tell me why you still have products up for sale ????

deswind
If every scatters to different DAWS, this will diminish the possibility of Sonar influences in the various DAWs. 
If everyone went to Cubase, perhaps there could be some influence on that program.
 
Just a thought.

I don't get the vibe that Steinberg connects with users unless the users are in the Pro markets. The vibe I get from them is very AVID.

disdisley
Hi 
my subscription runs out next month and i was just about to renew it
have a collection of many plugins and so on that help me with my work 
will you be giving me a refund on any of these products now that i can not use sonar pro ???
i do not have the funds to rebuild with another software let alone learn it all over again

Based on the few comments from Cakewalk, you don't have to finish paying it off and you now own it. So use it as long as it runs if that's what you want.

disdisley
Hi 
my subscription runs out next month and i was just about to renew it
have a collection of many plugins and so on that help me with my work 
will you be giving me a refund on any of these products now that i can not use sonar pro ???
i do not have the funds to rebuild with another software let alone learn it all over again

I think you should be able to use it indefinitely for free now that you own it. CW never went the subscription route. It's a payment plan to own the product. I plan to use Sonar Pro for a while longer because it takes me a long time to get savvy/comfortable with how other DAW's work. Even Studio One 3 requires a bigger learning curve than Sonar did. Plus, I can't get past their color scheme and 2D GUI.

LouSyracuse
Wow.    I just logged in to get the latest Command Center after rebuilding my desktop computer and read the news.
...

The big unanswered question is how many users still don't know about the closure.

flamion
Very disappointed too ...
 
I made my update on October 24 and no one informed me about it !

I used for some Addictive drums 2 and it does not work anymore ...

The first plug in can be ?

I downloaded pro tools first to try but I do not have the partition and I work a lot with so I do not know too much ...

Addictive Drums may need reauthorising following a Windows update it is not tied to Sonar and will work in other DAWs.

i don't understand this at all
the date on this post says the 21 November????
So can any one tell me why this was not sent out as an email ???
i have just paid for curtain plug ins and other stuff only to be told i can not upgrade
or renew 
for me this is the most criminal scam i've seen in a long time 
this is truly unfair 
and maybe breaking the law some where along the lines 
thanks a bunch
 

i've only just found out 
why was we not informed ????
who will refund my purchases for plug ins and so on i've brought over the last month ?
and now i can not upgrade 
this is criminal scamming 

Incredible. I had to read about this on the Overloud website and could not believe it, and immediately did a search and found this post. I guess it would have been too much to expect an email to registered users. You folks certainly knew how to email me when you were trying to sell something. I am floored and a little angry, as well as sad for the people who are now kicked to the curb and without a job.
 
Like many others, I have owned nearly all of the versions of Cakewalk software for nearly 30 years (even during those early days when others were dismissing it and DOS [and later Windows] as a non-musicians platform). I have to admit that for a brief instant when offered the lifetime updates option, I wondered whether this was a lame attempt to suck in a bunch of cash into a company that was getting ready to bale or knew it was beginning to have issues (I should have researched this further), but my overall love for the products and the people that clearly put their hearts and souls into what they created allowed me to push that cynicism aside and I foolishly sent in money only to find that a "lifetime" really meant they were planning on leaving by the back door as soon as the check cleared. I should have started looking for a replacement then.
 
Would be interested in hearing about alternatives... 
 
Happy holidays and a safe and happy new year. 

disdisley
i've only just found out 
why was we not informed ????
who will refund my purchases for plug ins and so on i've brought over the last month ?
and now i can not upgrade 
this is criminal scamming 

Question: are the plugins you bought locked into Sonar or can you use them in other DAW's? If you can use them in other DAW's then you absolutely most certainly did not get ripped off and no refunds are forthcoming. Even if they are only usable in Sonar, then I didn't read the part where your copy of Sonar has become disabled and you are no longer able to make music with it. 
 
Honesty people need to calm down with the drama. 
 
It seems like comments have sorted themselves into two camps. On the one hand you have the "Let me first say that I've used Cakewalk since the DOS floppy days, in fact here's a photo of my discs...." type posts, on the other you have "F&#^#^$! This is a scam and a ripoff and so help me god I will unleash the full fury of a UN taskforce upon Cakewalk and Gibson if they do not refund me in full and apologize for going out of business!"