Free for lim. time: CA-2A Win&OSX

Well, I spoke too soon. When I said" I got it", I was wrong. I got the demo version running, but not the free plugin. I've been in contact with Cakewalk customer service, and they're really good about getting back to you, but the instructions given are often missing steps because they assume you know something, which I didn't. Example, Command Center is an application that's now on my hard drive. I thought Command Center was an area of Cakewalk's website, so was looking around for it, frustrated.
There was no mention of how it worked, they assumed when they said "Launch command center", you knew it was an app. There's a place to click on at their homepage that says "Command Center". You'd sure think that's where command center is if you weren't told otherwise.

There's a glitch for Mac users, where the page you to need to type in your name and password on disappears after a split second, so you can't in fact get it going with online activation. They suggested an offline installation, but it's hellishly annotated, so I'm giving up until they get to together for an easier mac installation.

Here's the most recent email I sent to Cakewalk:
I just took a look at the offline support instructions, and honestly, I’ve been using mac computers since 1985, I’m not a beginner by any means, I have installed dozens and dozens of plugins before, and I feel that installing Cakewalk has been preposterous. If a company that designs software can’t make it install easily for a mac, (the majority of musicians and producers use macs), then how could I possibly have confidence in other Cakewalk products. I’ve had experiences where downloading and installing a plugin took me less than 3 minutes. In this case, I feel like I need to be a computer programmer to install the CA-2A.

Here’s what I’m supposed to do? I can use my phone to access the homepage and my account, but again, the instructions seem to be missing steps. Not once before was I told that in fact the Command Center would now be an application on my hard drive. I thought it was simply a section of your website, so I was looking all over for something that was here all along, and wasting my time being frustrated.

Now, in Logic, I have the Demo version of CA2 installed somehow. I see no “dropdown menu on the far right” to open the Save activation request. Am I supposed to somehow download the installer to my phone? If that’s so, I’m done here, and will ask you to please notify me when you can get this together for a mac user, because frankly, I’m lost, unless you can send me a clear and complete step by step set of instructions for installing CA-2A properly. I assure you, I can click where you tell me to.

It’s a shame, I was enjoying what I heard of Cakewalk's CA2A. In the brief moments I had a chance to hear it, it seemed much more like my hardware LA2A than the UAD or Waves plugins.

Thanks,
MJB

This was what I was told to do o activate the CA2A.

"Access to the Internet from another computer is necessary in order to download the CA-2A installer and to transfer the activation files.

Visit your Cakewalk account to download the CA-2A installer and transfer it to your offline computer. After running the installer, open your DAW and insert it into a project.
In CA-2A, click the menu dropdown on the far right > Export Activation Request to open the Save activation request dialog box. Note: this menu option will not be available after CA-2A has been authorized.
Select the folder to which you want to save the activation request, then click Save. CA-2A generates an activation request file with a .crq extension. Tip: save this file to a convenient location, like your Desktop or Documents folder, so it will be easy to find in the upcoming steps.
Copy the .crq file to an online computer (using a USB drive, for example).
Using the online computer, open the Activate section of your Cakewalk account. Sign in with your Cakewalk username and password if necessary.
Click the Select a File button to upload the .crq file.
Click the *Submit* button. Your browser will begin downloading the activation response file, which has a .dat extension. Internet Explorer users must also click Save for the file to download.
Transfer the .dat file to the offline computer. It will most likely be available in the online computer's Downloads folder.
In CA-2A, click the menu dropdown > Import Activation Response to open the Import activation response dialog box.
Select the .dat file that you downloaded and click Open. A message box will let you know that CA-2A is activated, click the OK button to use the synth.
If activation fails, contact Cakewalk support".