The REAC (Roland Ethernet Audio Communication) protocol is a low latency, high quality audio transport protocol used in RSS Digital Snake and RSS V-Mixer Systems.  Up to 40 channels of audio can be sent via the REAC protocol on a single CAT5e cable or Fiber Optic. REAC also allows the Digital Snake's signal to be "split" to as many positions as required such as monitor, broadcast and recording splits using the RSS S-4000-SP or any standard gigabit Ethernet switch.  This protocol also allows RSS Digital Snake and Digital V-Mixing System users to record 40 channels of audio into a PC on a single Ethernet connection.

What is the SONAR REAC Recording System ?

The SONAR REAC Recording System when used in conjunction with the RSS V-Mixer System provides the most comprehensive live recording, mixing, mastering and delivery product available.  This is the next phase in product development of the REAC driver, which Cakewalk engineered for Roland as a way for users to record from their Digital Snake/V-Mixer System directly into SONAR. 

The SONAR REAC Recording System includes:

· SONAR 7 Producer Edition
· REAC Technology Driver
· Cakewalk SPS-660 FireWire audio interface
· SONAR Templates
· Users Guides

How does it work ?

The REAC protocol provides up to 40 channels of audio to be sent via a single CAT5e Ethernet cable or Fiber Optic. The REAC driver, developed by Cakewalk, currently accommodates the REAC output from the Roland® V-Mixer to be connected directly into a PC via a single Ethernet connection.

SONAR 7 Producer Edition places no limits on your track count, bus routing, effect or instrument inserts, and includes an ample array of audio effects, virtual instruments, and innovative technologies to power your productions

No limits—Record and edit unlimited tracks of audio and MIDI with effects on input

Best audio quality—The industry's best 64-bit double precision floating point mix engine

Smart MIDI Tools—intuitively use one tool for multiple editing tasks; completely customizable

Thousands of instruments—Access thousand of instruments sounds with Dimension LE, Rapture LE, DropZone, and more

Integrated Step Sequencer view—the most innovative step sequencer feature set available in any DAW

Perfect takes—The best comping, editing, and take management tools available

Totally customizable —Put your favorite features right at your fingertips with a completely customizable user interface

Polish

Sophisticated mixing—
Internal sidechaining for Sonitus:fx Compressor, Sonitus:fx Gate, VC-64 Vintage Channel, and 3rd party VST plug-ins with sidechain

Hardware friendly—
Insert and mix with external hardware effects and instruments with automatic delay compensation

Studio effects—
Mix with the very same audio effects found in professional studios

Active Controller Technology—
Get total control of virtual instruments, effects, and mixing from your MIDI controllers and control surfaces

Dim Solo —
Keeps tracks in context by ducking volume of unsoloed tracks by 6, 12, or 18 dB instead of muting

Completely flexible—
Mix with a configurable console view, Universal Bus Architecture, bus waveform preview, unlimited tracks, busses, sends and inserts, and more

Deliver

Popular formats—Import/Export Sony Wave-64, AIF, CAF, FLAC, SD2, WAV, QuickTime, MP3, WMA

POW-r dithering— Ensure pristine quality with POW-r dithering and Windowed Sinc sample rate conversion

Higher bit-depths—Deliver audio at virtually any bit-depth, and sample rate (up to 64-bit, 500 kHz).

Studio compatibility—Export to OMFI and Broadcast WAV for collaboration with Pro Tools and other DAWs

Cakewalk Publisher—Upload songs directly to the Internet and build song players for your website

CD burning—Burn your mixes directly to CD with integrated CD burning

Check out more information

SONAR 7 Producer Edition Exclusives
SONAR 7 Videos
SONAR 7 official product page