[danevaz]

Alas, like a bunch of other folks I "held my nose" and ponied up for 2 years of renewal for PT perpetual Vanilla. I'm good till Dec. 2021. That's about all I was willing to trust AVID for - they can change the rules at any time. And who can predict changes to WIN/MAC OS, or digital audio technology beyond those 2.5 years?

I went through the CAKEWALK/SONAR Platinum "for life" thing a couple of years ago, and this looks very similar. It's a "money-grab" and that's why it coincides with the end of the quarter (June 30). I'm guessing hundreds of perpetual license owners bought a couple of years of advanced renewals.

I use both PT and Studio One. I don't do POST or video, but for music production they both work fine - and each has pluses and minuses.

So for those of you who have demoed Studio One for two days and are "sold," you might want to wait until you've completed a few projects before sharing your observations.

Good luck with whatever decision you've made.

Danny