SONAR PRO 64....... Is there a new build version or release of Sonar Pro available PLEASE ADVISE????

[lawrence caine]

Been a cakewalk user since early 1990s on a pc with Windows 3.1 and 2 mb ram, had every version and have been using Sonar Pro 64bit for over a decade windows 10 .

I have had no Sonar updates as far as I know since around 2017 besides reinstall. I'd prefer to stay with Sonar due to file cwp etc, prefer over protools cubase or logic. I realize bandlab is free have never tried it but my ??????? Is there a new build version or release of Sonar Pro available and how is it ???????

I have just built a new pc with windows 11 pro 64 

[AB9]

34 minutes ago, lawrence caine said:

Been a cakewalk user since early 1990s on a pc with Windows 3.1 and 2 mb ram, had every version and have been using Sonar Pro 64bit for over a decade windows 10 .

I have had no Sonar updates as far as I know since around 2017 besides reinstall. I'd prefer to stay with Sonar due to file cwp etc, prefer over protools cubase or logic. I realize bandlab is free have never tried it but my ??????? Is there a new build version or release of Sonar Pro available and how is it ???????

I have just built a new pc with windows 11 pro 64 

I would go with the new Sonar.  The latency specifications are better, at least for me, and that is important.   Apparently, they have a new free version of Sonar that you might like, if you do not want to go with the subscription.   By the way, I was also a user since the 1990s.

[lawrence caine]

Thanks, how do i get the new version OF SONAR i don't see an option for existing legacy members like us?

 

[DeeringAmps]

@lawrence caine https://www.cakewalk.com/sonar

 

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[lawrence caine]

NEED A SPECIFIC LINK TO UPGRADE TO THE NEW VERSION, GOING TO CAKEWALK.COM OR COMMAND CENTER ITS NOT GIVING ME AN OPTION BESIDES GOING TO BANDLAB AND THEN IT APPEARS TO BE A SUBSCRIPTION

[User 905133]

I could be wrong, but so far as I have read (including new info from over the past few days), your being a "legacy user" makes no difference when it comes to buying into the currently available products from Bandlab.  

IMPORTANT:  Where it will make a difference so far as I have seen is that you would want your current / most up-to-date products from the previous owners (1990s -> 2017) on your computer if you decide to get the new products.  In short--don't uninstall/delete them.  

Why? When Bandlab came out with Cakewalk by Bandlab (sometimes abbreviated CbB by users), Bandlab thankfully made the decision to migrate products that came bundled with the older products (such as most of the old plug-ins).

Others here might have more recent details, if so, I defer to them.

[Canopus]

6 minutes ago, lawrence caine said:

NEED A SPECIFIC LINK TO UPGRADE TO THE NEW VERSION, GOING TO CAKEWALK.COM OR COMMAND CENTER ITS NOT GIVING ME AN OPTION BESIDES GOING TO BANDLAB AND THEN IT APPEARS TO BE A SUBSCRIPTION

As for SONAR, there hasn’t been an updated version since October 2017. As you know, Gibson pulled the plug in 2018. That also means that there are no upgrade options, or additional benefits, to those who once owned it. Believe me, I was one.

Enter the world of Sonar. You have two options; go subscription, or download the free, scaled-down version of Sonar. Although some features have been removed in the free version, it’s still a much more mature product than SONAR Professional ever was.

[User 905133]

6 minutes ago, lawrence caine said:

NEED A SPECIFIC LINK TO UPGRADE TO THE NEW VERSION, GOING TO CAKEWALK.COM OR COMMAND CENTER ITS NOT GIVING ME AN OPTION BESIDES GOING TO BANDLAB AND THEN IT APPEARS TO BE A SUBSCRIPTION

(1) YOU DON'T NEED TO YELL!  😉

(2) See this announcement:

(3) Notice the reference to the Cakewalk Product Center.  That is not the same as the old Command Center.

[lawrence caine]

7 minutes ago, User 905133 said:

I could be wrong, but so far as I have read (including new info from over the past few days), your being a "legacy user" makes no difference when it comes to buying into the currently available products from Bandlab.  

IMPORTANT:  Where it will make a difference so far as I have seen is that you would want your current / most up-to-date products from the previous owners (1990s -> 2017) on your computer if you decide to get the new products.  In short--don't uninstall/delete them.  

Why? When Bandlab came out with Cakewalk by Bandlab (sometimes abbreviated CbB by users), Bandlab thankfully made the decision to migrate products that came bundled with the older products (such as most of the old plug-ins).

Others here might have more recent details, if so, I defer to them.

So if im building a new pc I'm screwed if I dl the free version on a new install? I'm assuming any 64bit vst I have will function

[Jonathan Sasor]

1 minute ago, lawrence caine said:

So if im building a new pc I'm screwed if I dl the free version on a new install? I'm assuming any 64bit vst I have will function

Legacy products can still be downloaded through the updated version of Command Center. New products can be downloaded through Product Center.

[lawrence caine]

5 minutes ago, User 905133 said:

(1) YOU DON'T NEED TO YELL!  😉

(2) See this announcement:

(3) Notice the reference to the Cakewalk Product Center.  That is not the same as the old Command Center.

thanks