I still think Rapture is a brilliant program. I'd like to see that FIXED and brought back for real. There are really only a few things that are messed up:
 
1. Envelopes
2. Try modulating amplitude
3. It has no idea where to find samples...good luck transporting presets
4. Too much clicking among windows (I don't think anyone who actually programs synths thought through the UI, it seems oriented toward playback-only); I'd like some tear-off windows
 
It's not just a great synth on its own, it would be a perfect complement to Ableton Live, or for anyone doing MIDI guitar. It's a shame the original version was bungled, and some people at Cakewalk told me it was too much effort to fix. However, the previous regime at Cakewalk also felt no one wanted content (it's a good thing Native Instruments doesn't know that!), and plug-ins should exist only within Sonar, so perhaps that attitude will change. Fingers crossed. Rapture Pro is still one of my go-to synths, for a variety of reasons.

Forward please.  By all means, forward...and beyond.

Rather than a coming back, I prefer that CbB and bakers managed to solve two problems in arranging projects:
1) a button that shows that Ripple Edit is on
2) to make possible to the user to decide at which point a project ends.

I'd like a simple Sample Manager added to Rapture Pro. Highlight the audio from the track,  copy and past to the manager, fine trim, loop points assign it to a key range, set it velocity range. Rapture creates the the SFZ file, and stores the sample. 
 
Rapturous Pro

And while we're at it bring back Brandon Ryan and Seth Pearstine. Lol

Cakewalk live for DOS is the future. 600kb of rock solid midi awesomeness! A little tweaking of those pink and green graphics, a rebirth of the midiquest paralell port interface, a dodgy GM sound module (unless you could afford a Kurzweill K1000) and we are good to go:)

kitekrazy1
1. Beatscape - still the best REX player out there but only 32 bit.
2. Project 5 - never really used it but it was cool looking.

meh

My thoughts about Project5 are to bring it back like a mobile app. Propellerheas did it with Rebirth for iPad few years ago. But it was closed soon.

Love Skaid's idea of a media player with vst capabilities.  I'd love to see it taken a step further and add playback of midi in sync with audio.  A real Playlist player with some optimized functionality.  The old Virtual Jukebox which I think ended with Cakewalk 9 was better than the Playlist function.  A "Main Stage" for Cakewalk would be awesome!!!!

Rasure
I`d rather they spent time improving what is already there and fixing the many long standing bugs. 

There are no bugs.
You may be using the wrong pesticide.