

The reports of the death of the PC/Windows DAW Cakewalk were greatly exaggerated. After searching for a SONAR replacement, the answer may have been just to wait for Cakewalk by BandLab. It is impossible to say how much longer such good times will last, so picking up with improvements and not just fixes is a no brainer if you use a PC. Another release (with improvements not just fixes) should be out by the time you read this review. Cakewalk Sonar Platinum Full CrackīandLab brought along the CTO and some senior coders/quality control people from Cakewalk, and its first update included some bug fixes. Still, it is the best “free” DAW you’re likely to find in my opinion. Missing from Cakewalk by BandLab’s free application is the “for pay” ProChannel VSTs – other third-party plugs – premium software synthesizers, and Celemony’s Melodyne (though it does include a trial copy). The only synth plug-ins installed with the application are the TTS-1 (a basic General MIDI 2 compatible software synthesizer) and Studio Instruments, which provides a taste of the sounds available from Cakewalk’s more complete SFZ format sample synths.

Most of their ProChannel effects, including the third-party REmatrix Solo, and BREVERB SONAR (along with all the old, but good Sonitus DirectX plug-ins, and the TH3 guitar amp simulator from Overloud).


It has the same engine as top versions, offering a 64-bit program with a 64-bit engine, and unlimited tracks and buses (dependent on your computer, of course).
