Early reports look great.
But still no 30fps progressive video. 9 Cakewalk Pro inhabits the mid to semi hi end of audio and midi recording. The new addition is not really prettier but it does add some great improvements. Most notably you can finally record a stereo audio track with just one track, it used to take up two. Cakewalk 9 also includes a lite version of an amp simulator plug-in that is a lot of fun if you like to experiment.