e-AudioProductions
So.. Shall we renew our monthly subscriptions or not?

IT'S NOT A SUBSCRIPTION!!!!

I have the full AD2 which will of course work, I guess the Cakewalk one will, CA-2A the new LP's work, i think Concrete Limiter is Pro Channel so it wont(doesn't even show up for that reason?) Session Drummer 3 works.

Sadly it is only a matter of time before SONAR becomes unusable. The authorization servers WILL be shutdown - it's not a matter of if but when.

Such are the perils of modern software licensing. The user doesn't own the product, only a non-perpetual, revocable license to use it.
 
I have been burned too many times by DRM-protected software and will not be purchasing such software again.
 

Sad announcement.
 
I am using cakewalk since early '90...
 
I really hope that a solution could be found.
 
Giorgio

Just remember guys. Don't panic!
The software will keep working in the state it's in. If in doubt, upgraders can use current projects in older versions of Sonar (it's backwards compatible), and we can all start demo-ing other DAWs in the meantime. I downloaded Reaper and Mixcraft this morning, and I'll be keeping an eye out for Black Friday deals.
Best case scenario - Gibson will see the error of their ways and keep Sonar alive.
Possibilty, someone like Microsoft might buy up Sonar (though that is often the kiss of death...remember Nokia).
Worst case, Cakewalk will cease to be, but the DAW will keep working.
Gibson HAVE TO respect the yearly subscription agreements (it's contractual) or face lawsuits, so there must be some plan put in place for current users. Sure my lifetime subscription doesn't mean **** now, but at least I got a good year of updates under my belt.

I'd call it Phoenix

What a shame. I've been using Cakewalk software since Home Studio 9 in the mid 90s and have happily stuck with Cakewalk, even after trying other software over the years. It'll be a bit of challenge to have to start anew in time.
 
Thanks to all who've played a part with Cakewalk. Wishing you the best with whatever new adventures lie ahead.

easyjoey
... but I would love to have sonar platinum install files so I can install them later and not have to rely on the server.

Me too. But the problem lays not in installation files but in authorisation procedure. I think Cakewalk should release last version with S/N only auth procedure... as it was with early Cakewalk Pro Audio versions, when you simply entered SN digits from the original CD.
 
I am Cakewalk user since the mid of the 1990s... Earlier I was using Atari Cubase but in the studio I had to convert my files to Cakewalk Professional 3... so I decided to enter Cakewalk users community up to now...

so, what did we learn here folks.  Be weary of any company selling you a LIFETIME anything.

HARDDRlVER
I'd call it Phoenix

Lazarus