....you got screwed. I got a postcard in the mail yesterday about this. They must really be hurtin'. I'm still on Sonar 5.<g> <http://cakewalk.com/loyalcustomers/>
"sambodidley" <> wrote in message news:94025$4c13d35e$48ac2736$... > ...you got screwed. I got a postcard in the mail yesterday about this. They > must really be hurtin'. I'm still on Sonar 5.<g> > > <http://cakewalk.com/loyalcustomers/> I'm getting an average of 4 emails a week from them. Poly
On Sat, 12 Jun 2010 13:34:35 -0500, "sambodidley" <> wrote: > ...you got screwed. I got a postcard in the mail yesterday about this. They > must really be hurtin'. I'm still on Sonar 5.<g> > <http://cakewalk.com/loyalcustomers/> There's a rant on the CW forum about that promo: http://forum.cakewalk.com/tm.aspx?m=2032532 I don't think I got the email myself, and I'm a loyal customer, but I can't be bothered about it; I got 8.5 when I did cos I needed something it had, and that's that. Things always get a lot cheaper after I get them anyway; it's like Murphy's law. Like I got my Droid two months ago, and now they're giving buy one get one free.
In news:4c13d5bf$0$5002$ the killer robot "polymod" <> grabbed the controls of the spaceship cakewalk.audio and pressed these buttons... >> They must really be hurtin'. I'm still on Sonar 5.<g> >> >> <http://cakewalk.com/loyalcustomers/> > > I'm getting an average of 4 emails a week from them. I get no emails from them any more. I un-subscribed coz I was tired of them spamming me 4 or more times a week. Heck, I have a hundred bucks I could blow right now, but I'm not blowing it on that. I'm just going to hang onto it for the time being. -- Remove YourHeadFromYourAss to Reply by email ________ __ / ____/ /__ ____ ____ / /_ ____ / / __/ / _ \/ __ \/ __ \/ __ \/ __ \ / /_/ / / __/ / / / / / / /_/ / /_/ / \____/_/\___/_/ /_/_/ /_/_.___/\____/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- Glennbo http://www.soundclick.com/glennbo Non-Linear Sound http://www.soundclick.com/jambits Hear My Music http://www.soundclick.com/ThePseudonyms
On Sat, 12 Jun 2010 19:43:49 +0000 (UTC), Glennbo <> wrote: > In news:4c13d5bf$0$5002$ the killer robot "polymod" > <> grabbed the controls of the spaceship > cakewalk.audio and pressed these buttons... > >> They must really be hurtin'. I'm still on Sonar 5.<g> > >> > >> <http://cakewalk.com/loyalcustomers/> > > > > I'm getting an average of 4 emails a week from them. > I get no emails from them any more. I un-subscribed coz I was tired of > them spamming me 4 or more times a week. Heck, I have a hundred bucks I > could blow right now, but I'm not blowing it on that. I'm just going to > hang onto it for the time being. > -- > Remove YourHeadFromYourAss to Reply by email > ________ __ > / ____/ /__ ____ ____ / /_ ____ > / / __/ / _ \/ __ \/ __ \/ __ \/ __ \ > / /_/ / / __/ / / / / / / /_/ / /_/ / > \____/_/\___/_/ /_/_/ /_/_.___/\____/ > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Glennbo http://www.soundclick.com/glennbo > Non-Linear Sound http://www.soundclick.com/jambits > Hear My Music http://www.soundclick.com/ThePseudonyms As someone noted on the thread I mentioned, Sonar 9'll be out in a couple months anyway and there'll be deals for that; seems like that would be the time to upgrade if you were gonna.
In news:-september.org the killer robot Phoenix <> grabbed the controls of the spaceship cakewalk.audio and pressed these buttons... > As someone noted on the thread I mentioned, Sonar 9'll be out in a > couple months anyway and there'll be deals for that; seems like that > would be the time to upgrade if you were gonna. Nah, I'm off the Sonar upgrade bandwagon (I don't need any more plugins), although I will definately pop for Reaper 4 when it finally comes around. Till then, I'll just keep getting the free 3.x Reaper updates that my current license covers. -- Remove YourHeadFromYourAss to Reply by email ________ __ / ____/ /__ ____ ____ / /_ ____ / / __/ / _ \/ __ \/ __ \/ __ \/ __ \ / /_/ / / __/ / / / / / / /_/ / /_/ / \____/_/\___/_/ /_/_/ /_/_.___/\____/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- Glennbo http://www.soundclick.com/glennbo Non-Linear Sound http://www.soundclick.com/jambits Hear My Music http://www.soundclick.com/ThePseudonyms
On 12 Jun 2010, Glennbo <> wrote in cakewalk.audio: > Nah, I'm off the Sonar upgrade bandwagon (I don't need any more > plugins), although I will definately pop for Reaper 4 when it > finally comes around. Till then, I'll just keep getting the free > 3.x Reaper updates that my current license covers. I'm thinking of doing the upgrade. I'm only up to version 5 - which works fine for me, but surely they've improved the UI and other things, right? Also, I have the idea that one of the last couple Sonar versions are required for Windows Vista and 7. Is that correct? Or would Sonar 5 work on the new OSs? I do like Reaper, and I appreciate its low cost and big features and stability, but I just can't seem to get as comfortable with it as I am with Sonar. I have to struggle more to get things done in Reaper.
