Thanks Per, I've seen the pricing, which puts the full price of the Pro version out of my reach. There was am earlier deal for 50% off for Sonar Lifetime members, as I mentioned, that link is dead. I was posting here in hopes of finding any other path to a discount (legit).
Here is the old thread with the offer, which was last commented on last November, but that forum is now read-only:
http://forum.cakewalk.com/message-from-Greg-Ondo-of-Steinberg-m3691848-p17.aspx
I guess I waited too long to jump on the deal (well, I didn't know about it until today).
Chris