GIM Productions Posted September 22 Share Posted September 22 Hi everyone, I wrote some posts when Sonar was released where I expressed my disappointment that the full license isn't available, but I'll wait for future developments. Many on the forum were amazed at the almost hidden marketing work, some procedures were difficult to find and were not clear. Now I'm looking at Presonus' marketing efforts on the upcoming release of version 7 and they've done a fantastic job, for me, with a staff preview where they clarify all the points about perpetual licensing. I still clarify that for me Sonar is my Pro DAW and I will wait for news on the full license, but the other competitors are moving forward including Atmos renderings and I hope Bandlab realizes this. Greetings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwallie Posted September 22 Share Posted September 22 3 hours ago, GIM Productions said: I hope Bandlab realizes this i'm sure they do, but the daw is not their main product, it's an add-on 🤷♀️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sock Monkey Posted September 22 Share Posted September 22 (edited) DAW Purchase Can dollars on Sept 22 2024 Lifetime purchase. ( or sub ) Ardour $1-$45 ( almost Free ) Ableton $129-$479-$969 Bitwig $99-$199-$399 Cakewalk Free Cake Sonar No pricing , ?? for sub ?? have to create account. Cake Next Same as Sonar. Cubase (on sale) $72-$238-$420 Luna Free Motu DP $195 Mixcraft $79-$149 ( rent to own option) Harrison Mixbus $129 Pro Tools First Free Pro Tools full - Sub $35 mo or $300 Year Reaper $60 Studio One $149-$179 or $20 Mo Sound Bridge Free- $179 or $10 mon Waveform Free I quickly got all these prices by going to each developers web site and they were either on the home page or listed under " Buy" or "Purchase" Not so for Sonar. Google " Cakewalk Sonar Price " will get you to Legacy Store for Sonar Plat. The cost of subscribing is hidden from the public on the Bandlab websites and the only way to find out is buy signing up for a membership. If you were shopping for a Daw would you even bother? Edited September 23 by Sock Monkey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Baay Posted September 22 Share Posted September 22 (edited) On 9/22/2024 at 9:35 AM, Sock Monkey said: The cost of subscribing is hidden from the public on the Bandlab websites and the only way to find out is buy signing up for a membership. Not true. Google 'bandlab membership' and any of the first half-dozen or so links will get you to a page that shows the cost. But I agree the 'Bandlab Membership' link on the main Sonar page should take you to http://bandlab.com/membership instead of account log in/sign up. Edited September 29 by David Baay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Kelley Posted September 22 Share Posted September 22 (edited) Someone is running to their computer right about now. Waving their hands in the air and yelling “Stop it! STOP IT!” Edited September 22 by Terry Kelley 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sock Monkey Posted September 22 Share Posted September 22 3 hours ago, David Baay said: Not true. Google 'bandlab membership' Yes we might think to do that. But a random person who is shopping for a Daw would never type that, They would do like I did and use keywords like Sonar or Cakewalk. As I said, try it... You get pricing to purchase Sonar Plat. Which begs the question why they have not yet killed those pages. It's all okay to a point, but it's disheartening to see such a good Daw get such shabby treatment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwallie Posted September 22 Share Posted September 22 4 hours ago, David Baay said: Google 'bandlab membership' there ya go https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=bandlab+membership Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwallie Posted September 22 Share Posted September 22 google "cakewalk sonar" https://www.google.com/search?q=CAKEWALK+SONAR&client=firefox-b-d&sca_upv=1&uact=5&oq=CAKEWALK+SONAR can someone call marketing please? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sock Monkey Posted September 23 Share Posted September 23 5 hours ago, pwalpwal said: there ya go https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=bandlab+membership So note,, no prices. you have to sign up. Who will bother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Baay Posted September 23 Share Posted September 23 14 hours ago, Sock Monkey said: So note,, no prices. you have to sign up. Don't know why you keep insisting that you have to sign up. Below is a screenshot of the first link that search brings up: http://bandlab.com/membership I get your point about the challenge of getting there from the Sonar page, but making false statements to support your argument isn't helpful. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Jones Posted September 29 Share Posted September 29 (edited) On 9/22/2024 at 11:19 AM, David Baay said: 'Bandlab Membership' link on the main Sonar page should take you to http://bandlab.com/memberhip Looks like that page is already gone. EDITED TO ADD: Just noticed "memberhip" is misspelled in the link. But maybe it's Freudian to suggest that Bandlab members are hip. Edited September 29 by Larry Jones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwallie Posted September 29 Share Posted September 29 8 hours ago, Larry Jones said: http://bandlab.com/memberhip i'm guessing that was a typo by David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Baay Posted September 29 Share Posted September 29 6 hours ago, pwalpwal said: i'm guessing that was a typo by David Oops. First instance was wrong; second was right. Fixed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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