Riccoboni Posted November 17, 2023 Share Posted November 17, 2023 Good morning, I'm a big fan of the free version of cakewalk, which I use extensively in the home studio setting. For me, Cakewalk came from Sonar which at some point became free. And I read on the internet that there are plans to remake a paid version of cawkewalk which would be called Sonar (for PC). Isn't this a step back? and should I be worried about the future of the free version (will it be maintained, or even refined to encourage switching to the paid version...) Best regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOOK Posted November 17, 2023 Share Posted November 17, 2023 Weird. I haven't heard anything about this. Tell me more. 🙄 1 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will. Posted November 17, 2023 Share Posted November 17, 2023 40 minutes ago, Riccoboni said: should I be worried about the future Just be on the lookout for a DeLorean and someone with weird clothes. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean-Philippe ROGER Posted November 17, 2023 Share Posted November 17, 2023 I have the feeling that for some people hibernation is over. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
User 905133 Posted November 17, 2023 Share Posted November 17, 2023 (edited) 3 hours ago, Riccoboni said: I'm a big fan of the free version of cakewalk, which I use extensively in the home studio setting. For me, Cakewalk came from Sonar which at some point became free. And I read on the internet that there are plans to remake a paid version of cawkewalk which would be called Sonar (for PC). Isn't this a step back? and should I be worried about the future of the free version (will it be maintained, or even refined to encourage switching to the paid version...) Please understand, people who read the forum on a regular (and even an occasional basis) have seen numerous "discussions" of the previously announced plans for Cakewalk Next (now available as a public beta so people can try it out and give helpful feedback to the Cakewalk Next Team) and Cakewalk Sonar. Unfortunately, while some of those threads had useful discussion early on, some (many? most?) devolved into all sorts of speculation, rants about what the the pricing "should" be, etc. I am guessing you have not read previous threads. You are not to blame since several are multi-page threads. So, if you see laugh emojis, IMO it's not personal. It's more like, "Oh no; here we go again!!! LOLOL" and jokes / allusions along those lines. Edited November 17, 2023 by User 905133 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
User 905133 Posted November 17, 2023 Share Posted November 17, 2023 (edited) Edited November 17, 2023 by User 905133 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
User 905133 Posted November 17, 2023 Share Posted November 17, 2023 (edited) 4 hours ago, Riccoboni said: Isn't this a step back? and should I be worried about the future of the free version (will it be maintained, or even refined to encourage switching to the paid version...) In short (JMO), (1a) yes, it's a step back for people that have only used the free version (that is, from when Bandlab resurrected it about 5 years ago) and who only use free software; (1b) yes and no, it's both a step back and a step forward for long-time users who paid for versions of Cakewalk / SONAR when it was a paid version and have come to understand that paying for it again has a number of benefits. JMO, (2) You should worry about about it in the privacy of your own music-making workspace so as not to risk bringing up the issues that have already been discussed to death. 😉 Edited November 17, 2023 by User 905133 added "from" as in "from when" (semantic correction) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byron Dickens Posted November 17, 2023 Share Posted November 17, 2023 Dear Jesus! You haven't seen any of the other 500,000 threads on this same thing? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InstrEd Posted November 17, 2023 Share Posted November 17, 2023 Just now, Byron Dickens said: Dear Jesus! You haven't seen any of the other 500,000 threads on this same thing? Should I start another thread to make it 500001 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeringAmps Posted November 17, 2023 Share Posted November 17, 2023 50 minutes ago, InstrEd said: Should I start another thread? Gawd NO! But, we are IBTL! 🙃 I so told myself I would not do this again. I hate being a “troll”, even inadvertently… t Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Jones Posted November 17, 2023 Share Posted November 17, 2023 1 hour ago, User 905133 said: Please understand, people who read the forum on a regular (and even an occasional basis) have seen numerous "discussions" of the previously announced plans... Pretty good! I think something along these lines should be posted as a sticky at the top of all these sub forums, to derail more long threads on the general topic of "OMG WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN!?!!" (And the way things are (not) going since the big announcement in June of this year, maybe it will be there permanently.) 🙃 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Vere Posted November 17, 2023 Share Posted November 17, 2023 It is sort of at the top on the Home Page but hidden in Jesse's post which when I look at it you do not see the word Sonar. What would work is if the forum software had a toast with a "don't show this again" box that presented important updates. Putting them in a thread on a page you might not even open sort of keeps the information hidden. I predict that when the day comes that the free version stops activating this forum will be flooded with threads started by people who have been busy making music and so totally out of the loop. Example I use lots of software that I at one time I joined the forum to ask a question and have never returned. I'm a classic one post wonder on many user forums. That's because I am in the habit of just Googling the question and finding an answer pretty quickly. But sometimes user forums are the only source of up to date info. I can never understand people who ask questions on this forum when Googling the question would have given them instant gratification. Like this one. Try it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Anderton Posted November 17, 2023 Share Posted November 17, 2023 I think it's only fair to give a definitive answer, so here it is: stay tuned To put things in perspective, "you only get one chance to make a first impression." I'm sure the Bakers are doing everything they can to make sure the the new Sonar's coming-out party is done correctly from a technical, marketing, and pricing standpoint. It's not a trivial effort, to be sure. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
57Gregy Posted November 17, 2023 Share Posted November 17, 2023 Nobody here knows the answers to your questions. Probably most of the staff who check in here from time to time don't know the answers. Stay tuned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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