The fact for my experience is that Cakewalk handles audio better than Ableton, and midi better than Pro Tools and it generally offers a pro level quality in both audio and midi worlds, hitting a sweet spot for my personal workflow.

Is Cakewalk good for professional?

With all these features at zero cost, Cakewalk is easily the best free DAW available today. ... If you have never used a DAW before and need a free option that won't limit your creativity, Cakewalk is an excellent choice, and should be versatile enough to handle pretty much anything you throw at it.

Is Cakewalk a professional DAW?

Cakewalk, Inc. is a former music production software company based in Boston, Massachusetts and currently a brand of Singaporean music company BandLab Technologies. The company's best known product was their professional-level digital audio workstation (DAW) software, SONAR.