I love you guys!

smallstonefan
I have been with Cakewalk for a very long time, and I've seen good releases and bad releases. When Cakewalk announced their new pricing and everyone posted their puzzled and frustrated posts, I was afraid of where this was going. For the record, I'm the CEO of a software company with about 40,000 users and we moved to a similar model a few years back, so I know EXACTLY what it feels like to be on their end. I have to give them mad props for how they conducted themselves in the face of the lies, misunderstandings, accusations, frustrations, etc. I also have a great respect for how little they censor this board, and how they are willing to take any lumps they do earn. The fact that they invested in architecture and deployment solutions rather than more and more features for marketing bullets is a GREAT thing for us users. There must be some pretty good leadership at the top.
 
But I also have to say this community continues to show me why it's the only one I visit every day - multiple times a day. For the most part, people are very respectful even when extremely frustrated. In addition, there are so many people here willing to help with just about ANYTHING someone asks about yet even the most ardent fan boy will call out Cakewalk when it's warranted (and that's a good thing). It's extremely difficult - if not impossible - to artificially build a community like this. They have to evolve and they have to be nurtured. This is something very special here. 
 
While my day job has nothing to do with music, music is my hobby and my true love, and much of that centers around Cakewalk and this community. So, I thank you all, and warn you - don't frack it up for me! 

smallstonefan
I have been with Cakewalk for a very long time, and I've seen good releases and bad releases. When Cakewalk announced their new pricing and everyone posted their puzzled and frustrated posts, I was afraid of where this was going. For the record, I'm the CEO of a software company with about 40,000 users and we moved to a similar model a few years back, so I know EXACTLY what it feels like to be on their end. I have to give them mad props for how they conducted themselves in the face of the lies, misunderstandings, accusations, frustrations, etc. I also have a great respect for how little they censor this board, and how they are willing to take any lumps they do earn. The fact that they invested in architecture and deployment solutions rather than more and more features for marketing bullets is a GREAT thing for us users. There must be some pretty good leadership at the top.
 
But I also have to say this community continues to show me why it's the only one I visit every day - multiple times a day. For the most part, people are very respectful even when extremely frustrated. In addition, there are so many people here willing to help with just about ANYTHING someone asks about yet even the most ardent fan boy will call out Cakewalk when it's warranted (and that's a good thing). It's extremely difficult - if not impossible - to artificially build a community like this. They have to evolve and they have to be nurtured. This is something very special here. 
 
While my day job has nothing to do with music, music is my hobby and my true love, and much of that centers around Cakewalk and this community. So, I thank you all, and I warn you - don't frack it up for me!