Release date: Thursday, October 28, 2004

Cakewalk® Announces Free 4.0.1 Maintenance Release For SONAR™Audio Production Environment

San Francisco, CA, Audio Engineering Society, AES (October 28, 2004) — Cakewalk, developer of the leading music and sound software for Windows today announces a maintenance release for SONAR, the definitive audio production environment on the Windows platform. The free SONAR 4.0.1 maintenance release for both SONAR
4 Producer Edition and SONAR 4 Studio Edition, be available for download within a few days— check back soon at www.cakewalk.com.

The SONAR 4.0.1 maintenance release provides a number of feature enhancements and updates which include Prosoniq’s MPEX3 superior time scaling algorithm, the update to MPEX2 which was not available in time for the initial SONAR 4 launch, and new Yamaha OPT Level 1 support extensions, allowing for bi-directional communication; OPT Editors now automatically read the state of gear via a Sysx bulk dump, improving the Motif and O1X user experience. The update also addresses a number of minor bugs discovered after SONAR 4 began shipping.

Availability

The SONAR 4.0.1 maintenance release will be available for download within a few days— check back soon. Registered SONAR 4 users can download the SONAR 4.0.1 maintenance release for free at www.cakewalk.com. SONAR 4 Producer Edition has a manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $959 U.S. (MSRP); SONAR 4 Studio Edition is $479 U.S. (MSRP). For more information, visit Cakewalk at AES Booth 1434; Cakewalk on the web at www.cakewalk.com; or call 888-CAKEWALK (617-423-9004 outside U.S.)

SONAR 4 Producer Edition

SONAR Producer Edition has a well-earned reputation for delivering powerful production tools in a fast, streamlined user interface. With new version 4, Cakewalk has added powerful recording, editing, comping and navigation tools that optimize workflow for today's professional. In addition, version 4 combines innovative surround and AV capabilities along with precise engineering tools, making SONAR 4 Producer Edition the definitive audio production environment on the Windows platform.

SONAR 4 Studio Edition

SONAR 4 Studio Edition is a special version of SONAR 4 designed for project studios and aspiring professionals. Studio Edition is built upon the same core engine and feature set of SONAR 4 Producer Edition. SONAR 4 Studio Edition does not have the following features found in SONAR 4 Producer Edition: surround mixing and editing, Lexicon Pantheon Surround Reverb, Sonitus Surround Compressor, Sonitus:fx Suite, enhanced mixing console with assignable fx controls and per-channel EQ, Video Thumbnail track, POW-r Dithering, MPEX Time Scaling.

About Cakewalk, Inc.
Cakewalk, Inc. is the world's leading developer of powerful, yet easy to use products for music creation and recording:

• Award-winning Digital Audio Workstations and Sequencers
• Integrated Music Hardware and Software Solutions
• Powered Stereo Monitors
• High-quality Digital Audio and MIDI Interfaces
• MIDI Keyboard Controllers
• Innovative Virtual Instruments and Effects
• Entry-level Consumer Products

Millions of musicians around the world choose Cakewalk products to produce audio for the professional music, film, broadcast, and video game industries. These customers include Grammy® and Emmy®-winning producers, composers, sound designers and engineers. We invite you to learn more about our company and products by visiting www.cakewalk.com.

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