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Creating Music in SONAR X1 Producer

SONAR X1 is the digital audio workstation that offers one-of-a-kind music creation tools to help you right from the start of the production process. Whether you're searching for new ideas or looking to add musical parts to existing songs, SONAR X1 can help you break through those creative blocks.

Skylight User Interface

Let’s face it - constantly shuffling and resizing lots of floating windows is so last decade. Precisely suited for today’s music production, SONAR X1's unparalleled user interface design speeds up workflow and provides a clean and modern creation environment. Skylight introduces a next generation workspace and ushers in a new level of simplicity by providing an intelligent interface that moves beyond contemporary, single-window design and layout clutter.

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Browser

The completely redesigned Browser organizes all of your content into one, easily managed place. Drag and drop just about anything you can think of from the Browser directly to your workspace. Finding just the right musical element has never been faster or easier. Whether it’s a snare drum sample, keyboard riff, fully configured track template or even an entire project, the new Browser is the center of your SONAR universe.

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Session Drummer 3

Session Drummer 3 lets you quickly and easily create original, mix-ready drum parts for your productions. Get your groove on with hundreds of patterns ranging from vintage rock to electronica and 20 complete drum kits including genuine Roland® 707, 808, and 909 kits. Content providers include Ocean Way Studios, Steven Slate, Sonic Reality, and Groove Monkee.

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Matrix View

The Matrix View lets you enter the world of non-linear music composition and experience a whole new approach to creating music in any genre. The Matrix view allows you to load audio or MIDI tracks, loops, and one-shots to improvise compositions on the fly. Instantly create remixes, sketch out different arrangements for any song, and even perform live with just your MIDI keyboard or pad controller.

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Step Sequencer 2.0

The Step Sequencer is now fully integrated in to the SONAR X1 user interface design. Controls are easier to identify and use, and commands are easily accessible from dedicated drop down menus.

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Arpeggiator

Use the new per-track Arpeggiator to create new sections for your songs, breathe life into stale chord progressions, and discover new musical lines and hooks. With one key click you can experience sweeping staccato parts, chord strums, and lightning-fast runs to add new layers of sound to your productions.

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Rapture LE

Rapture LE is a special version of the award-winning Rapture synthesizer. It includes over 200 programs & hundreds of oscillator shapes. Quickly load production-ready patches from growling leads to bumpin' basses and spacious pads—ideal for today's pop, dance, and electronic music.

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TruePianos Amber

TruePianos Amber is a VSTi that provides realistic piano sounds, superb playability, and acoustic-style responsiveness. Get brilliant sounds with low CPU usage for optimal performance.

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TruePianos Amber

 


TruePianos Amber Module VSTi is included in SONAR Producer. TruePianos generates complex and realistic piano tones with very low CPU usage.

Dimension Pro in X1 Producer

Your go-to instrument. Allows you to add both real and synthesized instrument sounds to your projects including synths, strings, basses, acoustic and electric guitars, vocal hits and more. Its immense 7 GB content library, featuring 2200+ programs plus the Digital Sound Factory Vol. 2 Classic Keys Pack, gives you endless possibilities.

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