Email From Bandlab-Register for New Account?

Nothing will change about old versions of Sonar. How would that happen? If you are thinking it would be an update that overwrites your X3, no, there is no updating happening. It will be a new DAW that you can download for free and try out. Your beloved X3 will still reside untouched on your computer.
 
Sonar has always allowed us to keep our old versions side by side. For a while I had 8.5, X1 LE, X3e, Professional and Platinum all on the same computer. 
I now only have Home Studio and Platinum.  I really don't need Home Studio but I like working in it's uncluttered environment. And it never crashes. 

I got that EMail as well and signed up. From what it said, they're going to shutdown the current cakewalk servers when they have moved all our registrations over. Prepare yourselves, since there are bound to be birth pains when they cut over. Make sure you have downloaded all your installs get a copy of all your registrations just incase.

Will CCC still work or will it not be functional?

js516
I got that EMail as well and signed up. From what it said, they're going to shutdown the current cakewalk servers when they have moved all our registrations over. Prepare yourselves, since there are bound to be birth pains when they cut over. Make sure you have downloaded all your installs get a copy of all your registrations just incase.

I did not see that either in a specific statement or by implication. The result of shutting down the legacy/backend Cakewalk servers would likely be to render anything you had purchased from Cakewalk no longer obtainable, or no longer capable of activating, effectively killing your chances of installing previously purchased Cakewalk software in the event you move to a new computer or your old computer dies for some reason. If that is true, it is a major calamity for users of older Cakewalk software. My impression was that BandLab intends to keep old Cakewalk customers' purchases accessible and capable of re-installation if needed, but I do not know if this is true.  

Here's a rough copy/paste of the email I received, without links:

Important Cakewalk News: Get Your New Account Now

In case you missed the news, Cakewalk is very much alive!

Last month, the team at BandLab Technologies were very pleased to welcome Cakewalk to the BandLab family. We’re now very close to announcing our product plans, so get ready for some more exciting news in the coming weeks!

In the meantime, it’s important that you make a BandLab account to ensure that we are able to keep track of your past purchases and ownership history. You can also sign up on your mobile device by downloading the BandLab app from the Google Play Store or the App Store.

GET YOUR ACCOUNT NOW

Please jump in and do this in the next two weeks so we can tag your Cakewalk ID to your new account as we migrate databases and wind down the legacy server. Your BandLab account will be what you use to authenticate and activate the new flagship product when it is launched and will bring more features and services to your Cakewalk experience in the future.

Signing up for a BandLab account is completely free and also means you get access to the full suite of BandLab features and tools for creators.

In order to make sure you get the appropriate upgrade or crossgrades in the future, if and when they are available - please make sure that you sign up for BandLab with the same email you used for your Cakewalk products.

For the thousands of Cakewalk users who have already signed up for BandLab with the same email address as your Cakewalk account: you don’t need to do anything, we’ve already tagged your Cakewalk ID to your new BandLab account!

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js516
I got that EMail as well and signed up. From what it said, they're going to shutdown the current cakewalk servers when they have moved all our registrations over. Prepare yourselves, since there are bound to be birth pains when they cut over. Make sure you have downloaded all your installs get a copy of all your registrations just incase.

I did not see that either in a specific statement or by implication. The result of shutting down the legacy/backend Cakewalk servers would likely be to render anything you had purchased from Cakewalk no longer obtainable, or no longer capable of activating, effectively killing your chances of installing previously purchased Cakewalk software in the event you move to a new computer or your old computer dies for some reason. If that is true, it is a major calamity for users of older Cakewalk software. My impression was that BandLab intends to keep old Cakewalk customers' purchases accessible and capable of re-installation if needed, but I do not know if this is true.  

Wouldn't it be possible for them to make legacy software available through any new website they put up?  I've seen companies that did that already.
 
JB

Thanks Scook, I'll get on that later today. I hope Bandlab recognizes the email address. It's the same one I've always used, but evidently Cakewalk lost track of it since I stopped receiving the emails and haven't gotten one from Bandlab. We'll see what happens...

Thank you scook for your important and informative reply.  Very helpful indeed.
 
Do you know if BandLab plans to make the legacy CW products available to us legacy CW consumers when they bring their new servers on-line?
 
(I always thought you were a CW employee - so I am surprised to see you still active here - pleasantly surprised because I find your forum posts to be full of good and accurate info.)

Has there been two emails sent out now by bandlab?