jb101
 
And on a more trivial note, why do people keep calling you "Graig"?  Is there even such a name?  Ho hum..

Yep. Graig Nettles - great New York Yankee third baseman.
 
Mr. Anderton, your ezines were the bomb. Major props for your work. Hopefully, Cakewalk will come up with a suitable replacement.

All good things must come to an end at some time.
 
Thanks for all of the work Craig, it was definitely appreciated!
 
-e.B

PDFs are generally not accessible (unless specifically made so), don't re-flow on a mobile device with a small screen, and sometimes require a third-party viewer just to see them. Definitely a no-brainer to discontinue the format.
 
KEv

Will miss it for sure! 

Thanks for all your efforts in putting the eZine together. Sorry to see it go away. 

I figured the e-zine had been rolled-up/mutated into this:
 
http://www.cakewalk.com/Support/Knowledge-Base/2016000053/SONAR-2017-01-Update-Fixes-and-Enhancements

burkek
PDFs are generally not accessible (unless specifically made so), don't re-flow on a mobile device with a small screen, and sometimes require a third-party viewer just to see them. Definitely a no-brainer to discontinue the format.
 
KEv

 
Actually you really don't need a reader at all, which is a good thing because I’m not a fan of Acrobat. Google and Chrome include efficient built-in readers, the Mac’s Preview app reads PDFs, Linux distributions come with a PDF reader like Evince, iPhones and iPads have built-in PDF support, and of course Android has a built-in PDF viewer. 
 
Before deciding to use the PDF format, I tested on iPhone, iPad, Android phone, Mac and Windows desktops and laptops, and with third-party PDF viewers (e.g., Foxit), as well as the one from Adobe. Everything loaded exactly as it was supposed to and scaled appropriately to the screen size. I used 12 point instead of 10 or 9 point fonts to make the eZine readable on small screens. I also verified that the content inside the PDF was discoverable by Google. 
 
I felt it was important for the eZine to have production values - text flow around images, no widows, appropriate page breaks and line spacings, plenty of graphics, etc. The PDF format preserved all the page layout elements perfectly on all the devices tested above. My assumption was that most people would read it on a mobile device, on a desktop, or download into something like an iPad. The PDF accommodated all of those options while preserving the layout, and had the benefit of global universality.
 
FWIW in all the threads commenting on eZine articles or on the eZine itself, there was never a comment that the PDF format was unsuitable for any reason. I don't think anyone expected it to be an eBook formatted for something like the Kindle.

Hey Craig, it looks like maybe a Kindle version is in order.  $12/year subscription

I'll miss the eZine too. I found it after I joined up for the Platinum lifetime updates and it has helped to broaden my knowledge of Sonar and keeps me informed of what is in the latest upgrade. I have the Big Book of Sonar to get through and I read Sound on Sound where Craig writes a Sonar column but the eZine is something to download and read on the train. I hope the replacement is just as convenient. 

One more post of appreciation. The eZine was a welcome and valuable supplement to the rolling releases. IMHO, Craig Anderton's contributions added a significant degree of value for getting the most out of SONAR.
 
Squeaky wheels may generate the most forum activity but I suspect there are many more users just getting on with their business more efficiently as a result of the curated insights and content provided by Craig Anderton. 
 

Anderton
Cakewalk feels that users weren't that interested in the content I did 

 
A bit surprised to hear there was little appreciation for his content. I found it to be a valuable differentiator in the crowded market place for DAWs. Every one I tried reflected the depth of his experience and quite useful in "real" applications. 
 
Hard pressed to think of a competitor with the same degree of directly relevant content.