Introduction. 1. Recording with a Computer. 2. Interfacing Guitar with Computers. 3. Guitarist's Guide to Audio Interfaces. 4.

Setting Preferences in SONAR. 5. Guitar Recording Options with SONAR. 6. Setting Up to Record in SONAR. 7. About Busses. 8.

How to Use Plug-In Effects. 9. Series, Parallel, and Series Parallel Effects. 10. Effects Chains 2.0. 11. Creating Virtual Amps and Pedalboards with Track Templates.

12. Re-Amping with SONAR. 13. How to Improve Amp Sim Tone. 14. The Care and Feeding of Plug-Ins. 15. Perfect Takes with Composite Recording.

16. Mixing and Effects Automation. 17. Control Surfaces and the Roland VS-20 Interface for Guitarists. 18. ACT: The Key to Hands-On Control. 19. SONAR's Bundled Plug-Ins: Common Elements 20.

SONAR's Equalizers. 21. SONAR's Dynamics Processors. 22. SONAR's Time-Based and Modulation Effects. 23. SONAR's Channel Strips. 24.

SONAR's Miscellaneous Effects. 25. Guitar Tablature with SONAR. 26. MIDI Guitar with SONAR. 27. The "Virtual" MIDI Guitar. 28.

Novel Rhythmic Effects with Sidechaining. 29. Tuning Out Mic/Direct Differences. 30. How to Emulate Vintage Effects. 31. Multiband Processing. 32.

Create a Looper in SONAR. 33. SONAR's Multiband Envelope Follower. 34. Transposing in SONAR X1. 35. Create Drum Backing Tracks with Session Drummer 3. 36.

Backing Up. Appendix A. MIDI Basics. Index.