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That's what their email and website said. I registered and redeemed, but the only files I could find to download were installation instruction PDF's. No actual plug-in installers.

Ah, yes. I was confused because you said "the free version." Does Premium have a different authorization frequency or something? I was under the possibly false impression that the authorization was similar, but with SoFT, it turns off the aforementioned features. With CbB, once authorized/validated it would run for 6 months without needing a re-up. I imagine that with Sonar the interval between last phone home and demo mode is shorter, but is it different for the two tiers?

I know the workarounds from your past helpful suggestions. I said "no simple way."😄 My workflow when recording drums is to loop the whole song and do multiple full-song takes. Sometimes I have to stop in the middle of a take due to major foul-up. When I do that, I get one of those what I call "spurious splits." I finally understand why they are there, the program assumes that you're going to split at that point while comping. I just want to be able to toggle it off. IIRC, your methods wouldn't work for my continuous looping workflow. It's especially a PITA when recording drums, because each take is spread across at least 4 tracks, and that's if you're a minimalist drum mic'er like me. Healing all of the splits across multiple takes across multiple tracks. Sheesh.

Just as well, I have tried grabbing it twice, including registering an account, and the only downloads I can see are installation instructions. I should have listened to you!

Cranking up the UI scaling a little helped me with the text that was shrunk between CbB and Sonar.

I'm curious as to which feature(s) SoFT lacks vs. SoPre that you think render it not suitable for live use or "semi professional" work. Plug-in oversampling, one more choice of dithering algorithms, one more choice of stretch algorithms, Workspaces, Overloud TH-U, and the BandLab loop collection? The only one of those that I'd noticeably miss would be Workspaces, but I'd probably work something out with Screensets to replace what I do with Workspaces. If I were worried about being able to apply DAW-based oversampling, running at 88 or 96 takes care of that during mixing, and exporting at 88 or 96 takes care of it at render time. The tests I ran on POW-R dithering and Elastique Pro stretching suggest that at least to the extent that I take advantage of them, they make no difference compared to the other algorithms that SoFT comes with. I've yet to use more than one Arranger track in a project, so that wouldn't feel limiting. The loop library is nice, but I already have access to all the loops I want via other means. TH-U is a good amp simulation plug-in, but there are numerous free alternatives. I wouldn't wish to see the membership ads. Everything else has simple workarounds. There's one big feature missing from Sonar that was in CbB, and that's user control of UI element colors. I reeeeeeeeeaaaaaaalllly hope that the promised remediation of that isn't going to be paywalled.

He is a heck of a guy like that, I must say. Still using the iLok 2 that he gave me years ago. Sorry to hear that you couldn't get the Saffire to work on your newer computer. My Pro 40 is still going strong, knock wood. I don't expect it to do so forever. When the time comes that it and Windows refuse to speak to each other, I'll probably get whatever Focusrite USB model will allow my to continue to use the Pro 40 as an 8 input mic pre via ADAT. I think the current one with ADAT in is the 81i something. I want it to stick around long enough for Microsoft's promised streaming-optimized USB stack to come out. At that point I'll feel better about using a serial port that was originally designed for mice, keyboards, and printers to stream asynchronous audio. The fact that Pete Brown thought that MS should redo the stack with audio streaming in mind tells me that I wasn't just being curmudgeonly about my USB skepticism.

The most baffling thing about Cakewalk (and Sonar) is that there's no simple way to suppress this.

Tried have you? From the description it sounded like it should definitely do something to audio. "Unleash unparalleled creativity with Warper, the ultimate detune and warping effect. With a single intuitive knob, you can effortlessly stretch, twist, and distort your audio, crafting rich, textured soundscapes and otherworldly effects."

Why not? What, then is the purpose of the forum, and why do you bother to participate? I see the forum as like those old "Leave a Penny/Take a Penny" trays. I've contributed pennies over the years, and I've taken them as well. There is a value for me in helping people solve their issues. It keeps me sharp, and I don't always have an answer ready to go. Sometimes I have to do research myself in order to help, and that extends my knowledge. There is no value for me in withholding troubleshooting suggestions to a fellow user. I don't feel the need to try to "teach Cakewalk a lesson" or whatever. I prefer Jake being able to install the software over him not being able to install it. @JakeJordan is a fellow Sonar user who's having trouble. If I have any ideas to contribute, I will. No in-house support system will be able to solve all problems. Did someone at Cakewalk suggest that Jake ask on the forum? I don't know, but I doubt they did. It sounds like they took the matter to the limit of their capacity to help. Should the company invest in increasing that capacity? Dunno. Not my call. I think you're on to something there. According to Google, the error code you're seeing in the first dialog, code 0x80070002, is often due to missing or corrupted system files. They suggest running the DISM and sfc commands to check system file integrity. To do that: open a command prompt as an administrator. type DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth and hit Enter type run sfc /scannow and hit Enter Here are some questions, and forgive me if any or all of them have already been asked: Are you running the Sonar installer as an Administrator? Is the user that you usually use to log on to Windows in the Administrators group? If you open Explorer, do you see an icon at the left for "OneDrive - Personal?" What do you get if you run OneDrive.exe and check OneDrive Settings? If you browse to C:\Users\Public\Public Documents\Overloud\REmatrix Solo\IRLibraries\, what do you see? On my system, I see the FACTORY.rir file, and the groups that have permissions are SYSTEM, BATCH, Administrators, INTERACTIVE, and SERVICE. My user is in the Administrators group, so I'm covered there. What happens if you choose to Skip writing FACTORY.rir?

I'm using the Syba mentioned by @mettelus and others. PCIe.

Here's another. How you tie the string to the post makes a big difference in tuning stability. I've been using the "luthier's knot" for 40 years, and have never felt the need for locking tuners. I have multiple guitars with Strat-style vibratos, and don't have tuning issues. I do install graphite impregnated nuts on most of my guitars. I'd assume that a high end axe like a PRS would already have a pretty good nut.

I'm in the US and just enrolled in the free updates program. MS says that Windows 10 systems will get updates to Defender at least until 2028, so it seems that there's less urgency to leave Windows 10 behind.

Wow, I didn't know that there was a free option. I'm already using OneDrive, so I suppose I qualify. One thing that the article mentions is that ESU or no, Windows 10 systems will still get Defender updates through 2028. Since the FUD I've seen centers on security, that would seem to address those issues. FUD runs deep, though.

I recently set up a Cakewalk DAW system for a friend who bought a refurbished Dell Optiplex 7050 i7-7700 system at Amazon for $210. It has both PCi and PCie slots. I installed a Firewire card in the PCi slot. Works great with his PreSonus Firepod on Windows 10 Pro. The Windows 10 Pro license was included. I prefer Pro for a DAW because it allows for more control over the OS. It also came with 16GB RAM, a 1TB SSD, and a 2TB spinner. Quite a loaded little system for DAW work. On my own system, I use a PCie Firewire card with my Focusrite Saffire FW interface. Works great with Windows 10. See my sig for details. So for very little money, you could set up a much more capable and up to date system. Get in there while Windows 10 is still being updated. You can still have your old Windows 7 system as a backup.