Cakewalk SONAR Home Studio 7 XL adds more value by giving you the tools you need to take your productions to the next level. Features include Cakewalk's acclaimed Step Sequencer, Dimension LE with Garritan Pocket Orchestra, Studio Devil VGA+ Guitar Amp Simulator, Cakewalk Studio Instruments backing band, and Boost 11 Peak Limiter.

Can't play bass, drums, piano, or violin? No problem! With Sonar 7 XL its Just point and click and you are making music. It's that easy!

New to SONAR Home Studio 7 XL is Cakewalk Studio Instruments which includes a high quality Drum Kit, Bass Guitar, Electric Piano, and String Section that can be played stand alone or inside SONAR Home Studio XL.

Cakewalk Studio Instruments include pre-recorded patterns played by ace session musicians so you can build sections for your songs, practice, or just have fun jamming along.

Create & Record with Home Studio 7 XL

• Get creative with 64 audio tracks and unlimited MIDI tracks
• Track and project templates do the set-up for you so you're making music fast
• Play and record MIDI parts in perfect time using Input Quantize
• Record your whole band at once using multi-input audio interfaces at up to 24-bit/192 kHz quality
• Browse over 1 GB of loop and instrument content and preview audio and MIDI loops in time and key with your song to create backing tracks
• Create instrument parts using the DropZone™ sampler and genuine Roland® sounds: drums, bass, guitar, keys, orchestral, and more
• Expand your studio with VST, DX, and ReWire synths, effects, and applications including Reason™

Arrange & Edit with Home Studio 7 XL

• Arrange and edit your project with an easy to understand user interface
• Recording, editing, and mixing tools are just a click away and always available
• Print music notation, lyrics, and lead sheets
• Keep projects organized with Track Folders and Track Icons
• Assemble the perfect take with non-destructive crossfades and other editing tools
• Zero in on edits and navigate quickly with Fast Zoom
• Freeze instruments and effects to get the best performance out of your PC
• Score soundtracks to video in time with the action using the Video Track

Mix & Share with Home Studio 7 XL

• Mix like a pro using the new Console view with built-in Sonitus:fx EQ on every channel
• New Send Assistant simplifies audio routing and effects busses
• Effortless mixing with powerful automation tools
• Sweeten your tracks with reverb, delay, dynamics, modulation, tape and amp simulation, and more
• Control mix, effects, and instruments from external MIDI devices using Active Controller Technology (ACT)
• Burn mixes directly to CD, or export your project to popular audio and video formats, including QuickTime
• Upload songs and create custom streaming music players for your website with Cakewalk Publisher

System Requirements

Cakewalk as a brand is created by musicians for musicians. Cakewalk is the world's leading developer of powerful and easy to use products for music creation and recording. Cakewalk's product range includes the award winning digital audio workstations and sequencers, fully integrated software and hardware solutions, and innovative virtual instruments.

Cakewalk products are used by millions of musicians worldwide - including Grammy & Emmy winning producers, composers, sound designers and engineers - to produce audio for the professional music, film, broadcast and video game industries.