Cakewalk has announced an update to Sonar, version 8.5.2.
Here's what's new:
Arpeggiator
- Per-arp swing control slider
- Automatable controls
BitBridge
- Server preference can now be assigned per-plug-in, and will be saved with projects
- Now defaults to loading one server; this setting can be changed by the user and will be saved across sessions
Matrix View
- Column naming
- Per-cell "one-shot" mode
- New button to stop all cells
- New option to automatically Groove Clip audio and MIDI clips when dragging into the Matrix View
- Improved Mode State UI indicators
- Cell content can now be dragged into the Track View
- Now supports Step Sequencer Patterns containing probabilities
- Accessibility and QWERTY keyboard support
- Now supports clips of up to 30 minutes in length
- Import files directly from cells
Media Browser
- New mode to preview audio/MIDI content in sync with project tempo
- When using Tabbed Edit Views, you can now drag content from Media Browser to the Matrix View Tab to open the Matrix View and drop the content on the cell
- Now supports Step Sequencer Patterns containing probabilities
Perfect Space
- 70+ new impulse responses, provided by Acousticas
PX-64 Percussion Strip
- New indicator to show when Expander is functioning as a Gate
Session Drummer 3
- Channel output selections are now simple dropdown lists
- All Steven Slate, Sonic Reality and Cakewalk kits now have .KIT files for easy kit loading without changing programs
Step Sequencer
- Improved parameter controls for Dimension LE, Dimension Pro, DropZone, Pentagon I, Rapture, Rapture LE & Z3ta+
- 35 new step sequencer patterns
V-Studio Compatibility
- VS-100 Control Surface support for x64
- New ACT mappings for PX-64, VX-64 and Session Drummer 3
See the Cakewalk site for full details.
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