Dave Maffris

Still pondering if I wish to sign up for the subscription...long time Cakewalk users, any feedback? I've used since 1995, just not sure I wannt go the subscription route (again), as I have with a few companies (Izotope, for example). Tried to switch to Studio One years ago, just couldn't make it work like I wanted it to. Still would consider it, but I'm so old I find change very hard. So is this new version worth the cost of membership? What say you!.

Thanks, you nailed it. I bet I unchecked it randomly for no apparent reason a while back, actually. All good now. Will make a big difference, -glad to be able to "arrange" again.

I don’t think this is project-specific. Curious that it always used to work my only other thought is maybe related to my hardware, but that’s the same as it’s been for a long time.

It's always worked before, but now when I select an arranger section, none of the underlying tracks will be selected, thus, the arranger editing is seriously compromised. I cannot find any answer or setting that may or may not have changed, but nothing I've read about this issue has solved the problem. I'm a long-time user, but for whatever reason, this function has ceased to work properly. I'm sure it's a setting that I've inadvertently shut off, but I can't find it. Can anyone help? Thanks.

Anyone else have this happened to them? Today I was doing some recording, as usual, tired to place Neutron 4 on a track and it said I had to reauthorize it or something to that effect. Anyway, I had to login to my account, but it didn't work. I decided to change my password, and although it said it was changed, it didn't work, either. To contact support online I was prompted to login, so I couldn't do that step. I emailed support@izotope.com, and got an auto reply that they no longer provide support thru that email. I was prompted to go online to a support link and I filled out a questionnaire on the problem and provided a screenshot of my lockout message. I have NO idea why I suddenly lost access, and in fact, my Pro Suite subscription was recently renewed, so I know I'm a paid-up member, at least the funds were debited from my account on August 19th. If anyone has an idea of why or had this happen to them and how it was resolved, I hope you can help me, as I am a daily user of this software and am stuck without it for the time being. All my projects have a multitude of Izotope plug-ins on them, it is my primary studio tool. Thanks in advance.

Thanks for the link, I read the article. Still on the fence about it. What is clear is that this is the cost of updating and incrementally developing Cakewalk, ie. Sonar, et al. I didn't see too much that jumped out at me as a "must have" but I can see it's heading to a point where it might be worthwhile to subscribe. I guess having the option is good.

I am curious what new features and improvements have been implemented in the new Cakewalk Sonar; I would consider the subscription if there was enhanced value vs. continuing to use CbB or trying (again!) to master Studio One. Any folks that can tell me what they appreciate most about the new (subscription-based) version, I'd love to hear from you.

Totally agree on that. I wish I found Studio One useable for everything, but I simply don't get it most of the time. Trying to translate my "Cakewalk" brain after 30 years of it makes it harder than if I just came into it from scratch. But for sure the Mastering and Delivery options are of great use to me.

I'm gonna watch these videos, but on the surface it sounds like we have completely different workflow/styles. I do not use any outboard hardware rack gear anymore, and use MIDI for my keys and virtual instruments. I do, however, do a bit of live tracking when I produce for other artists, such as singer/songwriters, etc. Even my drum kit in my studio is a digital kit. So that partially explains why I find Studio One so perplexing, and CbB (and it's predecessors) so "easy" and simple. I do most everything "in the box" these days, Izotope being my main effects suite, for example. But I am going to pour over these vids and thanks so much for sending them, because I need to learn more (I'm only 73 and still have something left in the tank) and perhaps I will eventually migrate more fully into S1. I do like the idea of the automatic bus creation...I still have some brain lock when it comes to understanding the S1 console--I'm so used to ProChannel that anything else seems weird to me. Thanks again.

Taylor and a few others are making money--surely not from records...and Bruno Mars definitely needs the money--up to his eyeballs in gambling debts, poor soul....

When Sonar was looking like it was going under I panicked and got Studio One, even did one update on it--have never gotten used to it--for whatever reason, things just don't "work" for me, from routing to clicking behavior, etc. No work flow comfort there. How did you get used to it? any tips for a cakewalk user since 1995 or so? I'm up to version 5 of S1, but have only really used it for the "mastering" section and exporting DDP files for CD duplication, which I find very helpful. I'd love to know how to overcome my brain lock on S1, because I'm getting tired of how so many manufacturers (control surfaces, for example) don't make their products compabile with Cakewalk.

Yeah, I never really thought about the platform to release the music, I release stuff to all digital outlets, and of course the streaming royalties are miniscule to say the least, since I ain't Taylor Swift....

I could see it at 7.50/month,maybe, you must know someone, haha. I'm a pro but I haven't quite looked into the whole idea yet, so any feedback you have would be valuable to me, thanks.

So you sprang for the Membership, has it been otherwise beneficial?

Actually it appears that Larry quoted a Cbb version number, not Sonar--I have had Sonar for years,but changed over to CbB when they took over. Still confused--Larry, are you referring to "old" Sonar or CbB and why the heck don't I have the opportunity to get the latest revision?