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Starting to use SONAR
Introduction
Uninstalling SONAR
When you installed SONAR, the setup program placed an Uninstall icon in the Start menu. To
uninstall SONAR, click the Start button and choose Programs > Cakewalk > SONAR 8.5 (Studio or
Producer) > Uninstall SONAR 8.5 (Studio or Producer).
Starting to use SONAR
This chapter has provided you with an overview of SONAR and basic information on how to install
the software and configure your system.
The following tutorials will give you some hands-on practice in playing, recording, and mixing your
projects. If you have not already done so, you may want to refer to SONAR basics to get the most
out of these tutorials.
Tutorial 1 – Creating, playing, and saving projects
Tutorial 2 – Using the Media Browser
Tutorial 3 – Recording vocals and musical instruments
Tutorial 4 – Playing and recording software instruments
Tutorial 5 – Working with music notation
Tutorial 6 – Editing your music
Tutorial 7 – Mixing and adding effects
Tutorial 8 – Working with video
Tutorial 9 – Exporting, CD burning and sharing
Note: If, during installation, you chose in the Select Components dialog not to install the
Tutorials folder (part of the Sample files), you will not have access to the sample tutorial files
needed to follow the tutorials in this chapter. If you didn’t install these files, insert your product
disc and copy the files to your hard drive.