Cakewalk - SONAR 8.5 Producer Edition Digital Audio Workstation Software

From our expanded online assortment; not available in all Best Buy stores

64-bit precision floating point mix engine

Delivers great audio quality.

Compiling, editing and task management tools

So you can easily create the sound you want to hear. Record and edit unlimited tracks of audio and MIDI with effects.

Thousands of sounds

Include Dimension Pro, Beatscape, TruePianos Amber VSTi, Z3TA+, Rapture LE, DropZone and more.

Step Sequencer 2.0

Create drum tracks, beats, bass and synth lines while the auto-populate feature saves time for common rhythmic patterns. Per-step Probability lets you add automatic variation.

PX-64 Percussion Strip

7-stage processor with EQ, compressor, expander, transient shaper, delay and dual-stage saturator effects.

VX-64 Vocal Strip

7-stage multi-effects processor that utilizes built-in presets or manual adjustments to refine vocals. Features EQ, compander, de-esser, doubler, delay and dual-stage saturator effects.

AudioSnap 2.0

Fix timing issues while retaining phase coherency and stunning audio quality.

Mastering plug-ins

Include LP-64 EQ and LP-64 multiband linear phase mastering effects and Boost 11 peak limiter.

Matrix view arrangment tool

Load audio, MIDI tracks, loops and one-shots to improvise compositions on the fly. Create remixes, sketch out different arrangements or perform live with your MIDI keyboard or pad controller.

Compatible with PC and Mac

For creating your sound using your existing computer.