Guitar giant set to acquire Cakewalk Inc, and Sonar with it.
Gibson logoPress Release:
Gibson Brands, the number one company in music and sound, has entered
into a letter of intent with Roland Corporation and Cakewalk, Inc. for
Gibson to acquire Cakewalk pursuant to definitive acquisition agreements
to be negotiated by the parties. According to Gibson Brands Chairman
and CEO Henry Juszkiewicz, “If imitation is the sincerest form of
flattery, Cakewalk must be very flattered that so many of their
innovations have become industry standards. As an addition to the Gibson
Pro Audio Group, Cakewalk will enhance their flagship professional
products, pursue provocative R&D initiatives, and continue to serve
the needs of musicians and producers world-wide.”Following the closing of the proposed acquisition, a new brand, TASCAM Professional Software, will be created to support, promote, and publish Cakewalk’s current and future professional products. Cakewalk President Michael Hoover notes, “The world’s most iconic guitar, Gibson’s Les Paul, bears the name of the inventor of multitrack recording—and TASCAM launched a musical revolution by bringing multitrack recording to the masses. The combination will make a fitting home for products developed by Cakewalk.” TASCAM President Yuji Hanabusa states, “The future of recording is an intelligent, intuitive combination of both hardware and software. Cakewalk and TASCAM will have the power to realize this future.”
The Cakewalk staff and headquarters will remain in Boston as an independent division. Juszkiewicz concludes, “This isn’t just about wanting to acquire Cakewalk’s respected product line. We’re equally excited about what Cakewalk’s R&D labs are developing for current Cakewalk fans—as well as those who are about to become Cakewalk fans.”
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Cakewalk's new Sonar X3 family of productsThe
newest version of Cakewalk’s Windows-based DAW, Sonar X3, does away
with the Essential moniker for its lowest-priced product and endows its
most affordable Sonar release to date ($99) with the same tools and
track counts as its larger siblings. The versions, Sonar X3, X3 Studio
and X3 Producer all feature the same 64-bit audio engine, support for
VST3 plug-ins and multi-touch input, along with an unlimited number of
audio tracks, MIDI tracks, busses and sends. In order to improve project
management, tracks and buses can now be coloured for quick visual
reference.
Comping has been streamlined in Sonar X3, and allows mouse-free auditioning and promoting of takes to speed up the production process. Sharing to YouTube, Soundcloud, Facebook and Twitter is also built right into the interface, as is integration with Gobbler, the cloud-based project backup and collaboration service.
The basic version of the software comes with 12 virtual instruments including Cakewalk’s Session Drummer 3. Where Cakewalk have differentiated their X3 products are in the number of instruments and effects offered. X3 Studio ($199) adds built-in Melodyne Essential monophonic pitch correction, time stretching and audio-to-MIDI conversion, all without having to wait for data to transfer into the editor. In total, X3 Studio offers 51 effects including linear phase mastering plug-ins and Nomad Factory’s Blue Tubes FX. There are also 19 virtual instruments with LE versions of Cakewalk’s Rapture 1.2.2 and Dimension Pro 1.5 synths among them.
At the top of the range is X3 Producer ($499) which adds several virtual instruments such as the “superbly thought-out and very playable” Addictive Drums by XLN Audio (http://sosm.ag/jul07-addictive), AAS Lounge Lizard modeled electric piano and Strum Acoustic Session.
Additional effects exclusive to X3 Producer include Tone2 BiFilter2 which provides 47 filter types, Console Emulator and the brand new Tape Emulator module the latter two of which both use Sonar’s proprietary Pro Channel plug-in format.
Sonar X3 is compatible with Windows 7 and 8, and existing users will receive discounts when upgrading.
Sonar X3 announced
Adds Melodyne, Addictive Drums and Gobbler integration
Cakewalk's new Sonar X3 family of productsThe
newest version of Cakewalk’s Windows-based DAW, Sonar X3, does away
with the Essential moniker for its lowest-priced product and endows its
most affordable Sonar release to date ($99) with the same tools and
track counts as its larger siblings. The versions, Sonar X3, X3 Studio
and X3 Producer all feature the same 64-bit audio engine, support for
VST3 plug-ins and multi-touch input, along with an unlimited number of
audio tracks, MIDI tracks, busses and sends. In order to improve project
management, tracks and buses can now be coloured for quick visual
reference.
Comping has been streamlined in Sonar X3, and allows mouse-free auditioning and promoting of takes to speed up the production process. Sharing to YouTube, Soundcloud, Facebook and Twitter is also built right into the interface, as is integration with Gobbler, the cloud-based project backup and collaboration service.
The basic version of the software comes with 12 virtual instruments including Cakewalk’s Session Drummer 3. Where Cakewalk have differentiated their X3 products are in the number of instruments and effects offered. X3 Studio ($199) adds built-in Melodyne Essential monophonic pitch correction, time stretching and audio-to-MIDI conversion, all without having to wait for data to transfer into the editor. In total, X3 Studio offers 51 effects including linear phase mastering plug-ins and Nomad Factory’s Blue Tubes FX. There are also 19 virtual instruments with LE versions of Cakewalk’s Rapture 1.2.2 and Dimension Pro 1.5 synths among them.
At the top of the range is X3 Producer ($499) which adds several virtual instruments such as the “superbly thought-out and very playable” Addictive Drums by XLN Audio (http://sosm.ag/jul07-addictive), AAS Lounge Lizard modeled electric piano and Strum Acoustic Session.
Additional effects exclusive to X3 Producer include Tone2 BiFilter2 which provides 47 filter types, Console Emulator and the brand new Tape Emulator module the latter two of which both use Sonar’s proprietary Pro Channel plug-in format.
Sonar X3 is compatible with Windows 7 and 8, and existing users will receive discounts when upgrading.
