On January 28, 2026 at 1:50 pm LinkedMusicians said
Germany’s insolvency process moves much more quickly than the US chapter 11 bankruptcy process. That means that the administrator needs to raise cash to pay of debts more quickly. My estimation — and this is a hot take — based on that and the fact that, as of 2023, NI’s debt was around 10x its…

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I like a lot of their products but don’t buy often since they charge the same prices even when the products have aged. This is also a good example of why many of us are apprehensive about subscriptions.

Is it just me or does it look like they jacked up the prices before giving this “discount”?

I like the new Sonar. I was able to use the full version being on the Beta team. The free tier is annoying and I’m concerned they’ll lock up more features without notice. I agree with Peter, there’s no way I can trust this company. The way they’ve introduced and rolled out the changes with Sonar has been abysmal. This raising of the price without…Read More

Being a keyboard player I’m always trying new piano VSTs but I’m also really picky. Right now the only I like is the C7 Grand by AcousticSamples. I use it 95% of the time.

And they pulled out a couple features from the free tier without warning, most notably for me is workspaces. I’ve started DAW shipping again bdcause I’m not sure how long the free tier will be of any great use.

I get what you’re saying, and I’m not disagreeing with how they’ve positioned Next and Sonar, but that still leaves some pretty big holes in the overall strategy. If Next is supposed to be the next step for BandLab users, where do they go once they outgrow it? If there’s no higher-tier option in the ecosystem, you’re basically forcing people to…Read More

On June 19, 2025 at 5:53 pm LinkedMusicians said
Also, @soulfulkeys, welcome to the forum! I’d love to know how you found LinkedMusicians. Were you researching Cakewalk Sonar and found this thread and registered or was it something else? It’s also valuable to learn how people found our community.

I’m the guy who started this place, but don’t…

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I don’t think BandLab was ever concerned with marketing or selling this as a separate product, hence no perpetual license. It’s all about completing their BandLab ecosystem so a user can now do everything, from creating to distribution, through them with just one payment. They’ve never pushed it as a separate product and even now don’t seem…Read More