Cakewalk ZIP Format (CWZ)

The Cakewalk ZIP (.cwz) file format is intended for backing up projects, and is also useful for moving Sonar projects from one computer to another.

Cakewalk ZIP is recommended over the older Cakewalk Bundle (CWB/BUN) format, because it does not compact the audio data, and therefore supports AudioSnap clips.

The following items are saved in a CWZ file:

Project file (.cwp)

Project \Audio folder and any other referenced audio data

Project \Audio Export folder, if present

Project \MixScenes folder, (only if project contains any mix scenes)

To save the current project as a Cakewalk ZIP (.cwz) file, go to File > Save As and select Cakewalk ZIP from the Save As Type drop-down list, then click the Save button.

To open a CWZ file in Sonar, go to File > Open and navigate to the CWZ file. Sonar unpacks CWZ files to the app project path (default is \Cakewalk Projects).

 

Note: A Cakewalk ZIP (.cwz) file is a regular ZIP file that can be extracted with any app that supports ZIP files. You can simply rename the .cwz file extension to .zip and manually unzip the file. To unzip a ZIP file in Windows, right-click the file and select Extract All.

 

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