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Anyway, it was finally killed, with all -development and vending activity ended. -</p> -<p> -I encountered Cakewalk in 2009, when I was skimming through an old -magazine on computer software from 1998. There was an article about -Cakewalk Pro Audio 5.0. Back then I was using a piece of software -called "Music Maker DX" to edit MIDI files. After that I started -using CWPA 9.0, which was, obviously, pirated. I used external -synthesizer such as Timidity to produce audio files, because I had -no idea about what I was really doing at that time. -</p> -<p> -I thought CWPA 9.0 was the last version of Cakewalk, and that Cakewalk -has long been dead, until somewhere in 2011 I found that they had -renamed their product to SONAR. So I tried SONAR 6 (which is, again, -pirated) and was fascinated immediately. -</p> -<p> -In 2014, I started to try (pirated) SONAR X2 Producer. After a (really -long) trial period of a year or so, in 2015, I finally purchased SONAR -Professional from Steam. Soon after, I got the SONAR Platinum Lifepass, -which hopefully is a penance of my earlier piracy. I made my major -production during this period. -</p> -<p> -And then it was the saddening story at the beginning of this article. -</p> -<p> -I've tried multiple DAWs, namely FL Studio, Cubase and even OpenMPT -(which is actually a tracker). Only SONAR deserves the words "it just -feels right" for me. It is also my first time feeling saddened by the -death of a proprietary software. If Microsoft ceased the development -of Windows, I would be much happier. -</p> -<h2 id="tocanch1" class="tvis">My music production</h2> -<p> -I'm going to pause any music production of mine, not only to mourn the -death of Cakewalk, but also due to my lack of time and inspiration. -</p> -<p> -Most of my current works are arrangements and "reverse engineering" -(「耳コピ」) of Touhou project's in-game music, with a few original -but mostly unfinished works. Therefore, to review the basic music -theory, regain my piano skills and to learn from the works of great -predecessors might be the most appropriate choice for me. Although -I have an extremely small range of audiences, it's my duty to make -sure that they won't be pissed off after listening to my works. -So I guess those steps are also a must before resuming my identity -of a music producer. -</p> -<h2 id="tocanch2" class="tvis">Future choice of DAW</h2> -<p> -<b>Cubase</b> is another classic DAW. It's even older than Cakewalk. -It has aggressive DRM measures, which makes Steinberg much safer -from piracy than Cakewalk. Apparently that DRM is also the center -of controversy over Steinberg. I've got many of Steinberg's instruments. -</p> -<p> -<b>Reaper</b> looks nice and is fairly priced. Might have a try later on. -</p> -<p> -<b>FL Studio</b>. Doesn't feel right for me. -</p> -<p> -<b>OpenMPT</b>? ... -</p> -<p> -<b><s>Vocaloid</s></b>. 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