Cakewalk have announced the release Guitar Tracks Pro 3, the latest version of the recording software, designed specifically for guitar players and songwriters.

Based on Cakewalk's SONAR audio and MIDI technology, Guitar Tracks Pro 3 provides recording guitarists and songwriters with all the professional tools necessary to create quality music productions using their home computer. Guitar Tracks Pro 3 boasts new features such as a completely redesigned 32x8 mixing view, dynamic edit view, and navigator pane; multi I/O support for up to 32 channels of hardware at 24/96 resolution, allowing users to record large scale projects with ease; real-time monitoring of effects and inputs; complete automation of track parameters and effects; audio looping tools and ACID loop support; sample accurate sync generation for use with external hard disk recorders or sequencers; extensive library of ACID loops from Smart Loops for the quick creation of backing tracks at any tempo; GT:FX multi-effects suite; IK Multimedia's Amplitube LE guitar amp simulator.

Guitar Tracks Pro 3 key features:

• Completely redesigned user interface
• Setup wizard to ensure optimal performance
• Record 32 audio tracks
• Support for up to 32 hardware inputs/outputs
• 24-bit/96kHz audio hardware support
• 32x8 mixing view layout with assignable FX and 2 auxiliary busses with per bus pre/post option
• Navigator view - get a bird's eye view of your project
• Complete automation of track parameters and FX
• Real-time monitoring of effects and inputs
• Apply 32 simultaneous effects in real-time, non-destructively
• Comprehensive sync generation for use with external hard disk recorders or sequencers
• Support for DirectX and VST effects (VST support through included Cakewalk VST Adapter)
• Amplitube LE guitar amp simulator
• GT:FX multi-effects suite including chorus/flange, compressor/gate, parametric EQ, phaser, reverb and tempo delay
• Audio loop construction tools and full support for ACID format files
• Extensive library of ACID loops from Smart Loops for creation of backing tracks, fast
• Import/Export .wav, .mp3, and .wma files
• High-quality sample rate conversion when importing and exporting audio - Guitar Tracks Pro 3 now utilizes the ultra high quality Windowed Sync resampler algorithm
• Integrated tuner and metronome
• Support for multiple meters and tempos
• ASIO and WDM hardware support

Guitar Tracks Pro 3 has a manufacturer's suggested retail price (MSRP) of $209.00 USD and is available at music and sound retailers. Registered Guitar Tracks Pro users can upgrade to Guitar Tracks Pro 3 for $79.00 USD.