Release date: Thursday, July 30, 2009

Cakewalk® Announces New Line of USB Audio Interfaces

Boston, MA (July 30, 2009) — Cakewalk, the world's leading developer of powerful and easy to use products for music creation and recording, announces three new USB audio interfaces. The UA-25EX, UA-4FX, and UA-101 are designed to quickly and easily connect and capture audio for Mac and PC, and are the newest additions to the growing line of affordable, high-quality hardware products from Cakewalk. All three new products, designed in conjunction with Roland, offer the functionality, reliability, and high quality audio that are hallmarks of Roland design engineering.

"Today's announcement reflects our continued efforts to work with Roland to introduce powerful, inexpensive hardware solutions for the consumer and pro-audio markets," said Michael Hoover, Cakewalk's executive vice president of products. "From our SONAR V-Studio products to our new foray into audio and MIDI interfaces, the response from the marketplace has been very encouraging and we look forward to bringing additional hardware products to our customers."

Cakewalk UA-25EX

The UA-25EX is a feature packed, professional-level, ruggedly made 2x2 24-bit/96 kHz USB Audio Interface for Mac and PC. The UA-25EX is equally suited in the project studio or as a mobile solution on the road for high quality audio recording and music production.

Highlights of the Cakewalk UA-25EX include:

• USB Bus powered, no AC required—perfect for mobile use
• 24-bit/96 kHz recording
• 2 Neutrik® XLR/TRS combo jacks that can accept XLR or 1/4" inputs for easy connections
• Professional-grade mic preamps with +48V phantom power
• One input with Hi-Z option for better sound when recording high impendence instruments like electric guitar and bass
• Built in compressor/limiter
• Optical I/O
• MIDI I/O with proprietary Fast Processing Technology (FPT)
• Headphone output
• Direct-box function for noise-free live use
• Ground Lift—eliminates hum
• Low latency drivers for Mac or PC (WDM, Core Audio, ASIO 2.0)
• Vista support includes both 32 and 64-bit
• Zero latency direct monitoring
• Cakewalk Production Plus Pack: SONAR LE and Dimension LE (Windows)

Cakewalk UA-4FX

The UA-4FX is a compact and portable 24-bit/96 kHz USB audio interface featuring genuine Roland COSM® preamp emulation technology and high quality effects. The UA-4FX provides mobile recording, built-in effects, and great sound in a compact package making it ideal for guitarists, singer/songwriters, and keyboardists on the go.

Highlights of the Cakewalk UA-4FX include:

• USB Bus powered, no AC required—perfect for mobile use
• 24-bit/96 kHz recording
• Roland COSM® tube MIC preamp simulator
• 14 onboard effects, including Chorus, Delay, Reverb, Enhancer, Multi-band compressor/limiter, and more
• XLR input with Phantom power
• 1/4" input with Hi-Z option for better sounding recording of high impendence instruments like electric guitar and bass
• S/PDIF optical I/O — provides highest possible sound quality when connecting digital devices
• 1/8" Electret input
• 5 segment stereo LED Meters for mixing and checking levels
• MIDI in/out ports for MIDI recording, playback, control, and sequencing
• Low latency drivers for Mac or PC (WDM, Core Audio, ASIO 2.0)
• Vista support includes both 32 and 64-bit
• Fast and stable MIDI transmission using proprietary advanced FPT technology
• Cakewalk Production Plus Pack: SONAR LE, and Dimension LE (Windows)

Cakewalk UA-101

The Cakewalk UA-101 is a high-speed USB 10x10 USB Audio Interface for Mac and PC that provides up to 24-bit/192 kHz audio quality. The UA-101 is a full featured solution with multiple I/O options, professional grade mic preamps with +48V phantom power, built-in analog limiter, zero latency direct monitoring, and much more—all housed in a sturdy, half-rack, solid metal enclosure.

Highlights of the UA-101 include:

• Record and monitor 6 channels simultaneously at 24-bit/192kHz or all 10 channels simultaneously at 24-bit/96 kHz
• A wide variety of I/O for high-quality connections to all your gear and instruments:
  • Pair of Neutrik XLR-TRS combo inputs with Hi-Z option for electric guitar/bass
  • (6) 1/4" TRS balanced inputs
  • (10) 1/4" TRS balanced outputs
  • S/PDIF Optical I/O with Digital Sync Indicator
  • Headphone out
  • MIDI I/O
• Perfectly-matched premium analog components and internal 40-bit processing for optimal sound quality
• Two professional-grade mic preamps with independent sensitivity control and +48V phantom power
• Built-in analog limiter with indicator to prevent clipping
• Integrated low-noise, wide-range power supply provides for +4 or -10 dBu selectable balanced inputs with PAD switches
• Supports digital clock slave
• 5-LED level indicator on the front panel
• Zero-Latency, direct monitoring to hear the music without a delay as you record.
• Ultra low latency drivers (WDM, Core Audio, ASIO 2.0) for Mac or PC
  
• Vista support includes both 32 and 64-bit
  
• Software-controlled internal mixer and patch bay
  
• Solid metal construction in a half rack body
  
• Cakewalk Production Plus Pack: SONAR LE, and Dimension LE (Windows)

Availability

The UA-25EX, UA-4FX, UA-101 will be available at select music and sound retailers worldwide in September 2009. For more information on Cakewalk's new USB audio interface products, please visit http://www.cakewalk.com/products/audiomidi.asp. Local prices may vary, please check with your local Cakewalk distributor, or your local retailer for more details.

For localized pricing and availability visit:

• Cakewalk (The Americas except Brazil and Canada)
• Edirol Europe (United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Austria)
• Roland Australia
• Roland Brazil
• Roland Canada
• Roland Central Europe (Belgium, France, Netherlands, and Luxembourg)
• Roland East Europe
• Roland Switzerland
• Roland Iberia (Portugal, Spain)
• Roland Scandinavia (Denmark, Norway, Finland, Sweden, Russia, and Iceland)
• Roland Music LLC (Russia)

For a complete list of distributors worldwide please click here.

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
• 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 UA-25EX, UA-4FX, UA-101, and the Cakewalk logo are trademarks of Cakewalk, Inc. COSM is a trademark of Roland Corporation, Neutrik is a trademark of Neutrik AG. ASIO is a trademark of Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH, Other trademarks mentioned are held by their respective owners.