Hi Woody, that is a generous offer to both the former Cakewalk devs, and the user community!!!
 
I would take you up on the half price offer, but I have already been a Waveform user ever since it was released earlier this year. 
 
I was looking for some new MIDI tools, and found them in Waveform.  I have been plugging it around here ever since!  I feel it's always good to have more than one tool in the box.  I never expected Cake to shut down, but it is a comfort that I have a supported tool that I already know, to fall back on. 
 
I have found Waveform to be very inspiring and fun to use, as well as very intuitive once you understand the basics and how it differs from a mainstream DAW such as Sonar.  It is a very refreshing approach with the GUI, but still powerful under the hood!
 
Cheers!!!

Check out some tutorial videos for the Tracktion products >>> https://www.tracktion.com/training/videos
 
And Waveform supports Melodyne!  Even includes a free Melodyne Essentials license!!!  I know that is a big point for those looking into Sonar alternatives!
 

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JamesWoodburn
To all the engineering team, if you are looking for a new home, feel free to contact us 
 

 
Of the various introductions by other vendors, that is the first I've seen such an invitation to the CW crew.
Very cool. Thanks for doing that!
 
 

Agreed. That is a wonderful thing to offer to the CW team. Also, a very magnanimous gesture to offer your software for half price to any Sonar refugees.

Man, that is SUPER cool!!

I got an older version of Tracktion bundled with my interface but never used it because I had Sonar. I will check it out though :) 

kevmsmith81
I got an older version of Tracktion bundled with my interface but never used it because I had Sonar. I will check it out though :) 

Tracktion T5 and T6 are now offered as completely free downloads.  T7 is bundled with select interfaces such as Behringer.  Version 8 is now the current release called "Waveform".
 
T7 is a lot like Waveform, except with Waveform they added a full mixer panel that can be opened in a separate tab and dragged to another screen, as well as a full MIDI editor window that can be undocked, resized, and/or floated to another screen.
 
The traditional Tracktion UI model had always been a single screen view, with the MIDI editor inline with the tracks, and the mixer section at the far right of the tracks.  No mixer view that emulated a console, though.  The old style made for an uncluttered workspace, but the new features give you more flexibility, as the new views are more friendly to multi monitor setups.
 
It only takes a click or two to enable or disable these extra views and return to the default view.  I think most Sonar users would probably prefer these additional panels, especially the new mixer panel.

That’s a really nice offer. Especially to the Cakewalk team.

OK Guys, This sounds like an awesome deal. So what am I misunderstanding here? I'm a little confused because this deal seems to good to be true. :)
TRACKTION WAVEFORM ULTIMATE PACK $200
Contemporary Music Production Software – includes
Tracktion’s Waveform, Collective, DAW Essentials Collection, Master Mix (Embedded), FM Synth (Embedded), Celemony Software’s Melodyne Essentials, and Tracktion’s revolutionary Biotek Organic Synthesizer (individual value $558).
 
Just had a look at daw essentials collection and looks so good
https://www.tracktion.com/products/daw-essentials-collection
 
One thing I dont understand is how come if I put Biotek in the shopping cart on it's own it gives me a price of $150 not $558 as above?
 
With the demise of cake I don't want more fingers burnt again and with a discount code 'CAKEWALK' checkout says $102.95 for the lot. Just sounds to good to be true.
 
A penny for your thoughts.

BENT
OK Guys, This sounds like an awesome deal. So what am I misunderstanding here? I'm a little confused because this deal seems to good to be true. :)
TRACKTION WAVEFORM ULTIMATE PACK $200
Contemporary Music Production Software – includes
Tracktion’s Waveform, Collective, DAW Essentials Collection, Master Mix (Embedded), FM Synth (Embedded), Celemony Software’s Melodyne Essentials, and Tracktion’s revolutionary Biotek Organic Synthesizer (individual value $558).
 
Just had a look at daw essentials collection and looks so good
https://www.tracktion.com/products/daw-essentials-collection
 
One thing I dont understand is how come if I put Biotek in the shopping cart on it's own it gives me a price of $150 not $558 as above?
 
With the demise of cake I don't want more fingers burnt again and with a discount code 'CAKEWALK' checkout says $102.95 for the lot. Just sounds to good to be true.
 
A penny for your thoughts.

Just trying to simplify things here a bit.  The Waveform DAW is exactly the same in all bundle versions.  For $99 list, or $49.50 with the 'CAKEWALK" discount, you get Tracktion’s Waveform DAW, Collective synth, Master Mix (Embedded), FM Synth (Embedded), Celemony Melodyne Essentials.  That is a great deal, the same price as a normal upgrade for past Tracktion owners.
 
The other bundles add the Biotek synth and the DAW essentials.  I did not get those, as I already have plenty of VST effects and instruments.  So those are add-on options.  But you do get the same DAW, even with the basic package.  It is not stripped down like some other DAW products, it is fully featured, not an entry level product.

BENT
 
With the demise of cake I don't want more fingers burnt again and with a discount code 'CAKEWALK' checkout says $102.95 for the lot. Just sounds to good to be true.

I forgot to mention this earlier, but Woody from Tracktion had mentioned on the down low that they had "experienced big corporate cultures".  That is an understatement.
 
In case you are not familiar with Tracktion history, they are a story of survival.  The original Tracktion was acquired by Mackie in 2003, distributed with various products for a while and eventually discontinued without further development.
 
The original developer, Julian Storer, re-acquired control of the software in 2013 and began developing Tracktion again with his newly founded "Tracktion Software Company".
 
So they do understand what Cakwalk has been through, and came out the other side.  Lessons learned... 
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracktion

I don’t see support for Waves plugins with this DAW- can anyone confirm this?