This bit, contained within the post which jford linked, looks reassuring:

“I quickly wanted to address a key concern I saw in and amongst the threads so far and immediately reassure everyone that even though the suite of Cakewalk & SONAR products is now within a new company, our steadfast goal is that former SONAR owners (of all versions) will not need to spend any money to cross-over/cross-grade to the future flagship product.”

FYI,

Richard


"My primary musical instrument is the personal computer."