This lets you keep only the high or low-end effect. You can add varying amounts of saturation, as well as filter the effect via its three-position switch. Although I'm not a big fan of digital distortion/saturation and prefer to add that kind of thing before A-D conversion, the Softube knob is useful for after the fact. And the vertical scroll bar is a necessity now since Expanded comes standard with the very large Softube Saturation Knob module. Expanded fixes this, while adding drop-and-drag to the ProChannel modules. Even with a bigger, higher resolution screen, it just didn't feel right not being able to scroll the GUI. Although the minimum requirements for X1 Producer call for an 800 pixel height display, it was disconcerting to find my monitor cutting off the bottom of ProChannel with no scrolling available. If you are like me, there is never enough time to clean up and coordinate all the different sites I've scattered across the web, so this is a real timesaver.Īs cool as the FX Chain enhancement is, the main beneficiary of Producer Expanded is the ProChannel. Using SoundCloud, you can then plug your new creation to Facebook, Twitter, and other social networks and apps. You can upload your song from within SONAR itself if you have your rig hooked up to the internet. Networking with SoundCloud, the on-line playback site. The other non-ProChannel development in Expanded is And unlike the good old days, you can record these automation moves. Muting reverb is just a button click away. Want to boost the high end of the vocals during the chorus? Just assign the high band gain on the EQ to a knob and twist away, flying it in the old-fashioned way. This method is a lot more natural than digging through controller envelopes. You can play these with your mouse, or further assign them to a hardware controller for hands-on control via SONAR's Active Controller Technology. Much like SONAR's Synth Rack, you pick out parameters from a dropdown menu and assign them to a virtual knob or button. The major one is adding virtual knobs and buttons to the FX Chain. Most of the improvements are to Producer's ProChannel console strip, so Expanded isn't available for other versions of SONAR, although there are several non-ProChannel enhancements too.
#Cakewalk sonar x1 record update#
While continuing to update SONAR X1 (Tape Op #82) for free, Cakewalk is adding functionality to their top-shelf version of SONAR X1 Producer with a paid upgrade - SONAR X1 Producer Expanded.