SONAR Owner's Page

	Welcome to the SONAR owner's page-your direct link to the latest news and information on SONAR. We encourage you to visit this page periodically for news on maintenance updates and the latest tech tips, to learn about products that integrate with SONAR, and to stay in touch with other members of the SONAR user community.

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Updates and Patches

New! Cakewalk VST Adapter converts VST effects to DirectX format and VST instruments to DXi format.

New! SONAR 2.2 patch adds ASIO support. Get more information and your download.

New! Contour AVS has released Shuttle Pro support for SONAR 2.0. Download support for this control surface.

Cakewalk has released an updated control surface plug-in for the Mackie Control Universal (MCU) control surface. This updated plug-in includes support for the main MCU unit as well as optional XT and C4 units. Thorough documentation is provided for all units via the online Help.

FREE Plug-in Manager for SONAR 2.0

New! Download the free SONAR 2.0 Plug-in Manager, only for Registered SONAR 2.0 customers.  Designed for use with DirectX, DXi, and MIDI FX plug-ins; and Control Surface Panels.  Click here for more information and to get your download.

FREE Plasma FXPad for registered SONAR 2.0 customers

For a limited time, Cakewalk is making the Plasma FXPad available as a free download for registered SONAR 2.0 customers. Learn more about the Plamsa FXPad.

Forums

The SONAR Forum is an excellent resource that SONAR users can utilize to chat with other users, get help with product questions, and talk to other musicians. To join the SONAR Forum, click here.

FAQ's and Tech tips

Visit our SONAR 2 Tech Support page for more information on common SONAR concerns, hints on using the product, and other useful tips.

Specific SONAR 2.0 Tips

• Integrating Reason with SONAR 2.0

• Advanced Audio File Management in SONAR 2.0

• Setting Up a MIDI Device as a Control Surface in SONAR 2.0

• Getting Started with Cyclone DXi

• Drum Editing in SONAR 2.0

• Many More

Computer Music publishes SONAR Masterclass Series

Find out how to get the most out of SONAR with this FREE online series of tutorials. Click here to read the lessons.

Sound on Sound publishes SONAR Notes column by Craig Anderton

The first installment of Craig's valuable tip series is now available online. Additional installments are also available online to Sound On Sound subscribers. Click here to view the first installment.


Register Online

Registering SONAR gives you all the benefits of a registered customer, including discounted upgrades to other products, access to Cakewalk specials, free Tech Support, and much more. Click here to register.

Tech Support

For Tech Support related questions, contact our Tech Support Department:

Interested in Getting More out of SONAR?

Cakewalk offers a variety of products that will supplement SONAR.

Additional DXi synths and DX effects. Cakewalk offers a wide range of effects and synths that you can use to expand Project5's sonic possibilities.

More Cakewalk Loops - We have a full line of ACID-format audio loop libraries representing many styles of music.  Click here for more info. 

MP3 Encoder - SONAR includes a trial version of the industry's leading MP3 encoding technology, provided by Fraunhofer IIS. Purchase the full version MP3 encoder and add professional-quality encoding to your projects.