Jonathan Sasor

Everything should migrate fine moving from any legacy Cakewalk app to Cakewalk Sonar.

Session Drummer has been included with Sonar for since that version launched. It just has a separate installer from the main app.

Try again, everything looks good for your account as far as I can see, it's possible that something might not have updated yet on the back end when you tried previously. All of the add-ons are also available to download within Sonar itself as well.

You can download the latest update via Cakewalk Product Center.

Generally speaking, yes. If you've been running CbB without issue, Sonar should be okay.

You can think of it more like a recommended minimum. Can it run with less than 8? Yes. Will it run as well? No. Does anything prevent you from trying it on a system below those specs? Nope. EDIT: Unless you're trying to run on an older version of Windows...

If you're running CbB fine, you should also be fine with Sonar, so long as you're on Windows 10 or 11.

I'm not seeing any issues with how this is working on our end. Please try creating a new project with an audio clip and see if it works correctly there.

Please provide specifics as to what version of Windows you're running and what the display scaling is set to.

Please provide specifics and fill out the problem report form. Details on how to capture a dump file can be found here.

The phrasing was updated for build 48 that dropped on Friday. It now says "Activation Refreshes on: [date]"

This is just referring to when the app needs to refresh its lease. If you're online, it'll just automatically get this and you can keep working at the free tier, no issue.

You can change the language in the Preferences:

Are you able to access the menus at all in this state?

It refreshes the license periodically in the same way that CbB does now.

Evaluation is the free tier, that does not expire.

Minus any new features not in CbB, projects are backwards compatible. Same as opening a CbB project in SONAR Platinum. The apps install alongside one another just as CbB did to Platinum as well.

Correct, the new changes have not been localized yet.

This should be fixed now via a back end change, might take a few minutes/restart before you see it though.

That was actually a Sonar side fix. There's no change in the ProChannel modules themselves aside from PC2A and the Concrete Limiter being moved to a separate installer.

Legacy products can still be downloaded through the updated version of Command Center. New products can be downloaded through Product Center.

Backward compatibility works the same way it always has, you'll get a missing features notification, and the file will open in the older version. Any features that were in CbB projects that are not available in the free tier (and it's not much) will load, but with those functions disabled. If you were using Elastique Pro stretching for example, that would open in the free tier of Sonar to use Elastique Efficient instead.

Do you have the same error if you try downloading via Cakewalk Product Center?

Session Drummer 3 is still included with Sonar.

Overview Cakewalk Product Center allows you to download, install and update Cakewalk products from one central location, as well as perform perform offline activation. Simply sign in with your BandLab ID and password and begin installing your connected products. Stay up to date with the latest features and fixes. On app launch, Cakewalk Product Center checks for any updates supported by the current OS (Windows or Mac) and shows all available apps and updates that you are entitled to. Note: Cakewalk Product Center requires an internet connection and user sign-in to check for updates. Download and install Cakewalk Product Center Download Cakewalk Product Center for macOS Download Cakewalk Product Center for Windows Updating Cakewalk Product Center Cakewalk Product Center automatically checks for its own updates on launch, and will prompt to download and install if an update is available. Table of contents: UI Using Cakewalk Product Center Installing or updating an app Installing or updating add-ons Offline activation UI The Cakewalk Product Center UI consists of the following sections: Top: Shows the current app version. Sidebar: The left sidebar is where you select which Cakewalk app to install/update. Enable the Show Add-ons toggle to show optional content. Click Sign Out or Sign In to sign out/in of your BandLab account. Click Offline Activation to activate a Cakewalk product that is installed on an offline computer. See Offline activation for details. Product/Update list: Shows the latest available update(s) for the app that is selected in the sidebar. Progress view: Shows progress of the currently downloading/installing item. This section is hidden when no item is downloading/installing. Using Cakewalk Product Center Installing or updating an app In the sidebar, select the app that you want to install/update. In the product list, click the app Install or Update button. Installing or updating add-ons In the sidebar, select the parent app, then enable the Show Add-ons toggle. In the product list, click the Install or Update button for the add-on that you want to download and install. Download progress is shown and can be canceled. Reinstalling an app or add-on In the sidebar, select the app or add-on that you want to reinstall. In the product list, click the menu button and select Reinstall. Offline activation On the offline computer, generate an offline activation request file in Sonar, Next, or Cakewalk by BandLab (Help > Offline Activation > Export Activation Request). Copy the Activation request.crq file to removable media, such as a USB flash drive, that you can transfer to another computer that is connected to the internet. On the online computer, launch Cakewalk Product Center, then click Offline Activation. Select the Activation request.crq file. The app will process the request and return a Activation response.dat file if successful. Copy the Activation response.dat file to removable media that you can transfer back to your offline computer. On the offline computer, open Sonar, Next, or Cakewalk by BandLab and go to Help > Offline Activation > Import Activation Response. Select the Activation response.dat file and click Open. If the response file is valid, the app is activated.