Alex Westner [Cakewalk]

Keni
 
Anyone notice that the ownership data in help for the prototype shows a 1 year ownership?
 
Did I read that correctly? This version will only bo good for 1 year?
 
I hope that's not right....
 

It's not time-limited - as long as nothing breaks in Mac OS X, it'll continue to work.

So six months then?
 
Sorry, I couldn't help myself. Somebody please put a fork in this thread.

ampfixer

Alex Westner [Cakewalk]
 
It's not time-limited - as long as nothing breaks in Mac OS X, it'll continue to work.

So six months then?
 
Sorry, I couldn't help myself. Somebody please put a fork in this thread.

I dunno, that was pretty funny. It was worth keeping the thread open just for that.

brconflict
Is the prototype abandonware (never liked that term), or is it going to still see fixes for issues uncovered up to that 1-year? I wouldn't mind using it, if I can get it running on my Mac.

It's just a prototype - a one-time release. It's not officially supported, and it's unlikely we'll be updating it.

Now it's time to close this thread before Sir Les comes back (or me).

bapu
Now it's time to close this thread before Sir Les comes back (or me).

Is it only me?
 
Could Bapu and Sir Les be one and the same?
 
 
THE FACTS:
 
1 - It is not often that you see both of them together in the same thread..
 
(This thread may be a cunning attempt at a cover up, like Batman getting Albert to dress up in the Bat Costume.)
 
2 - Their post counts both increase rapidly, with little or no intelligible content..
 
 
Hmmm..
 
 
Maybe not..  "Word Count" appears to matter to Sir Les in a BIG way, rather than just "Post Count".
 
 
I think we should be told..

Rain
Most Mac owners I know don't really care for the latest/fastest. 

 
The very definition of self evident:) Sorry. I'll go now.

azslow3
 
I normally read his posts and sometimes I even think I understand the meaning (at least partially).
But just imagine you are working as phone support and he is calling...

I may be the minority, but I try to read and understand Sir Les' posts.  I actually think he writes all the lyrics for Dream Theater....

Hi, if this Sonar Home Studio monstrosity is in fact what Cakewalk has been working on and not just a convenient excuse, how come Cakewalk made a video promoting Sonar4Mac showing Sonar Platinum running on a Mac? You will plainly see this in the video, it is obviously Platinum, if you need anymore proof just pause the video where you can see a full shot of Sonar and you can see SONAR Platinum in the title bar. Maybe this Home Studio thing is just to head off any negative backlash and just a ploy after all, seems a bit suspicious to me. is the link to the video, or just search Sonar OS X Alpha on youtube. I imagine there will be many weird and wonderful excuses and reasonings for this, but it seems fishy to me

SoulSurvivor
Hi, if this Sonar Home Studio monstrosity is in fact what Cakewalk has been working on and not just a convenient excuse, how come Cakewalk made a video promoting Sonar4Mac showing Sonar Platinum running on a Mac? You will plainly see this in the video, it is obviously Platinum, if you need anymore proof just pause the video where you can see a full shot of Sonar and you can see SONAR Platinum in the title bar. Maybe this Home Studio thing is just to head off any negative backlash and just a ploy after all, seems a bit suspicious to me. is the link to the video, or just search Sonar OS X Alpha on youtube. I imagine there will be many weird and wonderful excuses and reasonings for this, but it seems fishy to me

I watched the video as well and didn't see platinum at all but I did hear them say; (and I quote)
 
"There will be restrictions to native plug ins and core audio devices"
 
I understand your frustration but just let it go man. you can dissect this all you want but in the end, it is what it is.
We have choices. We can either dig in and use Cakewalk on a PC or move on and use something else on a MAC.
Anyway, welcome to the forum and best wishes.

FWIW, I finally had the opportunity to test it with my "old" Focusrite Scarlett, and it works fine, both for recording and playback.
 
It does seem prone to graphic corruption and glitches, but having not worked with the PC version, I can't say if it's an issue with this prototype. Actually, that kind of behaviour reminded me of the good old days of working with Sonar on a PC. :P
 
Of course, this could also be due to the fact that I'm running it on an older MacBook Pro. Still, that's a type of glitch I practically never encounter with other apps.