Dongle not required, I got software last night. Used online auth method to activate.
It may not be for everyone, but it’s a lot of content and features for the low low sale offer, crazy actually! Been wanting it for years, and the bonus stuff was too hard to pass up for me personally.
All daws are amazing, including Sonar of course. Almost can’t go wrong if you find one, or two three, that fit your needs and workflow style!
Cubase 9+ is also nice, so is Mixbus 4, Studio One 3.5, Mixcraft Pro 8, Waveform 8, Reason 9+, Fl Studio 12, Logic Pro X, Ableton Live, etc... can’t go wrong really... personal choices or adventures is all!
Cheers!
Ps, Cakewalk Home Studio and Music Creator 7 still work fine and they haven’t been updated in a year or two I believe.... Sonar may do fine for a few years to come!