Hi there.
 
Long time user, as shocked and bummed at the closure as anybody.
 
Given the forum atmosphere at the moment, this is perhaps a strange question, but... is there any way to purchase the final update of Sonar Platinum?
 
I own Platinum, but my rolling updates expired about a year ago. In the interim, there have been loads of updates... some of which solved long-standing workflow issues I've had. I had planned to purchase another year of updates for $250 within the next couple of months.
 
Because of the CW store closure, it would appear the only valid way to obtain the final update is to purchase the full version from a third party vendor.... which isn't an acceptable option.
 
Its my understanding that the software license is non-transferable, thus I assume that the rolling-updates subscriptions are non-transferable as well.
 
So... is there an option?
 
Please refrain from answers such as "You should try DAW xyz". I'm very aware of the greater DAW ecosystem, own multiple others, and will be forming a long-term transition plan on my own.
 
Cheers,
-ewb

The Cakewalk Store is closed.

A third party re-seller might be able to help but I do not guarantee anything

I'm hoping that Cakewalk will do something in this area either allowing all registered users to upgrade to the final version free of charge or for a nominal fee. I would also love to see a final patch update fixing any bugs that were already being worked on. 
 
This would be good for Cakewalk/Gibson and they simplify the process of closing everything down. 
 
It is good for us users as it makes Sonar support for third parties easier which will encourage them to continue. 
 
I'm pretty sure that these are the issues that they will be looking at during the "transition" period. I anticipate a further period of silence, which may be annoying but realistically they don't have much of an option, then we should hear what they have planned.
 
What this means in practice is that we need to be patient and see what they come u with hoping that it will be good, or at least as good as it can be, for all of us.

As I understand it, they are not going to be paid for anything they do other than close the office down. They probably get a severance package of a month or so but you need to realise there is nobody working for Cakewalk anymore, it's gone and there is also no reason to offer anything to people who didn't follow the updates. 
They will be offering a code to solve the activation issue as that's only reasonable. 

I´m in the same situation as the thread starter and I guess we´re not the only ones.
 
Edit: BTW, which version is the latest release?

I'm sure Gibson will still happily take your money if you offer it to them. Cakewalk still has a skeleton crew working apparently.

Are you saying that the last update for subscription users already paid, is not available to download from "control" any more?

Nobody is saying that, no.

lv455
Edit: BTW, which version is the latest release?

The latest version of Sonar Platinum is 2017.10 23.10.0 Build 14

The latest version, as above is what is in CCC.  This most likely will not every be updated. Until they take the servers down everyone should download EVERYHING in their acount and store it in at least 3 places. 
 
This will be a problem for all the Sonar users who are at this point oblivious to what happened. I bet only 10% of Sonar users visit this forum. And many don't subscribe to E mail.