Indeed, I am a rush fan!  I was only joking about being afraid to post. ;)
Truth is, i don't push Sonar hard so because I'm just a lone guitarist trying to made decent recordings of myself. I've not had any issues yet. But I feel for those who do push it hard and have issues.

X2a has a few quirks compared to X1d but overall I'm happy with it. Automation and take lanes are fabulous and worth the whole price. I'm interested in seeing what Cake does with X3 (if that's even what it will be called), but I sure hope they don't go the subscription route. I don't always do immediate upgrades and can't afford the constant payments. I prefer to upgrade when I get around to it.

I wouldn't exactly call the payments "constant"
 
Think about what you're getting for a relatively small outlay

Bristol_Jonesey
I wouldn't exactly call the payments "constant"
 
Think about what you're getting for a relatively small outlay

If they take the subscription route, the payments will be constant, even without updates, won't they? But I don't think they will do that. Of course, then it would depend on how high the yearly subsription fee would be... Thinking that I've only upgraded three times in twenty years ( Pro Audio 6 >SONAR 4 > SONAR 6 > SONAR 8.5) and will upgrade again only if forced to, the subscription method wouldn't most likely suit me at all.

I don't think they'll go that way either Kalle.
 
My outlay, apart from some of PC modules has been limited to 6PE > 8PE > 8.5PE > X1 > X1Expanded > X2
 
Not a huge amount in 6 years.

Will this $49 upgrade include the TH2 30 FREE Presets, FREE TH2 Bonus Content and the Bonus FX Chain Odyssey pack? If it's not already included, can Cakewalk throw these in and have them in our account?

skylightron
Will this $49 upgrade include the TH2 30 FREE Presets, FREE TH2 Bonus Content and the Bonus FX Chain Odyssey pack? If it's not already included, can Cakewalk throw these in and have them in our account?

I'm not sure, but for an on sale offer to be a genuine offer, the product must be exactly the same as what it was before the sale. If not, it is a different product and the percentage discount will misleading. A company should not advertise 50% off then offer a product with 50% of its features.
 
Send Cakewalk customer service a message.

leebut

skylightron
Will this $49 upgrade include the TH2 30 FREE Presets, FREE TH2 Bonus Content and the Bonus FX Chain Odyssey pack? If it's not already included, can Cakewalk throw these in and have them in our account?

I'm not sure, but for an on sale offer to be a genuine offer, the product must be exactly the same as what it was before the sale. If not, it is a different product and the percentage discount will misleading. A company should not advertise 50% off then offer a product with 50% of its features.
 
Send Cakewalk customer service a message.

i am sure those will be available to download from your account. but they are just a few presets, no one would miss them by not having them. ill just point out the obvious and say that is no where near 50% of the product. more like .05%

Bajan Blue
 
Would X3 introduce NEW problems??
 

lol
   :-)

There are several axioms in product marketing.
 
1) You never launch any product in August.
 
2) If it is a consumer product, it needs to be in high gear by Christmas.
 
3) If it is a product used heavily by schools, it needs to be orderable before the fall term starts.
 
We are already past 3), and I'm not sure that the educational market would drive product timing for SONAR.
 
I have a bunch of titles that seem to be beyond their normal upgrade interval.  I expect it to be a busy September.  Notice that Izotope is Launching RX3 in September:
http://www.izotope.com/pr.ucts/audio/rx3/index.asp