Brandon Ryan from Cakewalk gave a demonstration of some new plug-ins included in Sonar 8 during AES 2008.
Brandon demonstrated the new effect processors
TS 64 Transient Shaper – a powerful tool for sculpting the transient dynamics of any percussive based source material such as drums or guitars.
TL-64 Tube Leveler — a line driver/leveling processor that employs advanced analog vacuum-tube circuit modeling algorithms to add the unique qualities of tube color and warmth found in classic recordings to whatever source material it is applied.
Beatscape loop performance instrument — Beatscape, the latest instrument by Cakewalk’s premier synthesis architect René Ceballos takes loop manipulation and realtime triggering/performance to new heights. Beatscape provides 16-pads to load and trigger loops or samples for sequencing your productions and beats. Each pad features a full powered REX player, Rapture-style step generator, multiple effect processors, and sophisticated groove slicing and dicing tools powered by Cakewalk’s own AudioSnap slicing technology.