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SONAR 3 Producer Edition

SoFreshNSoClean	Date: September 14, 2004 @ 8:58 AM I recently bought a copy of the latest edition of Cakewalk's Sonar ( to later learn thar Sonar 4 is on the way already)and I am looking for some good VST's and Effects.
iluminati	Date: September 14, 2004 @ 10:19 AM If you want to download some hacked VST's to test out prior to purchase head over to supernova.org and scroll throught he Windows Apps section. You will need to download a bittorrant client like azureus to download files from this site which may require a bit of configuration with your router (if you have one) but it is well worth it. Of could you should purchase the VSTs once you find what you like. I recommend Native Instruments B4, Pro-53, Waves Bundle, Battery, Reason, Novation V-Station, Steinberg Warp VST (nice for grungy bass sounds), FL Studio standalone VSTs just to name a few. I originally purchased Sonar 1, but eventually converted over to Cubase SX 2.0 and FL Studio. I found both programs to be more compatible with my needs. www.flstudio.com has a number of very useable VSTs you can get on the cheap which are also built into their main program. The flstudio VSTs are extremely well coded so as to lower CPU usage. FL Studio is also an awesome standalone application which can be purchased for around $100-$150. Best of all you can run the standalone app as a VST in Sonar or Cubase SX. It will provide a ton of sounds and effects. I like to use FL Studio this way with Cubase SX. If you want to hear some of these VSTs in action check out these these tracks : http://iluminati.dmusic.com Aside from built in FL Studio sounds I utilized Novations V-Station, Native Instruments B4, Pro-53, FL Studio Sytrus synth, and a number of samples off of www.samplefusion.com.
shadowself	Date: September 16, 2004 @ 8:15 PM I use Sonar 3 PE, as well. I am a big fan of Native Instruments. B4 is indistinguishable from a real B3 - it's crazy! Also, their Guitar Rig is a VST and and standalone, and it allows a whole rack of FX in one. Elektrik Piano is just beautiful - the Rhodes samples are second to none. Make sure you have at LEAST a gig of RAM, however.

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