On 12 Jun 2010, "polymod" <> wrote in cakewalk.audio: > I'm getting an average of 4 emails a week from them. I haven't received an email from them for years. I don't remember opting out of their ad list. I did get the post card offer about a week ago.
"Nil" <> wrote in message news:Xns9D95BA7C7DFDEnilch1@81.169.183.62... > On 12 Jun 2010, Glennbo <> wrote in > cakewalk.audio: > >> Nah, I'm off the Sonar upgrade bandwagon (I don't need any more >> plugins), although I will definately pop for Reaper 4 when it >> finally comes around. Till then, I'll just keep getting the free >> 3.x Reaper updates that my current license covers. > > I'm thinking of doing the upgrade. I'm only up to version 5 - which > works fine for me, but surely they've improved the UI and other things, > right? > > Also, I have the idea that one of the last couple Sonar versions are > required for Windows Vista and 7. Is that correct? Or would Sonar 5 > work on the new OSs? I had Sonar 5 installed on Vista home premium and it worked just fine. I later upgraded to Win 7 by installing it on top of Vista and it didn't change anything I had on Vista. Sonar 7 works just the same as it did on Vista.
"Nil" <> wrote in message news:Xns9D95BAC855735nilch1@81.169.183.62... > On 12 Jun 2010, "polymod" <> wrote in > cakewalk.audio: > >> I'm getting an average of 4 emails a week from them. > > I haven't received an email from them for years. I don't remember > opting out of their ad list. I did get the post card offer about a week > ago. That's all you need for the upgrade. The say they will check their data base to see if you qualify for that offer when you order.
"Nil" <> wrote in message news:Xns9D95BA7C7DFDEnilch1@81.169.183.62... > I'm thinking of doing the upgrade. I'm only up to version 5 - which > works fine for me, but surely they've improved the UI and other things, > right? It all depends on what you use and your preferences, but there are certainly loads of UI enhancements since SONAR 5. Even just since SONAR 8, 8.5 has made a pretty big overhaul of the AudioSnap interface, but that didn't even come along at all until SONAR 6. There have also been improvements that streamlined things like setting up insert buses, new Solo features (e.g. Dim Solo is a major productivity boost for my purposes, and I think that one came along in SONAR 8). Depending on what you have and like on the plug-in and softsynth front, there are also lots of new, and excellent quality, toys, especially in the Producer Edition package, though some things have been added to the Studio version, as well. > Also, I have the idea that one of the last couple Sonar versions are > required for Windows Vista and 7. Is that correct? Or would Sonar 5 > work on the new OSs? As someone else already replied, SONAR 5 would probably work okay on the new operating systems. It would not, however, have the enhanced engine-level features that take advantage of the enhancements that came along in Vista and Windows 7, such as related to audio prioritization, nor the more general engine-level enhancements, such as in the area of multiprocessor/multicore load balancing improvements. I didn't catch what the upgrade price from SONAR 5 to SONAR 8.5 Producer was, but if you can get that far for $99, it seems to me like a no brainer upgrade if you are actually still using SONAR regularly. Rick -- ======================================= Rick Paul Closet Cowboy Music (ASCAP) Web: www.RickPaul.info MySpace: www.myspace.com/rickpaulmusic =======================================
"polymod" <> wrote in message news:4c13d5bf$0$5002$... > I'm getting an average of 4 emails a week from them. I don't think I get that many, but I do get kind of pissed that I keep getting e-mails from them, and recently even a snail mail, with offers to upgrade to SONAR 8.5. I might not mind it so much except that I upgraded to SONAR 8.5 long ago -- I might have even preordered it prior to ship date -- and I registered the product and everything. Either they're just blasting all their customers with the same messages or they're doing a really lousy job of database filtering. Rick -- ======================================= Rick Paul Closet Cowboy Music (ASCAP) Web: www.RickPaul.info MySpace: www.myspace.com/rickpaulmusic =======================================
