Intended for beginners, this guide introduces Cakewalk's SONAR 4 producer edition music production studio, and illustrates how to set up a project, listen to songs, import audio loops, edit groove clips, record music, and work with MIDI.
The second half of the book discusses plug-in effects
for equalization and compression, and mixing channels in
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Part I A Tour of the Studio
Part II Using Audio Loops
Part III Creating Your Own Audio
Part IV Working with MIDI
Part V Effects and Mixing
Part VI Hidden Magic
Part VII Appendixes
Appendix A Setup and Troubleshooting
Appendix B Understanding Audio and MIDI
Appendix C Managing Your CPU Resources