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Yes you can - thank Meng, it's not too good to be true indeed. Today, the core application itself is free to use with no track or effects limits whatsoever. Some new features, plugins and BandLab membership exclusives are behind the membership paywall. We do appreciate it however if you support future development by paying for a licence There are some great deals coming so keep your eyes out.

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I don't care if they offer it for $19.99 a year. I'll never sign up for a software subscription. It is beyond absurd there is no perpetual license yet.

I subscribed to the EDMprod newsletter a while ago, just to get some freebies, and yesterday I got a newsletter that I wanted to share because it's a good reminder that we shouldn't fall victim to Gear Acquisition Syndrome. I believe that people like us on deals forums are especially prone to GAS, that's why I post it here. The mail subject was "Stop hoarding, start creating" and I think he put it quite well: I was aware of these things, but it drives the message home differently when I see it written from someone else, somehow.

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Change Log What’s new in SampleTank 4.2.6 Removed discontinued SampleTank libraries from default browser view. General reliability improvements I checked what discontinued SampleTank libraries were removed from my specific default browser view. Miroslav Philharmonik 2 Syntronik Free Note: I had to do a full rescan of the content for all of the content to appear in Sampletank 4 after performing this update. I am pretty sure no actual content is removed, however. For instance, the Miroslav Philharmonik 2 content still appears when you search (though Miroslav Philharmonik 2 content only shows if no categories are selected)

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Sonar Premium and Sonar Free are the same program. Premium features are unlocked when you log in, and stay in as long as you're logged in. Note although you need to be connected to the internet to actually log in, you do not need to stay connected to the internet to remain logged in. If you remain disconnected from the internet, your log-in session will eventually expire, but AFAIK it lasts around a month. If connected to the internet, your log-in session will automatically refresh.

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Paypal sounds like a good idea for plugin / software purchases - I'll have to try that going foward! One thing I've ALWAYS done - and highly recommend if your credit card offers it - is to use a Virtual Card number for ANY subscription service. That allows you to set the maximum amount that can be charged, and in the case of those pesky annual subscription charges, you can set the allowed amount to $1 after the first charge. Then when they try to renew, it fails, and they email you, decide if you want to re-up. If you do, just adjust the allowable charge amount so it goes through.

It's not fool proof but that's why I use Paypal for online purchases. I feel like the fewer places that get my info, the better.

V3.1 Now Available What’s New in 3.1 Main Track Live Sync Sync your Main Track chords across all running Scaler 3 instances. Bass Follow Track New Articulations option: auto-follow the root note of your chord track. Onboard Tutorial A step-by-step overlay greets you on startup—perfect for new users. Clip Extension Easily extend / shorten adjacent clips with a single drag. All Scales on Launch “All Scales” view is now the default at startup. Arrange Page Scrolling & Zoom Free-scroll and pinch-to-zoom for smoother timeline navigation. Select All / Deselect All Single-click “Select All” in the three-dot or right-click menu; click blank space to “Deselect All.” Supporting Documents Updated User Manual and new Multi Channel MIDI Out setup guide for most DAWs Bug Fixes Lasso Chords crash resolved for affected users Overlapping Chords bug squashed Last-Chord Extension edge cases fixed in Main Track DAW Sync Off Loop unresponsive play/stop behavior corrected Instrument Plugin Recall in Studio One now reliable Playback Progress Bar displays correctly over empty regions Non-Standard and Complex Time Signatures sync behaviour corrected Keys Lock profile no longer cuts off notes MIDI Notes now render properly in Scale White Keys Stuck Notes when playing two bound notes simultaneously—fixed Sketch-to-Main-Track Drag ignores active motions as expected Duplicate Sidebar Controls on drag-and-drop issue resolved Empty Space in Sketch Page no longer appears after reload New video here (thanks @BTP)

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I've reached this point where I've started to consider selling some licenses for things I don't even use. And these aren't bad plugins at all; they're from very respectable brands and developers. I think this is a great indicator that you've hit that threshold where enough is enough. $9.99 here, $29.99 there... a bundle is obviously a better deal, right? It all just stacks up in the end. There are some plugins I couldn't live without, but there are three or four times that many that I can live without. The biggest issue isn't the quality, but just having too many duplicates that are aimed at emulating or performing in a similar fashion. Think compressor emulations or EQs doing... EQ things. Workflow really matters the most here. If you intuitively launch some plugins and get the results you want, they're really made for you. But if you're deep in a session then stop and think, "Hmm, I haven't used that one in four years, what is that?" why do you even have it installed then? I could use something that is arguably better and newer (because people and reviewers are telling me this, especially some Grammy-award-winning producer I've never heard about), but if it requires me ten clicks to achieve something I want when I could've done it with three clicks in some VST or stock plugin that comes with my DAW, what's the point then? My piece of advice: stick to a few favorite ecosystems, and that's it. I know it's a meme that every company has installers/downloaders/activators, and this problem really occurs when you're a customer of every single one of them. So, selectively cut those branches.

