Comparison

The following table highlights the key differences between SONAR Home Studio, SONAR Artist, SONAR Steam Edition, SONAR Professional and SONAR Platinum.

 

Table 3. SONAR comparison 

Product Comparison	SONAR Home Studio	SONAR Artist & Steam Edition	SONAR Professional	SONAR Platinum
General
Max number of audio tracks	64	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited
Max number of MIDI tracks	128	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited
Max Bit Depth / Sample Rate	24-bit / 48kHz	64-bit float / 384kHz	64-bit float / 384kHz	64-bit float / 384kHz
Max number of effects / instruments	Unlimited / 64 (gated by available audio tracks)	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited
Max simultaneous buses	8	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited
Max audio effects sends (per track/bus)	5	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited
Max simultaneous I/O	16 mono or 8 stereo	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited
Internal mixing engine	64-bit	64-bit	64-bit	64-bit
Windows x64 Support	Native x64	Native x64	Native x64	Native x64
Windows 8 Multi-touch support	x	x	x	x
Drum Replacer				x
VocalSync automatic audio alignment				x
Mix Recall		x	x	x
Virtual keyboard controller	x	x	x	x
Step Sequencer 2.0	x	x	x	x
Video import/export	x	x	x	x
GPU Acceleration	x	x	x	x
Video view	x	x	x	x
Matrix view	x	x	x	x
Arpeggiator	x	x	x	x
Inline Piano Roll		x	x	x
Clip Inspector		x	x	x
Track Inspector		x	x	x
FX Chains		x	x	x
FX Chain UI customizing		x	x	x
ARA integration		x	x	x
Region FX		x	x	x
Playlist	x	x	x	x
Track folders		x	x	x
Clip FX Racks		x	x	x
Staff view	x	x	x	x
Guitar tablature and Fretboard view	x	x	x	x
Synth Rack view		x	x	x
Event List view		x	x	x
Markers view		x	x	x
Sysx view		x	x	x
Lyrics view		x	x	x
Navigator view		x	x	x
Groove Quantize, Retrograde, Velocity Scale, Fit To Time, Fit Improvisation, and Interpolate		x	x	x
External Insert			x	x
AudioSnap 2.0			x	x
ARA support		x	x	x
Melodyne essential			x	x
Surround Sound			x	x
SoundCloud export	x	x	x	x
MusicXML export	x	x	x	x
Automation record modes		Touch only	x	x
Patch points			x	x
Plug-in load balancing				x
Lenses	Factory lenses only	Factory and user lenses	Factory and user lenses	Factory and user lenses
Lens Manager			x	x
Screensets		x	x	x
UI themes	x	x	x	x
SONAR Theme Editor				x
MIDI Transform tool				x
Piano Roll view Track pane filter			x	x
Piano Roll view Track pane filter presets				x
Ripple editing		x	x	x
Surface Dial support		x	x	x
Control Bar
Control Bar	Simplified	x	x	x
Tools module	x	x	x	x
Snap module	x	x	x	x
Transport module	x	x	x	x
Loop module	x	x	x	x
Mix module		x	x	x
ACT module		x	x	x
Screensets module		x	x	x
Mix Recall module		x	x	x
Performance module		x	x	x
Punch module		x	x	x
Select module		x	x	x
Markers module		x	x	x
Event Inspector module		x	x	x
Sync module		x	x	x
Custom module	x	x	x	x
ProChannel
ProChannel	MixStrip	MixStrip	x	x
QuadCurve Equalizer		Curve EQ	x	x
QuadCurve Zoom				x
PC76 U-Type Channel Compressor				x
PC4K S-Type Bus Compressor				x
Console Emulator				x
Tape Emulator				x
Tube Saturation				x
Softube Saturation Knob			x	x
FX Chain			x	x
BREVERB SONAR				x
REmatrix Solo			x	x
Boz Digital Labs Bark of Dog			x	x
Boz Digital Labs Panipulator			x	x
Style Dial FX		x	x	x
MixStrip
MixStrip	x	x
Curve EQ	x	x
GRIT	x	x
MAX	x	x
SPACE	x	x
Audio plug-in effects
Adaptive Limiter			x	x
Alias Factor	x	x	x	x
Boost 11 Peak Limiter		x	x	x
Classic Phaser	x	x	x	x
Compressor/Gate	x	x	x	x
HF Exciter	x	x	x	x
Modfilter	x	x	x	x
Multivoice Chorus/Flanger	x	x	x	x
Parametric EQ		x	x	x
Para-Q	x	x	x	x
Tempo Delay	x	x	x	x
Sonitus fx: EQ	x	x	x	x
Sonitus fx: Reverb	x	x	x	x
Sonitus fx: Compressor		x	x	x
Sonitus fx: Delay		x	x	x
Sonitus fx: Gate		x	x	x
Sonitus fx: Modulator		x	x	x
Sonitus fx: Multiband		x	x	x
Sonitus fx: Surround		x	x	x
Sonitus fx: Surround Compressor			x	x
Sonitus fx: Wah Wah		x	x	x
Sonitus fx:Phase		x	x	x
Channel Tools			x	x
TH3 Cakewalk Edition	x	x	x	x
TL-64 Tube Leveler				x
TS-64 Transient Shaper				x
BiFilter2				x
BREVERB SONAR				x
L-Phase Equalizer			x	x
L-Phase Multiband			x	x
Nomad Factory Blue Tubes Bundle			x	x
Nomad Factory BlueVerb DRV-2080			x	x
Nomad Factory Blue Tubes Analog TrackBox				x
PX-64 Percussion Strip				x
VX-64 Vocal Strip				x
MIDI plug-in effects
MFX Arpeggiator	x	x	x	x
MFX Change Velocity	x	x	x	x
MFX Chord Analyzer	x	x	x	x
MFX Echo/Delay	x	x	x	x
MFX Event Filter	x	x	x	x
MFX Quantize	x	x	x	x
MFX Transpose	x	x	x	x
Instruments
Cakewalk Sound Center		x	x	x
Cakewalk TTS-1	x	x	x	x
Dimension			LE	Pro
DropZone		x	x	x
Roland GrooveSynth		x	x	x
Session Drummer 3		x	x	x
Square I		x	x	x
Studio Instruments Suite	x	x	x	x
Cyclone			x	x
PSYN II			x	x
Rapture				x
Rapture Session	x	x	x	x
RXP REX Player			x	x
SFZ Sound Font Player			x	x
Z3ta+ Classic			x	x
AAS Lounge Lizard Session SONAR Edition				x
AAS Strum Acoustic Session SONAR Edition				x
AAS Ultra Analog Session 2				x
True Pianos Amber (x86, x64)				x
XLN Audio Addictive Drums 2			Solo Bundle	Producer Bundle
Expansion Packs for Dimension Pro
Dimension Pro Expansion Pack 1				x
Dimension Pro Expansion Pack 2				x
Classic Sounds for Dimension Pro				x
Audio Loops, MIDI Clips & Projects
500 MB REX Loopmasters				x
500 MB REX/WAV Sample Magic				x
210 MB WAV XMIX				x
MIDI Groove Clips				x
Tutorial Projects	Optional download	Optional download	Optional download	Optional download
Artist demo projects				x

 

See:

Getting started

Introduction

About SONAR

 

Also see:

www.cakewalk.com/Products/SONAR/Versions