[ddots-l] Re: GET WITH IT! GET AT IT! GET ON IT! Announcing the Latest CakeTalking for SONAR from Dancing Dots
- From: <blusk@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 19 Sep 2009 14:23:33 -0700
Hello, guies. This is good news, but I have some questions about upgrading.
Over a week ago I successfully updated to Jaws 10, (and am loving the new
features, I must say). However, when I tried to download Sonar 8.1, I did not
have success with that. I knew I couldn't download CT 8 unless I had
downloaded and run Sonar 8. I guess my main question is:
Do I need to buy the software for CT 8 and Sonar 8 before upgrading? I'm
currently using Sonar 7.0.2 Producer and CT 8. Thanks in advance.
God bless you.
Bobby Lusk.
---- Dancing Dots <billlist1@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Dancing Dots proudly announces that CakeTalking for SONAR 8.5 is here,
> bringing an amazingly high level of initial support for SONAR 8.5 which
> cakewalk Music Software released only days ago as well as unmatched support
> for SONAR version 8.3. CakeTalking's creator, David Pinto, has once again
> outdone himself with his magical mix of scripting prowess supported by
> informative yet entertaining tutorials. Everyone from passionate hobbyist
> to seasoned professional will find lots of reasons to get at, with and on
> this latest version of CT.
>
> This announcement will give you details on new and improved features as well
> as upgrade policy and pricing. Dancing Dots will be shipping this new
> version of CakeTalking by the end of September and should have the
> downloadable version ready even sooner.
>
> New Features
>
> All of the following features are supported in both CakeTalking for SONAR
> 8.5 and in CakeTalking 8.3 for SONAR 8.3. It's up to you which version of
> SONAR you want to use. As in the past, Dancing Dots has negotiated an
> arrangement with our friends at cakewalk Music Software whereby our
> customers can continue to use what is now the previous shipping version of
> SONAR, 8.3, while we perfect our support for their new version. But what's
> different with this particular release is that we already have an extremely
> robust set of scripts working with the 8.5 brand-new version.
>
> So, if you like to live on the edge a bit and you want to get to use some of
> the cool new features of SONAR 8.5 which are already accessible, including a
> bunch of lovely new audio effects, then install that version of CakeTalking.
> We will give you a short list of things that we will improve and give you
> free downloadable updates as those improvements are made. If you would
> rather happily enjoy the benefits of the past 8 months of development and
> testing with the 8.3 version of CakeTalking for SONAR 8.3, you can install
> that version and wait for a more seasoned version of CT 8.5 to become
> available. You will receive the same no-cost upgrades when you are ready to
> move up to SONAR 8.5.
>
> If you are already prepared to order this new version, see the Upgrade
> pricing at the close of this announcement. Call us at 610-783-6692 to place
> your order and we will ship it out or provide download instructions as soon
> as we can.
>
> Now, about those new CakeTalking features:
>
> CakeTalking HELP.
> The 400 page CakeTalking Tutorial has been thoroughly updated and greatly
> expanded. There are new lessons on setting up your workstation, working with
> soft synths, and using the many new features of SONAR. There are also easy
> to follow supporting documents that describe how to configure your computer
> for optimum performance with JAWS, and how to download and install SONAR
> updates.
>
> V Vocal
> V Vocal is now completely accessible. V Vocal is an editor that is perfect
> for correcting pitch and vibrato in vocal tracks, creating backup vocals
> from a lead vocal track, and for shifting the rhythmic placement of words
> and syllables within a melodic phrase. It also works just as well with any
> monophonic instrument, like a sax or trumpet. V Vocal can also change the
> dynamics and formant of the audio. Formant is the overtone series of audio
> that makes it possible to distinguish, for instance, a man singing a note,
> and a woman singing the same note. So by adjusting the formant, you can
> transpose audio while still retaining the sound signature of the vocalist.
> This makes it possible to create harmonizing backup vocals from a lead vocal
> track.
>
> Loop Construction
> CakeTalking now fully supports the Loop Construction View. In this view,
> rhythmic audio clips can be converted to groove clips that contains tempo,
> beat and pitch information. This allows SONAR to stretch the groove clip so
> that it conforms to the tempo and key of any project you import the groove
> clip into.
