I'm also having trouble using the HOLIDAY20 promo code on Sonar X3 Producer Upgrade (from X2 Producer). Again, the store seems to think that the promo code has already been used. 
 
Some extra info : I selected the product and entered the promo code before I "signed in" to the store. The discount was correctly applied (£119 down to £104). But as soon as I signed in, the discount was removed, showing the "already applied" message.
 
I've emailed Cakewalk about the problem, hope they get it sorted so that I can upgrade to over xmas !
 
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    Here's a list of qualifying products:
    SONAR X3 upgrades and holiday bundles
    Dimension Pro
    Rapture
    Z3TA+ 2
    ....
 

JimmyBoy
I'm trying to apply the code to the http://www.store.cakewalk.com/b2cus/ProductInfo.aspx?productid=30-XSDD1.00-20E "Dark 'n' Dirty - Expansion Pack for Z3TA+ and Z3TA+ 2 by Xenos Soundworks"...
 
Does this HOLDIAY20 only apply to those mutant packs?

That pack was not created by Cakewalk. It only applies to the Mutant packs which are owned by Cakewalk.

CakeAlexS

Paul P

Andrew Rossa [Cakewalk]
 
There are some Z3TA+ 2 expansion packs that would be free.

Could you please list which ones ?  I see 6 different packs at 19.95 and all the ones I've tried result in :
 
Already applied code(s) HOLIDAY20
 
with no reduction in price.
 

Ditto I've tried all of them I think (might have missed one!)... Cheers...

In the email, it spells out the Cakewalk products that qualify. Basically it will work on any Cakewalk owned product. We own the Z3TA+ 2 Mutant Packs so that is all set. Stuff like DSF and Xenos doesn't work because we don't own it.

> I believe this comment is what lead some to check out other Z3TA+ 2 expansion packs.
 
Indeed, never mind... Just please put in the "buy developer a beer" option into the cart.

The mutant packs were reduced for a long time so that is probably where the confusion came in. The xenos packs are usually much cheaper on their site anyway. The chocolate packs are somewbat intruiging. Maybe I'll risk $10 on the jazz brush pack

Is the Cakewalk mp3 activation eligible for this discount?  I tried but got the already used message.
 
Cheers,
 
jayson

Andrew Rossa [Cakewalk]

incompany
I'm also having trouble using the HOLIDAY20 promo code on Sonar X3 Producer Upgrade (from X2 Producer). Again, the store seems to think that the promo code has already been used. 
 
Some extra info : I selected the product and entered the promo code before I "signed in" to the store. The discount was correctly applied (£119 down to £104). But as soon as I signed in, the discount was removed, showing the "already applied" message.
 
I've emailed Cakewalk about the problem, hope they get it sorted so that I can upgrade to over xmas !
 
-------
    Here's a list of qualifying products:
    SONAR X3 upgrades and holiday bundles
Dimension Pro
Rapture
Z3TA+ 2
    ....
 

Does it appear in your my accounts page? Just wondering if the system thinks you are valid or if there's some kind of disconnect. It should work if you can check out. I am looking into it.

thanks for that. Still no luck trying to use the promo code. The "My Accounts" page works fine for me once I've signed in and shows that I have Sonar X2 Producer. Just to confirm, the "SONAR X3 upgrades" in the list of qualifying products does include a Sonar X2 Producer to X3 Producer upgrade ?
 
Will give Cakewalk a ring on Monday if I am still having problems.
thanks,
adam
 

removing the word 'ANY' from the actual promo ad, and replacing it with 'SELECTED' or 'ANY*' (* referring to the list of valid products identified by *) would be a more accurate representation of the offer.

Amen!
 

I agree  the initial verbiage  could be worded better, but i think the list itself is pretty clear.  Once I took a good look at the list it was clear to me that the offer was more limited than usual. Not complaining.  Still have a couple of days to decide.  Wish the chocolate pack demos were better. The demo is hard to tell if they are so-so sounds drowned in verb or good sounds not showcased well.

