Start Screen update

The Start Screen has been enhanced to make new project creation simpler, display demo projects when installed, and easily find news about Cakewalk and SONAR.

Discover tab

Notifications have been moved to the new Discover tab, which also shows other news about Cakewalk and SONAR, including videos, blog posts, and current promotions and special offers from Cakewalk.

Figure 6. Discover tab.

Streamlined New Project tab

The New Project and New From Template tabs have been combined into a single New Project tab.

To start a new project based on the default template, press CTRL+N.

 

See also:

To specify the default project template

Figure 7. New Project tab.

Demo Projects tab

If you have installed the optional SONAR Demo Projects installer via Cakewalk Command Center or from your Cakewalk store account, the Start Screen will show a new Demo Projects tab that lists all installed demo projects.

Figure 8. Demo Projects tab.

Improved project artwork

By default, the Recent Projects tab shows a screenshot of each project. You can easily use your own custom artwork by importing an image in SONAR’s (Browser) Notes tab. Custom images are now scaled to fit properly in the Start Screen. For details, see Using the Notes Browser.

 

See:

Start Screen

Tutorial 1 - Creating, playing, and saving projects

New features