From looking at Bandlab’s terms of use (see below), I suspect at least one value they extract from their free loading users is the right to use content (eg. Facebook is free because they get to use/sell your data. When a company is not making money allowing you to use its product, YOU (your data) are the product. The new installation of Cakewalk by BandLab via BandLab Assistant will not affect previous installations of SONAR.Īll users can download Cakewalk by BandLab and access the full feature set for free, without access limitations.Īny bundled or independently purchased plug-ins or add-ons that worked with SONAR will integrate with Cakewalk by BandLab. “We are very excited by the potential of Cakewalk by BandLab and think that many creators will benefit from access to a professional DAW with a long history of empowering music makers.” “We are excited to be able to continue development of SONAR in its new guise as Cakewalk by BandLab and have an aggressive feature development roadmap ahead,” says CEO of BandLab Technologies, Meng Ru Kuok.

Users who have previously purchased bundles or individual third party products and plug-ins can still use those products with the new release. The revived DAW includes all core premium features of SONAR Platinum, including the Skylight user interface, flexible ProChannel modules, and powerful end-to-end 64-bit mix engine.īandLab notes that the third-party products and content bundles that were previously included with SONAR Platinum will no longer be included. Full access is now available for Windows users for free. Sonar – with the former SONAR Platinum feature set, is relaunching as Cakewalk by BandLab. Singapore-based music brand collective BandLab has announced that it is relaunching Cakewalk SONAR as a free DAW.

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