I very much get the feeling that rescuing Sonar is Part 1  

I am thankful too. 

fitzj
How about cheer also for Scook  who's working hard to keep us all happy.

 
What knowledge that guy has. If he's not being paid, he should be. 

Hip Hip 

When I need to know something about SONAR I ask Scook :)
He's one of the most selfless users I've met.

+1 thanks meng and team eric

Many thanks to Meng, all the helpfull people at BandLab, all the good people on the Cakewalk forum .... which for certain deserves the Forum Nobel Prize.

Anderton
I very much get the feeling that rescuing Sonar is Part 1  

Absolutely agree, appears to be an energetic crew of forward-thinker's in the BandLab team. The roll-out of Cakewalk By BandLab this past week should convince anyone these folks are paying attention,headed somewhere, on a mission...and they just got started. It is still sinking in, one of the best DAW's known to humanity is now... free. If I were a noob, just getting started with the new Cakewalk, it would be all about hardware; interfaces, keyboards, controllers. Hmmm, what if some of the best options were available right there on BandLab's site, a mere click away from purchase? A lot of possibilities at play, depending on how smooth future development plays out for the "new" Cakewalk. I also use Studio One, it and Sonar have been my dream duo for a couple years; this has been a good week for users like me. Who knows, a year from now, I may be using cutting edge,studio grade HD BandLab hardware that syncs up with Cakewalk similar to how Studio One and PreSonus hardware does. Then again, that could be a rabbit hole that winds up like Gibson scenario, but judging from the collective energy on display at BandLab this very week, not likely...what Anderton said.

Woo-Hoo! I did not hesitate on contributing to the tip to The Bakers (not just for the reward swag :)) but because I'm grateful I can continue using the same DAW platform I've been using for the past 23 years. I do own other DAWs, but honestly I've been getting a tad anxious about having to cram to catch up in order to get the same workflow I've been using on Sonar.
 
Thank you Meng for taking the Cakewalk DAW platform out of its 5-month coma.

Excellent news for us all regarding the new start for CbB. Thanks so much to all of the folks at BandLab  - Noel, Scook, Ben, anonymous Bakers Boys and girls, Craig - so glad to have you hanging in there, Mucho thanks to BitFlipper and the rest of forum bunch. This is a good thing all around.