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Sonar 7 |
Cubase 4 |
Pro Tools 7 |
Live 7 |
Acid Pro 6 |
FL Studio 8 |
Logic Pro 8 |
Category |
Surround Mixing |
Format |
30 formats (4.1 through 8.1) supported |
9 formats supported |
No |
No |
5.1 format supported |
No |
6 formats supported |
Large Surround Panner |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Low Frequency Effects (LFE) Control |
Volume & cutoff |
Volume |
No |
No |
Volume & cutoff; LFE Channel must be separate from other surround channels |
No |
Volume |
Surround FX |
SurroundBridge |
Independent channel routing, common plug-in settings |
No |
No |
No surround FX |
No |
Multichannel FX Configuration |
Stereo Mixdown |
Center level, LFE level, & surround level controls in project setup |
Plug-in available to control individual surround channel volumes |
No |
No |
Automatic downmix, but no control of surround channels |
No |
Plug-in available to control individual surround channel volumes |
Export |
Multi-channel interleaved Windows Media (wma) format and split mono available |
Multi-channel interleaved Windows Media (wma) format and split mono available. |
No |
No |
Multi-channel interleaved Windows Media (wma) format and split mono available. |
No |
Multi-channel interleaved AIFF format available. |
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Sonar 7 |
Cubase 4 |
Pro Tools 7 |
Live 7 |
Acid Pro 6 |
FL Studio 8 |
Logic Pro 8 |
Category |
Video |
Import |
Support for most video formats, but depends on the codec's available on your computer |
Support for Windows Video (avi), MPEG Video (mpg), Windows Media Video (wmv), & QuickTime Video (mov) |
Support for Windows Video (avi), MPEG Video (mpg), Digital Video (dv), & Quick Time Video (mov) |
Support for QuickTime (mov), Digital Video (DV), and Windows Video (avi) formats |
Support for most video formats, but depends on the codec's available on your computer |
Additional cost option |
QuickTime (mov) only |
Export |
Export to several different video formats |
Cannot export to a different video format; can replace audio in a video file |
Export to several different video formats |
Export to several different video formats |
Support for most video formats, but depends on the codec's available on your computer |
No |
Export audio to QuickTime (mov) |
Video Viewer |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Additional cost option |
Yes |
Video Frame Timeline |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes (LE only) |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Video Frame Strip |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Video Edting |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
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Sonar 7 |
Cubase 4 |
Pro Tools 7 |
Live 7 |
Acid Pro 6 |
FL Studio 8 |
Logic Pro 8 |
Category |
Soft Synths & Rewire |
Types Supported |
DXi & VSTi instruments |
VSTi instruments |
RTAS instruments (VST support available with 3rd party VST-RTAS adapter) |
VST & AU |
Supports VSTi & DLS instruments |
DXi & VSTi instruments |
AU only |
Freeze Synths |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Track Mixer Record |
Yes |
Synths & Rewire Clients Included |
8 soft synths included |
4 soft synths included |
3 soft synths & rewire clients included |
2 soft synths included |
1 synth & 1 sampler included |
5 soft synths included |
11 soft synths included |
Instrument Tracks |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Channel |
Yes |
Instrument Layering |
No |
No |
No |
Instrument Rack |
No |
Yes |
No |
Rewire |
Host |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Client |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
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Sonar 7 |
Cubase 4 |
Pro Tools 7 |
Live 7 |
Acid Pro 6 |
FL Studio 8 |
Logic Pro 8 |
Category |
Loops & Remix |
Acid file Recognition |
Yes |
Tempo/beat only |
Tempo/beat only |
No |
Yes |
Tempo/beat only |
Tempo/beat only |
REX File Recognition |
RXP Plug-in |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
REX Shared Library required |
Alternative Sequencing |
Step Sequencer |
Arranger Track |
No |
Session View |
No |
Step Sequencer |
No |
Mirrored Editing |
Loops only |
Audio only |
MIDI only |
Loops only |
Loops only |
Yes |
Loops only |
Tempo Shifting |
Real Time Tempo Shifting |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Event Slicing |
Logical |
Logical & Physical |
Logical & Physical |
Logical |
Logical |
Yes |
Logical |
Batch Time Stretching |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Automatic Beat Detection |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Apple Loops Utility |
Beat Editing |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Sliced files only |
Apple Loops Utility |
Multiple Time Stretching Algorithms |
AudioSnap only |
AudioWarp |
ElasticAudio |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Batch only |
Tempo Extraction |
AudioSnap only |
Time Warp |
Beat Detective |
Tempo Master |
No |
No |
Beat Mapping Global Track |
Pitch Shifting |
Real Time Pitch Shifting |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Real time pitch shifting can be applied to individual clips but not the entire timeline. |
Real time pitch shifting can be applied to individual events but not the entire timeline. |
Yes |
Yes |
Batch Pitch Shifting |
Bounce Groove Clip |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Project Key & Root Note |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Overall project pitch |
Yes |
Individual Loop Pitch Shift |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Groove Patterns |
Audio Groove Detection |
AudioSnap only |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
MIDI Groove Detection |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Groove Pattern Editing |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Edit .fsc files |
Audio only |
Audio Groove Mapping |
AudioSnap only |
Using both virtual groove mapping and beat slicing |
Using both virtual groove mapping and beat slicing |
Yes |
Using virtual groove mapping |
Sliced audio only |
Swing only |
MIDI Groove Mapping |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Predefined Groove Templates |
No |
Swing only |
Swing groove libraries |
Swing only |
Extensive groove library |
Yes |
Swing only |
Loop Content |
None |
None |
None |
None |
Loop & Sample Library (700 loops) |
Fruity Packs |
Jam Packs (18K loops) |
