Magazine: XLR8R
Title: MACHINES: SWEET SEQUENCING
Writers: FAUST & SHORTEE
Issue Date: 10.01
LEFTFIELD
HIP-HOP DUO FAUST & SHORTEE LET LOOSE THEIR DIGITAL SOULS AND SAY HELLO TO THE
NEXT GENERATION OF INTEGRATED MIDI AND DIGITAL AUDIO SEQUENCERS, CAKEWALK'S SONAR
XL.How many of you Cakewalk users have spent WAY too much time trying find out the exact tempo of your samples & loops just trying to keep the sounds on beat? By the time you figure it out you are so frustrated that you forgot why you started the song in the first place!
When being creative, we hate wasting our time doing tedious tasks that zap our motivation into oblivion!!
Look no further because SONAR XL, Cakewalk's next-level digital multi track recording system, combines all of the professional sequencing features of Cakewalk 9.0 with the additional ability to import, create & edit loops, making it possible to quickly change tempos & keys much like in Acid & Fruity Loops.
You
can also import samples or record something live and then quantize the actual
audio WAV files as easily as you can your MIDI files! (That's dope! Especially
if your music is more geared towards samples &/or live instrumentation.) Clip-based,
drag & drop sequencing combined with MIDI, notation, chase-lock & web-authoring
abilities makes this software an excellent tool for producing music, remixing
songs, web, game development & film scoring. SONAR XL also has everything you need to professionally master your music & produce CDs. It works seamlessly with Sonic Foundry's Soundforge & Acid and even comes complete with a bonus sample CD containing a variety of loops & sounds to get you started, no matter what program you are working in.
Like all professional quality software, this program has many features and cannot be mastered overnight, regardless; SONAR XL is worth checking out even if it's only for the loop-friendly features & quantizing magic.
www.xlr8r.com
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