Hey Craig, I have four Cakewalk t-shirts. I've worn them everywhere: at gigs, visits to Guitar Center, the Experience Music Project, Disneyland, walking around NAMM. I was even wearing a Cakewalk t-shirt the night I got stuck in the Tokyo airport en route to Manila, the longest I've ever worn one shirt. I'm a walking billboard. 
 
So don't you think I've earned a Cakewalk mug?
 
Not looking for sympathy, but I am sitting here this morning looking at a coffee mug with a picture of Rudolph the Reindeer on it. How pathetic is that?

@bitflipper - I ALSO got stuck in Norita whilst waiting to fly on to Manila.  That is one PACKED airport, back in those circular waiting areas, when 4-5 planes are delayed, and there are a couple of thousand people stuffed into that small space.
 
I think Cakewalk may address that issue in the next Sonar release.  :)

Anderton
Cakewalk has coffee mugs?!?

 
Sorry you need to be here at least 10 years to qualify for a mug :-P

jkleban
Between the lines, all I can see is empty space? Believe it or not, SONAR has been enough DAW for me for years.  I probably am in the camp of stabilization rather than innovations.

 
So was X3e
 

I can record LIVE tracks, load in every VST on the planet, mix and master in SONAR now?  What more can there be?

It will take a while, but you'll find out. The Bakers never cease to amaze me...

Noel Borthwick [Cakewalk]

Anderton
Cakewalk has coffee mugs?!?

 
Sorry you need to be here at least 10 years to qualify for a mug :-P

Just because the Gibson employee discount hasn't kicked in yet is no reason to take it out on me! Then again I've been writing my Sonar column for Sound on Sound for over 10 years...maybe I could get a Cakewalk paper cup.

I drink lot's of coffee. It would be nice to have a cup; then when people said: "What's a Cakewalk?" I could go on a promotional rant converting the unwashed into Sonar acolytes. 
 
Regards

Ha....
 
Cake really should sell Cakewalk coffee mugs at the Online store!

Anderton
Just because the Gibson employee discount hasn't kicked in yet is no reason to take it out on me! Then again I've been writing my Sonar column for Sound on Sound for over 10 years...maybe I could get a Cakewalk paper cup.

Lol I guess that wasn't as subtle as I thought. Alright I'll trade my cup for a 175 :)
I've collected some interesting Cake wear over the years. A bunch of t-shirts and stuff. I have an ancient pro audio 9 one that is relegated to use at the gym <g> One of the nicer ones is a t-shirt from '95 with the old twelve tone systems feet.
But I bet none of you have seen this one... 
 

Cakewalk and SONAR chop sticks! Laughing my butt off. That's unique, Noel. You're probably the only one who's got those. If not the only one, one of few.

Omg. I take it that your guys at CW like Chinese food.

musichoo
Omg. I take it that your guys at CW like Chinese food.

When they moved offices they ended up right on the edge of Chinatown. I think that location was chosen on purpose.

Thanks for the mothership update Craig!
 
Hmmm... "obi-wan" has three syllables...
"Anderton"... does as well...
coincidence? 
 
Cactus Music wrote:
"I see this is going to be the next challenge for Cakewalk is raising retailer awareness."
 
As I mentioned before, I truly hope Gibson Brands jumps on this and really makes the big "Industry Awareness" push.
 
They have the clout required to get the spotlight thrown onto Sonar.
 
One can only hope they do it right, and do it BIG.
 
"Help us Ander-ton... you're our only hope..."
 
(Sorry, couldn't resist!)
 
Cheers,
MG

mixmkr

I hear all those good places to play, for musicians is now gone. 

I don't know where young bands start out now a days. I just don't see those places like when I was out there.

You would play out in one bar, and your buddies/rivals played just down the street.

I just don't see that anymore.

From a marketing viewpoint I see no devastating consequences arising from an outline of future development. The secrecy is rather tiresome. I would love to know where the software is heading in general terms, and something beyond market drivers. Yes, the market is important but anticipation of future needs, and inculcating a desire for those needs, is what will transition the product to the forefront.
 
I could tell what I have in mind, but you will have to read between the lines unless more details are forthcoming. And yes the neural interface will be a part of the future. Get ready for invasive surgery...
 
Paul

jungfriend
From a marketing viewpoint I see no devastating consequences arising from an outline of future development. The secrecy is rather tiresome. I would love to know where the software is heading in general terms, and something beyond market drivers. Yes, the market is important but anticipation of future needs, and inculcating a desire for those needs, is what will transition the product to the forefront.

Alex's explanation pretty much nails it. It's true that showing a poker hand to onlookers isn't a problem, but showing it to the other players is. And it's also true that it won't be possible to implement everything the Bakers want to implement, so before anyone can say something definitely will  be in the program, it not only has to be implemented but also QCed. And even if it passes QC, a later revision might break it. Any secrecy is not about being coy but about being prudent.
 
Just remember how bent out of shape some people got when Cakewalk announced an update for a specific month but it came out on the last day of the month...now imagine if Cakewalk announced some killer feature that ultimately was not doable. Some people would dwell on the feature that wasn't included rather than the ones that were.