tecknot
I, like others here, have my main DAW offline and is dedicated to audio work only. That is, I keep my DAW PC clean of everything other than what I use for my audio/MIDI sound work. I do not have a network card and avoid any software and hardware unrelated to my audio work, but for what is absolutely necessary for Windows and audio related programs and hardware. That's the way I plan to keep it so that I can eliminate PC conflicts as much as possible. I hope BandLab can respect that. I've been a loyal user/customer of Cakewalk products for a long time. I am hoping to be the same with BandLab. Please don't give me (us) an ultimatum.
Kind regards,
tecknot
Mine is offline too, but I have no problem connecting to check for updates once in a blue moon. There is zero problems with that and no risk. No ultimatum needed. Connect when needed, problem solved. A network driver for a network card will cause zero issues for you daw. If you dont HAVE internet connection at all that is a differnt thing all together of course.