The transport controls and various other dense clusters of buttons have been redesigned into a single Control Bar that runs along the top of the screen.
Visually, the new interface is a vast improvement, despite the sombre colour scheme. Its utilitarian appearance bordered on being ugly, windows battled for screen space and excessive use of cryptic icons, acronyms and long right-click menus made it feel more technical than creative to use. It's a welcome move, as while we've always admired Sonar's abilities, we've been less fond of its interface. The interface has been radically overhauled, largely doing away with multiple floating windows in favour of a docked-panel approach. In this latest update, the emphasis is on workflow.
It was among the first music packages to combine traditional recording techniques with dance-oriented loop manipulation, and powerful features such as its V-Vocal pitch manipulation and AudioSnap audio quantise predate similar features in its main rival, Steinberg Cubase. Cakewalk Sonar has an impressive history of innovation.
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