cakewalk's flagship program Sonar 8 has become the digital audio workstation of choice for the PC. With this latest release, Sonar raises the bar by providing everything you need to record, comopose, edit, mix and master your compositions -including the best-sounding virtual instruments and mastering effects found in any digital audio application currently available. This DVD takes an in-depth look at the Producer version of Sonar 8 from setup to mixdown and each step in between. You'll learn how to navigate Sonar 8's layout and how to record and import audio and MIDI clips. You'll use Sonar's many onboard MIDI and audio tools to transpose and quantize MIDI, edit audio loops, and work with MIDI groove clips. And you'll work with the latest onboard soft synths in Sonar 8 and learn how to harness their amazing sounds for your own recordings. You'll be guided through the mixing process and learn how to use a compressor and equalizer, how to insert audio and dynamic effects, and how to use time-based effects and automation techniques when your song is ready. Finally, you'll learn how to export your stereo mix. Along the way, host Andrew Eisele will share many tips and techniques he has learned from teaching Sonar. If you're using Sonar 8 Producer or Studio, then this DVD will be an essential addition to your studio. 176 minutes.

Cakewalk's SONAR is one of the biggest revelations in Windows-based digital audio workstation technology. With SONAR 3, Cakewalk further enhances this amazing virtual studio with many new features to make your music sound its best. In its guided tour and how-to tutorial, this beginning DVD teaches: setting up audio and MIDI hardware, understanding the SONAR 3 interface, sequencing virtual synths, mixing using real-time effects, exporting your song file, and much more. 55 minutes.

Sonar 6 Advanced goes deep into the Producer Edition of Sonar to help you use this amazing DAW application to create spectacular music. You'll learn secrets of customizing Sonar's menu structures, tool bars and Key bindings while discovering Sonar's advanced Synthesizer collection including: Penatgon, TTS-1, Roland Groove Synth, Session Drummer, Dream Station, PSYN II, and the RXP - Rex Player. This Sonar 6 Advanced DVD guides you through arrangement and audio editing techniques, teaches how to comp vocal takes, work with slip/slide editing, and groove quantizing. You'll learn mixing techniques like grouping tracks, bussing and buss compression, and using a synth's multiple outputs in your mix. You'll work with Sonar's plugins like: Sonitus Effects, Cake's Amp Simulator and Tape Simulator, the Lexicon Pantheon Reverb, Perfect Space, Convolution Reverb, Vintage Channel and more, all while mastering the signal flow concepts and shaping your stereo mix to perfect results! When you are ready to master Sonar 6, the MusicPro Guides from Hal Leonard are ready to take you there with Sonar 6 Advanced. 90 minutes.

When you master using SONAR Home Studio 6, you'll know everything you need to use your PC as a complete music production studio. This exciting DVD shows you how to record live instruments and vocals, and mix them using SONAR Home Studio 6's studio-quality audio effects. You'll learn to edit audio, MIDI, and music notation and build backing tracks or entire songs while learning how to work with the hundreds of included instrument sounds and tempo-syncing loops that come with SONAR Home Studio 6! This DVD will help you gain expert-level knowledge on using SONAR Home Studio 6 to: navigate the Home Studio 6 interface; record any instrument; create music notation; quickly create backing tracks; use the new Synth Rack of VSTi and DXi instruments; edit; produce remixes and soundtracks; mix and share your music; and much more! 120 minutes.