Significantly optimized and runs faster than SONAR.

Not a limited edition of the SONAR application.

Advanced audio processing, integrated collaboration tools and cutting edge features, and hundreds of bug fixes are just the start of what users report to be the most stable version they have used. With a focus on stability, Cakewalk by BandLab is taking things to the next level. Cakewalk by BandLab is a continuation of the SONAR Platinum you know and love, and it’s significantly better.Ĭakewalk picks up where SONAR Platinum left off, and has continually evolved with regular updates delivering significant stability and performance enhancements.

Side-by-side comparison of Cakewalk and SONAR.

Ensure that you tick the 'Show Friendly Names' tickbox to enable this.This article is intended to help existing SONAR users, as well as new users, transition to Cakewalk by BandLab, by answering common questions and clarifying the differences between Cakewalk and SONAR. To avoid confusion, you can also rename inputs and outputs by double clicking on their name. You can enable Cakewalk to show mono outputs by ticking the 'Show Mono Outputs' option in the Edit > Preferences > Devices > Audio menu. For example, to use input 3 you would need to select the Left input 3 option in Cakewalk, and to record using input 4 you would need to select Right input 3. If you have a device with more than two inputs, the same logic applies. In this example, to select a mono input, you would need to select 'Left Focusrite USB ASIO Input 1' to only use input 1 on the track, or select 'Right Focusrite USB ASIO Input 1' to use input 2. In the above example, the input currently selected on the audio track is 'Stereo Focusrite USB ASIO Input 1' which is actually representative of inputs 1 and 2 on the Focusrite device. As such, you will not be able to see each individual input and output when configuring your setup in the Edit > Preferences > Devices > Audio menu.īy default, you will be able to select each individual mono input when selecting the I/O for a particular track, though only stereo outputs. Cakewalk / Sonar lists inputs and outputs in stereo pairs.

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