Just want to say thank you. been using Sonar since V2. And was happy with Cakewalk by Bandlab. Installed the new "free tier". No issues. It imported all my settings. Scanned all Vst without problems (incl some 32 bit stuff). And just tested some projects for a release that all imported fine (and seemed quicker to load, but may be my wishful thinking). The "countdown" in order to use the program seems a small price to pay. And any withheld features don't appear to be a stumbling block. This should put Sonar back near the top for "free" DAW software. If I have any critisicm it is that having worked in Market Research for two decades. The launch could be better focussed and implemented. With plans for a new audio PC to be built. I do feel I can stay now. After all decades of familiarity are not to be squandered. Again many thanks to the Bakers and Meng.

Just installed it and YES its FREE .. just need to login with usual bandlab details. Pretty much NEXT look and feel, i like it. Currently doing the VST Scan. So it looks like all we need is there FOR FREE .. so this is in a way a FREE SUBSCRIPTION, not a paid software subscription. I recommend installing it, check it out and if it does the job I WILL be dumping the Cakewalk by bandlab from my system because no doubt this new version will have updates going forward

There's a new expansion. The first one for Synthmaster 3. It's called "New Loops Cinematic Sounds Volume 1". I have no idea when they added it. I just discovered it because I checked if there are any new expansions, out of curiosity. If you have the Everything Bundle, you already own it and just need to download your expansions from within the synth (I think you click on the current preset name and then a menu appears where you click on "Restore my preset banks", or something like that).

