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PRESS RELEASE

Cakewalk® to Ship New Line of Interfaces New audio interface and three MIDI interfaces now available.

March 31, 2009

Cakewalk announces that its new line of cable-based interfaces is now shipping worldwide. The UA-1G USB audio interface, and UM-1G, UM-2G, and UM-3G MIDI interfaces are compact and affordable products that are suited to a wide range of digital music creators ??? from hobbyists to professionals ??? who need to connect multiple instruments, MIDI devices or other equipment to a computer. Each product is Mac and PC compatible and USB-bus powered and require no AC adaptor, so affording users enhanced mobility for recording on the go.

UA-1G Audio Interface
The UA-1G is a compact Stereo In/Stereo Out USB Audio Interface that offers excellent sound quality via multiple connection options and a simple, user-friendly design.

Perfect for use with a laptop in mobile or portable environments, whether it's the tour bus, hotel lobby, rehearsal studio or even at home
Hobbyists can use the UA-1G to record tapes or vinyl to a computer, or for higher-quality audio connection of their computer to their home entertainment system
24-bit/96kHz audio quality
Low latency ASIO 2.0 performance (PC); UA-1G is also WDM (Windows Vista, Windows XP) and Core Audio (Mac OS X) compatible
Large Input Level knob for easy control while recording
Includes Cakewalk's SONAR LE digital audio workstation for high-quality music recording, mixing, editing, and publishing
Contains high-end A-D and D-A converters for accurate recording and playback
An electric condenser microphone input that's similar to, but higher quality than, the 'MIC-IN' on most internal soundcard
Headphone output with volume control to quickly and easily listen to audio from your computer
A ¼" jack with Hi-Z switch option, which is ideal for recording high-impedance instruments like electric guitar or bass
S/PDIF optical I/O

Three MIDI Interfaces
The new UM-1G, UM-2G, and UM-3G MIDI interfaces are designed to be affordable solutions to easily connect MIDI devices with a computer through a USB connection. Each MIDI interface:

is Mac and PC compatible
is a compact, cable-style interface with a sleek form factor
conveniently incorporates an independent MIDI Out/Thru hardware selection switch for each output, providing functionality even if your computer is turned off
provides FPT (Fast Processing Technology) for fast, stable MIDI data transmission, as well as lower latency performance through FPT's Advance Driver mode
offers standard OS-based driver mode for instant connection to computers, even when drivers are not available

Price & Availability
Recommended retail prices for the UM-1G, UM-2G and UM-3G MIDI interfaces will be £44.99, £54.99 and £84.99 respectively.
The UA-1G USB Audio interface is available at a RRP of £94.99.
For more information on Cakewalk's new cable-based interface products, please visit: http://www.cakewalk.com/Products/hardware.asp.