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Tutorial 8—Using Soft Synths
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• Each Main Out to Separate Submix—if the Outputs of the tracks
you are combining go to different Main Outs, choose this option to
create separate files for each different Main Out that the tracks use.
• All Main Outs to Single Mix—if the Outputs of the tracks you are
combining go to different Main Outs, choose this option to create a
single new file that combines the output data from all the Main
Outs.
11. In the Mix Enables field, select the effects you want to include in your
new file—usually, you select all the listed options.
Note: Selecting the Track Mute/Solo option causes muted tracks to be
left out of the exported mix, and soloed tracks to be the only tracks
exported.
12. Click Export.
The Cakewalk MP3 Export Options (Trial Version) dialog box appears.
13. Choose the options you want for your new MP3 file—for help choosing
options click the Help button in the dialog box.
14. When you finish choosing options, click the OK button.
SONAR compresses and mixes your project to a file with the extension
.
MP3 that is located in the folder you chose in the Look In field of the Export
Audio dialog box.
Next step: Tutorial 8—Using Soft Synths.
Tutorial 8—Using Soft Synths
A software synthesizer is a software program that produces various sounds
through your audio interface (also called a sound card) when the soft synth
program receives MIDI data from a MIDI controller or sequencer program.
SONAR supports all major varieties of software synthesizers, including DXi,
ReWire, and VST Instruments. SONAR has a Synth Rack view to make
inserting a soft synth a one-step process.
Cakewalk TTS-1 is a great example of a soft synth, so let’s use it for our
tutorial. Because this soft synth supports the multi-output format, it has
multiple outputs (4). You probably installed Cakewalk TTS-1 when you
installed SONAR. To make sure, open a project that has at least one audio
track, right-click the FX field of an audio track to open the plug-in popup
menu, and look under Soft Synths. You should see Cakewalk TTS-1 listed.
If you don’t, insert your SONAR CD into your CD drive, install the software