SR/Live Sun, November 23, 2008

Cakewalk announces SONAR V-Studio 700, the first and flagship product in the next generation V-Studio line of Cakewalk branded hardware and software solutions.

With SONAR V-Studio 700 two great music technology leaders have combined the best of their hardware and software engineering to address the growing needs of modern music professionals.

Roland pioneered the concept of combining hard disk recording with an ergonomic control surface.

Now, a new generation of V-Studio builds on its legacy in new and innovative ways—combining Roland’s renowned hardware expertise with the power and flexibility of Cakewalk’s SONAR Producer DAW.

SONAR V-Studio 700 addresses the gap between under-powered “budget” solutions and over-priced competitive solutions by offering a compelling, feature-rich music production system that is accessible to a broad range of users.

And beyond that, the forward thinking design of SONAR V-Studio 700 addresses the needs of post production professionals by incorporating video and image hardware control functionality.

SONAR V-Studio 700 includes:
• SONAR 8 Producer + the full version of Rapture
• The VS-700C V-Studio Console
• The VS-700R V-Studio I/O
• The Integrated Roland Fantom VS hardware synthesizer
• Direct control of EDIROL video hardware such as the DV-7 line of nonlinear video editors and other hardware with V-Link support

“The original Roland V-Studio and VS products were groundbreaking in that they provided powerful digital recording capabilities to musicians with an easy to use hardware interface,” said Hidekazu Tanaka, President of Roland Corporation

“With the advent of PC-based recording, times and musician’s needs have changed, but a few things have stayed the same. Musicians still want something easy to use that offers superior sound. In working with Cakewalk on the next generation V-Studio we wanted to create a recording solution that kept those goals in mind while innovating in new and exciting ways.”

“The integration of video hardware control is one of those ways, deep hardware-based control of PC-based editing is another. We are happy to announce that SONAR V-Studio has met and exceeded those goals. It is the perfect successor to the V-Studio legacy.”

SONAR V-Studio 700 matches SONAR 8 Producer with the VS-700C V-Studio Console multifunction control surface and VS-700R V-Studio I/O audio interface, which includes an onboard Roland Fantom VS Hardware synthesizer.

The VS-700C V-Studio Console provides fast and comprehensive hands-on access to all of the power of SONAR 8 Producer, including for the first time extensive editing operations.

It also provides dedicated digital control of the VS-700R V-Studio I/O and with the press of a button the VS-700C can switch functionality to control any V-Link compatible video and image hardware including the Edirol DV-7 line of direct linear video editing systems.

The VS-700R V-Studio I/O is an extremely capable 20x26, 24-bit/192kHz audio interface with high-quality converters and pre-amps that are the perfect complement to SONAR’s industry leading 64-bit end-to-end internal audio quality.

The VS-700R also houses an unexpected but welcome surprise with its onboard Roland Fantom VS hardware synthesizer.

The Fantom VS seamlessly integrates its inspiring soundest and synthesis directly into SONAR’s workflow as a “Hardware VSTi” with essentially zero latency or CPU load.

In addition, the Fantom VS can be further expanded with Roland SuperNATURAL sounds through an ARX Expansion Board slot located in the VS-700R.

For more information:
Cakewalk Website