stevec
I'm pretty sure the monthly option works in 12 month intervals and not at any random month in between that a person decides to leave the program.

Monthly option should obviously work in 1 month interval, otherwise it should be called "yearly" option
And in case I pay 18 month, that means I have payed last 12 months as well. There is no info we should start in January, so it should work starting from random month as well.
 

drewfx1

dcumpian
See the FAQ: http://www.cakewalk.com/Products/SONAR/Membership

As far as I can see, that doesn't say anything about the "discontinue membership after 18 consecutive months" scenario.

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As Dan and Bapu say, you get to keep what you have at the 18 month. But if you come back, it starts over.

What Bapu said. It's also explained (over and over again) in various posts throughout this 44 page (and counting) thread.

Regards,
Dan

 
If someone from Cake said that, I have not seen it. 
 
And if they did it that way, would it not severely encourage us to all let our membership lapse between the end of 12 months and whenever the next really desirable release came?

Grem
As Dan and Bapu say, you get to keep what you have at the 18 month.

But that's not what they said.

deleted because I was wrong

bapu
 
In an 18 month pay plan you already have paid for 12 months. You have that unlocked working version (as of the 12th month). You are effectively now (month 13) on a new payment plan and stop at 6 months. Implied in the only pay 6 moths scenario is you revert to demo mode.
 
BUT, since you have an unlocked workable version (albeit 6 months old) you should and would revert to that.
 
Simples.

So, once again:
I start pay monthly NOW, and you start to pay monthly 6 month later. We both stop in 18 months from now.
 
By your "simple" logic, you are allowed to keep the latest version (you will just finish your 12 month cycle) while I will be reverted to the old version. ???
 

How about a friendly ground rule:
 
If someone here is going to speak for Cakewalk, either find an exact quote from the Bakers or don't purport to speak for them.

Yes it is. Look for it. I'm not.

Even more... if I stop after 5 month and restart one month later, I am able too keep the latest version. But without one month "skip", I am not

And I never said I'm speaking for anyone. I know what I read.