50% off Upgrades
Save big and find out what you have been missing. Now through September 30, 2017 you can save 50% when upgrading from SONAR X1, X2 or X3 to SONAR Artist, Professional or Platinum!
Offer ends September 30, 2017
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SONAR is better than ever! Find the version of SONAR that is right for you and explore what you have been missing.
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Innovation — Delivered Monthly. Rolling updates means you get more from SONAR than ever before.
What's NewWhile you were out ....
SONAR is better than ever and our commitment to rolling updates means innovative features, fixes and enhancements keep on coming. Check out some of the highlights below.
Dying to know more? check out everything you've missed!
Ripple Editing
Rearrange sections of a song and maintain the sync relationships without leaving unintended gaps between the clips.
Adaptive Limiter
Professional look-ahead brickwall peak limiter for both mixing & mastering. * Platinum & Professional Exclusive
Transform Tool
A new and unique way to edit in the Controller pane — allowing for easy sculpting and manipulating of data. * Platinum Exclusive
Piano Roll View
Cakewalk reached back to its roots to optimize SONAR's core MIDI editing for today's generation of virtual instruments.
Lenses
Optimize SONAR's UI based on what you want to do. Record, edit, or mix your song with the right tools at the right time!
Built-in Audio
With new WASAPI drivers, SONAR now delivers extremely low-latency performance with laptops and tablets that rivals Thunderbolt
Matrix View Enhancements
Speed up workflow & more flexible Cell manipulation—as well as tightening the relationship of Cells to the Track View and timeline.
Softube Console 1 Support
More than a cool channel strip, Console 1 sports bi-directional communication, track/bus selection, and much more.
Plugin Load Balancing
This user-defined enhancement keeps your projects from dropping out in DSP heavy environments.
* Platinum Exclusive
Comping & Takes
Comping & Take Management Improvements address many editing, usability, & visual feedback concerns reported by the users.
SONAR Theme Editor
Make SONAR Platinum your own - an integrated utility that gives you total control over your DAW’s look with any photo editing application.
Smart Swipe Track Controls
With a single click and swipe, you can now engage or disengage multiple track controls across multiple tracks in one gesture.
Cakewalk LP EQ and MB
These transparent linear-phase processors are a staple for any modern SONAR engineer. * Platinum & Professional Exclusive
Melodyne 4 Essential
The world’s most advanced pitch correction software ... * Platinum & Professional Exclusive
Patch Points
Route audio anywhere in SONAR Platinum and Professional with Patch Points.
Aux Tracks
Make your life easier with Aux Tracks in SONAR Platinum and Professional.
Style Dials
Bring the ease and clarity of Style Dials right into SONAR with Grit, Space, Max, Smoother, Gater, Depth, Pulse and Shaper plugins.
Plug-In Upsampling
This breakthrough feature gives you the benefits of using higher sample rate processing even in normal projects.
Direct Stream Digital (DSD)
SONAR now supports DSD, a high definition 1-bit audio format commonly used to archive masters in high resolution
Recycle/Pin Plugin Windows
Tired of plug-in window chaos? SONAR makes it easy to cycle through or pin plugins during a mixing session
Command Center
Cakewalk Command Center is the easiest way to manage downloads, installs and updates to your software. Learn More
VST Enhancements
SONAR now includes support for multiple VST3 MIDI input busses for plugins like the Vienna Symphonic Library, and more.
FAQs
What products are eligible?
Eligibility is restricted to the following products:
- SONAR X1 Producer
- SONAR X1 Studio
- SONAR X1 Essential
- SONAR X1 Expanded
- SONAR X1 Production Suite
- SONAR X2 Essential
- SONAR X2 Producer
- SONAR X2 Studio
- SONAR X3
- SONAR X3 Producer
- SONAR X3 Studio
My serial number was not accepted. Help!
When entering your serial number, remove any period or dashes and make all characters uppercase.
Example: CXSP-1.00-123456-123456 should be entered as CXSP100123456123456
Where do I find my serial number?
You can locate your serial number in one of the following places:
- Your Cakewalk account's product registration page
- From within SONAR by going to the Help > About menu
- Included with your SONAR packaging
- From an email sent to you by Cakewalk
I can't find my serial number, please help!
We're here don't worry! Contact Customer Service with a list of email addresses you may have used to register in the past.