mdiemer

Correct me if I'm wrong, but if you have installation discs, you're OK, right? I mean, as long as you kept all the numbers, it should authorize, right? 

I'm pretty sure you can still get W10 for free, I just saw a post where someone just did that. Here it is:

https://www.zdnet.com/article/heres-how-you-can-still-get-a-free-windows-10-upgrade/

Thanks to Steev for this.

7 hours ago, msmcleod said:

I've got a dual boot with W7 / W10, and FWIW I find W7 just as stable as W10 using CbB. 

In fact, in many ways it's quicker: plugin scans are 3-4 times quicker & GUI updates are more snappier. Audio performance is no different (as expected).

You can't download older versions of CbB, but you can make a copy of C:\Program Files\Cakewalk\Cakewalk Core, then run Cakewalk.exe from within that folder  e.g.:

I seriously doubt that previous versions of CbB will be any different though. CbB has been getting more stable as each new version comes out.

Thanks, I did experience some "gremlins" after the latest update. My plan is to restore my system to one of the images I've made, if need be. Which would have earlier versions.  So far, things have settled down. Although I still can't use TTS-1. I will stay with CbB as long as I can, which will hopefully be forever. No other DAW comes close for me in terms of the workflow. If worse comes to worst, I have Sonar 8.5 to fall back on, forever if necessary, as I have installation disks. Plus, I left it installed, and it's on all the images as well.

5 hours ago, Phil Balliet said:

I'm going to say at least for now it is not likely at all. If anything you'd need an older version of Sonar altogether, or you can try Reaper. It probably works flawlessly on W7. I'm a W10 user myself. 

Thanks, but can I download an earlier version of CbB? That's the question.

3 hours ago, whistlekiller said:

I haven't experienced any issues at all with Windows 10 since migrating from 7 several years ago despite all the naysayers saying it was a disaster. Cakewalk by BandLab runs perfectly with it, as does my old VS-100, possibly due to me not tinkering with anything. Always online and only using Microsoft inbuilt AV. Nothing to worry about.

Thanks, but I don't care if CbB works flawlessly on Windows 10. I don't want to use Windows 10, I want to use Windows 7. I know about newer hardware, software drivers etc. I still plan on using Windows 7. So, my question remains, can I download an earlier version of CbB? 

I'm using Windows 7 and plan to continue using it indefinitely. Is it possible to download an earlier CbB version, one that may work better? Like one of the earliest ones?

Perhaps they were thinking that Cakewalk is the more general term. That more people would recognize that name than  Sonar, which was one of many products over the years.

I agree, it's clean and beautiful. A great start!