| Feature |
Home Studio 2002
|
SONAR 2.2 |
SONAR 2.2 XL
|
| Maximum # of Audio &
MIDI Tracks |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
| Maximum
# of real-time audio and MIDI effects |
16 Audio/16
MIDI |
Unlimited
|
Unlimited
|
| # of Aux Buses
|
16 |
16 |
16 |
Support for
multi-channel
audio hardware |
Can only access one
stereo input and output at a time |
Yes (can access
multiple I/O simultaneously) |
Yes |
| Audio Loop
Construction and Editing |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| ACID™ Loop Support
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| ACID loop Export |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Compose & Print
Sheet Music |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Integrated DXi Soft Synth Plug-ins |
Dreamstation, Virtual Sound Canvas |
Dreamstation, Virtual Sound Canvas, Cyclone DXi, Livesynth Pro SE |
Dreamstation, Virtual Sound Canvas, Cyclone DXi, Livesynth Pro
SE, DR-008 DXi |
| Real-time audio
effects |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Includes Audio
FX 1 & 2 |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Includes Revalver SE
|
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Automatable DirectX
8 audio effects from Power Technologies |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Basic MIDI editing
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Professional MIDI
Editing |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| SYSX editing
|
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| CAL Programming
Language Support |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Per Track Metering
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Enhanced Metering w/RMS
|
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| # of included
Realtime MIDI FX |
10 |
14 |
14 |
| Basic StudioWare
Panels |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Advanced StudioWare
Panels |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| StudioWare Design
Mode |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Multi-monitor
support |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| SMPTE/MTC Support
|
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Support for OMFI &
Broadcast Wave files |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Support
for the Mackie Control, Radikal SAC-2.2, CM Labs MotorMix and Tascam
US-428 |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Global
Control panel to integrate MIDI-compatible control surfaces
|
No |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Multi-port drum editing and custom drum mapping |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Enhanced
soft synth integration |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| ReWire 2.0 support |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Advanced project
file management tools |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| WDM & MME driver
suppport |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| ASIO driver suppport
|
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Yamaha OPT Panels
Support |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
