Today, BandLab Technologies launched early access to “Cakewalk by BandLab” – replacing SONAR, the iconic Windows-based DAW developed by Cakewalk Inc.
This highly anticipated product release follows BandLab Technologies’ recent announcement that it acquired all of Cakewalk’s IP and certain assets from Gibson Brands.
The new successor to the legendary DAW is available now as a free download The revived DAW includes all core premium features of SONAR Platinum such as the award-winning Skylight user interface, flexible ProChannel modules, and powerful end-to-end 64-bit mix engine.
CEO of BandLab Technologies, Meng Ru Kuok said, “We are excited to be able to continue development of SONAR in its new guise as Cakewalk by BandLab and have an aggressive feature development roadmap ahead. We are making the software completely free to use to ensure that anyone, regardless of their resources, technology or stage in their career, can have access to the highest level of professional music production tools. This is part of our ongoing effort to empower musicians to make and share their music around the world. Professional products like Cakewalk are essential to those who make their living in music production and the natural next step for musicians who use platforms like BandLab to simplify their creative and collaborative process. We are very excited by the potential of Cakewalk by BandLab and think that many creators will benefit from access to a professional DAW with a long history of empowering music makers.”
Cakewalk by BandLab will continue SONAR’s track record of world-leading innovation for creatives using Microsoft Windows. Pete Brown, from Microsoft’s Windows and Devices Group, said “We’re thrilled that Cakewalk has found a new home with a company that understands the musician community, and that cares sincerely about digital audio production. Cakewalk has been a great partner, working to make their DAW better for their customers by quickly adopting new Windows features like pen, Bluetooth MIDI, multi-touch, Dial, and more. We look forward to working closely with BandLab to continue this innovation.” Cakewalk by BandLab will support pen, touch and Surface Dial throughout the user interface.
Note: Existing SONAR users who have already purchased bundles or individual third party products and plug-ins can still use those products with Cakewalk by BandLab. Also, a new installation of Cakewalk by BandLab will not affect previous installations of SONAR.
The Windows (7 or higher) version of Cakewalk by BandLab is available for free download now. For more information visit https://cakewalk.bandlab.com
