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Archerdrummer, please post the results to solve this issue here if you can. I'm using CbB instead of the SONAR update because of slow UI redraw issues. It makes Melodyne particularly difficult to use in SONAR compared to CbB. ADVthanksANCE -Jack (re-activating CbB again today in Central Texas)

IT WORKED!! As per Noel B above, here's how I did it: On my offline studio computer in the Cakewalk Sonar app, I selected Help - Offline Activation - Export Activation Request... and saved the dot-crq file to a USB flash drive. Then, I installed Cakewalk Sonar on my online office computer and activated it by creating a paid Bandlab membership. Next, on the Cakewalk Product Center app (still on my online computer), I clicked on Offline Activation in the lower left-hand corner of the screen. Then, I selected the Activation Request Cakewalk Sonar dot-crq file, and the CPC created the Activation Response dot-dat file which I saved on my flash drive. Flash drive in hand, I went back to my offline studio computer, launched Cakewalk Sonar, and selected Help - Offline Activation - Import Activation Response, and selected the Activation Response dot-dat file that was created on my online office computer. This activated my Cakewalk Sonar!! Now, I'll see if I can figure out how to update it to the 30.08.0.019 build. I hope this helps someone else out there with an offline studio, as I refuse to believe that I am unique and alone in the Sonar universe. >8] And thanks to Noel Borthwick and all of the others who share so copiously of their knowledge and experience here on these pages. -Jack (operational again in Central Texas)

Thanks for the link. Support request submitted.

I generated the .crq file on my studio computer, imported it into the Cakewalk Product Center app on my office computer, saved the .dat file, which I referenced under the Help menu on my studio computer. Then, I got the Activation Required box in the lower right corner of the Sonar window, asking me to sign in to my Bandlab account. When I clicked the Sign In to Bandlab button. I get a box that says Internet connection required. How do I proceed?

Jim, please forgive my lapse in judgement, and accept my sincerest apology for the obvious thread hijack. For what it's worth, my brief view into the newest Cakewalk Sonar showed it to be very responsive as the screen updated during play, and the overall visual experience is much improved and much sharper to my old eyes. I'm looking forward to getting it fully operational as soon as possible. Again, sorry for the hijack. -Jack

I generated the .crq file on my studio computer, imported it into the Cakewalk Product Center app on my office computer, saved the .dat file, which I referenced under the Help menu on my studio computer. Then, I got the Activation Required box in the lower right corner of the Sonar window, asking me to sign in to my Bandlab account. When I clicked the Sign In to Bandlab button. I get a box that says Internet connection required. How do I proceed?

I just came back to my studio to discover that the Cakewalk Sonar installation had completed, in spite of the still spinning request for the runtime from the Internet. I'm now in the process of getting my settings setup and I'm very excited to try the new version. Thanks, y'all. Very much.

In the process of installing from Cakewalk_Sonar_Membership_Setup_30.07.0.571.exe, it appears that the software is reaching out to the Internet to install Microsoft Edge Webview2 Runtime. Since I have no Internet connection available where my studio is located, it has been spinning for 20 minutes now waiting for the mothership to respond. Apparently, the installer software refuses to take No for an answer. Is there an alternate installer available, or is an Internet connection required to install Cakewalk Sonar? -Jack (in Central Texas, hoping this is not the case)

Once I install the new Sonar software, how do I activate it or pay for it offline? ADVthanksANCE -Jack (user since Sonar 6 or 7 or something like that. It was a long time ago in a galaxy far far away...)

I just installed 2042.02 on my offline studio computer, and after an entire afternoon of battling Bandlab about the actual text of my username on their site, I actually got it activated and operating. And it runs flawlessly on my trusty Core I8 powered XPS8500. The details of the user name debacle are here : I must assume that my problems with the user name stem from my usage of my email address to log in to Bandlab. YMMV. Anyway, it's flying now and I'm looking forward to Cakewalk SONAR when it re-appears. ADVthanksANCE to all whose efforts on my behalf are sincerely appreciated. -Jack (running great in Central Texas)

I just got it to work !!! The @user6557688... string is indeed the user name shown, but in the actual URL shows the user name WITHOUT the @ SIGN !! I created a crq file with user657688... with no @ sign, selected it in the Product Center Offline Activation file selection dialog, and it then asked me for the target destination to save the activation file. Used the activation file to activate my offline installation and drove away at a high rate of speed !! It all worked! It took me a lot of back and forth between my office with an Internet connection and my studio with no Internet connection, but it DID WORK! Thanks to all on the team that made this offline activation feature come to pass. -Jack (grateful to be activated again in Central Texas)

Opened Product Center on my online computer and logged in to Bandlab with my email address and password. Installed 29.09.098 on my offline studio computer. Created crq file with user name of my email address, which I always use to log in to Bandlab. Got error message in Product Center that said user names don't match. Tried to log in to Bandlab with user name profwacko and log in was refused in Bandlab, even though it is the user name shown on the attached. Logged in to Bandlab successfully with email address for user name. Created crq file with user name profwacko and got the message shown on the attached. I even tried a crq file with the user name of @user688657..., which is shown on the Product Center screen and on the Bandlab user settings shown on the attached. I am a retired computer programmer/software engineer, which pretty much made it possible for me to dig into the scraps of data shown here. I cannot imagine any kind of typical computer user being able to get this to work. How do I proceed?

STOP THE PRESSES !!! I just found the installer files !! There are no interface items to directly initiate the download of the installer files. When you install CbB 2024.02 on your (or my) online computer, it saves the installer in your Downloads folder. I guess I thought it would be more difficult, but there you are. Now, to see if it works using the offline activation process. Many thanks to OutrageProductions and many other users whose assistance here has been vital. -Jack (still confused, but now I have a plan in Central Texas)

OurageProductions: Thanks very much for the Product Center suggestion. I have downloaded it and am now looking for something in its interface that will allow me to download the offline installer. Can you show me how that works? ADVthanksANCE -Jack (dazed and confused for so long it's not true in Central Texas)

It's great to see that there is an offline activation available for 2024.02. Kudos! But, what I can't find is how to download the 2024.02 installer file so I can take it to my offline DAW system to install. What did I miss? ADVthanksANCE -Jack (old version deactivated in Central Texas)

Where can I find the installer of a previous version, keeping in mind that my system is offline?

So, I acquiesced to The Powers That Be and installed CbB on my office computer and successfully activated my spiffy new Cakewalk app on my studio computer, using the activation file create by BA on my office computer. This seems like a needless step, forcing an app to be installed on my office computer that will never be used. Does this seem odd or is it just me? Of course, look how I turned out. >8] -Jack (finally activated in central Texas) PS: Retired software engineer and former SONAR beta-tester.

In the directions for using Bandlab Assistant for offline activation of CbB, it says something about clicking on a button next to the Open button in BA on your online computer. I have BA installed on my online computer in my office, but I do not have CbB installed on it. Since the only option shown in Apps tab in BA is Install, does this mean the in order to activate my offline CbB app, I must install CbB on my online computer as well, even though it will never be used for music production in my office? Or more likely, am I missing something here? ADVthanksANCE -Jack (non-active in Central Texas)