>
> REORDERING MULTIPLE TRACKS.
> Ever wanted to put your tracks in a different order. Well, you not only can
> move one track at a time to a different position, you can also re order
> multiple tracks in one fell swoop. Just type the new numerical order you
> wish your tracks to be in, wait a second or 2, and you've got a totally new
> track order.
>
> Enhanced Clips Editing
> CakeTalking now fully supports SONAR'S new set of features called Enhanced
> Clip Editing. Enhanced Clip Editing allows the user to use simple
> keystrokes to manipulate audio clips quickly and efficiently. You can do 3
> basic things with Enhanced Clips editing. You can select, fade, and crop any
> audio clip.
> Cropping, means to trim or expand a selected clip. Cropping is useful when
> you want to eliminate some of the audio at the start or end of the clip, or
> when you want to expand a clip and restore some of the audio that has been
> previously truncated from the clip. You can crop an audio clip
> instantaneously with a simple hotkey, and then immediately audition the
> results.
> Fading means to gradually increase the start of a clips, or decrease the
> volume of the end of a clip. For instance, perhaps a punch in needs to be
> faded out a little in order to soften a noisy breath. With Enhanced clips
> editing, you can fade out the end of the clip with a hotkey, and then
> immediately audition the results. And if you aren't satisfied with the
> amount of fade, you can continue to press the hotkey, and once again
> immediately audition the results.
>
> Nudge Mode.
> SONAR'S Nudge mode is now fully supported. With simple hotkeys, you can now
> nudge audio clips a little later or earlier in time, thus correcting timing
> mistakes. You can also move clips from one track to another, thus making it
> easy to assemble a composite track from several other tracks.
>
> SOFT SYNTHS' AND AAA TEMPLATES.
> CakeTalking now installs SONAR templates that are designed to get new users
> up and going as quickly as possible. The 9 Soft Synth templates allow you to
> use your MIDI keyboard to trigger Soft ware synthesizers that reside in your
> computer, rather than external MIDI synthesizers. By using software
> synthesizers, instead of external synthesizers, the process of configuring
> SONAR is simplified. Instead of having to first mess with external MIDI
> synths and their connections, with these new templates, the user can
> immediately begin recording MIDI tracks in SONAR.
> Tracks that are devoted to soft synths are now fully supported and
> recognized. And you can easily open a soft synth's window by pressing
> CONTROL Y while on any column of a track that's assigned to a soft synth.
>
> Accessible Audio EFFECTS
>
> In addition to almost the entire suite of Sonitus and lexicon Effects, the
> following new effects are fully supported.
>
> Vintage Channel 64. VC64 is a multi-function audio processor that includes a
> noise gate, de-esser, two compressors and two equalizers. The noise gate
> allows you to gate out noise, and tighten up percussive sounds. The de-esser
> can remove prominent s's from vocals, tame over-prominent hi-hats in dance
> music drum loops, as well as reduce the 'buzziness' of distorted signals
> with lots of highs.
>
> TL 64 Tube leveler. Digital audio recordings can sometimes sound sterile and
> lifeless. The TL-64 Tube Leveler plug-in is a preamp/processor that uses
> vacuum-tube modeling, so you can add just the right amount of warm tube
> saturation to individual tracks or full mixes.
>
> LP 64 EQ. Cakewalk's LP 64 E Q provides highly accurate control of tonal
> balance while maintaining a linear-phase shift at all frequencies,
> regardless of the gain settings. With LP 64 E Q EQ linear-phase processing,
> the integrity of your audio is maintained for all frequencies, at all
> times--no unintended coloration, cancellations, comb filtering, or muddy
> transients. LP 64 EQ is well suited for critical mastering projects
>
> Cakewalk's LP-64 Multiband Compressor. This is a transparent linear phase
> multiband compressor plug-in for mixing and mastering purposes. The LP-64
> provides five bands of smooth, highly accurate, linear-phase compression and
> equalization of audio, with each of the four compressors operating on a
> single adjustable frequency band.
