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

Tutorial 2 – Using the Browser

Tutorial 3 – Recording vocals and musical instruments

Tutorial 4 – Playing and recording software instruments

Tutorial 5 – Working with music notation

Tutorial 6 – Editing your music

Tutorial 7 – Mixing and adding effects

Tutorial 8 – Working with video

Tutorial 9 – Exporting, CD burning and sharing

Glossary. A list of defined terms.

Introduction. An overview of SONAR’s features and functionality.

Troubleshooting. Answers to frequently asked questions.

New features in SONAR X3. Descriptions of new features in SONAR X3.

 

Note: This documentation covers SONAR LE, SONAR X3 base version, SONAR X3 Studio and SONAR X3 Producer. The documentation indicates if a feature only applies to a specific edition of SONAR X3. For a list of key differences between each edition, see Comparison.