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New in build 31.06.0.048 What's New Sonar Free Tier Native ARM64 Support Track Manager Jump-to-Track BandLab Sounds Integration Color Theme Improvements Cakewalk Product Center Update Sonar Tier Comparison Introducing the Sonar Free Tier We are thrilled to announce the launch of a comprehensive free tier for Cakewalk Sonar, making its powerful and robust core features widely accessible to a broad and diverse community of music creators. Aspiring artists, hobbyists, and professionals alike are free to experience the acclaimed workflow without any initial investment. The free tier provides a solid foundation for recording, editing, mixing, and mastering, ensuring that creative ideas can be brought to life with professional-grade tools. For those seeking to unlock the full potential of Cakewalk Sonar, including advanced tools, an expanded library of content, and a host of exclusive benefits and more plugins, we offer a premium tier accessible with a BandLab Membership. This premium offering is designed to cater to the needs of dedicated producers and engineers, providing an unparalleled creative environment to push the boundaries of their musical endeavors. Native ARM64 Support In a significant leap forward for performance and efficiency, Sonar now boasts native support for ARM64 and Snapdragon® powered PCs. This exciting development means that users with compatible processors can experience Sonar running with unparalleled optimization and responsiveness. When Sonar detects an ARM64-compatible processor on your system, it will automatically offer you a dedicated ARM64 product update. This native build is optimized to take full advantage of the unique architecture of these CPUs, resulting in improved performance compared to an X64 emulated build. You can expect faster loading times, smoother playback of complex projects and dramatically improved battery life. Track Manager This release introduces significant enhancements to track management to improve workflow and efficiency, especially in projects with numerous tracks. The Track Manager appears as a new module in Sonar's browser panel. Track Manager View: listing of all project tracks with an integrated Track Filter. This allows users to easily filter and select groups of tracks for bulk operations such as archiving, MSR state changes, I/O routing, name/color changes, meter adjustments, folder grouping, copy/delete, and sorting. Track Filter presets are shared between the Track Manager and the main Track Filter component. Track filtering: Perform live filtering of displayed tracks by name, number, MSR states, and track types Fluid track management: Quickly make group adjustments to track properties and apply commands in bulk Track Filter Presets: Save and load track filter configurations on a per-project basis to quickly recall frequently used filters Jump-to-Track Located above Sonar's track headers, a jump-to-track search box provide allows quick navigation to specific tracks by typing a name or number. BandLab Sounds Integration Sonar puts 160,000+ royalty–free loops and one–shots on tap, directly in its Browser panel. Kick start and enhance your tracks with a catalog of samples covering a massive range of genres and styles. Preview loops at project tempo Drag-and-drop samples from the browser into your tracks New sounds and artist packs are delivered every week Color Theme Improvements This build introduces numerous improvements for all currently available themes. Cakewalk Product Center Update Cakewalk Product Center has been updated to 1.0.0.087, providing updates for the new Sonar tiers and related entitlements, as well as presentation improvements. Cakewalk Sonar Tier Comparison Feature Membership Free Core features Unlimited Audio and MIDI tracks ✅ ✅ Unlimited Instrument Tracks ✅ ✅ Unlimited Arranger Tracks ✅ 1 Arranger Track Articulation Maps ✅ ✅ Project Interchange to/from Next ✅ ✅ ProChannel ✅ ✅ AudioSnap ✅ ✅ ARA Support ✅ ✅ Plugin Load Balancing ✅ ✅ Plugin Oversampling ✅ ⛔️ Track Manager ✅ ⛔️ Jump-to-Track ✅ ⛔️ Elastique Pro stretch mode ✅ ⛔️ POWR Dithering ✅ ⛔️ BandLab Integrations BandLab Project Integration ✅ ✅ BandLab Sounds ✅ Browse and Preview only Fixes Crash on Project Open with user project Ripple All has unexpected results in project Solo Button not responding to MIDI from External Controllers Preview At Host Tempo does change toggle setting on sample after it has been initially loaded Crash on Undo of Ripple Drag Sysx View opens scrolled to Bank 1 Aim Assist fails to display correctly in PRV Right click on Duplicate Track button can fail to respond as expected Pasting Tempo Nodes not as expected in user project Crash When Lasso Select Reaches MIDI Piano/note names in PRV Opening Start Screen should suspend Media Browser Preview Unexpected behavior/crash with Ripple Edit Envelope can become corrupted after deleting node Arranger Section type indicator has no border Clicking on Preferences Colors tab causes errors when not using English Crash on track auto focus in PRV Collapsing track folder containing active track causes TV to scroll unexpectedly Unreadable text in Mercury Theme Crash on playback with ProChannel plugins on surround bus Text Cut off in Matrix View Preset Field in Export Audio not drawing correctly Resizing In Browser Can Have Unexpected Results Poor Contrast in Matrix View with Light Themes Low Contrast for text in Step Sequencer in Lighter Themes Matrix View draws incorrectly when undocked and dragging between different resolution displays Incorrect collapsed Browser appearance after creating new project from template Overwriting a preset in Track Manager fails to save the new preset Creating a Track Preset in the Track View fails to appear in Track Manager Plugin UI painted incorrectly while dragging window Start Screen fails to draw correctly on first launch after onboarding on high DPI displays Text in Track Manager Preset box is cut off when typing Browser Modules move unexpectedly when adjusting the TV bus splitter Please give us feedback on this release. We hope you like it. PS: The easiest way to get the latest version of Sonar is by downloading the Cakewalk Product Center application.

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As was Cakewalk by BandLab. When I wrote the Wikipedia entry about Cakewalk by BandLab years ago, I put in a descrption of the licensing and said that it was a "free subscription." Since it's in Wikipedia, it's the Official Truth of the Internetz.🙄 I agree that if it needs to phone home to a server every 6 months or every month or whatever interval to keep functioning, that's a subscription. In the case of free tier Sonar, the "cost" of the subscription is embedded advertisements for the BandLab membership. Fair play, CbB was always an advertisement for the BandLab brand. Subscriptions require the user to trust the software manufacturer not to change the rules, go out of business, whatever. Fortunately, BandLab have so far continued to provide a free way for Cakewalk/Sonar users to access our projects. This has never been interrupted in the 7 years of BandLab's ownership of the Cakewalk/Sonar brand, although there was the scare of the announcement of payware Sonar replacing CbB. The differences between Free Tier and Premium seem trivial to me. If your plug-ins have a case of the grainies, get new plug-ins or render at 88.2K or 96K. I did some subjective tests using a virtual synth that benefited audibly from plug-in upsampling, and rendering at the double rate had the same effect as 2X upsampling. As far as which dithering or stretching algorithm I use, should I care enough to do a shootout? Multiple Arranger tracks is nice, but I've never used more than one per project.