>
> TS 64 Transient Shaper. The TS 64 Transient Shaper plug-in provides powerful
> control over the dynamics of audio tracks and mixes. TS 64 Transient Shaper
> is primarily designed for drums and percussion, but can also be useful on
> other percussive sounds, such as guitar and electric piano. Transient refers
> to a sudden increase in sound output that occurs for a short period of time.
> For example, the attack portion of a drum hit is a transient. Unlike a
> typical compressor, TS 64 Transient Shaper lets you shape the audio signal's
> attack phase independently of the decay/sustain phase.
>
> Boost 11
> The Boost 11 Peak Limiter is a transparent peak limiting and volume
> maximizing plug-in for mixing and mastering purposes; it is designed to
> reduce peak levels without coloring the sound.
>
> Note that in effects and soft synth dialogs that require you to lock the
> mouse on a control before you can change its value, CakeTalking will now
> report the current setting of the control, as soon as you lock the mouse.
> This is better than the way CT previously acted, where you had to change the
> initial value before you could hear a value. So You could never could hear
> the initial value.
>
> All reported bugs in the previous version of SONAR 8 have been fixed.
>
> New Features in CakeTalking 8.5 for SONAR 8.5.
>
> In addition to all of the above, you will have access to the following new
> features when you install CakeTalking for SONAR 8.5. Remember, certain
> features are still under construction. You will be eligible for maintenance
> releases as they become available. Some new features may not be documented
> thoroughly yet in the accompanying tutorial documents although CT's online
> help has been enhanced to support you as you learn.
>
> Arpeggiator
> Each MIDI and Instrument track in SONAR now has a built-in Arpeggiator which
> allows you to turn even the simplest chord progression into exciting new
> sound textures. The SONAR Arpeggiator is a perfect tool for adding variety
> to any Instrument or MIDI track that repeats a number of times in a song, or
> for creating complimentary parts using other instrument sounds that follow
> your chord progression. The SONAR Arpeggiator includes hundreds of presets,
> patterns, and classic algorithms.
>
> The new AudioSnap palette allows you to fix timing problems in audio and
> align audio with the project tempo. Compared to its previous incarnation, it
> is simpler and more reliable.
> MOVE to Next or Prior Transient. You can use the TAB and SHIFT+TAB keys to
> jump to audio transients, and MIDI Note events. In SONAR 8.5, TAB to
> transients is always available when the transport is idle, and is no longer
> dependent on AudioSnap. TAB to transients is now selection-based, which
> means tabbing will go to the next/previous transient amongst all selected
> clips. If there is no selection, tabbing operates on the current track.
>
> 9 NEW EFFECTS Supported. Alias Factor , Classic Phaser, HF Exciter, Mod
> Filter, Multi-voice Chorus/Flanger, Para-Q, Stereo Compressor/Gate, Stereo
> Delay, StudioBerb2
>
> N.B. The new Matrix feature in SONAR 8.5 is not accessible. We will
> continue to consult with the developers of SONAR on ways they might be able
> to make it a feature that JAWS can access. In its present form, access is
> not possible.
>
> Upgrade Policy and Pricing for CakeTalking Customers
>
> Anyone who has purchased a new unit of CakeTalking after June 30, 2009, will
> receive a no-cost upgrade to CakeTalking 8.5.
> Remember, along with your upgrade for CakeTalking, you can order your SONAR
> upgrade from Dancing Dots. It's the most affordable SONAR upgrade we can
> remember. The CakeTalking upgrades are also quite economically priced
> especially considering the vastly improved access to existing and new
> features like the V Vocal pitch correction and so much more. This new
> release of CakeTalking will authorize you to run with SONAR 8.5 and with
> SONAR 8.3 as well.
>
> $69 From CT 8.0
>
> $99 From CT 7
>
> $149 From CT 6
>
> $199 From CT 4 or 5
>
> $229 from all earlier versions
>
> Call us at 610-783-6692 to register your order and we will ship it out or
> provide download instructions as soon as we can.
>
> As always, Dancing Dots thanks you for your business and strong support.
>
> Bill McCann
> Founder and President of Dancing Dots since 1992 www.DancingDots.com
> Tel: [001] 610-783-6692
>
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