kb420
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Sonar Renewal Pricing
In most cases, when someone renews something, say car insurance for instance, you receive a discount for paying the entire premium upfront. If you choose a payment plan, your total of payments is usually higher. I guess this just isn't the case with Cakewalk anymore. My renewal date for Sonar Platinum is quickly approaching, and the price for an entire year upfront for me is $199, but if I go with the monthly plan, it's $14.99/month. I just can't wrap my head around the fact that it's more than $179.88, which would be 12 months of $14.99. If anything, it should actually be less than $179.88 for a "Pay One Time" option. I would expect some type of discount for paying an entire year in advance.
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Re: Sonar Renewal Pricing
2017/01/31 01:51:32
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The strange thing is, this only applies to Platinum users.
Sonar Professional is $99 One Time, or $9.99/month, so over 12 months you save $20.88 by going with the One Time payment.
Sonar Artist is $49 One Time, or $4.99/month, so over 12 months you save $10.88 by going with the One Time payment.
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Re: Sonar Renewal Pricing
2017/01/31 05:33:08
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I see that pricing as
Sonar Home Studio, Artist, Professional and Platinum. There's 4 products in the list now.
@ USD$49, $99, $199, $499
Monthly 4 99, 9.99, 19.99, $49.99
To get upgrade prices I have to go to my account and that will show them in Australian $ and that I have Platinum already.
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kb420
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Re: Sonar Renewal Pricing
2017/01/31 07:59:56
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mudgel
I see that pricing as
Sonar Home Studio, Artist, Professional and Platinum. There's 4 products in the list now.
@ USD$49, $99, $199, $499
Monthly 4 99, 9.99, 19.99, $49.99
To get upgrade prices I have to go to my account and that will show them in Australian $ and that I have Platinum already.
The prices that I posted were renewal prices. They are the prices that you get after you log in. I have Platinum already too!!!
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Re: Sonar Renewal Pricing
2017/01/31 09:19:15
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That's very sloppy, I think Splat renewal used to be 19.99 a month and I know for sure the first yearly renewal was a 149 special offer. Sounds like they changed one and not the other.
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Re: Sonar Renewal Pricing
2017/01/31 09:38:13
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☄ Helpfulby bapu 2017/01/31 14:38:55
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That's very sloppy, I think Splat renewal used to be 19.99 a month and I know for sure the first yearly renewal was a 149 special offer. Sounds like they changed one and not the other.
Sloppy is not taking advantage of the lifetime update offer, when ones expects to renew a few months after that. 
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Re: Sonar Renewal Pricing
2017/01/31 09:42:13
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Brian Walton
Sloppy is not taking advantage of the lifetime update offer, when ones expects to renew a few months after that.
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Re: Sonar Renewal Pricing
2017/01/31 09:59:09
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Brian Walton
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That's very sloppy, I think Splat renewal used to be 19.99 a month and I know for sure the first yearly renewal was a 149 special offer. Sounds like they changed one and not the other.
Sloppy is not taking advantage of the lifetime update offer, when ones expects to renew a few months after that.
Buuuuuuurn! :) Actually speaking for myself, I did. Still I agree with the OP it's weird and probably unintended advertising/pricing.
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Re: Sonar Renewal Pricing
2017/01/31 10:12:32
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kb420
The prices that I posted were renewal prices. They are the prices that you get after you log in. I have Platinum already too!!!
Hi. I believe that you have to put it in your cart to see your actual price. All the best.
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Re: Sonar Renewal Pricing
2017/01/31 11:56:58
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Zargg
kb420
The prices that I posted were renewal prices. They are the prices that you get after you log in. I have Platinum already too!!!
Hi. I believe that you have to put it in your cart to see your actual price.
All the best.
Believe me, I did that already, and the price didn't change.
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Re: Sonar Renewal Pricing
2017/01/31 12:13:02
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kb420
Zargg
kb420
The prices that I posted were renewal prices. They are the prices that you get after you log in. I have Platinum already too!!!
Hi. I believe that you have to put it in your cart to see your actual price.
All the best.
Believe me, I did that already, and the price didn't change.
What is interesting is the renewal product has been pulled from other retailers.
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Re: Sonar Renewal Pricing
2017/01/31 12:27:00
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☄ Helpfulby kb420 2017/01/31 12:32:30
I found it at the first two resellers I checked. Both sweetwater and jrrshop have it. It is the "upgrade from any SONAR Producer or Platinum." Stopped looking after that. For a better price, try code GROUP at jrrshop.
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Re: Sonar Renewal Pricing
2017/01/31 13:05:20
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scook
I found it at the first two resellers I checked. Both sweetwater and jrrshop have it. It is the "upgrade from any SONAR Producer or Platinum." Stopped looking after that. For a better price, try code GROUP at jrrshop.
https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/SonarPltAUP They used to have a renewal product that is no longer available. I do not see either product at Audiodeluxe, which typically had a lower rate all the time.
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Re: Sonar Renewal Pricing
2017/01/31 13:17:33
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The price is consistent with lifetime updates. Perhaps they quietly extended that "promotion" indefinitely and removed the yearly option.
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Re: Sonar Renewal Pricing
2017/01/31 14:06:02
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Sanderxpander
The price is consistent with lifetime updates. Perhaps they quietly extended that "promotion" indefinitely and removed the yearly option.
Well, that would make sense, but there's no way to tell from the website. There's no mention of the lifetime updates at all. I am actually kicking myself for not doing it during the promotion. I was working so many hours during that time that I just didn't have time to make music anyway.
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