If your subscription ends, functionality will revert to the free version of Sonar, currently this means: Plugin oversampling will be disabled. Anything set to Elastiqué Pro will be rendered using Elastiqué Efficient. Dithering will fallback to using Triangular if it was previously set to POWR. If you had more than one arranger track, you will still be able to access them all, but you will only be able to view one at a time, and you can't delete, rename or add any new ones. This doesn't affect your existing arrangements, or your ability to create new ones using any of the sections from the existing arranger tracks. Jump to Track will become unavailable You will only be able to preview BandLab sounds from the BandLab Loop library - any that were already used in your project, will still be available. Track Manager will revert to showing the old "Show/Hide Tracks" dialog. The hidden tracks presets are 100% compatible between the old and new Track Manager. As long as you don't attempt to edit any of the oversampling/stretching/dithering settings, your existing settings should return to their previous settings if/when you renew your subscription.

"Glitches" seem so good for business that I've been skeptical that they were unintentional. Especially when the timing seems a bit too right and especially when they go on for a week or more. Like how some iZotope biggies seemed to come right before the end of a fiscal year, and also right around the time they merged with Native. Remember how brainworx was shoveling vouchers and licenses out the door right before they merged into the same conglomerate? How about IK Multimedia's week long glitch not long after the introduction of T-RackS 6? The licenses that go out this way usually go to people who wouldn't have obtained the product otherwise, which costs the company nothing. I've never obtained anything through a glitch or insane virtual freebie that I would have bought at the regular discounted price. Except maaaaaybe some of the Unfiltered Audio processors from PA. I sure wouldn't have most of their catalog, as I now do. I have seen them blow up multiple forums, where the name of the product is put in a topic title and then stays near the top for a week. "People seem to buy a lot of audio software based on what they read in forums. How can we get the name of our product in a topic title and keep that at the top? How do we get them to keep discussing our product, keep our brand in front of them when so few read print magazines these days?" "I know a way we can do it for free. We let a few licenses go out for the price of our processing overhead and then claim it's a clerical error. It's a 'mistake,' so it won't ***** the users who paid the normal price, and we don't run the risk of devaluing the software." This would be a stealth way to get the effect that the juicier Plugin Boutique BOGO's (used to) have: the product's name stays on the front page for a month, a huge buzz is created, you get the registration info of a bunch of deal chasers who weren't going to buy it at regular price anyway, some of these people might be surprised at the quality and recommend it to others, they might even pay to upgrade when the time comes (I've done both). How much does PB pay vendors for BOGO licenses? I don't know, but if it's anything, it can't be much. Maybe even people who juuuuust missed the deal will be told by others that the normally discounted price is still a great deal. I was psyched about getting the entire iZotope Music Production Suite 5.5 for $150 I couldn't shut up about it. And I might even pay to upgrade it a few revisions down the road. How many weeks has this topic right here been bobbing around? Many upsides, and the downside is that you'll miss some normal price sales to people who were happy waiting. <rant> For a vendor to act all butthurt as if being lucky/savvy enough to wangle a free license for their $60 product is tantamount to piracy is unwise. The only way they "lose" any cash is when someone who would have bought at normal price ends up not doing so. I'd imagine that the percentage of people who glitched into this full version only Kontakt instrument who already wanted it but were saving up to be able to afford the $60 is....not significant. For the ethical people who obey your admonition to stop using the glitched license, your brand is now associated with a tinge of guilt. For most of the rest of us, we'll think that blaming your mistakes (only create codes that work for a SINGLE user, duh) on a vendor or even the end user is kinda spineless. Instead your brand could remind them of how slick and savvy they felt when they grabbed their license. Sheepishly welcome the new users, come out with a new product that they'll buy based on whether they liked the one they got for free, revamp the UI and sell them an upgrade, whatever. Leverage it. Don't treat them like thieves. </rant>

One of the biggest changes to Cakewalk Sonar is that it was redesigned from the ground up to handle scaleable graphics. Prior versions of Cakewalk / Sonar / whatever did not. So if you scale your Windows resolution up or down, you're going to have issues. Some parts of the UI will look right, others won't. Some things may scale, others won't. A relatively ancient software program from nine years ago won't handle the ultra-high resolutions that modern Windows supports. If you want modern functionality, you'll have to upgrade to modern software.