"sambodidley" <> wrote in message news:94025$4c13d35e$48ac2736$... > ...you got screwed. I got a postcard in the mail yesterday about this. > They must really be hurtin'. I'm still on Sonar 5.<g> > > <http://cakewalk.com/loyalcustomers/> I paid a bit over $99 since I got the version with the DVDs instead of the download -- that's a big benefit when there is need to reinstall from scratch such as I had to do after I upgraded to Windows 7 from Windows XP. Even if I'd paid more, though, there's something to be said for upwards of six additional months of usage I got out of the product that those who are just buying now won't have gotten. Rick -- ======================================= Rick Paul Closet Cowboy Music (ASCAP) Web: www.RickPaul.info MySpace: www.myspace.com/rickpaulmusic =======================================
"Rick Paul" <> wrote in message news:... > "sambodidley" <> wrote in message > news:94025$4c13d35e$48ac2736$... >> ...you got screwed. I got a postcard in the mail yesterday about this. >> They must really be hurtin'. I'm still on Sonar 5.<g> >> >> <http://cakewalk.com/loyalcustomers/> > > I paid a bit over $99 since I got the version with the DVDs instead of the > download -- that's a big benefit when there is need to reinstall from > scratch such as I had to do after I upgraded to Windows 7 from Windows XP. > Even if I'd paid more, though, there's something to be said for upwards of > six additional months of usage I got out of the product that those who are > just buying now won't have gotten. > > Rick > -- > ======================================= > Rick Paul > Closet Cowboy Music (ASCAP) > Web: www.RickPaul.info > MySpace: www.myspace.com/rickpaulmusic > ======================================= This offer probably is for the DVD version since the order page states that a DVD player with DL is necessary to install.
On Sat, 12 Jun 2010 16:33:06 -0700, "Rick Paul" <> wrote: > "sambodidley" <> wrote in message > news:94025$4c13d35e$48ac2736$... > > ...you got screwed. I got a postcard in the mail yesterday about this. > > They must really be hurtin'. I'm still on Sonar 5.<g> > > > > <http://cakewalk.com/loyalcustomers/> > I paid a bit over $99 since I got the version with the DVDs instead of the > download -- that's a big benefit when there is need to reinstall from > scratch such as I had to do after I upgraded to Windows 7 from Windows XP. > Even if I'd paid more, though, there's something to be said for upwards of > six additional months of usage I got out of the product that those who are > just buying now won't have gotten. > Rick > -- > ======================================= > Rick Paul > Closet Cowboy Music (ASCAP) > Web: www.RickPaul.info > MySpace: www.myspace.com/rickpaulmusic > ======================================= Actually that's what I did too, come to think of it. That's why the $99 figure didn't click at first, cos I went for the DVD version, I think I did download + DVDs. It was a preorder deal.
On 6/12/2010 6:30 PM, Rick Paul wrote: > "polymod"<> wrote in message > news:4c13d5bf$0$5002$... >> I'm getting an average of 4 emails a week from them. > > I don't think I get that many, but I do get kind of pissed that I keep > getting e-mails from them, and recently even a snail mail, with offers to > upgrade to SONAR 8.5. I might not mind it so much except that I upgraded to > SONAR 8.5 long ago -- I might have even preordered it prior to ship date -- > and I registered the product and everything. Either they're just blasting > all their customers with the same messages or they're doing a really lousy > job of database filtering. > > Rick I'm happy if my spam is from DAW companies.
