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Re: Introducing the new SONAR: New lineup, new features, plus membership
2015/01/14 11:17:15
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I'd be paying $20 a month/$199 total for the latest version and a year's updates either way.
That's not quite right, this first year we're paying $149 for a new version right now plus 12 months of future updates. That's true if I get the early offer, sure. Otherwise, it's the prices I mentioned. This time next year, and each year forward, we already have the latest version. We're paying $199 in advance for a years updates, which may or may not be worth while depending on what is in the updates.
Sure - the point I was making is that I hadn't worked out that the $50 price drops to $20 after the first year, or that you can get the $20 price starting from some arbitrary point in the future if you already have Producer. It's not actually very clear on their site that the price does drop after 12 months, and I think they've missed a trick by not making that more explicit on the versions page. (However - it's not been made explicit that you can get the $20/month rate if you are resuming a subscription after having previously let it lapse - I can see why they wouldn't want to allow it (because people will probably just do 1 year on, 1 year off) but if someone who does let it lapse ends up back at the $50... that's going to be controversial.)
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Re: Introducing the new SONAR: New lineup, new features, plus membership
2015/01/14 11:22:44
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......I just hope the UK price reflects the actual rate ($150=about £98) and they don't just swap $ for £. It's software, there's no shipping.
Yes, I'm looking out for that chestnut.....
+ VAT, cake wont pay our taxes unfortunately :(
Looks like the new store is going to give UK buyers a better deal than previously. The "CA-2A T-Type Leveling Amplifier" is showing at $118.80 then £83.86. Maybe not the £78 you would expect but not a kick in the pants away from it.
$149.00 = £92.93 £ 92.93+ VAT (@20%): £ 18.59TOTAL: £111.52
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Re: Introducing the new SONAR: New lineup, new features, plus membership
2015/01/14 11:35:25
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If this has already been addressed, please point me back to whichever of the 12 pages I missed it on ...
I don't think this bodes well for bug fixes for non-subscribers. Your industry already has a bad habit of bundling bug fixes with new features in paid updates, rather than providing straight-up bug fixes gratis.
So will Cake be working harder now to keep bug fixes separated from paid updates so that they can be made available to non-subscription buyers?
Also, I agree with the previous poster about paying in advance for promises. I get that the subscription model is supposed to get people onboard with a monthly payments in perpetuity, but the need for Cake to provide incentive will *potentially* drive an increase in highly publicized BS "features". I guess time will tell.
Yes, I'm a skeptic.
This leaves me as a potential periodic upgrader with concern about bug fixes being even harder to come by if I don't pay for them via subscription. And one who watches very closely to see what kind of real value track record develops.
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Re: Introducing the new SONAR: New lineup, new features, plus membership
2015/01/14 11:46:57
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brconflictFor the time-being, however, If I could just export/import those Mix Recalls to other Projects, that would be handy enough. Would save me a few hours each time I start a new mix session with a whole new band/artist. I could mix down one song to taste, and then, rather than use that as a post-taste template (a sweaty process for me), I could simply grab all the Mix-Recall mixes from that session and choose which one to start with in the next song/Project.
This would be a great feature!
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Re: Introducing the new SONAR: New lineup, new features, plus membership
2015/01/14 12:01:39
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Thanks! Yeah, I'm sure CW is tired of me bullying for this ability. I dub them Project Sync Groups (PSG's), and I'm working on an updated video for this feature request. I had one earlier, but it couldn't be shown on here.
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Re: Introducing the new SONAR: New lineup, new features, plus membership
2015/01/14 12:05:03
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brconflictFor the time-being, however, If I could just export/import those Mix Recalls to other Projects, that would be handy enough. Would save me a few hours each time I start a new mix session with a whole new band/artist. I could mix down one song to taste, and then, rather than use that as a post-taste template (a sweaty process for me), I could simply grab all the Mix-Recall mixes from that session and choose which one to start with in the next song/Project.
This would be a great feature!
For these Mix Recalls to work wouldn't you need to have exactly the same setup (number of channels, busses and same effects) anyway? Isn't it easier to just save your preferred mix as a track template to start up the new project with. Or save it as a project template?
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Re: Introducing the new SONAR: New lineup, new features, plus membership
2015/01/14 12:08:12
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No more gobbler it seems.
