Release date: Monday, September 1, 2008

Cakewalk® Announces $99 Digital Audio Workstation Synth Upgrade Offer for Dimension Pro and Rapture

Boston, MA—Cakewalk, the world's leading developer of powerful and easy to use products for music creation and recording, today announces a special Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) Synth upgrade offer for qualifying customers. Through October 31st, owners of Apple's Logic Pro and Garageband, MOTU Digital Performer, Steinberg's Cubase and Nuendo, Digidesign Pro Tools LE/HD, Ableton Live, Image Line's Fruity Loops, and Magix Samplitude Pro can purchase Dimension Pro or Rapture for only $99 at select retailers.

Now musicians looking to expand their arsenal of virtual instruments can tap into Cakewalk's award-winning instrument line. This is the first time Cakewalk has made this offer available to customers using any DAW. "This is a great opportunity for us to extend beyond PC-based digital music creators who may only be familiar with SONAR," said Anthony Conte, Cakewalk's vice president of sales. "This offer reaches across not only DAW hosts but platforms as well. The Apple community will discover and be truly amazed by the sounds and shapes of Cakewalk's powerful instruments."

About Rapture

The 2008 MIPA winner for Best Software Instrument, Rapture lets users produce rich, hypnotic and rhythmic basses, leads and pads, the perfect virtual instrument for performing and designing the modern synthesized sounds igniting today's pop, dance and electronic music.

About Dimension Pro

Dimension Pro, designed by world-renowned developer and engineer René Ceballos, is the company's critically acclaimed synthesizer that combines real instruments with advanced synthesis, providing endless sound possibilities.

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.

Cakewalk is a registered trademark and the Cakewalk logo, SONAR, and Music Creator are trademarks of Cakewalk, Inc. V-Studio is a trademark of Roland Corporation. Other trademarks mentioned are held by their respective owners. All specifications and appearances are subject to change without notice.