"sambodidley" <> wrote in message news:94025$4c13d35e$48ac2736$... > ...you got screwed. I got a postcard in the mail yesterday about this. > They must really be hurtin'. I'm still on Sonar 5.<g> > > <http://cakewalk.com/loyalcustomers/> Haven't got any e-mails recently and certainly no post cards but, I tried the link above. Not really sure what constitutes a "loyal customer" nor did I see any clarification on the CW site. I did find a link to my registered products though.(Sonar 2.0 XL, Sonar 7 Producer) Musta bought enough stuff from them cause they allowed me to purchase 8.5 On another topic, My daughter and I are building a new machine for Reaper... I'll let you know how we fare.. -- Kindest regards, Papa Homer Brinlee ...{º¿º}... EWI, Flute, Alto and Tenor Sax, WX-5
In news:hvri98$4vm$ the killer robot "Papa Homer" <> grabbed the controls of the spaceship cakewalk.audio and pressed these buttons... > Haven't got any e-mails recently and certainly no post cards but, > I tried the link above. Not really sure what constitutes a "loyal > customer" nor did I see any clarification on the CW site. > I did find a link to my registered products though.(Sonar 2.0 XL, > Sonar 7 Producer) > Musta bought enough stuff from them cause they allowed me to purchase > 8.5 $99 is a pretty fair price. You should have some fun with it. > On another topic, My daughter and I are building a new machine for > Reaper... I'll let you know how we fare.. If you hit any snags with the operation of Reaper, don't hesitate to drop in on their forum and ask questions. Whole lot of current and ex-Sonar users over there, who will be familiar with what you are trying to make work like what you are used to in Sonar. I spent a week or two over there getting my copy of Reaper to work like I like to work, and pretty much every question I had was instantly answered by Sonarites who knew what I was going for, and how to make it happen in Reaper. -- Remove YourHeadFromYourAss to Reply by email ________ __ / ____/ /__ ____ ____ / /_ ____ / / __/ / _ \/ __ \/ __ \/ __ \/ __ \ / /_/ / / __/ / / / / / / /_/ / /_/ / \____/_/\___/_/ /_/_/ /_/_.___/\____/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- Glennbo http://www.soundclick.com/glennbo Non-Linear Sound http://www.soundclick.com/jambits Hear My Music http://www.soundclick.com/ThePseudonyms
OT My "New" PC for Reaper >> On another topic, My daughter and I are building a new machine for >> Reaper... I'll let you know how we fare.. > > If you hit any snags with the operation of Reaper, don't hesitate to drop > in on their forum and ask questions. Whole lot of current and ex-Sonar > users over there, who will be familiar with what you are trying to make > work like what you are used to in Sonar. I spent a week or two over > there getting my copy of Reaper to work like I like to work, and pretty > much every question I had was instantly answered by Sonarites who knew > what I was going for, and how to make it happen in Reaper. > > -- > Remove YourHeadFromYourAss to Reply by email > ________ __ > / ____/ /__ ____ ____ / /_ ____ > / / __/ / _ \/ __ \/ __ \/ __ \/ __ \ > / /_/ / / __/ / / / / / / /_/ / /_/ / > \____/_/\___/_/ /_/_/ /_/_.___/\____/ > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Glennbo http://www.soundclick.com/glennbo > Non-Linear Sound http://www.soundclick.com/jambits > Hear My Music http://www.soundclick.com/ThePseudonyms Glennbo, Thanks for the tips on Reaper. The machine is now up and running a combination of new and recycled parts: Used Mid Tower Case NEW 450 W power supply NEW Gigabyte MoBo GA-EP43-UD43L Used Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 NEW Patriot 4GB DDR2 Used Seagate 700 GB SATA HDD NEW Hitachi 2TB SATA HDD NEW NVidia PCI-E w/512MB VRAM Used Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS Used M-audio ProFire2626 32 bit WinXP SP2 I plan to install Reaper this weekend. -- Kindest regards, Homer Brinlee ...{º¿º}... EWI, Flute, Alto and Tenor Sax, WX-5 --- news://freenews.netfront.net/ - complaints: ---
Re: OT My "New" PC for Reaper In news:i05coq$2g0c$ the killer robot "Papa Homer" <> grabbed the controls of the spaceship cakewalk.audio and pressed these buttons... > The machine is now up and running a combination of new and recycled > parts: > > Used Mid Tower Case > NEW 450 W power supply > NEW Gigabyte MoBo GA-EP43-UD43L > Used Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 > NEW Patriot 4GB DDR2 > Used Seagate 700 GB SATA HDD > NEW Hitachi 2TB SATA HDD > NEW NVidia PCI-E w/512MB VRAM > Used Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS > Used M-audio ProFire2626 > 32 bit WinXP SP2 > > I plan to install Reaper this weekend. Sounds like it should be a capable machine. Good luck finishing it out! -- Remove YourHeadFromYourAss to Reply by email ________ __ / ____/ /__ ____ ____ / /_ ____ / / __/ / _ \/ __ \/ __ \/ __ \/ __ \ / /_/ / / __/ / / / / / / /_/ / /_/ / \____/_/\___/_/ /_/_/ /_/_.___/\____/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- Glennbo http://www.soundclick.com/glennbo Non-Linear Sound http://www.soundclick.com/jambits Hear My Music http://www.soundclick.com/ThePseudonyms
