BandLab library import/export

Sonar provides complete integration with your BandLab library, with support for downloads and uploads, tracking revision state, and setting song properties directly from within Sonar. You can export Sonar projects to BandLab as well as download projects from your BandLab library and open them in Sonar.

BandLab integration allows you to publish Cakewalk stems and mixes to the BandLab cloud, continue working on your songs using BandLab on mobile (iOS and Android) or web, and import your changes back to Sonar. This workflow presents many possibilities, including:

Publish Sonar projects, stems and mixes to your BandLab library, and easily share audio on mobile and web

Quickly open BandLab projects in Sonar

Collaborate easily by sharing audio tracks via the BandLab cloud

Bring projects started on mobile into Sonar for VST effects and advanced editing

Fly in vocals or other parts for a Sonar project from iOS and Android

Curate your music as playlists that you can play anywhere from your mobile device

Quickly audition multiple mixes on different platforms (for example, check the mix in your car by connecting via Bluetooth to your car stereo)

Publish your Sonar projects to BandLab, then embed the song on the Sonar User-submitted Songs forum at https://discuss.cakewalk.com/index.php?/forum/30-songs (this is much more powerful than posting a stereo mix to your song, because if you additionally provide stems others can offer more constructive advice on your mixes)

For more information about the free BandLab social music service, visit www.BandLab.com.

Publishing to your BandLab library

When publishing to BandLab, a project can be uploaded as a new project, or as a revision of the current BandLab project (see What is a revision?).

To publish the current project to your BandLab library, do one of the following:

Select File > Export > Publish to BandLab

Click the Export button int the Export Control Bar module and select BandLab

Click the Publish button drop-down menu to specify the combination of project assets you wish to upload to the BandLab project. Tracks and buses are mixed down prior to uploading to BandLab.

For details, see Publishing to BandLab.

Importing from your BandLab library

To open a BandLab project, go to File > Quick Start Screen to open the Quick Start screen, then select the Online Projects page. You may open as a new Sonar project or import into an existing project. Note that revisions are only tracked if you open as a new Sonar project. Click the Song Download Options button to select the types of assets from the BandLab project you wish to download and open.

For details, see Importing from BandLab.

 

Important: Sonar is no longer compatible with projects downloaded via BandLab Assistant. As of version 2021.04, BandLab Assistant should no longer be used for BandLab project integration.

What is a revision?

A Revision is a revised edit of your project with a unique date/timestamp. A new revision is created every time you make a new BandLab project or save an edit of your existing BandLab project.

Revisions ensure that nothing is overwritten. All revisions are saved, and you can go back to an older version of your project at any time.

Sonar projects opened from BandLab songs automatically inherit the song revision they were derived from. Subsequent uploads of the project by default are automatically linked to the last song revision.

Projects that originate from Sonar also follow the same rules. You may also create fresh BandLab songs from a revision by selecting Upload as New Project in the Upload Project dialog box (File > Export > Publish to BandLab).

Collaborate with others

You can invite other people to collaborate on a project via the BandLab cloud. For details, see Inviting collaborators.

Switching BandLab user accounts

If you have multiple BandLab user accounts and would like to sign in as a different user, select Help > Sign Out from BandLab, then select Help > Sign In to BandLab to sign in with a different account.

 

See:

Publishing to BandLab

Importing from BandLab

Inviting collaborators

 

See also:

Exporting