See in my case, I didn't buy another DAW when Gibson went under, instead I focused on finishing up the material I had within Sonar and then I would learn a new DAW when finished(I bought Studio one). Your either willing to enjoy it and have fun or use something else. I totally get what Starship Krupa is saying and I agree with him (a little lengthy yes ). We are all entitled to our own as far as im concerned (within reason anyway). Just riding it out.īut if you are 'tired of going over it again and again,' why bother? Just stick me on 'ignore' and stress not. I am sure they are more knowledgeable than most of us here. The core team seems to be savvy of how business works these days. I have paid for every upgrade since the beginning of Cakewalk when I first saw it advertised in EM in the 80's I think it was. I do believe giving it away free is/was a smart move. Then you/we will have to choose what to do. The base of new people will grow and grow, and yes, eventually, maybe they will ask for $100 -just like every other major DAW company. I have never had an IT job and can only scratch the surface of what can be done.

I just re-installed Windows and upgraded my hardware DIY which would have not been possible without this forum. Oh, how slow I was and oh how fast I jumped at Cakewalk when it returned.įor new people, they will see that we have the best forum going. I was given Studio One and a Studio 192/DP88 to produce music on. So, I and many others were already sold on it, heard it was going to die and went looking for other options.

Yes, I learn how to use Omnisphere, Komplete Kontrol, East-West Composer, tweak instruments, new plug-ins for mixing, new tracking techniques, etc, etc. I have enough things to learn including Japanese without having to learn how to use a new DAW. I could just never get my head around any other DAW -mainly because my workflow has been steady for many years for which I am thankful.

Those of us who have been using it for years choose it above the competition.

Cakewalk by bandlab is free