This year CbB was again ranked in the top ten best DAWS with as main downside just that it is Windows only. In the mean time many other new features and bug fixes have been introduced, so the future just looks good! I would say today it is one of the best DAWs compared to all other DAWS (both paid and free).

It is just very hard to make a program that is compatible with a virtually unlimited number of hardware and software configurations and on top of that comforts everyone's personal workflow and options wishes. There was a delay in development when Gibson ended Sonar, before CbB was well established, but ever since the development has been going really well, ironing out old bugs and introducing new highly desired features.Īny DAW has its own advantages as well as bugs, so having a particular bug in CbB does not mean that switching to another DAW will relieve you from all bugs, just look at other forums and you'll see many bug or other problems all over the place. CbB is leaning on decades of professional development.

At that time the cost for the DAW were comparable to the other top paid DAWs like Cubase and Pro Tools. Just a few years ago when Cakewalk by Bandlab was still Sonar the reviews were raving, see Sonar reviews, for example.

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