Cakewalk Sonar and Cakewalk Next

The desktop path, when the browser is not enough.

Installing, activating and working in BandLab's desktop DAWs, Cakewalk Sonar and Cakewalk Next, and moving projects between them and the Studio.

Getting set up

Installation and activation.

1. Why a desktop DAW, and when
2. Installing and activating Cakewalk
3. Audio drivers: ASIO, WASAPI and latency
4. Plugins: VST, scanning and stability
5. Verify your Cakewalk activation

Working in Cakewalk

What is different.

1. The Track view and the Console view
2. ProChannel and the built-in processing
3. Buses, sends and sidechain routing
4. Moving a project between BandLab and the desktop
5. Take a project to the desktop
6. Cakewalk final