Roland has announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire a major share of Cakewalk, a leading developer of products for music creation and recording.
Roland and Cakewalk have been partners since 1995, and have cooperated closely on numerous business projects and complimentary product lines.
In 2003, Roland augmented its strategic partnership with Cakewalk by becoming […]

Cakewalk is shipping Martin Atkins’ Beat Fetish Volume 1.
Beat Fetish provides actual drums and grooves that were programmed, designed, and recorded during recording sessions spanning over 25 years with some of the biggest names in Industrial and Post Punk music using some of world’s most highly-regarded engineers.
Description:
Produced by Martin Atkins, Beat Fetish Volume 1 […]

Cakewalk has announced the release of SONAR 7 Producer Edition and SONAR 7 Studio Edition.
SONAR 7 Producer Edition introduces an open and customizable environment, high-quality instruments and effects, and flexible mixing and delivery options. These new developments include user customization for MIDI with Smart MIDI Tools, the introduction of the most powerful Step Sequencer […]

Cakewalk, creators of Sonar and other great music applications, is currently celebrating their 20th year of business.  This interview features Ed Driscoll talking to Greg Hendershott, CEO Cakewalk.
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Cakewalk has released Cakewalk Studio Instruments, designed to be an easy-to-use and affordable consumer software instrument collection for Mac and PC. Cakewalk Studio Instruments has an estimated street price of $49.99.
Cakewalk Studio instruments provides a Drum Kit, Bass Guitar, Electric Piano, and String Section that can be played stand alone or can compliment popular consumer […]

Cakewalk has published a new resource, the Vista for Musicians’ Resource Page, that is designed to provide information on Windows Vista and the benefits it provides to the audio community.
Their timing is good, because it seems like a lot of musicians are bailing on Windows and moving to Macs. Cakewalk has put together a lot […]

Galbanum has introduced Architecture Waveforms Cakewalk Edition, a collection of over 2,500 meticulously designed wavetables provided in standard .Wav sample format for use in Cakewalk Rapture, Cakewalk Dimension Pro and other supported synths and samplers.
The collection offers:

Vast expansion of available timbre pallet for wavetable synths
Newly developed timbres offering fresh, unique starting points which stand out […]

Musikmesse update: Cakewalk has announced availability of a free update Z3TA+, its waveshaping synthesizer. The Z3TA+ 1.5 Update is available free as a download for registered customers.
Here’s a rundown of what’s new:
Native Windows Vista support (fully Windows Vista compliant, in all Vista editions)
Now supports x64 binaries
Z3TA+ now ships with x64 binaries for DXi and VSTi […]

Musikmesse: Cakewalk today released Session Drummer 2 Hip Hop Pack Vol. 1, an expansion pack for Session Drummer 2.
The Session Drummer 2 Hip Hop Pack provides the essential sounds to get your productions started quickly. The Hip Hop Pack includes royalty-free kits, samples, and MIDI patterns that allow you to create thousands of Hip Hop […]

Cakewalk has released a free update to their Rapture wavetable synthesizer.
New Features and Enhancements in Version 1.1:

Native Windows Vista® Support
Universal Binary support for Audio Units, VSTi, and RTAS (Pro Tools 7.3 compatible)
Stand-alone mode
Engine optimization for faster load times and reduced memory usage
New DSP and Filter routings, (6 new DSP Transforms, 14 different serial and parallel […]

Following the successful launch of the Cakewalk Myspace page, Cakewalk has created a Youtube channel to provide an educational resource for musicians interested in PC based music production.
Cakewalk has been posting SONAR 6 video tutorials, giving people a sneak peak at a few of the program’s new features before it hit store shelves. Cakewalk customers […]

Cakewalk today announced new versions of its SONAR Home Studio and SONAR Home Studio XL titles are shipping Worldwide.
At their core, SONAR Home Studio 6 and SONAR Home Studio 6 XL feature the power of Cakewalk’s flagship SONAR 6 paired with a feature set, price, and ease-of-use geared towards home studio owners and budget-conscious musicians.
The […]

NAMM: Cakewalk announced features for Project5 Version 2.5.
New Features:

Active Controller Technology (ACT)
Control surface support
Multiple audio input/output support
Integrated VST hosting without need for adapter
Pre- and post- effect sends
Input Quantize
Integrated MIDI output
3rd-party audio editor support
Improved automation
Independent track sizing
User interface enhancements
Dimension Pro LE (with REX support)
Microsoft Windows® Vista™ compatibility

This marks the third major update for Project5 since […]

Winter NAMM Show: Cakewalk announced new versions of SONAR Home Studio and SONAR Home Studio XL titles.
SONAR Home Studio 6 and SONAR Home Studio 6 XL feature the power of Cakewalk’s flagship SONAR 6, but at an entry-level price.
New Features:

Designed for compatibility with Microsoft® Windows Vista
Core feature set based on SONAR 6.2
Quick Start guide, […]

NAMM Show Update: Cakewalk announced a free update to SONAR 6 which introduces native Windows Vista support, new features, refinements, and more. SONAR 6.2 will be available as a free download for registered SONAR 6 Producer Edition and Studio Edition customers at the end of January.
The SONAR 6.2 update incorporates specific features requested […]