Why don't you just go to XLN's site and ask for a $49 version of AD2 with the 3-3-3 option.
 
They'll probably give it to you. And you can just bypass having to install SONAR for a month.
 
/tongueInCheek

Sanderxpander
Pretty sure AD is not locked to Sonar.

Could anyone with any other DAW installed check ...???

BTW: i bought platinum (12 mo up front ) but haven't had time to install AD2 ...
 
Can I install AD2 on main DAW and backup since AD2 is online installation only???
Do I have to download twice or can I transfer the downloaded installers??
 

This is a legit question; I don't suspect the OP is trying to steal, just understand.
 
I asked this a few weeks ago and didn't get an answer ,afaik.  I got AD2 with X3 and those three kits can be used in other DAWs.  I also purchased three more kits.
 
One of the highlights of the platinum upgrade is three more AD2 kits, but unless they have restricted their use to Sonar, I don't see how they could "take them away" after a month.
 
If they allowed you to "keep" them on cancelling, you would be able to sign up for a month, cancel, sign up for another month and get three different kits, and repeat until you have all of them.  
 
This is a legit question because if they restrict their use to Sonar, they may not be as useful to someone who uses multiple DAWs.  
 
I'd like to know too.
 
 
 
 
 

Here's the answer:  You sign up for one month, keep the AD2 bundle, XLN shows up at your front door and beats the living sh-t out of you, takes your wallet off your bleeding body, and charges the remaining 11 months to your credit card.  These guys are from Sweden.  Why do you think the Pope hires Swiss for the Swiss Guards?  They don't fool around.

GregGraves
Here's the answer:  You sign up for one month, keep the AD2 bundle, XLN shows up at your front door and beats the living sh-t out of you, takes your wallet off your bleeding body, and charges the remaining 11 months to your credit card.  These guys are from Sweden.  Why do you think the Pope hires Swiss for the Swiss Guards?  They don't fool around.

I'm confused The Pope thinks the Swedes are super tough so he hires body guards from Switzerland?
 
Rocky

This made me laugh :)
And only partly because the Swiss have nothing to do with Sweden ;)

Here's my take.
 
CW give you a redemption code for AD2. XLN knows you got it from Cakewalk. You stop paying on month 2. Cakewalk notifies XLN. Then see post #15 or the next time you try to use the XLN installer it deactivates your account, wipes out your hard dive with a triple pass algorithm and shuts down your internest just for spite.
 

200bpm
This is a legit question; I don't suspect the OP is trying to steal, just understand.
 
I'd like to know too.
 

 
Ok, maybe "steal" is too harsh a word. But to get a ~$200 package value for a max of $49 (assuming OP is first time buyer) seems a bit of a cheat since the OP would be doing under the guise of "going" with Cakewalk.
 
Just by asking the question would imply the OPs desire to do so and maybe yours too 200bpm. Is that your plan?
 
Unless it's a philosophical question designed to get CW to think through their potential "mistake". 
 
 

People will exploit what they can given the chance, so addressing this potential loophole is a good idea. There are other parts of SONAR that work in other DAW's as well, so the new SONAR reverting to demo mode may not address these either.
 
I will agree that this being the only thread by a new forum member is highly concerning. I am only slightly concerned about the Swiss over-running Sweden.

If you take a "Swede" and turn him upside down he becomes a "Swiss".  Don't you guys know anything about geology?