Reference Guide

Getting started
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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” on page 99
“Tutorial 2 – Using the Browser” on page 113
“Tutorial 3 – Recording vocals and musical instruments” on page 119
“Tutorial 4 – Playing and recording software instruments” on page 125
“Tutorial 5 – Working with music notation” on page 133
“Tutorial 6 – Editing your music” on page 143
“Tutorial 7 – Mixing and adding effects” on page 151
“Tutorial 8 – Working with video” on page 161
“Tutorial 9 – Exporting, CD burning and sharing” on page 171
“Glossary” on page 2043. A list of defined terms.
“Introduction” on page 53. An overview of SONAR’s features and functionality.
“Troubleshooting” on page 1363. Answers to frequently asked questions.
“New features in SONAR X3” on page 1423. Descriptions of new features in SONAR X3.
Note: This documentation covers 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” on page 1465.