X2 Producer 'Expanded'?

I'm a bit confused about what's in the ProChannel suite in Sonar X2 Producer.
I have Sonar X1 Producer Expanded and just bought the upgrade to X2 with the pre-sale special today. 

I have most/all of the ProChannel tools, but not the extra Softube iLok stuff.

So, are there going to be new versions of the ProChannel devices or will the install of X2 Producer automatically give me a version of X2 Producer 'Expanded' with my current ProChannel stuff.

Or will the 'expanded' term just get dropped going forward?

Another question is about the download, when it comes. I hope it will be in pieces because I already have Dimension Pro, and Rapture (and Zeta 2) full versions, so I don't want to have to download all their samples again if I can help it. 

In other words, will the download be split in such a way that we can bypass anything we already have and not miss anything?

Otherwise, I might just order the box to get the DVDs and skip all the downloading...

EDIT: Please make sure that the main Producer software, at least, is isolated, so that we can download that quickly, and maybe get the boxed version later.

arachnaut


I'm a bit confused about what's in the ProChannel suite in Sonar X2 Producer.
I have Sonar X1 Producer Expanded and just bought the upgrade to X2 with the pre-sale special today. 

I have most/all of the ProChannel tools, but not the extra Softube iLok stuff.

So, are there going to be new versions of the ProChannel devices or will the install of X2 Producer automatically give me a version of X2 Producer 'Expanded' with my current ProChannel stuff.

Or will the 'expanded' term just get dropped going forward?

Another question is about the download, when it comes. I hope it will be in pieces because I already have Dimension Pro, and Rapture (and Zeta 2) full versions, so I don't want to have to download all their samples again if I can help it. 

In other words, will the download be split in such a way that we can bypass anything we already have and not miss anything?

Otherwise, I might just order the box to get the DVDs and skip all the downloading...

EDIT: Please make sure that the main Producer software, at least, is isolated, so that we can download that quickly, and maybe get the boxed version later.

I believe Seth mentioned that "Expanded" will be dropped for X2.  Just Essential, Studio, and Producer.

arachnaut




EDIT: Please make sure that the main Producer software, at least, is isolated, so that we can download that quickly, and maybe get the boxed version later.

In my experience, the download is never too bad. And the good thing about being able to download a day BEFORE everyone else is that the servers will be alot faster. Which will make it faster for everyone else on the day of release. Smart decision Cakewalk!

A1MixMan

arachnaut




EDIT: Please make sure that the main Producer software, at least, is isolated, so that we can download that quickly, and maybe get the boxed version later.

In my experience, the download is never too bad. And the good thing about being able to download a day BEFORE everyone else is that the servers will be alot faster. Which will make it faster for everyone else on the day of release. Smart decision Cakewalk!

Unless everyone buys it in advance, which they will if they're keen/desperate enough to have to have it on day one, so it will be exactly the same ! The "smart" move was getting everyone to pony up the dough without actually telling them exactly what they will be getting and exactly when they will be getting it.

Iam oh so confused!, so does this mean i spent money upgrading to expanded for nothing,
Or is their a discount for expanded user when we move to x2 ?

thanks.

pbognar

arachnaut


I'm a bit confused about what's in the ProChannel suite in Sonar X2 Producer.
I have Sonar X1 Producer Expanded and just bought the upgrade to X2 with the pre-sale special today. 

I have most/all of the ProChannel tools, but not the extra Softube iLok stuff.

So, are there going to be new versions of the ProChannel devices or will the install of X2 Producer automatically give me a version of X2 Producer 'Expanded' with my current ProChannel stuff.

Or will the 'expanded' term just get dropped going forward?

Another question is about the download, when it comes. I hope it will be in pieces because I already have Dimension Pro, and Rapture (and Zeta 2) full versions, so I don't want to have to download all their samples again if I can help it. 

In other words, will the download be split in such a way that we can bypass anything we already have and not miss anything?

Otherwise, I might just order the box to get the DVDs and skip all the downloading...

EDIT: Please make sure that the main Producer software, at least, is isolated, so that we can download that quickly, and maybe get the boxed version later.

I believe Seth mentioned that "Expanded" will be dropped for X2.  Just Essential, Studio, and Producer.

..and also; expanded was something that came later on for x1. even though there's no expanded-version of x2 at the moment, it may be something they'll introduce when  new PC-modules get out there and so on..

You can still buy the PC-modules that you get in X1 expanded seperate and use them in X2

Form what I have read and from the Webinar last night I got the impression that the Pro Channel flexibility introduced in Expanded has now been included in Producer.  However the extra modules are not.

Wookiee's have been known to incorrect though.

Bristol_Jonesey


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Hey guys ... I'm very new to this Cakewalk forums. I have a question regarding the Cakewalk SONAR X2 Producer (From X1 Producer Expanded). Is this a stand alone program? ... or is it an add-on to an existing release that wont work without the first one already in your computer? I see that Sweetwater has it for sale for just $99.00(although currently out of stock). Do I have to have an earlier release of this program, and THIS one just upgrades it? ... or do I just install and run? Thanks for any input! ... :-) G

Guitarzan... If you do not currently own a version of Sonar you have to pay full price. I'm not sure what the going rate is but it's like $400-500 for X2 Producer which is the flagship product. The $99 is for current users.  

Welcome to the forum.

Thanks guys! .... I don't currently own any Cakewalk software. So, I wasn't sure if this was an upgrade from a previous version ... or if I could just load this Cakewalk SONAR X2 Producer (From X1 Producer Expanded) and just rock. The red flag here was that everybody else seemed to be asking $400-500 dollars for the program, yet Sweetwater is only asking $99.00. I figured it must have been just an upgrade. Thanks again. G

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