SONAR 5 CSi Starter
Series: Book
Publisher: Thomson Course Technology
Medium: CD-ROM
Author: Tim Gay

If you're a beginner looking for a new approach to mastering the basic features of SONAR 5, then SONAR 5 CSi Starter is the guide you've been looking for. This interactive tutorial CD-ROM enables you to work your way through a basic production from start to finish as you discover how easy it is to get down to the business of producing a song.

Sit back and watch a DAW pro show you the ins and outs as you work through over 2 hours of movie tutorials. Use the quizzing feature to test yourself along the way. SONAR 5 CSi Starter is full of movie tutorials that include not only the basic functionality, but also production techniques, special shortcuts, key commands, and before and after audio examples.

Table of Contents

A. Intro
1 Mission Statement
2. New in version 5
3. CSi interface overview

B. Setup
1. Getting Started
2. Files, Folders, and Save
3. MIDI Setup
4. Audio Setup
5. Software Synthesis
6. The Interface
7. The Interface part 2

C. Record
1. Importing Audio
2. Recording MIDI
3. Recording Audio
4. Overdub and Loop recording

D. Edit
1. Tool Overview
2. Tracks, Auto-shuttle Looping, and Markers
3. Editing in Track View
4. Editing Audio
5. MIDI Events

E. Mix
1. Basic Blend
2. Adding Effects
3. Busses, Sends, Master Outputs
4. Automation
5. Export Audio Mix

F. Delivery and Backup
1. Burn Audio CD
2. Create an MP3
3. Backing up Your Work

Minimum System Requirements

• 32 MB RAM
• 50 MB free disk space
• 16X CD-ROM drive or faster
• 800X600 display, 1000s of colors
• Quicktime 6.0 or greater (supplied)

Macintosh System Requirements

• PPG 300 Mhz or faster
• System 9.0
• OS x 10.2 or higher

Windows System Requirements

• Pentium III
• 400 Mhz or faster
• Windows 98, ME, or XP
• 16-bit sound card