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Cakewalk Sonar

Music production studio for Windows with a free tier

by BandLab
A free alternative to Cubase
PRICEFree tier; more with BandLab Membership
RUNS ONWindows
ALTERNATIVE TOCubase
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About Cakewalk Sonar

Cakewalk Sonar is the successor of SONAR and of Cakewalk by BandLab, which was retired in 2025. Its free tier covers recording, editing, mixing and exporting with unlimited tracks, and it opens Cakewalk by BandLab projects. Windows only; a free BandLab account is required and advanced features are part of BandLab Membership.
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License and price

License type
Freemium (free + paid plans)
Price
Free tier; more with BandLab Membership

System requirements

Operating system
Windows

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