Ashwin Rao Posted Monday at 03:39 PM Posted Monday at 03:39 PM It’s been a while since our last update, but rest assured, we’ve been busy preparing a big end-of-year push across our product lines and can’t wait to serve up this batch of tasty updates! Read on for a recap of recent updates and a preview of what’s on deck. Cakewalk Sonar 2025.11 Release: Cakewalk Assist The Sonar 2025.11 release is live, headlined by Cakewalk Assist, a unified command palette designed for maximum speed and productivity. Assist instantly puts the entire DAW at your fingertips, eliminating workflow friction. With Cakewalk Assist, you can: Instantly execute any command Jump directly to any view Quickly adjust common settings — such as metronome behavior, and snap to grid preferences — without navigating the Preferences view Directly access any help topic Upcoming: December Release & Assist Roadmap We’re wrapping up final details on the December release, which will introduce two crucial new utilities: A signal analysis feature that provides multiple visualizations of your audio for precise analysis. A new color theming feature allows you to customize your workspace color palette. Watch for an Early Access invitation in the coming weeks! We’re also bringing Cakewalk Assist over to Next. This is just the beginning - expect more capabilities as Assist expands its assistive expertise in 2026. Cakewalk Next Maintenance & Performance ICYMI, a recent maintenance release delivered crucial performance boosts under the hood, significantly reducing UI rendering overhead, making the UI feel snappier and more responsive across the board. Coming Soon: Piano Roll Overhaul We are most excited about major updates to MIDI editing. This release will bring improved tools, streamlined editing, and sweeping under-the-hood improvements to deliver a world-class workflow focused on speed and precision in the Piano Roll view. Watch for an Early Access invitation soon! Plugins TH-U Cakewalk Edition Last month, in collaboration with our friends at Overloud, we released TH-U Cakewalk Edition. This powerful new addition includes: Updated photorealistic gear panels New multi-line routing capabilities MIDI-controllable Polyphonic Transpose Stereo Doubler and integrated Jensen Speakers™ libraries Upcoming: Core Suite and Linear Phase Look for updates to the Core plugin suite and the (re)introduction of Cakewalk’s Linear Phase series, starring LP MB and LP EQ. Together, these plugins support professional-quality production from tracking through mastering. We look forward to sharing more exciting news about our 2026 plugin roadmap in the new year! We'll be back before the end of the month with another update! Best regards, The Bakers 7
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