<s>
Sonar	O
was	O
a	O
digital	B-General_Concept
audio	I-General_Concept
workstation	I-General_Concept
created	O
by	O
the	O
former	O
Boston	O
,	O
Massachusettsbased	O
music	O
production	O
software	O
company	O
Cakewalk	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
acquired	O
by	O
Singaporean	O
music	O
company	O
BandLab	O
Technologies	O
and	O
renamed	O
Cakewalk	B-Application
by	I-Application
BandLab	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonar	O
provided	O
limited	O
facilities	O
for	O
video	O
,	O
surround	O
sound	O
(	O
5.1	O
,	O
7.1	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
supported	O
.avi	O
,	O
.mpeg	B-Algorithm
,	O
.wmv	B-Device
,	O
and	O
.mov	B-Application
files	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
appropriate	O
hardware	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
also	O
possible	O
to	O
output	O
the	O
video	O
to	O
an	O
external	O
monitor	O
screen	O
via	O
FireWire	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
with	O
version	O
6	O
,	O
Sonar	O
could	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
64-bit	O
internal	O
processing	O
,	O
a	O
64-bit	O
audio	O
engine	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
64-bit	O
mixer	O
on	O
64-bit	O
versions	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
and	O
Windows	O
7	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
17	O
November	O
2017	O
,	O
parent	O
company	O
Gibson	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
ceasing	O
active	O
development	O
and	O
production	O
of	O
Cakewalk	B-Application
branded	O
products	O
,	O
including	O
all	O
versions	O
of	O
SONAR	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
30	O
years	O
of	O
existence	O
,	O
Cakewalk	B-Application
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
ceased	O
operation	O
,	O
with	O
only	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
web	O
forum	O
and	O
license	O
authorization	O
servers	O
still	O
functional	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
23	O
February	O
2018	O
,	O
Singapore-based	O
BandLab	O
Technologies	O
announced	O
its	O
purchase	O
of	O
some	O
of	O
Cakewalk	B-Application
,	O
Inc.	O
’	O
s	O
assets	O
and	O
all	O
of	O
its	O
intellectual	O
property	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BandLab	O
's	O
stated	O
goal	O
was	O
continued	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
former	O
company	O
's	O
flagship	O
product	O
,	O
SONAR	O
(	O
now	O
renamed	O
Cakewalk	B-Application
by	I-Application
BandLab	I-Application
)	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
its	O
portfolio	O
of	O
freeware	O
digital	B-General_Concept
audio	I-General_Concept
workstation	I-General_Concept
software	O
.	O
</s>
