Wow! This is interesting.

Hi All!
 
Okay.
 
I'm trying to get the fourth and final X1 cd installed, but it tells me I don't have a valid copy of Dimension Pro. What??
 
I do a search and find a possible solution, but this involves "way" too much work than it should. Especially if they (Cakewalk) just released an Update that boasts to be the cats meow!
 
Jeez!!

What it is is that if you had a previous version of Dim Pro installed. you have to uninstall it, and install the disc of Dim Pro that comes with X1.

That did it for me, but then later, I just re-installed Windows 7 and X1 from the discs I bought. It was not necessary to re-install Windows, but I did it for my own sastisfaction. :)

There's no need to re-install all of X1.

If you have Dim Pro still loading as a synth, after you uninstalled it using windows control panel, that means a Dim Pro DLL is on your system somewhere (usually in the Cakewalk VST folder). You have to make sure your old (prior to X1 Dim Pro installation) is uninstalled before you install the Dim Pro disc from X1.

Go to the windows control panel and make sure there is no Dim Pro instances in there, If there are, uninstall them. Open any SONAR versions you have, go to the Cakewalk plug ins manager and see if there is a Dim Pro showing up under the VSTi or DXi categories. If so, click on the Dim Pro name and select Properties, then hit the details button to see the full installation path. Go to that path using Windows Explorer and delete the Dim Pro DLL.

After you are sure Dim Pro is uninstalled and there are no more Dim Pro DLLs on your computer, install Dim Pro from the X1 disc.

That should do it.

So......
 
I went into the "registry" (regedit from the Windows "run" menu), scrolled down to where my Dimension Pro and "DP" folders were located:
 
 (My Computer > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > SOFTWARE > Cakewalk Music Software > Dimension Pro (and/or "dp").
 
I open the appropriate folder (Dimension Pro and/or dp one at a time of course) and in the contents of that folder look for, "Serial Number".
 
Highlight "Serial Number" and go to the "Edit" menu (or right click) and select "Modify"
 
A box opens that allows you to change the Serial Number in the "Value Data" field.
 
I entered the Serial Number that came with Dimension Pro 1.5 in
the Sonar X1 package, hit "Okay", and now my 4th and final X1 disc installed with no problem!
 
I can also still use the LE version of Dimension Pro!
 
Cool! 

Doesn't it say if you had 8.5.3 Dim. Pro. 1.5 on your system, you can just skip that disc? It was on the welcome(starters guide in my box version, as well as documenting somewhere in the knowledge base. Is this correct? Same w/ Beatscape.

I entered the Serial Number that came with Dimension Pro 1.5 in the Sonar X1 package, hit "Okay", and now my 4th and final X1 disc installed with no problem! I can also still use the LE version of Dimension Pro!

 
There you go!   Cool.
 

gray36
 
If you don't need/want the "Additional Content" cd installed on your system, you don't "have to" install it
 
If the current version of DP (1.5) is showing up on your system, your good to go!
 
Welcome to the confusing world of Sonar X1!! 
 

One really doesn't need to install it, but the Additional Content DVD has lots of samples and 2 Demo songs on it. However, if you would like to have more sounds to use in your compositions, you might want to install this content. :)

Contains the following:

DSF (Digital Sound Factory) V2 Classic Keys
Hollywood FX
Dimension Pro Expansion Pack 1
Dimension Pro Expansion Pack 2
Roland Vintage Sound Library

Demo Songs:

Shifty
Cori Yarkin

Well, I went ahead and put in my disc 1, crossed fingers, and was up and running in 15 or so minutes! With everything imported in from 8.5.3, didn't have to scan, didn't have to do anything! Updated to X1c, put in a project from 8.5, sounded great, a lot to get used to, but thinking I'm going to like it. Just for poops and laughter, tried out Dim. Pro., absolutely no problems, so If this helps anyone reading coming from 8.5.3, and dont want the additional content, smooth as a babies ass! Knock on wood!

First off, thank you, and it's too early for me to get too excited, but it's in and running! I remember when the updates came out for Dim. Pro. and Rapture, everyone was having problems with which folder to put what in..a mess. When I was told that my Dim. Pro. would not work from 8.5, I had to question why, and come to find out you can, so I guess I did get lucky with the updates, and the ease of installation from 1 disc, but that's the way it should be, and I feel for everyone who is having problems, shouldn't be happening! Good luck to everyone, I hope everything turns out great for the whole community, or there may not be one left, Cake is slipping, not bashing, hell I just upgraded, but if I have to pay a dime for a fix, or a bug, I'm done! I just do this for fun now, but would love to someday make a dollar.I'm not liked much around here, so I'm slipping out, good luck, and thanks!

I just submitted a feature request to Cakewalk pointing them to this thread.

In a nutshell portability and upgradability seem to be it's biggest weaknesses. As a synth itself it's pretty damn good.

 
Completely agree on both counts.
 

This is what I really hate installations that don't tell you enough of what is going on, or don't allow you to install where you want.... It should be on your Producer extras disc and I think this is the file path (although you would never guess)... even then I'm not exactly certain...

(No readme either)

C:\Program Files\Cakewalk\Dimension Pro\Multisamples\99 - Vintage Sound Library

Although they don't particularly look Rolandy!
So I'm probably wrong here.
Roland where are you?