So you can have eight VSTi instruments active in a project at once maximum.Q. Just curious, is that 8 slots per track, per song?Įight slots total per project. Both solutions are not that flexible so that's why I will eventually upgrade. Other options are of course using Rewire (I also use Orion Platinum that can be rewired into LE) or rendering VSTi tacks to audio and re-use the VSTi slot for somthing else. I'm now trying to remedy this by using more multi-timbral instruments but that is just a partial solution. I like to throw in a few specific instruments in a track for some percussion and sound effects and such and then you run out of VSTi slots quickly. The one limitation for me is the 8 VSTi maximum limit. But I will be upgrading later this year for sure. In my case it came with my Edirol PCR-M80 keyboard and for now it is all I need.

It even supports control surfaces so I'm running it with a Tascam US-2400. I'm using SONAR 4LE and it is VERY capable. One question.with the piano roll, is that for creating your own midi tracks that include bass, drums, piano, etc.? I like the idea that I will be able to upgrade for cheap too. And I can't see myself ever using more that 64 audio tracks! haha, but who knows. I'm a serious beginner, so all the stuff you say it can do, is probably alot more than I even need at the moment.

You say that there isnt that much on LE, but in your first paragraph you say that it is suprisingly capable. I think it's mising the Sonitus Suite and a few other and has the track limitations. So what you are actually asking us to compare Sonar LE to Sonar 5. The idea is to have the new Sonar user get hooked on Sonar and then have you upgrade to Sonar 4 whis has been phases out and replaced with Sonar 5 now. Furthermore, according to Cakewalk, registered owners of Sonar LE will be able to upgrade to the full version at a special price. Both VST/VSTi and DX/DXi plug-ins are supported, and Dreamstation and Cyclone DXi instruments are included, as are 14 real-time effects and six MIDI effects. LE has the familiar Sonar views: loop construction, dynamic console, piano roll, staff notation and drum-grid editor. It offers 64 audio and 256 MIDI tracks, supports 24-bit recording up to 192kHz, implements Rewire 2 as a host and includes MIDI clock and MTC slave sync. Form what I've read on Sound on Sound magazine.

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