I just bought SOP7 (not the subscription one) before Xmas to complete my DAW library - and I did. I still don't get why so many like it - I find it NOT intuitive but I have yet to find the perfect or even best DAW.

In any case, brought it, BIAB 2026. And a few other items then something hit me like a truck full of rocks fell on me. Initially thought it was a severe flare up of my sciatica- turns out it was a whole lot worse. Blood infection (still being treated) and L4/L5 crushed disk out of nowhere with no contributing falls, incorrect bending, lifting etc.

Hospitalized 20 Dec moved to skilled nursing facility on 2 Jan where I am now - missed Xmas, our wedding anniversary (two days after xmas), and New Years. Probably stuck here until either 30 Jan when I see infectious disease folks or at worst 10 Feb when my daily antibiotic treatment, via a PICC line, ends.

So far all treatment is 99% for the blood infection and very little physical/occupational therapy for back pain which is why I went to emergency room on 20 Dec in the first place - LOL.

PS- Wife has stage 3/4 lung cancer found in Jan last year. Should say."had" we are waiting for next PET/CT scan IN March to see how well post chemo & post radiation treatment with a now a every 6 week infusion has shrunk tumor further. She responded well to chemo and radiation treatment tumor shrunk significantly.

I'm a type 2 diabetic, with artificial aortic value and stent in LAD (96% blockage), aforementioned sciatica, as well as lost vision in right eye this past year (wet macula degeneration literally over night - went to bed on Sunday night early July woke up Monday blind).

Besides whining about my health issues. Reading about what's going on with S.O. reminds this aged pain riddled mediocre guitar player about Cakewalk, me dropping it a year out from Gibson letting Sonar Platinum (suppose to be "lifetime" upgrade product ha, ha, ha) go tango uniform.

I dont expect to see Studio One in a year or, two at the outside. But I am a pain ridden, semi- hospitalized eternal pessimist so it's probably the morphine talking - LOL

Good luck all
Larry

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