In the Control Bar Enhancements-video there's no Gobbler Module available.
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Re: Introducing the new SONAR: New lineup, new features, plus membership
2015/01/14 12:12:26
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okay question. You get the 149 upgrade and have what would have been x4 plus now you get 12 months of future upgrades are they integrated into a single download like in the past were we would have an x1 an x2 and an x3 on our computer all separate full versions. This then means if we installed a version and it sucked badly and needed tons of bug fixes that at least we had the prior version to use still while bugs got fixed on the new one. Is there going to be a delineating point in the development to say okay now you have had it for a year and a full new version is going to be available versus an upgrade or how is that going to work?
Before there were a through e upgrades and that is cool I just think for purposes of having projects working in a version we need to be somewhat backward compatible and the issue of having the last version as a safety net for when bad code is released is to me a thing I would enjoy so how is that going to be given to guys like me who like having multiple versions so I have that net?
I like the concept of helping people get access to software with a monthly subscription that opens you to having more people try your software since the monthly is so low in terms of perceived cost in the short run. Those who pay for it up front like me get the better deal. I would go the up front route most likely and use it for 12 months and then after 12 months I probably wait a while and buy it up front again. How long I wait makes the deal better since if I wait a year I get that years upgrade and then have 12 months of the next upgrade path paid for. If I jump on the $149 deal I would already have the upgrade that would have been x5 so waiting after 12 months goes by is the choice/ question at that point and If I am doing well financially its no big deal but if I want to wait a full 12 months at that point I can and that would be equivalent to what we now see happening. Or my option is do the monthly thing and end up paying way more for sonar. Lots more options and lots of ways to view the situation.
Those who have allowed themselves to get upset over this new biz model issue are really just confused people who are upset you made them have to think. If they want to wait a few months and see more development before they pay they can since at any time a new upgrade could come out so constant releases are a nice benefit of this model and when they do see enough value in the offering they can plop down their cash and get the next 12 months of upgrades free as the bargain. I think I like how this is going to play out.
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Re: Introducing the new SONAR: New lineup, new features, plus membership
2015/01/14 12:22:34
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☼ Best Answerby Seth Kellogg [Cakewalk] 2015/01/14 12:31:30
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No more gobbler it seems.
In the Control Bar Enhancements-video there's no Gobbler Module available.
I do believe that they do not currently support windows and there seems to be no indication at this time for it to happen.
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Re: Introducing the new SONAR: New lineup, new features, plus membership
2015/01/14 12:25:42
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Oops, I started with Sonar last year and it looks like I chose the wrong DAW.  Because for me, any kind of subscription based model is 100% No No.
Its not a subscription - its two different payment options. You can either: Pay $149 and own the software outright (and get whatever other content they chose to release over the next 12 months). Pay $14.95 per month for 12 months and at the end of 12 months own the software outright. Their choice of the word "Membership" is very telling here - think X2 content club for the 12 months of updates.
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Re: Introducing the new SONAR: New lineup, new features, plus membership
2015/01/14 12:32:20
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I created a more compact list of all the new features, their descriptions and the videos showcasing them (as well as some of my own descriptions based on the vids) and posted it all here... http://forum.cakewalk.com/Full-list-of-all-new-features-w-videosdescriptions-of-each-in-one-post-m3145468.aspx Some cool stuff, Baker dudes. The MixRecall looks invaluable. Just wish I had some cash. Which brings me to a question that probably won't and from a marketing standpoint shouldn't be answered but how long is the $149 intro upgrade price going to last? Unless I pull a proverbial rabbit out of my arse it's doubtful I will be able to upgrade until the late summer. Cheers.
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Re: Introducing the new SONAR: New lineup, new features, plus membership
2015/01/14 12:32:53
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So, being an owner of the TOP of the line Sonar Producer Xe, what is the upgrade cost to the new Top of the line Platinum?
As far as I can tell, the $149 upgrade is ONLY for the "professional" or mid-range product.
Pricing for Platinum is $500 (nearer $600 out here) so I would hope there is a significant rebate for people who already have invested in the flagship product already.
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Re: Introducing the new SONAR: New lineup, new features, plus membership
2015/01/14 12:36:31
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So, being an owner of the TOP of the line Sonar Producer Xe, what is the upgrade cost to the new Top of the line Platinum?
