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Sonar Home Studio 6 XL adds over 1 GB of instrument sounds, as well as the Boost 11 peak limiter, the Session Drummer 2 drum instrument, Dimension LE, and Garritan Pocket Orchestra. Exclusive to Sonar Home Studio XL, the Boost 11 Peak Limiter provides—you guessed it—peak limiting and volume maximization, which according to the manufacturer, does not color the sound of the source material. Boost 11's "look-ahead" peak detection helps prevent output clipping and PDR (Program Dependent Release) to minimize volume fluctuations and maximize loudness. Session Drummer 2 includes multisampled drum kits paired with professionally recorded drum and MIDI patterns from Smart Loops. You can build an accompaniment by loading a drum kit and dragging and dropping patterns into your project. You can also play patterns or individual drums from any MIDI controller to perform your own drum tracks. Session Drummer 2 also provides the flexibility of custom drum kits, which can be built by loading individual components on pads (including the your own WAV, AIFF, or OGG format samples) and then adjusting volume, pan, width, and tuning on each drum. Dimension LE provides multisample rendering, wavetable synthesis, waveguide synthesis, and, REX playback and manipulation; it also includes a DSP library of effects with over 400 sound programs, ranging from bass, organ, and electric piano samples to synth sounds and rhythmic grooves. Create & Record 64 audio tracks and unlimited MIDI tracks Record your whole band with support for multi-input audio interfaces Pristine audio quality up to 24-bit/192kHz Start your projects faster with Track Presets and Project Templates Use ACID™-format loop library to create backing tracks Includes real, playable instrument sounds: drums, bass, guitar, keys, orchestral, and more Expand your studio with VST and DX synths and effects, and ReWire™ compatible applications including Project5™, Kinetic™, and Reason™ The Synth Rack provides a control center for all of your virtual instruments MIDI Input Quantize corrects your MIDI performance as you record Arrange & Edit Edit Audio and MIDI from one central view Edit and print music notation Powerful non-destructive editing: fades and crossfades, multi-clip editing, slip editing, more Organize your projects with Track Folders and Track Icons Freeze instruments and effects to save CPU power Zero in on edits and navigate quickly with Fast Zoom Score soundtracks with video thumbnails and video window Easy-to-use controls can be customized to suit your way of working Mix & Share Responsive mixing with a 32-bit floating point audio engine Automate your mix on the fly with powerful automation tools On-screen mixing console with integrated Sonitus:fx EQ on every track Mix your tracks with professional effects including reverb, delay, dynamics, modulation effects, tape, amp simulation, and more Use your keyboard or other MIDI control surfaces to control effects, instruments and your mix with ACT (Active Controller Technology) Export your mix: WAV, ACID-format WAV, AVI, MIDI, MP3 (30-day trial MP3 Encoder included), Windows Media Audio (WMA), and Windows Media Video (WMV) Upload your songs to the Web and build your own song player for your website, MySpace page and more with Cakewalk Publisher Burn your mix directly to CD