SONAR 8 Studio offers the best creative tools, and the most power of any digital audio workstation in its price range. Built upon the same core feature set as SONAR 8 Producer, SONAR 8 Studio gives you the edge in your productions—from recording audio and MIDI, composing with virtual instruments, remixing with loops, mixing with professional effects, to delivery of a polished final track—with the recognized best audio quality in the industry.
Check out the comparison chart below to see the differences between SONAR 8 Studio and SONAR 8 Producer
Feature |
SONAR 8 Studio |
SONAR 8 Producer |
| Maximum Audio & MIDI Tracks |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
| Maximum Sends & Busses |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
| Maximum Simultaneous Effects & Virtual Instruments |
|
Unlimited |
| Number of included Audio Effects |
31 |
42 |
| Number of Included Virtual Instruments |
11 |
14 |
| Maximum Audio Bit Depth / Sample Rate |
24-Bit/384 kHz |
24-Bit/384 kHz |
| Audio Engine |
64-bit |
64-bit |
| Track Templates for quickly loading sounds |
X |
X |
| Step Sequencer |
X |
X |
| Updated Loop Explorer for audio & MIDI loops |
X |
X |
| New Instrument Tracks |
X |
X |
| AudioSnap multitrack audio quantize |
X |
X |
| Track Layers and Comping & Editing Tools |
X |
X |
| Track Folders |
X |
X |
| Smart MIDI tools |
X |
X |
| Active Controller Technology for hands on control from MIDI devices |
X |
X |
| Inserts External Hardware with full delay compensation |
X |
X |
| Flexible File/Import Export Options |
X |
X |
| Cakewalk Publisher for uploading music directly to the Internet |
X |
X |
| Integrated CD Burning and Ripping |
X |
X |
| Completely Customizable User Interface |
X |
X |
| Lexicon Pantheon Reverb |
SE Version |
Full Version |
| LP-64 EQ Linear Phase Mastering EQ |
|
X |
| LP-64 Multiband Linear Phase Mastering Compressor |
|
X |
| TS-64 Transient Shaper |
|
X |
| TL-64 Tube Leveler |
|
X |
| VC-64 Vintage Channel |
|
X |
| Roland V-Vocal 1.5 |
|
X |
| Native Instruments Guitar Rig 3 LE |
|
X |
| Sonitus Surround Compressor |
|
X |
| Dimension Pro w. DSF Classic Keys Expansion Pack & Hollywood Edge FX |
|
X |
| TruePianos Amber VSTi |
|
X |
| Beatscape Looping Instrument |
|
X |
| Z3TA+ Waveshaping Synthesizer |
|
X |
| Surround Mixing |
|
X |
| POW-r dithering |
|
X |
Estimated Street Price: |
$299 |
$499 |
