Joe_A

Brian Walton

John
I hope he has lifetime updates!

The bigger question is if we will all have lifetime updates if Gibson is making such poor decisions to get rid of the best "face of the company" employee they had.  

I agree if it's solely Gibson making this decision, it's one of their poorest decisions...

I agree too. 

Great loss. Anyway thanks a lot for your great work and ideas for Sonar.

This is upsetting. Gord Downie dies last night and Craig gets tossed. That's a lot of upheaval in 12 hrs. Another example of Gibson's amazing ability to come up with stupid ideas. What can you expect from the guys that gave us e-tuners.
 
Craig, I know you'll do just fine, you're a bundle of skills and knowledge. Thanks for your contribution to this community and many lively debates. 

Anderton
Well I always said I wasn't a Cakewalk employee, and now I'm not a Gibson employee, either. Gibson was the first job I ever had in my life, and it's been a wonderful and extremely educational experience with many truly great people. However looking back, a lot of projects that meant a lot to me have fallen by the wayside while I was there...it's time to get back to writing books, doing workshops, consulting to the industry, and making more music.
 
Even though I did a lot of initiatives for Cakewalk on my own time, that will no longer be possible because I'll need to spend a while re-establishing connections with former clients and publishers. So I won't have time to do the Tip of the Week, any more books on SONAR, the eZine, 30th Anniversary freebies, forum support, SONAR-specific seminars, etc. 
 
I've really enjoyed interacting with all of you - yes, even the malcontents who think everything sucks...they're part of the world, too. I'll continue to stick around the forum because it feels like a bunch of friends, and of course, I'll continue to use SONAR. I'd also like to thank you for the appreciation you've shown for my efforts. I'm not perfect, but I do strive to be the best person I can be. 

I hope many good things come your way. You've always done so much to help so many. Here's to a big payback for all your endeavors!

I haven't read the other replies yet, but I'm sure many others feel the same. I'm glad you will still be around the forum and of course, using Sonar and continuing to make music.

You've been a good friend and always putting out effort to help others... i hope your stay with Gibson was good for you and ended by your design.

Thanks!
Keni

I'm sorry to hear this, Craig. Gibson/Cakewalk is losing a lot of fire power with your departure.
 
Many people, including myself, have benefitted from your work, and will continue to do so.
 
I hope your next chapter is even better!

Best of luck Craig. I followed you thru Cakewalk and Studio One. Thanks for what you did and do. I will check out the other site you mentioned. 
Rock on!
 

Since you've stated that you're still going to use Sonar, I'm hoping you'll at least continue to monitor this forum and chime in once in a while with your usual pearls of wisdom.


Best of luck in all your endeavors and I'll leave you with a "Sto Lat!" (Polish song wishing that you live to be a hundred years old!)
 
Walt
 

ampfixer
What can you expect from the guys that gave us e-tuners.

Well I have to disagree there...I wish all my guitars had them, it's so convenient to just push a button in the middle of recording and have the guitar in tune. Besides people can choose a guitar with automatic tuning, or not.
 
As to some of the other comments in this thread, I don't think Gibson made a dumb decision with respect to me. Over the years what I've done at Gibson has changed dramatically, and my skill set is less relevant overall to the company than it was originally. Gibson made it EXTREMELY clear that the decision had nothing to do with my performance or contributions at all, and they're keeping me in mind for future projects. I'm friends with the people there, and that won't change. 
 
I can't emphasize enough how much I got out of this experience. I am very fortunate to have spent the time I did, and I'm sure I'll feel fortunate about whatever I'll be doing next.

 
Is this a Joke, are we in April?
Honestly, you are one of those people who cannot be replaced.

Why would anyone want to depart from that?
 
AI

CA:
I know things will go great for you, but I feel sort of like Elvis has left the building!!  You'll be sorely missed. 
 
Best of luck!