Just tried myself, and looks like the Cakewalk.com pages are all down! Unless this is accident, then Gibson are delivering the MOST appalling treatment of users EVER and frankly (and I don't especially like bringing lawyers into everything) should be subject to a class action in the US if they don't get these up again, given the "promises" that have been made and those people who have paid for an annual subscription to find they get nothing for their money.
 
Can I suggest everyone gets on Twitter to call this out, and to tell Gibson that they've just lost a load a potential customers not only for Gibson branded stuff, but also their recent acquisition of Philips's Home Entertainment brands. Maybe also call out to Philips as this WILL tarnish their worldwide brand as well (just done this https://twitter.com/AndrewLMacaulay/status/934704175614758912)

1-The best thing to do is to copy all Store licenses you might have.
2-Many VST are not from Cakewalk, will work on... with support and updates.
3-Windows 10 is a great Platform, Cakewalk has so many features, it can be useful for at least more 3 years without feature updates.
4-REASON, CUBASE, PRO TOOLS, all are options with very, VERY different workflow, before migrating , take some time to keep using it.
5-Pull the PLUG, don´t panic about that, the initial letter said they won´t let everybody without license or way to activate it... soo keep it calm, keep it SCREAMING at Twitter and Petition to try a better horizon for a so fabulous software.
6-I am sad, very sad, but life goes on, GIBSON tried a business model to save Cakewalk, it failed hard, we don´t know anything about Cakewalk Team nor real situation, but at least, we still have the latest software.
 
 

I've just loaded My Account and My Products pages, but it took time.
 
Probably just overloaded with users waiting for the weekend to back up.
 
I wouldn't panic just yet

Servers still down, 11:20am here in the UK, 6:20 in Boston, so I wouldn't think it's a load problem.

C:\>ping cakewalk.com

Pinging cakewalk.com [13.92.139.214] with 32 bytes of data:
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.

Ping statistics for 13.92.139.214:
    Packets: Sent = 3, Received = 0, Lost = 3 (100% loss)
 
Not working here (Helsinki/Finland) either.

After investing many hundreds to thousands of dollars into cakewalk, in the last years, I am furious it gets dropped into the garbage bin like this instead of being sold of. I feel ripped of, what a ton of money down the drain.
 
No words....

Yes, the servers are available now.

Can we download all Instruments and effects through our products and use the serials if Cakewalk shut off
 
All the best
john

Sad news. I have been with Cakewalk since 2005. If I am to continue it looks like Studio One 3

You said the software would continue to work, i have steam edition professional 2016 and it now only works in demo mode. This is hurting my workload, I can't save anything, Please patch this quickly.

I'm currently downloading update files through Command Center on Win7x64, seems to be working properly, although slowly.
Should I be doing this? I'm really not a computer savvy person, I don't understand all the technical jargon, moving things around, storing files here and there, etc., etc.
Not a power user, but like many of you, I have purchased EVERYTHING Sonar.
I just want my Platinum to continue working, any advice on what I should be/not be doing is appreciated?

I've just received a confirmed payment to my monthly subscription ?

What will stop it from working could be a simple Microsoft update. They aren't going above Windows 10 anymore (supposedly). In the old days, if Windows XP worked, you just kept it going and ran ancient software on it. Some still do. I've chosen to have a very new powerful Windows 10 machine, its update scheme gives you less control, and it only takes some minor changes to do stuff to Sonar that makes it useless. You can try to roll it back, you can try to avoid updates. Eventually if you want a secure machine you have to do the updates, and can delay them only so long. If there is no technician out there changing Sonar just enough to work with a new version of Windows 10, you're screwed. No, I don't want to have two computer systems with one just for music. It is crucial to have easy access to the Internet for various things, and not to have to be porting stuff between computers. Perhaps it would be possible for the laid off (or soon to be) tech folks to congregate, start a shoestring company like Twelve Tone was once, then do just that. JUST let it keep working with Windows 10 updates. NOTHING ELSE - and I'd still pay $100 a year for that. If they're going to eventually make other (install, portability, stability) enhancements, that can still work within that model. What doesn't have to be done is bloatware, or even including one piece of added software - for those of us who have it. Just whatever needed, as existing users, to keep Sonar and bundled plug-ins, running as Windows continues to evolve. That is my core hope.