As far as I can tell, the $149 upgrade is ONLY for the "professional" or mid-range product.
Pricing for Platinum is $500 (nearer $600 out here) so I would hope there is a significant rebate for people who already have invested in the flagship product already.
The full upgrade to Platinum (the top tier version) for you would cost $149. It apparently will be going up to $199 at some point. Cheers.
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Re: Introducing the new SONAR: New lineup, new features, plus membership
2015/01/14 12:36:39
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Through January and possibly February (the end date of the promotion has not been specified), the first year for SONAR Platinum is $149 for X3 Producer owners. After that it will be $199.
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Re: Introducing the new SONAR: New lineup, new features, plus membership
2015/01/14 12:37:25
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Well if you guys are happy to pay for features that we dont even have a clue about yet thats fine by me, I don't ask or expect everyone to agree with me you have the right to vote with your wallet just like I do.
Greeny, please read this page https://www.cakewalk.com/Products/SONAR/Whats-New
Ryan, this is a one time situation. You are announcing coming features at the cusp of the changeover, and you will need to have a constantly updated list of features of the then current version to entice new customers, but once launched into the membership addiction cycle, someone who has invested his money will not be able to realize he no longer thinks Sonar is worth the price compared to the competition, without losing a considerable investment. The driver for innovative features will be competition with other DAWS, but that will be less of a driver since you will have a bunch of locked in customers who will need to wait as long as a year to bail out. And once they bail out, they will presumably have to pay full retail (not upgrade) to get into the next version that does make sense to them. They will not. You will have permanently lost a customer from the chains of the system. Your previous generous upgrade policy with down-pricing near the end of a version lifespan was a much better deal for many of us. btw Nothing in the new features listed offers me anything I would pay a dime for, but I am probably not your typical user.
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Re: Introducing the new SONAR: New lineup, new features, plus membership
2015/01/14 12:39:26
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scook
Through January and possibly February (the end date of the promotion has not been specified), the first year for SONAR Platinum is $149 for X3 Producer owners. Then it will revert to $199.
Aw, shucks. I'm getting the feeling we won't be seeing many if any sale prices either because it will essentially be a perpetually new product. A Beep can still dream tho... or stop being such a broke turd. Whichever. lol Cheers, scook.
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Re: Introducing the new SONAR: New lineup, new features, plus membership
2015/01/14 12:40:07
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Its not a subscription - its two different payment options. You can either:
Pay $149 and own the software outright (and get whatever other content they chose to release over the next 12 months).
Pay $14.95 per month for 12 months and at the end of 12 months own the software outright.
Their choice of the word "Membership" is very telling here - think X2 content club for the 12 months of updates.
Nice and simple. It seems their is no drop out facility as is the case with ( for example ) UNREAL ENGINE game dev app. With unreal you pay €19 per month. Pay for it on month 1 - install the full app. Drop out on month two. You can use away the software for ever. BUT you will not get any updates. How ever you can drop back in for another month - say month 6 and the software will update - drop out again for a while, but now you have the updated version from month 6 on your computer to use for ever. I think with new Sonar it is a dwardzala says - Either pay $149 for a year and OWN the full software up to the version at the end of that year. OR pay $14.99 per month from the get go BUT you will not own the software until you pay for 12 months at $14.99. Once a year of paying and ownership is up the whole thing starts again with another $199 per annum or $19.99 per month. If you drop out of the monthly payment option at any time LESS THAN A YEAR you lose the newest version and revert back to the version you had at the end of year 1 .. Thats my reading of it.
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Re: Introducing the new SONAR: New lineup, new features, plus membership
2015/01/14 12:41:52
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☄ Helpfulby Kylotan 2015/01/14 12:54:52
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brconflictFor the time-being, however, If I could just export/import those Mix Recalls to other Projects, that would be handy enough. Would save me a few hours each time I start a new mix session with a whole new band/artist. I could mix down one song to taste, and then, rather than use that as a post-taste template (a sweaty process for me), I could simply grab all the Mix-Recall mixes from that session and choose which one to start with in the next song/Project.
This would be a great feature!
For these Mix Recalls to work wouldn't you need to have exactly the same setup (number of channels, busses and same effects) anyway? Isn't it easier to just save your preferred mix as a track template to start up the new project with. Or save it as a project template?
