gargonknight
cake walk have Improved over the years I was with cakewalk from when it was called cakewalk through to sonar 7, I left sonar then because found the engine temperamental and crashing. then got introduced back using artist and enjoyed its reliability and performance. my only problem is I buiy a program out right then after a year blackmailed to buying it again just to keep up with updates. so be it will use it till its pointless to use and move on to fl
It's too bad you missed out on the lifetime updates...however note that FL charges for add-ons. So far, a lot of the SONAR updates like the Phase-Linear EQ, AD 2, Adaptive Limiter, etc. have been included as part of an update. In many cases what you receive from the updates is worth more than the cost of the updates themselves.
The term "blackmail" is silly. Engineers work on programs and add improvements. That takes time and money, and in the case of SONAR, the improvements are often considerable. Therefore if you want these additional features, it will cost money. Or you can just keep using the program "as is" if you don't want the new features. Or you can wait a few years to update and get all the enhancements at one time.