Is there a 1 month free trial version of Platinum? I can't find it.

Cakewalk has said there will be a trial version. It is not available at the moment. In the past it took a month or so before the trial was available. Indications are the new SONAR trial will not take that long.

Optional too is- Not free, but simply sign up for monthly payments , pay the monthly fee(s), and either keep using it forever or opt out at any time before the year is up. 

Thank you both for the info. I hope I have better luck with this new version. I haven't been able to use X1 or X3 and am anxious to move forward, but also cautious.

Understandable. Because of the development model, the free trial should be out soon.

Should be available soon. In the past there has been a lag of a few months but that should be a thing of the past.

Andrew Rossa [Cakewalk]
Should be available soon. In the past there has been a lag of a few months but that should be a thing of the past.

Thanks Andrew. How will I know that the demo is available? IS there an email list I need to be on? Will there be a sticky post at the top of the Forum? Or what?

Why can you not use X3?
If you cannot use X3, I seriously doubt you can use Platinum.
Is this a hardware thing or a workflow thing?
 

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Why can you not use X3?
If you cannot use X3, I seriously doubt you can use Platinum.
Is this a hardware thing or a workflow thing?
 

 
this is a serious midi bug that Noel sent me a email about 2 months ago on saying he fixed it. He found multiple midi problems, hopefully it's all fixed now
 
 

I myself would like to try Sonar Platinum before committing to the upgrade and giving them anymore of my money.
I've been using Sonar for a while now and I like it - but now, I'm not sure why... I've recently started feeling uncomfortable with using Sonar and a few little issues are becoming an annoyance. And I hate seeing new features on a DAW such as Sonar while there are still so many bugs and basic functions that seems to be left-out when these new versions come out.