Project templates are so limited for this. You really only get one shot at it. What I want, is a feature, where you have 12 songs, and have completely mixed them all. After that, the artist decides they want the bass to sound radically different, or want you to change reverb settings for the vocals. With a PSG, assuming you've got a few PSGs set up in a Project, and the other 11 songs are contained in this PSG, you could click a single button in the song/Project you made the changes to, and those changes can (selectively, depending on how the PSG is set) update those changes to the other 11 songs without even opening them! Would this be cool? I believe it can be done.
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Re: Introducing the new SONAR: New lineup, new features, plus membership
2015/01/14 12:44:07
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So, being an owner of the TOP of the line Sonar Producer Xe, what is the upgrade cost to the new Top of the line Platinum?
As far as I can tell, the $149 upgrade is ONLY for the "professional" or mid-range product.
Pricing for Platinum is $500 (nearer $600 out here) so I would hope there is a significant rebate for people who already have invested in the flagship product already.
The full upgrade to Platinum (the top tier version) for you would cost $149. It apparently will be going up to $199 at some point.
Cheers.
Changed the post...that section didn't appear when I clicked on an earlier link...must have been a page loading issue. I can see now it is $149 for an upgrade (introductory) price.
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Re: Introducing the new SONAR: New lineup, new features, plus membership
2015/01/14 12:45:56
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Looks great and as usual I'm in, love the subscription idea.
2 questions.
1.Does this mean that X5 will be a staggered release or is it just that the updates will be come in smaller updates rather than the usual service pack style?
2.Is there improved OMF Support and improvements on the video capabilities?
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Re: Introducing the new SONAR: New lineup, new features, plus membership
2015/01/14 12:46:12
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btw Nothing in the new features listed offers me anything I would pay a dime for, but I am probably not your typical user.
Not even the MixRecall? I agree that for the most part based on the current list of new features I could get away with not upgrading and be happy with X3 but the Mix Recall thing is just too valuable for me to outright dismiss all this. Then again you are probably a better engineer in a better studio than I am so may not want/need to have quick a/b access to alternate mixes. The new PRV/MIDI stuff and the Vocal Align thingie (if it works somewhat decently on guitars as well as vocals) are very enticing to me as well.
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Re: Introducing the new SONAR: New lineup, new features, plus membership
2015/01/14 12:46:13
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joden
Sorry that is not the way I read it, my "read" is that the $149 upgrade will be for the middle tier Professional (which retails for $199). The Platinum retails for $500. Can you point me to where it definitively states and upgrade from Producer Xe to Platinum will be $149?
First line in the pricing section of https://www.cakewalk.com/Products/SONAR/Versions
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Re: Introducing the new SONAR: New lineup, new features, plus membership
2015/01/14 12:48:52
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So, being an owner of the TOP of the line Sonar Producer Xe, what is the upgrade cost to the new Top of the line Platinum?
As far as I can tell, the $149 upgrade is ONLY for the "professional" or mid-range product.
Pricing for Platinum is $500 (nearer $600 out here) so I would hope there is a significant rebate for people who already have invested in the flagship product already.
The full upgrade to Platinum (the top tier version) for you would cost $149. It apparently will be going up to $199 at some point.
Cheers.
Sorry that is not the way I read it, my "read" is that the $149 upgrade will be for the middle tier Professional (which retails for $199). The Platinum retails for $500. Can you point me to where it definitively states and upgrade from Producer Xe to Platinum will be $149?
If someone from Cakewalk will write here that the upgrade price from Producer to Platinum (NOT Professional) will be $149 then I will be convinced.
Sure thing... https://www.cakewalk.com/Products/SONAR/Versions You have to scroll down to the Pricing section and look under the "I own Sonar X3" entry under Platinum. Cheers.
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Re: Introducing the new SONAR: New lineup, new features, plus membership
2015/01/14 12:49:13
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btw I just wanted to say that the mix recall function is EXACTLY what I need. also vocal tightening, ADR can be hell, looking forwards to trying out that puppy. Well done the lads!!! 
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Re: Introducing the new SONAR: New lineup, new features, plus membership
2015/01/14 12:49:18
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I'd be more curious about the "content" portion of the subscription. I made the jump to Cubase after X3, but since the $149 upgrade is just a little over the price of the included AD producer pack alone, it may still be worth it. So what kind of content is expected here?
