Following the acquisition of certain assets and the complete set of intellectual property of Cakewalk Inc. from Gibson Brands on 2/23/18, BandLab Technologies announced the relaunch of SONAR as Cakewalk by BandLab - available free-to-download to all BandLab users worldwide.
As of Feb 21st 2018, information elsewhere on this website may no longer be accurate.
Boston, MA (December 22, 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 demonstration version of its industry-leading SONAR 8 DAW.
The trial version of SONAR 8 in both 32- and 64-bit versions is available in five localized languages. Users can test-drive the SONAR 8 demo for up to 15 days, create and save their projects, then register on-line to earn another free 15 trial days. Once the trial version expires, users will be able to save their projects and purchase the full version of SONAR 8 if they choose, at which time they will be able to re-access their projects.
SONAR 8 is the technology-leading digital audio workstation (DAW) and gives users everything they need for recording, composing, editing, mixing, and mastering. Featuring the best collection of virtual instruments, mixing, and mastering effects found in any DAW, SONAR 8 provides the freedom to work with any audio interface or control surface, and the most complete delivery capability for collaboration with users of other DAWs.
Availability
The free demonstration version of SONAR 8 is available now and can be found at http://www.cakewalk.com/Products/SONAR/default.asp