MOTU made a Windows version of Digital Performer and took several versions 4-5 years to get it up to the Mac version on stability.

Tracktion Waveform has a Mac version and most complain that it not as stable as the Windows version. It takes a lot of work to build a functional DAW. Now I can see Bandlab expanding Bandlab part more into the iPad market. So far there seems to only be a few coders at Cakewalk in Boston. Mac users are what about 5% and Apple has Logic at a very low price plus Garageband too that is iOS.

Bandlab on the other hand have the time, money and they also have a demand as they have a raft of Mac users utilising their products daily. The original Sonar on Mac thing failed because of lack of demand, financial pressure and an inability to have a product in development with an elastic runway for release. I just cannot see that a company like this would be happy to essentially say: 'Hey Mac users please use our online service, but if you want deeper editing from us you are going to have to buy a windows machine.'Īnother thing to take into consideration is that this is not the Gibson days anymore. To me it doesn't make sense to not be building a Mac version and that is coming from someone who does not have a Mac and would not ever buy one. Sure they wouldn't likely advertise it. But consider what Bandlab are attempting to do with these products. Do you think a company like Bandlab would be happy to offer a product that ignores their Mac users? It is of course all just speculation, but my thoughts are that as soon as the purchase went through, a team of coders were hired to build a Mac version from scratch.

Cakewalk by bandlab for mac