Serious question: Would it be foolish to still buy Sonar Professional ?

Serious question: Would it be foolish to still buy Sonar Professional if I can get a couple of productive years out of it?
It's the only interface I ever liked and I'm am finally going to buy it legitimately.
If I have a questionable version of a different product (like Sonar Producer 7), should I just use that until something hopefully moves positively forward with this interface?
Any feedback would be appreciated; i'm sure others would like to know

No missed the chance to own it.
There is really no reason not to own a DAW, Reaper is like $60 and very good but it takes alot to be able to make it easy where DAWs like Sonar have made it easier from the get go.
Right now for $149 till the 20th you can get Samplitude Pro3X Suite, much too good to pass up but you will have to get it NOW, today!
There are plenty of cross grade deals but the ProX Suite is the best value; comes with SoundForge and 70gigs of SoftSynths and sample libraries.
 

Haha... I think it would be foolish beyond measure at this stage. Copped a bit of a beating from some seriously judgemental high horsed keyboard warriors there e3do! You would think you just confessed to shooting their mothers:). Glad to here you want to go legit. Always a better way if you can scrounge up the cash. I suggest you have a look at Studio One 3. Happy musicing!

The answer to the original question is no, there is currently no way to buy SONAR - with one possible exception. There might still be some existing boxed inventory available from retailers.
 
Even if you find one via, say, eBay or Amazon, it's still likely gonna be of questionable provenance since it's probably second-hand and SONAR's license explicitly forbids reselling.
 
But yeh, if you can get your hands on a legal copy of SONAR at a good price, I'd go for it. At this time you can still register it and get the latest update.
 

mettelus
I highly doubt this was a serious question, but more a post to elicit reaction.

That was my thinking as well, kinda sure he knew that it wasn't possible seeing other threads about Cakewalk's situation and then not responding too the flames being thrown at him.

Probably see more these posts until the end of the forum I'm afraid jerking chains unnecessarily.

Good luck too the OP on his/her rehabilitation.

Not foolish at all, and YES you should absolutely beyond a shadow of a doubt purchase it.
 I'm not going into pointing fingers or making value judgements kinda stuff, but it has obviously worked for you so far, you've created a work flow that you understand with Cakewalk software, so lets just say shelling out a couple of hundred Franklin's for SONAR Pro today is very little interest on (or honest gratitude on) a long standing debt..
 I'd be remiss, or actually down right dishonest to say I've never used cracked software or keygens to try out different DAWs and plugins. I have, and I'll also admit to happily purchasing any and all of them that I liked and found useful.
 To do otherwise is nothing short of moral corruption which goes against the grain of my moral compass and sense of fairness in respect to entitlements.
 
 How can anyone expect to make any real progress or turn their talents into making an honest living without give a fair share of the money to those who help us get there?
 
 How can anyone expect anyone not to honor and not infringe on OUR copyrights when we infringe on theirs?
 
OK lets be honest and reasonable shall we, there is a freak'in enormous tidal wave of really excellent software choices for making music, which has created a virtual nuclear reaction of ad campaigns so freak'in fierce that many vendors not only lead their users to believe that their previous version is literal junk compared to their new and improved version, nobody else's products could ever be considered, and just to prove our point, we'll give you a free 30 day trial.. Blah, blah blah, which never proves to a anything more then a carrot on a stick in the long run..
 To put it another way, I've been using Cakewalk for decades now, I'm extremely proficient with it, but I still don't know how use all it's plethora of various tools or even care to learn everything about how to use them because they aren't applicable to my work flow. But that doesn't mean I won't find the time or find these tools useful in the future.....
 For me to sit down and actually learn how to fully "understand" and use all of SONAR's potential, I would have any time left to make music.
 
That being said, out of all the DAW environments I've actually  worked and collaborated in with seasoned "power users" through the years, I feel confident in the realization that NONE OF THEM covers all the bases like SONAR does, and or does them as well.
 
 And in that respect, SONAR DOESN'T NEED ANY FURTHER DEVELOPEMENT in the near future! Not at least until all others can catch up. ;-p 
 For instance, as a seasoned user of both DAW's, on one hand, I would have to give  the latest Pro Tools 12 version a very high rating, an honest "A" rating for sure, it finally matured into the wonderful world of bodacious x64 power, it really is quite a jaw dropping and inspiring development.
 One I'm very fond of and remembering experiencing first hand when the bakers of Cakewalk released SONAR 6 Producer a few years, or decade(?) back..
 So a HUGE CONGRATS for AVID catching up to SONAR 6 Producer (you have every reason to be proud), perhaps ya'all will catch up to SONAR 8.5 Producer with PT v13.
 
And we got a VERY bodacious and innovative Dente/Ethernet interfacing power of Steinberg and Yamaha marriage going on here with NUAGE.
Solid and worthy contender for both the dying AVID Pro Tools HD and the now defunct Cakewalk Roland marriages.
 Focusrite RedNet has already nailed AVID's coffin shut, Behringer and Presonus have both taken lead with an open source "let's try to support everybody and everything" extremely affordable Dente/Ethernet interfacing approach.
 
If there is one thing I'm certain of, as soon as it becomes affordable Dente/Ethernet interfacing will be the death nail all USB and Thunderbolt interfaces and before you know it we'll all forget recording latency issues ever existed.
 Sorry ProCo, but we won't be needing your expensive BIG, heavy, bulky, hard to handle and manage 100' 16 channel low impedance snakes anymore, now that we can run 2x the channels thru a very inexpensive tiny Cat 6 Internet cable at 3x the distance.
 And we can record a guitar part in the bed room, the vocals in the kitchen, and or the drums set up in the basement of the house next door at about 6 ms roundtrip latency directly into the DAW of your choice over WiFi and everyone who has a smartphone has control of their own monitor mix, completely independent of the DAW or FOH (front of house) mix.
Well, you will if you CONTINUE to UPGRADE & PAY FOR IT!
Thank you Behringer, thank you Presonus. :o) And above all else, thank you Cakewalk for making it so easy and customizable with so many choices to work in so many ways and different workflows, with so many killer high quality tools to choose from..
 
