Pay For Cakewalk?
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- Опубліковано 19 сер 2023
- This video explores the reasons why the free DAW program called Cakewalk By Bandlab is converting to a paid platform. We will cover what to expect and the type of new features we will see. There are two versions that will be available. The first is called Cakewalk Next and the second version is called Sonar.
I also cover some features I would like to see for the new version of Sonar. There is a bit of a rant when I talk about previous versions of Sonar but nothing is directed at Bandlab. In fact, it was Bandlab that saved the Cakewalk brand. At the end of this video I explore many options for you to pursue.
Cakewalk By Bandlab will not be developed any further once these new platforms will be released. For this reason some people may want to find a different DAW application that is still free. If that is the case then I recommend Waveform Free.
www.tracktion.com/products/wa...
Here is a list of other DAWs that I have personally used that I find to be good programs. These platforms will cost money.
Reaper
www.reaper.fm/
Studio One
www.presonus.com/en-US/studio...
Cubase
www.steinberg.net/cubase/
The articles that were referenced in this video can be found in the following locations.
www.fastcompany.com/40566146/...
www.strata-gee.com/gibson-stu...
cdm.link/2017/11/gibson-just-...
futuremusic.com/2017/11/29/wh...
www.soundonsound.com/reviews/...
bedroomproducersblog.com/2018...
Check out the Website and Social media
www.marcuscurtismusic.com/
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I'm just glad Cakewalk is staying alive.
dont give up yet Cakewalk is better than any of the others
As just a hobbyist, I'm going to continue to use CbB. I do go back to the 8.5 days and still feel woefully under educated, so learning a whole different DAW is out of the question. If the new Sonar gets positive reviews, and the price is right, I'd consider buying it, but not subscription based. CbB is more than I'll ever need. As long as it remains stable, I really have no reason to pay for Sonar, other than the fun of playing with a new toy.
I have no problem paying for CW (new to come) Sonar, I've used CW since it was ProAudio 5 in the late-90s.. I paid for it then, and I will pay for it again.. besides, many music supply online sites, will finance anything for you, even over 48 months; can you afford 15 bux a month? really? get serious.
I Have no problem paying for it. I paid for it before when it was cakewalk pro audio, and sonar producer. and sonar professional. I am a hardcore cakewalk user and will continue to use it whether its free as bandlab or sonar once again and I have to pay for it. A DAW of that capability shouldn't have been free in the first place if you ask me but that's just my opinion. Cakewalk Has a ton of features that are just as good as all the competitors to include Pro tools if not better.
I'll continue to use the same DAW that I've used for the past 12 or 13 years: Sonar Home Studio 7.
Been a Cakewalk user for decades. Happy to again pay for a DAW that works for me every single day.
I have been using a number of versions of Sonar, currently have Cakewalk by Bandlab. Most of my plugins came with Cakewalk by Bandlab or were purchased from Native Instruments. I have NI Komplete 14 Standard and love it. I will wait and see the benefits of the new products and if they look good, I will purchase them.
My Cakewalk is totally bugged, maybe the process started...
I'm going to wait and keep what I already have CW by Bandlab. I also going to try Ableton Lite which is totally integrated within Roland Fantom. But mostly I play dawless...
Sonar was the Cakewalk DAW before it was dumped by Gibson, and then restarted as "Cakewalk by BandLab". If you had Sonar Platinum, the first thing you noticed was reduced functions and options.
I am in exactly your situation...I am lookiung forward to new features that are in other daws standart by now like a "Chord Track" and NI KS Controller support. But beside this: Every single "Sonar Original plugin" works fine in Cakewalk by Bandlab (okok..the Roland R-Mix runs only when it wants too...most of the time I got a white screen, but sometimes its in a good mood and decides to come out of its bed ;-) ). So there is no rush for me. I activly switched 2009 from Logic and Cubase to cakewalk. It was barely known here in Germany, cause somehow they totally ignored the german market (ok. Cubase and Logic where german products) and I never did regret this. For me just the most stable and to the point workflow...
Thank you. You gave us valuable information. It was great to know more about Cakewalk's history. I'm going to wait to see what Sonar is going to be like and what the new pricing strategy will be.
I'm still using Sonar Platinum in my 7th Gen i7 PC with 24GB ram and it runs like a champ. My most recent project finished with 82 tracks and numerous plugins. The "freeze track" option is a life saver. I've thought about changing but, if it ain't broke, don't fix it right?
Nice throwback, I'm with you. This was like listening to great oldies that take you down memory lane. Fortunately, I'm still using my Platnum addition as well, It has some problems loading in some newer VSTs and VST3s at times, the search new software function is very slow, and dated, and would actively freeze up and you can't override the freezing software that it might scan like video FX Davinci Resolve Fairlight or FL studio (which by the way have a much better searching VST's format. Most people don't know that Cakewalk was one of the first to do a PC-based ''Dos'' Daw Greg Hindershott founded in 1987 then Widows in 1991, besides Protools ''Sound tools'' making drum chips for E-MU in 1989 launched in 1991 for Mac $6000 8bit system slow on midi implamintation...Lol Back to the current day, many sleep on the Ableton function in Sonar that mimics Ableton live ''Screen/Setup/Matrix View'' drop and drag the many samples ''Backing Traks'' that come with Sonar along with any sample drop and drag loops. Thanks for the video. Peace & blessings.
Awesome! Thanks for the information, good to know.
Guys I have been using Sonar since version 6 LE ..... and like Marcus, I have numerous versions right down to Platinum ...... the fact of the matter is the world is ADDICTED to CHANGE ..... WHY ?
I use it all the time. Nothing else. Youre right about dimension pro and rapture. and the roland sale and the gibson crash
Excellent and informative video
I vote for you to be their ceo. Thank you,