Release date: Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Cakewalk® Releases Free SONAR Home Studio 7.0.1 Update

Boston, MA (December 16, 2008)—Cakewalk, the world's leading developer of powerful and easy to use products for music creation and recording, today announces availability of a free update for SONAR Home Studio 7 and Home Studio 7 XL. Registered SONAR Home Studio 7 and Home Studio 7 XL customers can download the 7.0.1 update for free by visiting http://www.cakewalk.com/Support/HomeStudio/HS7.asp.

The SONAR Home Studio 7.0.1 update enhances performance and usability across the entire application. A comprehensive list of what is included in this update can be found at http://www.cakewalk.com/Support/HomeStudio/HS7.asp.

Many of the new enhancements are the result of active dialog with our customers. Cakewalk's delivery of timely product updates is an extension of its commitment to providing the very best in product support for our customers.

SONAR Home Studio 7 and SONAR Home Studio 7 XL are based on the core engine of Cakewalk's industry-leading DAW, SONAR 8. SONAR Home Studio is the easiest way to turn a PC into a full-fledged music production studio. With SONAR Home Studio, users can record live instruments, vocals, or any audio source, and easily edit audio, MIDI, and music notation. Its updated Loop Explorer provides tools to build backing tracks faster than ever, and users can add real instrument sounds using the included virtual instruments suite. Studio-quality audio effects and professional mixing tools help finalize a track and users can share their music on the web or burn it to CD for fans, friends, and family. SONAR Home Studio is the complete solution for creating and sharing professional-quality music.

For more information on SONAR Home Studio, visit www.cakewalk.com/Products/HomeStudio.

Availability

The SONAR Home Studio 7.0.1 update is available as a free download to all registered customers of SONAR Home Studio 7 and SONAR Home Studio 7 XL at http://www.cakewalk.com/Support/HomeStudio/default.asp.

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.