 
Spoken like a true cynic
 

Tripecac
Some day someone will create a free DAW that is truly "good enough" and that will be that.

I have yet to see an open source / free application that is as good as a commercial product
(though Mozilla stuff isn't far behind).
 
 
 

BTW if Cakewalk is making us pay, they aren't making us pay that much. The biggest hurdle is the initial expense and after that you are laughing.... think about what you are getting...

> Some of us resent the apparent shift from "making the customers happy" to "making the customers pay".
 
I certainly felt that way last year. but have you been near the forums recently? I've see the exact opposite.

MP3 activation may (or may not be) Cakewalk branded but they still have to pay a third party for the MP3 license, effectively they are a reseller in this case. Besides MP3 export is free if you know where to look :)

As long as it isn't herpes ;)

Just to clarify. I wasn't complaining in my post, but making suggestions for future promotions to avoid such discussions about why a code doesn't work for this product', or to consider how confusion could be reduced.
 
We all see the big words in any promotion that play on our emotions or stimulate impulsiveness, which are often taken at face value and acted upon based on a glance, which is what marketeers want (Impulse and emotional buying), but many do not read the small print, which is usually included in the actual ad or implied with an asterisk or other symbol to clearly signpost you to any restrictions and/or limitations, or wording such as 'Restrictions apply' clearly shown on the actual ad. I think many people click ads without scrolling down to see what the real deal is.
 
I do not agree that Cakewalk are trying to get us to pay more. Yes, they want us to open the door and look inside, but while there is the temptation to buy when inside, you can always decide not to. Besides, they have been proactive with Sonar X3 updates, and grumbling about the company may make them think they are just providing for thankless people.
 
I looked at some high street sales this week, and some shops were selling stuff that was, for me, not useful. But that is not to say that those things were not useful for other people. The end story is that you are not going to buy what you don't need.
 
 

If I sound bitter toward Cakewalk it is because I do not like the X1/X2/X3 UI.  I much preferred 8.5.3 and earlier.  X1 just seems so non-Windowsy, so design-over-function oriented, and so inefficient in terms of my personal workflow habits.  I miss the "by Windows users for Windows users" feel of 8.5.3 and earlier.  X1 and so on constantly frustrate me, and make me wish some other company (or group of open source developers) would clone 8.5.3 and go from there.
 
This forum itself is the same way.  It is arguably "prettier" than the old style, but it waste so much space with icons and profile stats on the left, that in order to see the same amount of information without scrolling, I need to shrink the text size, which in turn makes it harder to read.  Again, Cakewalk's efforts to appear "pretty" have resulted in a loss of functionality.
 
And with the sale, Cakewalk wants to appear extra "generous" by using terms like "UNWRAP WHAT YOU REALLY WANTED" and "TAKE $20 [etc] OFF ANY CAKEWALK PRODUCT..." in big letters in their ads.  And then, in boring text below the fold, they list a bunch of links to the only "qualifying products", which is a bummer, and then you click on those links, only to find out that not all products reachable via those links are eligible for the discount.  So the fine print has its own fine print.
 
You see?  It's all about appearance, it's all about *looking* cool.  But the reality is, Cakewalk has been giving me far less "bang for the buck" than it did back in pre-X1 days.
 
Face it, the only reason people think Cake is more "generous" with X3 than X2 is the fact that X3 has been patched 4 times since release.  Woo-hoo!  4 patches!  Yes, 4 patches!  4 patches that really didn't do much! 
 
Again, it's all about appearance.  Frequent version number changes is the new black.  So Cakewalk jumps on that boat.  Soon we'll have X4, then X5, and then before we know it, X25 (or whatever Firefox is up to now), and it will all still feel like X1.  Plus some bugs, minus some bugs, plus some bugs, minus some bugs, plus some bugs, minus some bugs.  And lots of fine print.  Ca-ching!