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inserts, in effects loops, or to the master mix. SONAR supports 44.1 KHz sampling
for CD-quality sound and lets you choose from lower or higher sample rates as
well. All audio effects are 32-bit floating point for faster processing and high-
quality sound reproduction.
Web Authoring
SONAR is the ideal tool for developing and producing music and sound for the
World Wide Web, because it lets you save your work in the formats that are most
commonly used on web sites: MIDI, RealAudio, MP3, and Windows Media
Advanced Streaming Format. Any SONAR project—musical composition, audio
clip, commercial spot, jingle with voice-over—can be stored in a web-compatible
format with a few simple mouse clicks.
Film and Video Scoring and Production
SONAR has many of the tools you need to execute audio post-production projects
quickly and efficiently. SONAR provides chase lock sync to time code for frame-by-
frame accuracy when synchronizing audio or MIDI to film or video. Or, you can
turn chase lock off to conserve CPU power. SONAR provides high-quality time
stretching and sample-accurate editing with zero-crossing detection so you can
make the fine adjustments you need in record time. In addition, SONAR’s support
for video files gives you convenient synchronized access to digitized video, making
film and video scoring easier than ever.
Flexibility
SONAR works the way you want to work—you can customize screen layouts,
toolbars, and audio and MIDI system configurations to make your work more
efficient. SONAR integrates with other sound editing tools so you can access them
in an instant without leaving SONAR.
Computers, Sound, and Music
This section provides some background on the different ways that computers store
and play sound and music. Computers work with sound and music in two different
forms: MIDI and digital audio.
MIDI
MIDI (short for Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is the way computers
communicate with most sound cards, keyboards, and other electronic instruments.
MIDI refers to both the type of cables and plugs used to connect the computers and
instruments, and to the language those computers and instruments use to talk to
each other. The MIDI standard is accepted and used worldwide. Almost any
electronic instrument you buy today will have MIDI connectors and can be used
with other MIDI instruments and with your computer’s MIDI interface.
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