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As I understand it, the Bakers are working on a new Theme Editor that will work with the new Sonar. They changed the type of graphics for something that they believe will provide more longevity or use of this product, but apparently the new type of graphic approach does not work with the prior theme editor. So, they have promised a new theme editor. I have to believe this is on their list, so some patience will be needed. Maybe the Bakers will chime in with more information (or a correction) from what I just stated.

Thanks for your review.

https://tapeop.com/reviews/gear/164/cakewalk-sonar-4-daw/ I love Tape Op. They might be able to print a correction of the Sonar name for their on-line review. The hard copy magazine likely already went out. In any event, anyone interested in Sonar from the review is likely to figure it all out.

Agreed. Maybe it was written by their insurance company!

Interesting. In my past experience with them, it was not about buying anything from them. It was about getting some advice. Maybe they do not do the "advice" thing any more. (I spoke to Ethan there and he was very helpful but this was years ago and things might be different now.)

I have had good luck in the past speaking to the people at this link: https://realtraps.com/ They may have some good advice for the OP.

Yes - Cakewalk Sonar is different from Cakewalk by Bandlab and Cakewalk Next. And Sonar should also come with the bandlab subscription. I hope this helps you. If you have a bandlab subscription, you should be good to go. The "new" Sonar is awesome. Cheers!

I have no issues with Kontakt.

Bandlab - here is an opportunity! Buy Finale! Then figure out how to incorporate it in Sonar!!!

Another email today with changes to the Finale Announcement: Dear valued Finale customer, Earlier this week, we announced the end of development on Finale. Based on your feedback, we have these important updates to our original announcement: Finale authorization will remain available indefinitely We've heard your concerns. They are valid. We originally announced that it would no longer be possible to reauthorize Finale after August 26th, 2025. But as a result of our community’s feedback, Finale authorization will remain active for the foreseeable future. Please note that future OS changes can still impact your ability to use Finale on new devices. Finale v27 to be included with Dorico Pro Crossgrades We are currently working on a solution for all customers who have purchased or intend to purchase a Dorico Pro crossgrade to be able to download Finale v27. This will ensure that you can export your Finale files using MusicXML 4.0, the most robust version of MusicXML available. Thank you for your patience, we will provide more information soon. We hope these updates will help make your transition to Dorico even easier. We will continue to provide updates about the Finale sunset as more information becomes available. For the latest information and all updates about this change, please refer to this letter from MakeMusic President Greg Dell’Era:

Yes - August 2025 is when it can no longer be authorized on a new install or new machine. Finale was such a pain to learn, perhaps it is time to learn a different program. But it would be nice if another program could read finale files.

Just got an email that Finale is final. Sounds funny but it really is not. For us folks using Finale for a decade or decades, it is super bad news. And buy the way, these products were purchased. Anyone else here affected by this? I assume so.

Note that litle ring next to FX. Anything that can be done to make that more prominent when lit would be great. Thank you.

I would like to see a more prominent contrast for when an effect is on. Not a big issue and I am loving Sonar.

Yay!