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Re: Hello from BandLab
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☄ Helpfulby andyjobson85 2018/02/24 17:40:35
I got the news about Cakewalk's demise on the same day my father passed away. I could not be sadder that day than I already was, and I did not care much. I haven't made much music since then, times have been difficult for several reasons and I just recently have taken my guitar out of its case again. I am very happy to get this news now that Spring is coming after a very dark Winter. Not that this is that important, a tool is a tool, after all, and there are others, but is good to see that something that has been part of my life for so long survives after all.
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Re: Hello from BandLab
2018/02/24 12:34:01
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Thanks Meng and Noel. Cakewalk is all I've ever used so good to see it's not quite over. I don't mind changes so looking forward to seeing what you guys do with it. Sounds promising.
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Re: Hello from BandLab
2018/02/24 13:13:36
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☄ Helpfulby DonM 2018/02/25 14:29:42
I must say that I have been transitioning to Cubase. That said I am very happy to know Sonar will live on. For me it is still the best DAW around. So though I will be using Cubase some Sonar will still remain my main DAW. I couldn't be happier hear this great news. I think Noel has a great deal to do with this and we owe him more than we will ever be able to repay him.
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Re: Hello from BandLab
2018/02/24 13:34:53
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Thank you Meng. Nice to hear from you. This is the best DAW and I'm very happy your company picked it up. All the best for the future, and great news of adding Noel and Ben.
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Re: Hello from BandLab
2018/02/24 13:55:33
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This is most exciting.
If the new owners will keep building on the Sonar paradigm, pick up where the old management left and improve the DAW's weak spots, I'm ready to buy the new software even tho I'm a lifetimer and I'll also sell my new iMac for a Win machine.
So looking forward to seeing where this goes!
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Re: Hello from BandLab
2018/02/24 14:00:04
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I have Studio One and Cubase. But Cakewalk and Sonar is in a spesial place in my heart. I will always use this if I can. I know it is not rational. But that is what Sonar Does to us. It makes us go beyond.
Thank you BandLab Technologies for saving Cakewalk and Sonar.
I think this is the best thing that could happen to us right now.
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Frank Harvey
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Re: Hello from BandLab
2018/02/24 14:18:38
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Best news I’ve had in months. Been with Cakewalk for twenty years or more . Been in a daze really .... trying to learn a new DAW / s under sufferance ! ... BUT tonight ... I was inspired to fire up the ‘Ole Sonar’ and it ran perfectly. ..... just as I expected really . What a great GUI !!
Thanks so much for stepping in Meng .... and congrats and thanks to Noel :)
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Re: Hello from BandLab
2018/02/24 14:41:49
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I’ve used Cakewalk since version 3, midi only. Meng’s appearance here reminds me of Greg personally joining the old Cakewalk email list and working through the disaster of Cakewalk 4, the first attempt at adding audio. I’ve used the story as an example of how management can save a company by communicating with customers. I wish the new management the best.
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Re: Hello from BandLab
2018/02/24 15:05:55
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Wow this has happened pretty quick, A saviour has arrived, hope it all goes well. Thanks for trying anyway.
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julianochrisway
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Re: Hello from BandLab
2018/02/24 15:53:29
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Beautiful words Meng! Thank you very much. It seems that Cakewalk has found a home where people understand the company's innovative vision. Joining a software company like Bandlab that really knows many types of users and can help Cakewalk get back on track for Cakewalk to finally have its product on Windows and Mac. I want to see Cakewalk showcasing all its talent and winning new audiences. I have not yet found a Daw compatible with all kinds of plugins like Sonar. From the oldest to the youngest! I have 3,000 plugins and the only Daw capable of running all of them until today was Sonar.
Meng again thank you! Noel really is a sensational person. I did not have the opportunity to meet him personally but he spends all his passion for music, by Cakewalk here in this forum.
I'm ready to spend my dollars with the Bandlab Family + Cakewalk
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Soundwise
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Re: Hello from BandLab
2018/02/24 15:58:43
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Arguably the best news of the year this is! I was going to use Sonar till it stops working. Turns out, I can keep on use it for the lifetime! 
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Re: Hello from BandLab
2018/02/24 16:01:52
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Noel and Ben. I hope to see you kicking some of the competitors. When the bad news came, a friend of mine came laughing at the whole situation which to me was not funny. But my answer was that I was sure someone would buy a talented company like Cakewalk. My students are very happy with this news. We are all very excited for the future. I hope you have a closed package for music schools with a number of students. It will make my life much easier in the future!
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Re: Hello from BandLab
2018/02/24 16:31:24
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I'm going to take SONAR or whatever it is to be called to my grave.
Not just yet though.
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Mystic38
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Re: Hello from BandLab
2018/02/24 16:38:22
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Hello and welcome.
