P5 Tutorials List

These tutorials will help you get started using P5 as a platform for composing, experimenting, and recording your music.

Cakewalk's Official P5 Site

The following is a list of links and descriptions to P5-related pages and sub-sites within Cakewalk's main web site.

• P5 Support Home
• P5 Free Stuff
• Anatomy of P5 V2
• Enhanced Documentation for P5 V2 Cakewalk has published a multilingual documentation enhancement.
• P5 V2 Main Control View describes the main controls.
• P5 V2 Track Pane describes the track parameter controls.
• P5 V2 Track Pane Context Menu describes the menu items revealed when right-clicking on the track name or track number.
• P5 V2 Track Inspector describes the information and controls displayed in the track inspector.
• P5 V2 Arrange Pane describes the arrange pane where patterns are displayed and manipulated on a project timeline.
• P5 V2 Groove Matrix describes the powerful feature set of the Groove Matrix.
• P5 V2 Bus Pane describes the parameters and controls on the busing strips.
• P5 V2 Editor describes the controls and features in the MIDI pattern editor.
• P5 V2 Loop/Ptns Tab describes the modes, controls, and features in the Loops and Patterns browser.
• P5 V2 Device Browser describes the view of device chains and instrument browser.
• P5 V2 Arpeggiator describes the parameters in the arpeggiator control that is in the track inspector for every P5 track.
• Using P5 V2 and SONAR Together in Your Studio describes how to use Project5 and SONAR together via ReWire with SONAR as the host.
• Using Project5's Pattern Creation Tools introduces P5 V1's parameter automation using P5's pattern creation tools.
• P5 V1 Tech Tip: Combining and Splitting Patterns in P-SEQ.
• The Complete Guide to Using ReWire with SONAR Part 1 of 4 by Craig Anderton and Jesse Jost.
• The Complete Guide to Using ReWire with SONAR Part 2 of 4 by Craig Anderton and Jesse Jost.
• The Complete Guide to Using ReWire with SONAR Part 3 of 4 by Craig Anderton and Jesse Jost.
• The Complete Guide to Using ReWire with SONAR Part 4 of 4 by Craig Anderton and Jesse Jost.
• Project5 in Action for P5 V1 describes setting up keyboard splits, velocity layering, real time control, and stage/studio configurations.
• Dimension Quick Start Guide

3rd-Party Tutorials

• Syrath's Quick Start A very brief tip on how to get going with a new P5 project by Stuart Dick (syrath).
• Digital Aura's P5 Beginner's Tutorial An excellent tutorial written by Greg Primmer (Digital Aura).
• P5 Signal Flow Nick Haddad's P5 signal flow diagram. Nick was one of the developers of Project5 when he worked at Cakewalk.
• P5 Signal Flow 2 Robert Hoogeveen has enhanced Nick's signal flow chart with colorization.
• P5 Custom Settings Tips for customizing P5. Includes registry editing and .ini file modifications.