fitzj


Too expensive and an ilok doomed from the start.

vinny199


  But this is an issue with Cakewalk (as with and many other DAW relying on 3rd party content).

It is not the first time.

there was all this big thing about the new plugins on Sonar 8, and then the company that was making them went bankrupt soon after release and those plugins have become obsolete, no new versions developped etc. (Can't remember their name now).

Isn't Logic 100% Apple? wiht no 3rd parties involved? at least you're good with what you buy, unless Apple goes bankrupt, which is a long shot.

I guess there's good and bad points with any system.

vinny199

Kjaehaus? There's one distinction between this and the points you've raised here in that neither company involved has gone broke. The only thing I can think of that makes any sense is a licensing issue between the two companies. As Sven says it wouldn't require any further cost to keep them available for sale as they've already been developed and released.

Jonbouy

vinny199


But this is an issue with Cakewalk (as with and many other DAW relying on 3rd party content).

It is not the first time.

there was all this big thing about the new plugins on Sonar 8, and then the company that was making them went bankrupt soon after release and those plugins have become obsolete, no new versions developped etc. (Can't remember their name now).

Isn't Logic 100% Apple? wiht no 3rd parties involved? at least you're good with what you buy, unless Apple goes bankrupt, which is a long shot.

I guess there's good and bad points with any system.

Kjaehaus?

There's one distinction between this and the points you've raised here in that neither company involved has gone broke.

The only thing I can think of that makes any sense is a licensing issue between the two companies.

As Sven says  it wouldn't require any further cost to keep them available for sale as they've already been developed and released.

Yes, I understand the distinction. things happen, companies go under etc.
 
However, when you say it may be "a licensing issue between the two companies", I'd hope that before they offer us products that fully integrates with the new platform features that they would have a water tight deal with any third party supplier, that the deals are long terms etc.
 
it may well be the case. we'll see.
 
 

cecelius2


    I see that Sweetwater still sells the native version (vst) Softube Mix Bundle  for$299, but of course this is not with the ProChannel "skins".  So if you want to get the vst Bundle you can still purchase it over at Sweetwater.  
   I knew that the great deal for $179 was gone in February, but not that the PC version was no longer being sold at all by Cakewalk.  Like AT, I am very glad I got it when it was still available and at their great sale price.  I have used it in the PC and never even needed to use the vst version; it is too convenient to have it in the PC toolkit.

Andrew Rossa [Cakewalk
]

Hi-

Let me clarify and end all the speculation. The Softube Mix Bundle has NOT been discontinued. It was always meant to be a limited-time offer to Cakewalk customers. We extended it a few times but agreed to end it in April. To purchase this you will need to go through an authorized Softube dealer.

The promotion itself was a huge success and we did try to give fair warning that the special offer would be ending.

Andrew Rossa [Cakewalk
]

Hi-

Let me clarify and end all the speculation. The Softube Mix Bundle has NOT been discontinued. It was always meant to be a limited-time offer to Cakewalk customers. We extended it a few times but agreed to end it in April. To purchase this you will need to go through an authorized Softube dealer.

The promotion itself was a huge success and we did try to give fair warning that the special offer would be ending.