Cakewalk took a risk by spurning ASIO and VST 2.0, insisting instead on using Microsoft's then-new WDM drivers along with virtual instruments based on the DXi protocol. Those talents, along with the inclusion of Cyclone DXi - a brilliant groove-oriented virtual instrument - not only kept existing Cakewalk loyalists satisfied but even induced some users (particularly those into dance, hip-hop and other dance genres) to switch sequencers.īut Sonar's birth was not without difficulty. At the time, it was the only program to handle hard disk audio recording, deep MIDI editing, and the ability to automatically time- and pitch-stretch 'Acidised' WAV files (Acid Pro can now do all three as well, but its MIDI capabilities are well behind Sonar's). In 2001, Cakewalk did a major direction change when they ended the Pro Audio line and launched Sonar. The Sonar adventure continues with a new audio engine, a fresh look, new plug-ins and a surprising sampler.
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