SandlinJohn
Go to your "User Control Panel" at the top of this forum
Select "Edit Profile" (which I believe is the default tab)
Find the "Avatar / Profile Photo" section of the "Edit Profile" tab
In the "Edit Avatar" box - make sure "Upload a file" is selected and click on the 'Upload a file" text (that text is actually a link)
Use the file selection dialog to find a profile picture and upload it. There are some limits on the size of the photo - mine is 640x480 PNG 218 KB
Also make sure, after you upload the file, that "use your avatar as profile photo"

thanks, that's exactly what i did and ended up with the default, i'l try again

yay

pwalpwal
yay

Yay....oh wait
 
Uuurgh!

LOL, I made the assumption you wanted your OLD avatar back.

I'll bet a lot of the people that decided to jump ship because of the circumstances are watching closely to see how things develop and to find out where the next port of call is.

Sinking ship... I think polar opposite. When dark notice of death was announced by Gibson, this forum was overwhelmed by sad mourners, including me. Sort of unhealthy beehive. I have tried many things from Cubase to Magix.... Was I able to switch and teach old dog new tricks?... Absolutely! But for me, and I believe many fans of Cakewalk,  workflow is super duper important. Other Daws felt a bit like "plastic" to me. As it stands now, I know I will be safe at least several years into the future. It seems to me that Meng is not a corporate robot and is a dedicated passionate man with interesting vision, which I can not say about other companies. So far, I am very pleased with overall development and spending more time on music than on the forum. Once the forum is replaced and I am sure it will be similar or better, there will be much more traffic. My main hope for future forum that it will remain civil place mostly free of trolls & bullies.
 
 

In the spirit of flogging this tortured metaphor, you could say that you are in a lifeboat that has saved you from the sinking good ship Sonar. Others have not waited for the lifeboat, but instead paid for passage on passing liners that after years on SS Sonar they had no idea existed. Many have found new love on the high C's....I mean seas, and seem unlikely to return.
 
I'm sure there will be new travellers aplenty seeking budget passage that will embrace CbB. May the wind be in your sails whatever you choose!
 
Auuugh. I'll go now.

Viamichael
There was always a buzz about the place, but after the initial relief that BandLab rescued Sonar it feels as though many people have left. There has been an absence of activity and I get the feeling that many people have left. Am I the only one who feels this way?

I think you're partly right.  I myself have not been active on here as I have not yet gone over "to the other side", mainly because the "old" Plat is still doing me good.  I am playing with the BandLab one on an offline system, but have not given it much time.  I will eventually move over, but only when I know that ALL my plugins will work somehow.
 
I think a lot of us are still on the fence, just waiting for a "proper time" to move.
Ted

I think there are a lot of advantages to being fluent in more than one DAW. I'm very happy that CbB has carried on the Sonar legacy, and I do feel that CbB is superior to Sonar Platinum due to the increased stability and subtle enhancements. However it's no secret that I've also used Studio One and Ableton Live since their respective 1.0 versions, and by being able to use each one for what it does best, I feel like there are truly no limits on my creativity. I've also noticed the music I create with each one is subtly different, even to the point of having a slightly different "sound."
 
I know that some people think it's hard to switch among DAWs, and that's true at the beginning of the learning curve. But once you become familiar with them, it's like riding a bicycle - you don't forget how to do it. And of course, the third-party plug-ins will work in all of them.
 
To me it's like guitars...I have electric, acoustic, and 12-string guitars. Each one has its own use and personality. They require different playing techniques, but that's not a deal-breaker.