One of the world’s leading SONAR DAWs with the full SONAR Platinum feature set, relaunched in 2017 as Cakewalk by BandLab. BandLab Technologies has launched “Cakewalk by BandLab” – replacing SONAR, the iconic DAW developed by Cakewalk Inc.
This highly anticipated product release follows BandLab Technologies’ announcement last month that it had acquired all of Cakewalk’s IP and certain other assets from Gibson Brands.
The refurbished DAW includes all of SONAR Platinum’s core premium features, such as the award-winning Skylight user interface, flexible ProChannel modules and a powerful 64-bit audio engine.
BandLab Technologies has launched “Cakewalk by BandLab” – replacing SONAR, the iconic DAW developed by Cakewalk Inc. This highly anticipated product release follows BandLab Technologies’ announcement last month that it had acquired all of Cakewalk’s IP and certain other assets from Gibson Brands. The refurbished DAW includes all of SONAR Platinum’s core premium features, such as the award-winning Skylight user interface, flexible ProChannel modules and a powerful 64-bit audio engine.
Bug Fixes
User reported crash enabling MIDI sync in project
Crash right-clicking assignable controls in Console view
[Regression] Crash when copy/insert Arranger section
Drag and drop of audio from track with patch point crashes
ACTController crashes when comments have more than 512 characters
Cakewalk /ACTController crashes on start up when ctrlsurface.dat is corrupt
Crash bouncing step sequencer clip
User Reported crash when running task export
Fixed Help Module UIAutomation crash
Crash when exporting to MP3 when the target file is not writable
[Export Audio dialog] Changing selection causes Windows sound if clip or track inspector is open
[Export Audio dialog] Unexpected gain increase when exporting mono clips with Source Category Clips
[Export Audio dialog] Adding a task doesn’t resize the queue panel
Toggling Send On/Off in Inspector fails to dirty project
[Regression] Right inspector strip disappears when choosing HW output
Automation track not assigned when ‘Ask This Every Time’ is unchecked
Convert MIDI Controllers to Envelopes does not handle some shapes
[Arranger] Overwrite isn’t always enabled when moving section
Unexpected results when copying an Arranger section selection with overwrite on to itself
Ripple All delete with absolute time Arranger track not working as expected
Unexpected results when move an Arranger section selection with shift existing clips
Excessive section paint calls in Arranger causing slow UI performance
[Arranger] Selection lost after multiple section move
Multiple Arranger section selection not shown in drag image
Incorrect Arranger track ripple delete with non-contiguous clip selection
When previewing an arrangement, the arrangement inspector pane does not scroll
Inconsistent Arranger copy behavior with lanes on/off
Corrupted clips when drag/copy Arranger section during playback
VSTScan not properly removing compatibility entries when rescanning a plugin that has been updated
Persist compatibility updates for VST
[Regression] Renaming of Bus/Aux Tracks/Patch points not reflected in Control Surfaces
Cursor change fails when moved from Console bus pane
Inaccurate drop indicator when dragging multiple clips
Subfolder comp tracks scrolling incorrectly in certain circumstances
Allow expanding of collapsed docked windows by double clicking
Help URL in crash notification displays invalid legacy subdomain
Virtual MIDI input changes unexpectedly after synth delete
Apply Trimming to MIDI clips does not trim note durations
Inconsistent auto crossfade with split clips
Ripple Edit Delete does not auto crossfade
Tracks sourced from aux track L/R/S always show a stereo record meter when armed
Snap offset unexpectedly set when stretching cropped stretched clips
Import as mono tracks fails to work when importing video
Control Surface items not opening correctly with multiple surfaces enabled
Glitches in playback when changing active track during playback
Insert of user track template goes to hardware inputs instead of assigned virtual ports in track template
Position lock inconsistently locks data
Paste Special/Slide and Move not working as expected
More Bug Fixes:
White Noise when exporting to MP3
External FX ports not persisted in track templates
[Regression] Synth Rack or Help Module docked by itself fails to collapse as expected
Aux Tracks do not retain routing correctly with Patch Points when inserted as track template
Race condition updating meters when loading ProChannel preset
Hitting ENTER on Tempo track value should commit tempo and exit edit box
Typing a backslash () becomes +\ in preferences with Finnish keyboard
Empty track folders are moved to the end of the project on project reload
[Regression] Hidden tracks are unhidden on project open
[Regression] Strips/tracks hidden when loading user project
[Regression] Control surfaces aren’t being updated when Send Destination changes
Missing tempo entries/envelope nodes in user project
External FX ports not loaded when loading FXChain containing external insert
Note selection lost on Piano Roll note drag undo/redo
Update CWAF tool for v29 builds
- Launch the installer, in the installation settings window, select the desired options, install the program.
- Launch Cakewalk, select the penultimate line in the “Help – Sign ON…” tab, and log in to the Bandlab website in the browser that opens. Activation of Cakewalk must be done in exactly this way; by logging in autonomously to the Bandlab website, Cakewalk will not be activated. As of today, the developers report that “Offline” activation is not available, but it will appear in the near future. After this, you can activate Cakewalk using the attached keygen or by generating an “activation request” file.
Note: the R2R folder contains the file FIX to install Add Content without Sonar.reg, this file is intended for making an entry in the registry about “Installed Sonar Platinum”. This way, you will be able to install any “additional content” that came with previous versions of Sonar Platinum, without having to install Sonar itself into the system.
