I've been using the Cakewalk product line from the start. A friend I know was using it back in the DOS midi sequencer days
Howdy Herb....
I started out with Voyetra with the magenta colored squares of midi content.
Likewise....I started with C'walk 3.0 and back in '94/'95 and obviously it was just MIDI only.
I purchased the Roland JV-30 keyboard at the same time and got busy.
I looked back on that era very fondly because as a (wannabe) song writer/rhythm guitarist it was a great leap forward in recording tool options.
I stayed with C'walk and only missed about 2-3 version upgrades.
I've been with X3 Producer ever since and had no issues.
But, I was totally turned off by the new subscription process and I knew X3 was all I needed.
A great day to all.