 So to close, SONAR isn't dead, Gibson may just be limping a bit and needs to adjust to a crowd who's sense of entitlement of "how much can I get for free" and "how much can I make from it" mentality that gave them the limp in the first place..???...

Trying to justify your use of cracked software by gift wrapping it with "I buy what I like".
 
That's weak.

e3do
Serious question: Would it be foolish to still buy Sonar Professional if I can get a couple of productive years out of it?
It's the only interface I ever liked and I'm am finally going to buy it legitimately.
If I have a questionable version of a different product (like Sonar Producer 7)... 

 
Hehe... you probably shouldn't posted that.  
 
But anyway, I don't think it's so crazy to want to buy Sonar Platinum. If it's what you like using and it helps you to be productive, then go for it. But I wouldn't pay full price for it - I'd be looking for retailers who just want to unload the boxes they have and are willing to discount the price. After all, it's a discontinued product. You may need to wait until some of these retailers get antsy to move their copies of Sonar and offer it for 75% off. 
 

chuckebaby
Trying to justify your use of cracked software by gift wrapping it with "I buy what I like".
 
That's weak.

Spending 1000's of dollars on software you don't like is just flat out stupid.
 
Now while continuing using cracked software is undoubtedly wrong there is nothing weak about admitting you were wrong.
 
Weakness grows and festers into complete dishonesty in those who refuse to admit to owning any faults and never acknowledging making mistakes.
 
I must applaud and give kudos to e3po for honesty and integrity. And thank you, I really got a chuckle out of the topic this post.  And I'm quite confident purchasing SONAR Pro will not only be the best $200(us) investment you may ever make, it will surely give you many years of service and pleasure of creating music even if Gibson and Cakewalk can't recover.
 
And to any and all of highbrow you posers pointing fingers and pretending to be perfect and forever walk upon God's grey Earth without sin........... All I can say is ppPPPPPPPPPPPPbbbbbbbTTTTTTTTHHZZZzzzz! 

Ok, folks.
My mistake for even mentioning the fact that I have a questionable software product, but really?
All that hatred was a bit much for me.
Truth be told, I was an accomplished and poor drummer/amateur composer ALL of my years, which is why I only wanted to dabble in anything digital. I tried a bunch of demos over a decade ago and liked Cakewalk. Being that I had a regular day job and many responsibilities, I couldn't afford to use it often, much less pay for it. So if I only used the software as a hobbyist a few times a year for my own pleasure and/or collaboration, why would I pay so much? The people you should be mad at are the ones who make money (or try to) using the software. That is the real crime and IMHO cause of any large negative backlash. 
I don't believe in piracy (with exceptions). Remember Napster? Of course , NONE of you ever used it, right?
What about the whole hip-hop rip-off going back to the beastie boys vs LedZep et al...hmmm?
IF someone got my stuff for free and liked listening to it, hopefully they would at least pass it on with mention. If they outright stole the composition(s) and re-used it somehow...worse than a gut sucker punch. Karma may never be enough but I believe in the golden rule. So am I a hypocrite for using software I might not have paid for?
I guess so, if you consider that the people who wrote it need to make a living too.
I DO believe in paying for something you enjoy even if on a limited basis (like a song). I guess that now has to include software and anything else that wasn't written by me.
I DID say I wanted to purchase this software - who cares about my questionable nonsense? Times change. I'm not a digital fiend any longer. I wanted some feedback and I hit a hornets nest.
I am someone who appreciates others work and am willing to step up.
Cakewalk isn't going down because of me; if anything it will survive because it IS superior.
Lastly, if anyone ever asked me which DAW to go with (legitimately) I would have said CAKEWALK; isn't that a pro-service to them as well? I'm a supporter, not a detractor, always providing positive feedback based on my minimal usage.
I sincerely apologize to the authors of any software; they might as well be the musicians behind a song I liked, downloaded and didn't pay for.
That reminds me...
I'm a HUGE King's X fan. I recently discovered an "authorized bootleg" by a fellow known as Wally Farkas and it's totally legit. I heard a couple samples and bought/sent it to my best friend. I went to visit him and he played the whole album for us and we were blown away - this was just like a great live King's X experience. When I was leaving he said "let me make you a copy". I could let him send me a copy or find a torrent.
NO. I'll order another one.
Not only does King's X deserve the royalty, so does Wally Farkas. He's the man that made this special mix possible.
BTW - if you are a King's X fan this is a MUST HAVE: Google "King's X - "Tales from the Empire: Cleveland 6.26.92" and GET IT.
 
Please let this be a newbie forum mistake (on my part) and not a discussion on "questionable" software.
Thanks for your replies...be well
 

Stealing a car just to joyride versus stealing a car to sell it (strip parts) is the same theft.
 
Anyway, at this point in time I will recommend against buying Sonar (unless a dealer like Sweetwater, Amazon) decides to sell it at a huge discount.
To me the biggest benefit of buying Sonar came with the future valued discounts. Same as Native Instruments Komplete and such. The first time purchase is steep but the subsequent upgrades are huge bargains.
With Sonar for instance. Melodyne came with a free Essentials, then Celemony offered the Full Studio version at a huge discount. Cakewalk has these other 3rd party stuff which are all gone now.
So for anyone looking for a "starter DAW" at this current time, Sonar is a non-starter.