Does the new start up screen really have advertisements? If so can they be disabled?
 
Rocky

 
http://forum.cakewalk.com/FindPost/3277765
 
Sorry maybe the image is a little OTT :).

The only option right now is to create a firewall rule to block them (at your own risk), or just stop using it and go back to the original (in preferences).

Doktor Avalanche
The only option right now is to create a firewall rule to block them (at your own risk), or just stop using it and go back to the original (in preferences).

So the old start screen is still available in preferences? The whole "However, this requires creating a project folder manually when you save" if you bypass the start screen in the ezine seems counter intuitive.
 
Rocky

Really?! I'll be disappointed if that's the case. Especially on paid software.
 
Too much unwanted marketing, in-app purchasing systems and 'big data' trawling is invading my computer life.
 
 

Let's wait and see what actually happens. Nothing has happened yet so speculation will get us nowhere.

The speculation is removed when the software gets installed and used. I am waiting from someone in this thread to report what they see when they are using the software.

scook
The speculation is removed when the software gets installed and used. I am waiting from someone in this thread to report what they see when they are using the software.

Speculation may be removed ... but not necessarily the ads.
 
Just voicing an opinion in the hope that I, and the community, can help shape the software that I/we use.

ShellstaX
Speculation may be removed ... but not necessarily the ads.

The only persons I have read using the words ads and advertisements are you and the OP. I guess this is in reference to this passage from the eZine

The notifications “bell” in the upper right shows the
number of unread notifications, so you don’t need to
click to find out if there’s anything new. Notifications
include update announcements for SONAR (you won’t
have to keep looking for that sticky at the top of the
forum any more), links to new blog posts, Cakewalk related
news, limited-time offers, and the like. Most
notifications have clickable links to take you to a web
page with more information.

I don't see much to get alarmed about.
 
Again, first see how it works before coming to conclusions or making suggestions to improve it.

... and the only reference I had seen was that of the OP.
 
That, as quoted, sounds OK - somewhat Spotify and Soundcloud like.
 
Anyway - enough said - let's wait and see.