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Topics covered on this course include:
Introducing SONAR
- Introducing SONAR Demo
- New Features in S5 - FX & Instruments Demo
- New Features in S5 - Features Demo
- New Features in S4 pt. 1 Demo
- New Features in S4 pt. 2 Demo
Under the Hood
- Systems Check Demo
- Typical PC Configuration Demo
- Optimizing Audio Performance Demo
- MIDI Setup Demo
Managing Audio Files
Exploring SONAR
- The Basics
- Track Control
- Views
- Toolbars
- Colors and Layouts
- Templates
- Video Playback
Workflow - Breaking It Down
- Setup & Recording
- Editing & Mixdown
- Sweetening pt. 1
- Sweetening pt. 2
- Mixing & Exporting
- Mastering
Recording
- MIDI Recording Basics pt. 1
- MIDI Recording Basics pt. 2
- MIDI Recording in SP5
- Audio Recording Basics pt. 1
- Audio Recording Basics pt. 2
- Sound Card Control & Metering Options
- Recording Modes pt. 1
- Recording Modes pt. 2
- Loop Recording pt. 1
- Loop Recording pt. 2
Editing
- Getting Around pt. 1
- Getting Around pt. 2
- Track Folders & Track Manager
- Snap & Nudge
- Slip/Slide & Shift
- Slip/Combine & Link
- MIDI Editing pt. 1
- MIDI Editing pt. 2
- MIDI Editing in S5
- Bounce
- Comping pt. 1
- Comping pt. 2
- Comping pt. 3
- Comping pt. 4
Mixing
- Mixing Console vs. Track View
- On the BUS
- Patching: Signal Flow
- Grouping pt. 1
- Grouping pt. 2
- Volume & Pan 1 pt. 1
- Volume & Pan 1 pt. 2
- Volume & Pan 2
- Envelopes pt. 1
- Envelopes pt. 2
- Audio Processing pt. 1
- Audio Processing pt. 2
- FX: EQ pt. 1
- FX: EQ pt. 2
- FX: Compression pt. 1
- FX: Compression pt. 2
- FX: Delay/Chorus/Flange/Phase
- FX: Reverb
- FX: Perfect Space Convolution Reverb
- FX: Time & Pitch
- FX: The Sims - Amp & Tape pt. 1
- FX: The Sims - Amp & Tape pt. 2
- Exporting 1 pt. 1
- Exporting 1 pt. 2
- Exporting 2
Loops & Groove Clips
- Loop Construction View pt. 1
- Loop Construction View pt. 2
- Groove Clips pt. 1
- Groove Clips pt. 2
- Groove Clips pt. 3
Software Synthesizers
- Insert a DXI Synth & Route MIDI to It
- Cakewalk TTS-1
- DreamStation
- PSYN II
- Pentagon I & Groove Synth
- RXP Rex & SFZ Sound Font Sampler
Automation
- Automation Basics
- Fader & Control Movements
- Drawing/Editing Envelopes
- Drawing in S5
- Snapshots
Surround Sound
- Surround 1 pt. 1
- Surround 1 pt. 2
- Surround 2 pt. 1
- Surround 2 pt. 2
Workflow - The Wa CD
- Beginnings
- The List & the Process
- Working With Drums: Slow Groove pt. 1
- Working With Drums: Slow Groove pt. 2
- Working With Drums: The Girl pt. 1
- Working With Drums: The Girl pt. 2
- More Drums: Fruity Loops pt. 1
- More Drums: Fruity Loops pt. 2
- Working With Vocals: I Told You pt. 1
- Working With Vocals: I Told You pt. 2
- More Vocals pt. 1
- More Vocals pt. 2
- Even More VOX: V-Vocal 1 pt. 1
- Even More VOX: V-Vocal 1 pt. 2
- Even More VOX: V-Vocal 1 pt. 3
- Final Sweetening & Mixing pt. 1
- Final Sweetening & Mixing pt. 2
- Final S&M in S5 pt. 1
- Final S&M in S5 pt. 2
- Final S&M in S5 pt. 3
- Next Steps
Wrap-Up
- In Conclusion
Credits
- Author Basics
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