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It will run a lot better! Sonar has massive optimizations compared to CbB especially when running at lower latencies. I tested workloads that would completely glitch out in Cbb but played clean in Sonar.

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It's just classic consumerism. You've got constant sales in your face with "BUY NOW!" rhetoric and people, or out-of-nowhere experts, recommending you get things (like 9 out of 10 dentists recommending our toothpaste). "Buy 2, get 1 for free," "$9.99," "$29.99," "$99.99!" Then you get a free* gift. Seems familiar, doesn't it? It's like going to a supermarket and grabbing things you never planned to get at all. But because it's on sale, your shopping cart is full. That's it. I like innovations, trying new stuff, and always get excited seeing new releases, but over the years, there's been one conclusion: my purchases have been fueled by a "this could be useful" or "this would be nice to have" mindset. "Would"- that's the word to keep in mind. A 20GB orchestral Kontakt library? It might be cool to have, but in practice, how will I use it? Do I even like it at all? Why the hell do I need an entire choir of altar boys? Then we reach the upgrade territory: getting the latest version because it's the latest. You get a plugin, then one or two years later, they drop a new version (I won't mention names, but those who know, you know), and for a simple fee (to them), you can get it too. Meanwhile, the first version hasn't been used in forever. In conclusion, it's fine to hunt for deals and all that, but for my own sake and when advising others, be more specific and very selective with your purchases. The variety is huge, with people telling you that you need this and that, and YouTubers shilling that "this is a game-changer." At least demo the products. See how you can implement them into your projects, templates, and general workflow. Having options is great, but having too many options keeps you on this update/upgrade loop when you don't even know what you want in the end and you live in this "would-be-nice-to-have" universe. Try to avoid it. Seriously.

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I just demoed it. I replaced the reverb on an acoustic guitar track, had it listen to the audio and saw what it came up with. It was sublte but appropriate. There is not a "mix" knob I could find so to change the reverb you have to mess with other parameters. It seems useful and maybe would even be more useful if you placed it on many tracks and had it do its group thing. The reverb itself did not seem to be anything different from any other reverbs (hall, plate, etc.) but then again I don't have golden ears like some. However, It used so much CPU that my project started to crackle and glitch whenever I moved one of the controls. There is no way I could use this on more then one or two tracks like they suggest. Your experience may vary so I would suggest to try out the demo.

I have to say in terms of marketing, I am stunned at the lack of any type of presence in the marketplace. It’s such a fantastic DAW, but they don’t want to seem to advertise. I always try and tag projects when I post on Instagram, but the social media sites are always dead.

I've been using Sonar since it came out, and switching back and forth between it and CbB requires no adjustment that I can perceive except that some of the text and icons in important areas have shrunk and contrast also suffers in comparison to what you can do in CbB with themes and custom color sets.. Cakewalk have been pretty good about that kind of thing in recent years. It isn't some huge change like the SONAR X, it's not much different from using a custom CbB theme. I've noticed over the past 7 years with Cakewalk that new features that they have added don't usually replace something else, they augment what's already there and are easily hidden. The lone exception I can think of is the recent replacement of Track Manager with the one that docks in the Browser. This new Track Manager replaces the old one, and I guess Free Tier Sonar has neither of them. As far as reduced functionality between Free Tier Sonar and CbB, they've explicitly listed what the differences are. I went over them in my post. They seem trivial to me. I suspect that the CbB validation server will be shut down in the near future, then installations of CbB will switch to permanent demo mode after the last validation times out. Sad to see that, because I have half a dozen themes that I put a lot of work into that are tailored to easy visibility, and as I said, Sonar is less friendly to people with impaired eyesight. Its failure to allow the user to even set grid line colors causes problems for me. I don't understand at all why users can't be allowed to make our own color choices. This feature was in CbB, it's in most other DAW's and it's easy to revert if a user messes up their colors.

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From embryo to maturity, this song has gone through quite an evolution. The fact that it got finished at all is due to Ed's patience and persistence. I'm happy to have been a part of this project! Congratulation, Ed!

25 bucks for the Purple Audio MC77 1176 emulation. That's a good deal. Been my go-to FET-style compressor for years (after switching from my previous favorite when they went to the dark side with Pace). It's a good emulation but with features that an "authentic" 1176 won't have, e.g. wet/dry mix.