The new release is a free download from the Cakewalk Command Center, available to all current SONAR Artist, Professional, and Platinum customers. In addition to Windows 10 compatibility, SONAR “Gloucester” includes many fixes and enhancements based on community input, and is the sixth monthly release since the new SONAR model of rolling updates was introduced in January 2015. With the new continuous integration model combined with Microsoft’s attention to the audio industry, this free update for Windows 7 and 8 should be very beneficial for most DAW users.”

The overall user experience is smoother and initial benchmarks show that it performs equally or better than Windows 8. It’s great to see features in there that benefit both audio professionals and consumers. after exhaustive analysis, SONAR “Gloucester” has passed the Windows 10 certification process.Īccording to Noel Borthwick, Cakewalk CTO, “Windows 10 is a mature version of Windows that might just be the best OS release from Microsoft. Benefiting from recently rewritten code, SONAR “Gloucester” is the first major DAW with full support for Windows 10 and Cakewalk explains it began testing early on to ensure smooth, rock-solid performance.

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