It's on the main page. I've seen where someone bought it. What is it? Where does it fit in the line up? Why don't I see it announced in the forums or listed in the Store?

The Home Studio line ended a few years ago with, I think HS 7.
I'm still using HS 6.

I stand corrected. There is a new Home Studio.
http://www.cakewalk.com/Products/SONAR-Home-Studio
 

Wow, This might sound weird, But I think I'm going to buy it!   I love the look of that clean interface without all that clutter.. I bet I can do everything I do now, only thing missing is all my plug ins which I assume will show in the manager. Thanks for the link Greg. 
 
Just think! no monthly updates,,, yeah!  I can just keep working without distractions.... 
I wonder if it does the playlist? 
 
Updated-- Just bought it, $50 can. Going to download now...

Yes, Home Studio is back. I'm guessing it fits between Sonar Artist and Music Creator. Though the price is closer to MC, I'd rather buy Artist. I'd like to compare HS to MC to see how close their feature set is.

Well I don't know where you ( Greg) found that link, I just looked at every possible page in the store and there's nothing about it anywhere. Only your link takes your somewhere. 
I guess this is so new they have not updated the web site yet. It does not show on the "products" dropdown. 
Anyhow I'm downloading now, but I realised it's my W7 laptop, so I was looking to see if that's going to work or not as the sparse documentation only mentions W10 and 8. The links for "system requirements" takes you to a page titled for the 3 main versions.  
I even used the search in the store and knowledge base. 
 
I hate the way the Command Centre has to re scan which takes a loooonng time.  
It would be nice to tell it not to check most of the stuff everytime. It still checks for updates for all my old versions. 
 
 

I'm not sure I should admit this but I just bought it and downloading it now. It has a very cool look to it. It should be nice on my laptop. BTW its on sale for $34.99

One thing is that with Home Studio CW often tries new ideas out in it before they put it in Sonar.

I think the new "LENSES" feature coming in the Nov 16 update will give you the ability to set up a clutter free interface for certain tasks (e.g. Tracking).

I can't yet tell the difference between the new "Lenses" and "screensets" but I am sure all will become clear in the next week or so

Hi all , 
I would like to buy this version to record in multitrack my Roland MX-1.
Can assign the volume faders to a midi controller ? 
 
thanks