I am so glad that Noel is joining you, he is a total treasure of a resource.
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Re: Hello from BandLab
2018/02/24 16:44:44
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☄ Helpfulby FCCfirstclass 2018/02/25 14:55:55
finally someone has come along to release Project 5 version 3!
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Re: Hello from BandLab
2018/02/24 17:05:34
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I welcome this event, and are cautiously optimistic for the future of Sonar.
Been studying BandLab's site and checked out the app. I belive in the vision,
I see it is still early days ... but if Sonar can be a part of this ... I can imagine
that it will once again be the king on the hill of daws.
I'm excited to see how this will evolve. Good Luck.
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andyjobson85
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Re: Hello from BandLab
2018/02/24 17:40:12
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I'm so relieved and excited by this!
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Re: Hello from BandLab
2018/02/24 17:42:25
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Welcome and and best wishes for your personal success, your company and for your products (our products) success.
Carlos
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Re: Hello from BandLab
2018/02/24 17:49:43
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Outstanding. Sonar was/is too good to go out like that.
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Re: Hello from BandLab
2018/02/24 17:51:34
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Meng, thanks for the great intro, I have always been a big fan of you in the 80's when you were in the World Wrestling Federation and WCW. You're a talented wrestler and it's awesome that you've turned your attention to music development and Cakewalk. Thanks for keeping the platform going, there's many like me that have been loyal users for decades.
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Re: Hello from BandLab
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☄ Helpfulby Zargg 2018/02/24 19:42:58
This is great news, Meng.
I've actually been working in Singapore since 2010 (I spend nearly 3/4 of every year there). The first round is on me if I run across you guys.
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Re: Hello from BandLab
2018/02/24 17:59:55
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"Tis GREAT News, Meng, very pleased to meet you, and very pleased to check out and join Bandcamp.
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Re: Hello from BandLab
2018/02/24 18:15:39
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☄ Helpfulby Soundwise 2018/02/24 19:17:59
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Arguably the best news of the year this is! I was going to use Sonar till it stops working. Turns out, I can keep on use it for the lifetime!
Not that it would have stopped working - versions of SONAR 10 years old or more still run fine on Windows 10 :) But yes for power users who rely on their software being updated frequently its important to have a commitment to future development. BandLab has a history of agile development much like SONAR did in the last 3 years, so we definitely have common beliefs in how modern software should be built and deployed.
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Re: Hello from BandLab
2018/02/24 18:18:25
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I think the Windows 10 insistence in updating created an uncertainty that users say n 8.5 with Windows 7 didn't have to worry about
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Re: Hello from BandLab
2018/02/24 18:20:27
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julianochrisway
Noel and Ben. I hope to see you kicking some of the competitors. When the bad news came, a friend of mine came laughing at the whole situation which to me was not funny. But my answer was that I was sure someone would buy a talented company like Cakewalk. My students are very happy with this news. We are all very excited for the future. I hope you have a closed package for music schools with a number of students. It will make my life much easier in the future!
BandLab is very committed to music education. Have you seen the latest educational version of BandLab? Its a terrific integration of teachers and classrooms with the platform. If you are interested in education definitely check it out. Go to edu.bandlab.com. My wife is going to be trying this with her students.
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Re: Hello from BandLab
2018/02/24 18:23:25
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From meng's first post:
"our steadfast goal is that former SONAR owners (of all versions) will not need to spend any money to cross-over/cross-grade to the future flagship product"
The way I read this, SONAR is not coming back. We'll be offered a new product that contains some to a lot of Cakewalk IP. And owners of a Lifetime license for SONAR will not be asked to pay for it.
All good news.
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Re: Hello from BandLab
2018/02/24 18:31:43
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I believe this explains the wording (from http://forum.cakewalk.com/FindPost/3730929) meng
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Actually, the reason why I am not using the word SONAR when referring to the new flagship product is not because it's planned to be a different product, it's just that we're doing the legal/brand work to make sure calling it that would be the right thing to do and wouldn't cause any confusion in the market given the circumstances. You can take it to mean "future version of SONAR, or whatever it might be called". 
Also posted in this thread
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Re: Hello from BandLab
2018/02/24 18:52:36
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Meng,
Best wishes for the mutual success of your company and the Cakewalk community. I'm very pleased to hear the news and look forward to an interesting future.
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Re: Hello from BandLab
2018/02/24 19:20:51
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Hello I have been using cakewalk since the DOS days back in the 80's.
I have used all versions of Cakewalk through Sonar Platinum which
I really like a lot. Glad to see that your company will continue Cakewalk.
Thanks
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TheSteven
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Re: Hello from BandLab
2018/02/24 19:42:21
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Great news!
Thanks Meng / Bandlab!
Looking forward to seeing how things progress.
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