Cakewalk A500 vs M-Audio Axiom 49 Decisions decisions

I think the newer Cakewalk controllers would provide a more seamless integration with Sonar (not sure about Ableton).

A few years back when I bought my Axiom 49 the sales rep tried to convince me to get the Roland controller (can't remember the models anymore) because I was using it with Sonar. I preferred the pads on the Axiom and the feel of the board itself which is why I went that route - but I also lost a lot of hair trying to get it to work seamlessly with Sonar

However you said you already use an 88 key M-Audio Controller. You already have a head start on how the M-Audio boards work. Although there are differences between the various models, they they are more similar than they are different.