Cakewalk Announces Sonar Update

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.

Link:

• Cakewalk Sonar 8.5.2

James Lewin
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