chakko Posted yesterday at 11:32 AM Share Posted yesterday at 11:32 AM Reading through a few of these "Will Sonar be available as a standalone purchase/perpetual license soon?", I always read the same reply, that it might come one day, but, that both Sonar and Cakewalk next are only available with a Bandlab subscription at the moment. I think that's the case for over a year now, and, I really don't see any indication for that to change at some point, apart from half-hearted and vague hints that there could be a perpetual license option available at some point. Which could be tomorrow, next year, in five years, or never. Frankly, my money is on never. It doesn't look to me at all as if they sill had planned to sell a perpetual license for Sonar. I wonder how many people still use CbB instead, because of this situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
User 905133 Posted yesterday at 12:39 PM Share Posted yesterday at 12:39 PM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chakko Posted 21 hours ago Author Share Posted 21 hours ago Let's hope they don't walk straight into a dead end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Kelley Posted 21 hours ago Share Posted 21 hours ago 4 hours ago, chakko said: Reading through a few of these "Will Sonar be available as a standalone purchase/perpetual license soon?", I always read the same reply, that it might come one day, but, that both Sonar and Cakewalk next are only available with a Bandlab subscription at the moment. I think that's the case for over a year now, and, I really don't see any indication for that to change at some point, apart from half-hearted and vague hints that there could be a perpetual license option available at some point. Which could be tomorrow, next year, in five years, or never. Frankly, my money is on never. It doesn't look to me at all as if they sill had planned to sell a perpetual license for Sonar. I wonder how many people still use CbB instead, because of this situation. It was made clear by someone at Bandlab outside this forum a year or so back that it would never happen. If it finally does it will be because they changed their minds and not because they finally made a decision. The decision has been made. Where’s my thread lock icon… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chakko Posted 19 hours ago Author Share Posted 19 hours ago 2 hours ago, Terry Kelley said: It was made clear by someone at Bandlab outside this forum a year or so back that it would never happen. If it finally does it will be because they changed their minds and not because they finally made a decision. The decision has been made. That's bad. Especially as it has been communicated some time ago that there WILL be a perpetual license. Guess that's how plans change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Stanton Posted 18 hours ago Share Posted 18 hours ago 53 minutes ago, chakko said: That's bad. Especially as it has been communicated some time ago that there WILL be a perpetual license. Guess that's how plans change. maybe provide a reference to the post where Bandlab or the Cakewalk team articulated there WILL be a perpetual license? perpetual licenses are a thing of the past. Studio One for example, claims to have a perpetual license. all you have to do is buy the new version every year LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chakko Posted 18 hours ago Author Share Posted 18 hours ago (edited) 7 minutes ago, Glenn Stanton said: maybe provide a reference to the post where Bandlab or the Cakewalk team articulated there WILL be a perpetual license? perpetual licenses are a thing of the past. Studio One for example, claims to have a perpetual license. all you have to do is buy the new version every year LOL. Well, at least you can continue to use the software after a year, unlike a subscription service. Thus "perpetual" license. I would have to dig deep to find the posts stating that there will be a perpetual license, but, I wouldn't remember if, if it hadn't been stated multiple times, also by developers here. Edited 18 hours ago by chakko Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
504 lover lover Posted 18 hours ago Share Posted 18 hours ago i think the closest we got was "we'll consider it" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Stanton Posted 18 hours ago Share Posted 18 hours ago (edited) i find that skipping two or three starbucks coffees per month pays for my bandlab membership. i didn't find the time to stress over it and sure as heck wasn't going to another DAW because of it. Edited 18 hours ago by Glenn Stanton 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chakko Posted 18 hours ago Author Share Posted 18 hours ago 3 minutes ago, 504 lover lover said: i think the closest we got was "we'll consider it" Really? I could've sworn it was announced. Wasn't that whole "Early access" through Bandlab membership meant as a preview to the perpetual license? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Stanton Posted 18 hours ago Share Posted 18 hours ago no, pretty sure "early access" was to give folks a discount on the Bandlab Membership and obtain an early Sonar release... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chakko Posted 17 hours ago Author Share Posted 17 hours ago Guess I totally misunderstood their plans then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr No Name Posted 17 hours ago Share Posted 17 hours ago does Sonar work on Mac? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Kelley Posted 17 hours ago Share Posted 17 hours ago (edited) Nope. Seems Next was supposed to. The Bandlab people here did everything they could to say no without saying no. There wasn’t much vagueness though. They finally had to start locking threads about it. Like this one will be shortly. Edited 17 hours ago by Terry Kelley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chakko Posted 17 hours ago Author Share Posted 17 hours ago (edited) 11 minutes ago, Terry Kelley said: The Bandlab people here did everything they could to say no without saying no. That's the thing. If the answer is no, just say so. Then nothing is unclear. No need to beat around the bush. Edited 17 hours ago by chakko Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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