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Re: Introducing the new SONAR: New lineup, new features, plus membership
2015/01/14 12:50:47
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markyzno
btw I just wanted to say that the mix recall function is EXACTLY what I need.
Well done the lads!!!
IKNORITE?! Hiya, Mark. Hope you're keepin' awesome. Cheers.
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YolandaSupercute
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Re: Introducing the new SONAR: New lineup, new features, plus membership
2015/01/14 12:51:20
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This is AWESOME...I've...errr...been away from recording for a few years now, but this new model is awesome. I don't understand what drawbacks people see. Pay up front ($149) or monthly ($14.99) and you OWN Sonar X4 and all the updates/additions that come available over the next year - you want X5 (and the next year of updates)? Pay all at once or in monthly installments again a year from now. You don't lose anything you already have even if you go for Pro over Platinum. And logging into the Cakewalk Store or recieving a surprise e-mail with a cool update, well, you can say "I want to pay for what's already in the product" if you feel obligated to defend the centuries old purchase model, but I'm down for gettin with the times! 
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Re: Introducing the new SONAR: New lineup, new features, plus membership
2015/01/14 12:52:06
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Beepster
markyzno
btw I just wanted to say that the mix recall function is EXACTLY what I need.
Well done the lads!!!
IKNORITE?!
Hiya, Mark. Hope you're keepin' awesome. Cheers.
Heya Beep my man, been quiet of late (head buried in Sonar on sound design - not many crashes either ! ) I trust you are well? 
Sonar Platinum 64 bit > Pro tools 10.3.2 >Intel i7 3770K > 16Gb Ram > Gigabyte Z77-D3H Motherboard> NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 2 GB > ATi RADEON HD5700 > 240GB OCZ Agility 3 SSD> Win 10 home 64 bit> Delta 1010 > MOTU Audio Express > MA-15D's > NI Ultimate 9 > NI Kontrol S61 1.1 > NI MAschine Studio 2.3 / KORG MS-20 Mini - Arturia MicroBrute > KORG SQ1 - KORG Kaoss Pad KP3 > iPad and IO Dock 2 running various bits > Bunch of guitars >Sound Design on IMDB --
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joden
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Re: Introducing the new SONAR: New lineup, new features, plus membership
2015/01/14 12:52:12
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Beepster
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So, being an owner of the TOP of the line Sonar Producer Xe, what is the upgrade cost to the new Top of the line Platinum?
As far as I can tell, the $149 upgrade is ONLY for the "professional" or mid-range product.
Pricing for Platinum is $500 (nearer $600 out here) so I would hope there is a significant rebate for people who already have invested in the flagship product already.
The full upgrade to Platinum (the top tier version) for you would cost $149. It apparently will be going up to $199 at some point.
Cheers.
Sorry that is not the way I read it, my "read" is that the $149 upgrade will be for the middle tier Professional (which retails for $199). The Platinum retails for $500. Can you point me to where it definitively states and upgrade from Producer Xe to Platinum will be $149?
If someone from Cakewalk will write here that the upgrade price from Producer to Platinum (NOT Professional) will be $149 then I will be convinced.
Sure thing... https://www.cakewalk.com/Products/SONAR/Versions
You have to scroll down to the Pricing section and look under the "I own Sonar X3" entry under Platinum.
Cheers.
Thanks, yeah it was a page loading glitch when I clicked on the link from the OP. Although a follow up question would be does the ensuing $14.99 per month still apply after the end of the first year (assuming one pays the $149). Or does the "subscription" then revert to the $49.99 per month thereafter?
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Re: Introducing the new SONAR: New lineup, new features, plus membership
2015/01/14 12:55:49
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I'd be more curious about the "content" portion of the subscription. I made the jump to Cubase after X3, but since the $149 upgrade is just a little over the price of the included AD producer pack alone, it may still be worth it. So what kind of content is expected here?
Currently these... https://www.cakewalk.com/Products/SONAR/Up-Next#start I'm assuming that page will be updated regularly. Unfortunately not much description of the upcoming features but the virtual keyboard is useful (I always wondered why we didn't have one). Drum replacement... well we can already do that but it's a pain so maybe it's a new tool to make it easier. QuickFX? No idea... maybe a hyper awesome FX Chain module. Cheers.
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