Reference Guide

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Getting started
Getting started
If you want to get up and running quickly, please use the following tutorials, which are tailored to
learning specific tasks in SONAR. If you are new to Cakewalk products, you may want to start at
Tutorial 1. If you have used previous versions of Cakewalk, or you want to do a specific task, choose
from the following tutorials:
“Tutorial 1 – Creating, playing, and saving projects” on page 95
“Tutorial 2 – Using the Browser” on page 107
“Tutorial 3 – Recording vocals and musical instruments” on page 113
“Tutorial 4 – Playing and recording software instruments” on page 119
“Tutorial 5 – Working with music notation” on page 127
“Tutorial 6 – Editing your music” on page 137
“Tutorial 7 – Mixing and adding effects” on page 145
“Tutorial 8 – Working with video” on page 153
“Tutorial 9 – Exporting, CD burning and sharing” on page 163
“Glossary” on page 1799. A list of defined terms.
“Introduction” on page 51. An overview of SONAR’s features and functionality.
“Troubleshooting” on page 1177. Answers to frequently asked questions.
“New features in SONAR X1” on page 1237. Descriptions of new features in SONAR X1.
Note: This documentation covers SONAR X1 Producer, SONAR X1 Studio, SONAR X1
Essential and SONAR X1 LE. The documentation indicates if a feature only applies to a specific
edition of SONAR X1. For a list of key differences between each edition, see “Comparison” on
page 1245.