SONAR 5 - 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.

If you're happy with SONAR, we would appreciate it if you would promote it on your website. Click here for more info.

Updates and Patches

SONAR 5.2 is now available as a free download to registered SONAR 5 users. This is much more than just a maintenance update – it adds significant features to SONAR Studio and Producer Edition. Visit the download page to learn more. Sign up for Cakewalk News to get notified about future updates via email. Please note you must have SONAR 5.0.1 installed.

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

SONAR 5 tips coming soon.

Specific SONAR Tips (SONAR 5 tips coming soon)

• Conserving System Resources
• Integrating Reason with SONAR
• Getting Started with Cyclone DXi
• 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

Customers purchasing SONAR 5 will be required to register the product within 30-days of installation for continued use. If you purchase through Cakewalk.com, you will be auto-registered using your purchase information. A serial number and registration code will be emailed to you. Please make sure the data you enter at the time of purchase is accurate. In addition, please double check that you entered a valid email address to ensure receipt of your serial number and registration code. Registering SONAR 5 gives you many benefits 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 SONAR 5'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 5 includes a trial version of the industry's leading MP3 encoding technology. For unlimited MP3 export in your product, you must purchase the Cakewalk MP3 activator.

If you have already purchased an MP3 encoder for another Cakewalk product, click here to download an application that will unlock the SONAR 5 MP3 encoder.