3/15 X1b Update - Am I Missing Something?

NO I think that's it. I guess if it's close to release that's to be expected.

Yeah...

that's what I was thinking... and hoping I was wrong... <sigh>

Let's hope for some of those ol' Bakers' Surprises that they didn't tell us so we get to be in awe of their work... which we are anyway (even tho I gripe about changes I don't like)... ;-)

Keni

Trust me...you don't' want us changing and adding things this close to release....if you care about it being stable and tested that is.

X1bapu will do something to everything...?

I imagined all the clamoring that's been going on about not releasing the weekly updates, even though it hasn't been a full week yet, made them just post something.
 
I can't see how them posting that somethings been fixed is a bad thing.
 
I welcome each and every one.

Brandon Ryan [Cakewalk
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Trust me...you don't' want us changing and adding things this close to release....if you care about it being stable and tested that is.

Oh you just had to leave that laying out there, didn't ya! 
 
Brian

I've heard from a very good source that the main hold up now is that they're still trying to decide which X1b splash screen to include. They've narrowed it down to 3, but it could take weeks.

A1MixMan


I've heard from a very good source that the main hold up now is that they're still trying to decide which X1b splash screen to include. They've narrowed it down to 3, but it could take weeks.

I think they should go with the Sonar 8.5.3 splash screen.  It may prove to lower the  . . ahem,  . . . "signal to noise ratio"!  
 
Brian

Keni


Yeah...

that's what I was thinking... and hoping I was wrong... <sigh>

Let's hope for some of those ol' Bakers' Surprises that they didn't tell us so we get to be in awe of their work... which we are anyway (even tho I gripe about changes I don't like)... ;-)

Keni

If you are wanting X1b to be more like 8.5.3, I predict you will be disappointed.  I don't think that's going to happen.

I've been away mostly but I'm starting to get excited about the release (now that it's within olfactory range)

Oh man, am I going to have to re-install Windows 7, move the cards to other PCI slots, take out the trash and walk the dog before X1 will work?

No, probably going to need to go on summer vacation

downsouthstudio


I think Cake's release date will be Friday the 18th..probably a big after-work party planned for the bakers. We get to spend the weekend downloading and installing.

Good timing since Scott's SONAR POWER X1 is shipping from Amazon.

Releasing right before the week-end with no one in the office manning the phones is a recipe for disaster.

UnderTow

Personally I saw the "update" as a kind of slight because of this thread: http://forum.cakewalk.com/tm.aspx?m=2254356

And rightfully so if you ask me...

Releasing right before the week-end with no one in the office manning the phones is a recipe for disaster.

Averting disasters hasn't been a deterrent for a while now.

codamedia

Is there a perfect time? If anyone is worried, they don't have to install on a Friday night, with a little self-control they can wait
 
I'm pretty sure support is also gone in the evenings, so do they only release in the morning so they can field calls? What about those that download late afternoon and install at 7:00PM? No support until the next day for them either. What about those over the pond? The phones are rarely open for them at the right times.
 
For many users, weekends are the time to play - and I think many would like the chance to give X1b a try. Anyone doing mission critical work will install when 'they' are ready, or even drop it on a test machine first. Those that blindly update into a critical project should understand the risks, and can't blame anyone else for their choice.
 
Cake should just release it when it is ready, and not worry about when their "phones" will be open!
 
Just my opinion!
 

When I was still full time in IT it was common practise NOT to roll-out stuff on Friday. Not just at the company I worked at but anywhere. (And I still hear this from people working in IT including at some of the biggest companies in the world). It is standard procedure for good reason. If Cakewalk think they know better than what is perceived as common sense in the IT industry...

You can write all you write above but the reality is that people will download, will install and some people will have problems. Then of course, rightfully or not, people will complain on the forum and I am not sure Cakewalk should really be allowing the chance of any negative press with this release. In other words, I think it would be unwise both from a support point of view and from a marketing point of view.

And don't forget that I only mention this because I remember Cakewalk doing this in the past and the ensuing angry posts on the forum when things didn't go exactly as some users expected. This has happened before!

UnderTow