Cakewalk Awards & Accolades

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Musikmesse International Press Award (MIPA)
Computer Music
Editor's Choice
Mix Certified Hit
Keyboard Magazine Key Buy

Remix Technology 2005 Award

AudioFanzine's Best Value Award 2005
Music and Sound Retailer's Best New Music Software/Multimedia
Products of 2005
Acoustic Guitar's
Player's Choice Gold Award
AV Video 
Platinum Award

Computer Shopper
5-star award

Electronic Musician
Editor's Choice Award

Future Music
Platinum Award

Game Developers'
Front Line Award

Game Developers'
Hall of Fame

Maximum PC
Kick Ass Product

MP3.com
5-star award

Music and Sound Retailer's Best New Music Software

Mix Magazine
TEC Award
Musical 
Merchandise Review Dealers' Choice Award
Musician's Magazine
Editor's Pick Award

Music and Sound Retailer's Best Selling 
Music Software

Post Magazine's Professionals' Choice Award

Pro Audio Review's
Best of Year

New Media
Awesome Award
Pro Rec.com
Best Multitrack Recording Software

Videomaker Best Soundtrack Editing Product

Pro Audio Review's
PAR Excellence Award
Best of AES Show
 

   

 

 

 

2009

  • Keyboard Magazine, "KeyBuy" Award, Outstanding Musical Instruments and Music Technology Products, SONAR V-Studio 700
  • MIPA (Musikmesse International Press Award) award, Best Recording Hardware, SONAR V-Studio 700
  • Computer Music Magazine, Performance Award, SONAR V-Studio 700
  • Nominated: Music & Sound Retailer, Best Multitrack Recorder/Recording & Mixing Software of 2008, SONAR 8 Producer

2008

  • MIPA (Musical Instrument/Pro Audio) award, Best Software Instruments, Rapture 1.1
  • ProAudio Review, PAR Excellence Award, SONAR 8
  • Mix Magazine, Certified Hit (Top-10 Products at AES), SONAR V-Studio 700
  • Acoustic Guitar Magazine, Bronze Player's Choice Award, Computer-Based Recording System/Recording & Performing Gear

2007

  • Electronic Musician, Editor's Choice, SONAR 5 Producer Edition
  • Keyboard Magazine, KeyBuy Award
  • Music and Sound Retailer, Best New Software Product/Multi-Media Product of 2006, SONAR 6 Producer
  • Keys magazine, Lesser-Award, Das Beste Groovetool, Kinetic 2
  • Computer Music, Reader's Poll: "Top 10 Software Synthesizers" (#3), Z3TA+
  • Computer Music, Reader's Poll: "Top 10 Software Synthesizers" (#7), Rapture
  • Nominated: MIPA (Musikmesse International Press Award), Best Software Instruments, Rapture

2006

  • Keyboard Magazine Key Buy
  • Computer Music Editor's Choice
  • Mix Certified Hit
  • 2006 Music & Sound Awards
  • Acoustic Guitar Magazine: Player's Choice Awards, Computer-Based Recording System/Recording & Performing Gear: Bronze

2005

  • Remix Technology 2005 Award
  • AudioFanZine's Best Value Award 2005
  • Musikmesse International Press Award (MIPA) Best Recording Software

2004

  • Computer Music Reader's Choice Award Best Sequencer
  • Keyboard Magazine Key Buy
  • Music and Sound Retailer Best New Software Product
  • Acoustic Guitar Magazine: Player's Choice Awards, Computer-Based Recording System/Recording & Performing Gear: Silver

2003

  • Pro Audio Review PAR Excellence
  • Maximum PC Softie
  • Mix Magazine 2003 TEC Award Nominee
  • Music and Sound Retailer's Best New Music Software/Multimedia Product
  • Computer Music Editor's Choice

2002

  • Keyboard Magazine's Key Buy Award
  • Electronic Musician's Editor's Choice Award
  • Videomaker's Best Soundtrack Editing Product
  • Music and Sound Retailer's Best New Music Software/Multimedia Product
  • AV Video's Platinum Award
  • Acoustic Guitar Magazine: Player's Choice Awards, Computer-Based Recording System/Recording & Performing Gear: Gold


2001

  • American Foundation for the Blind Equality of Access & Opportunity Award
  • Music and Sound Retailer's Best New Music Software/Multimedia Product
  • Musical Merchandise Review Dealers' Choice Award for Best New Software Product (two Cakewalk products received this award this year)
  • MP3.com 5-star rating
  • Future Music Platinum Award
  • Computer Music Smart Buy Award

2000

  • Computer Shopper's 5-Star Award
  • EQ Magazine's Best Multitrack Recording Software
  • Music and Sound Retailer's Best New Music Software/Multimedia Product
  • Prorec.com's Best Multitrack Software
  • Macworld's 4-Star Rating
  • Acoustic Guitar Magazine: Player’s Choice Awards, Computer-Based Recording System/Recording & Performing Gear: Gold

1999

  • Keyboard Magazine's KEYBUY Award
  • Maximum PC's Kick Ass Product
  • Music and Sound Retailer's Best New Music Software
  • Music and Sound Retailer's Best-selling Music Software
  • Musician Magazine Editor's Pick
  • Post Magazine's Award for Technical Excellence in Audio Recording/Editing Software
  • Game Developers' Front Line Award [Nominee]

1998

  • Pro Audio Review's Reviewers Pick Award for Best of 1998
  • Pro Audio Review's PAR Excellence Award for Best of 1998 AES Show
  • MacWorld Four Mice Rating
  • Maximum PC's Kick Ass Product
  • Game Developers' Magazine Hall of Fame
  • Game Developers' Front Line Award for Audio Composition
  • Future Music Platinum Award
  • Music and Sound Retailer's Best New Music Software
  • Music and Sound Retailer's Best-selling Music Software

1997

  • Boot- Kick Ass Product
  • Mix TEC (Technical Excellence and Creativity) Award
  • Music and Sound Retailer's Best-selling Music Software
  • Music and Sound Award for Most Innovative Music Software Product
  • Post Magazine's Professionals' Choice Award

1996

  • Boot- Kick Ass Product
  • Music and Sound Retailer's Best-selling Music Software
  • Music and Sound Award for Most Innovative Music Software Product
  • New Media- Awesome Award

1995

  • Electronic Musician's Editors' Choice for Best MIDI Sequencer
  • Home PC's Readers' Choice Award
  • Multimedia World's Readers' Choice for Best MIDI Software
  • Music and Sound Retailer's Best-selling Music Software

1994

  • Home PC's Readers' Choice Award
  • Multimedia World's Readers' Choice for Best MIDI Software
  • Music and Sound Retailer's Best-selling Music Software

1993 and earlier

  • Music and Sound Retailer's Best-selling Music Software
  • Music and Sound Award for Most Innovative Music Software Product
  • PC Magazine's Editors' Choice