I think it's great that CW is providing content etc.  In my case, I don't really need the extras, but would want to make sure I get any "functional" updates (staff fixes, bug fixes etc).
 
Is there a way to just choose update the "core" components of the Sonar "engine"?

Very minor, but if you right click and hide a product in a folder (eg. under SONAR Platinum), the folder collapses rather than staying open.

cityrat
 
Is there a way to just choose update the "core" components of the Sonar "engine"?

Sure, if you just pick the SONAR installer itself and not any of the child products that would get you just SONAR.

YouDontHasToCallMeJohnson
 
I do not like this. Now I will have to install all stuff separately.

 
Per the OP the 1.1 update will have both 'Install All' and 'Update All' buttons to make this easierl
 

This update is making me sad.

Sorry to hear that, we haven't even released it yet and it's making you sad. Hopefully when we get it out the door it will make you happy.

I don't know if this has been covered, I'm reading through several threads and just hit the link to this thread.
Regarding hiding and unhiding. Kamikaze posted a way to unhide in another thread. It would be great if you could add a button that would do the operation of hide or unhide programs that are installed, uninstalled, downloaded, or not downloaded or something that makes sense and is easy. Anyway, Kamikaze posted this method or at least a Sticky with this info and where to find the XML files, if it cannot be addressed in CCC would help some people
 
Kudos to you Kamikaze:
 
 
There seems to be an XML file for each Program in Command Centre
AD2
Sonar
D-Pro
Rapture
Melodyne
 
Looking through the States of the various files there are the following options.
HiddenNotInstalled
HiddenInstalled
Installed
NotDownloaded
 
So in typing this I've actually  answered the question I was going to ask. You simply remove the word 'Hidden', not the whole entry for the State so 'HiddenNotInstalled' would become 'NotInstalled'.

An "Update All" feature would be awesome.
 
the scanning tool used to determine which programs need updating should be a bit more common sensical (is that a word?). Any program updated or scanned within the past hour should not be scanned again unless a complete reinstallation has occurred. Would cut my updating time during major updating periods by at least half if not more.
 
Auto updating for Zeta+2 in the command center would be great! But, this is more of a personal request, but could apply for all 3rd party software...if that is indeed what it would be considered, perhaps there are legal issues with that.

Ya that's not gonna happen and I don't mind being redundant.

Ya, no attitude here, just reality. It cant hurt to be redundant as issues that are common among users are more likely to be addressed. And, its not very realistic to expect everyone who posts to read every single other post on the thread just to avoid redundancy. Please troll elsewhere.

Two items:
You stated that you will be adding a download all feature - Thank you.
 
1. Would it be possible to change the colors for the status buttons on c3 to simply be,

• Red - your software is not up to date
• Amber - updates are downloaded but no installed
• Green - your software is up to date

2. I know it sound complicated but it's not,
Can the "download all" feature download to a shared location on your main DAW that can be seen by a registered second device (mobile device). Some of us take advantage of having our DAW loaded on both our main workstation and our laptop (as per license agreement) in order to stay productive. Lately it's become such a burden to keep both devices at the same level of updates, that I no longer can use my laptop. I'm still updating my main DAW after 3 days because I don't have the time to wait for each download , then wait for each instal, then search for new updates, and then select the next update. I would like to be able to utilize the main DAW workstation as a central repository of updates for secondary devices. Software like Symantec Endpoint protection does this. It would cut down on the traffic at your download site, and speed up workflows for your customers (like me). The secondary device could use what ever method you like to identify the host location.
If request #2 is too complicated, then simply allow us the ability, within settings, to enter alternate download and search compare (you can use an XML file for this) locations. Also include the ability to "store" and then  "flush" the "download all" files. You can have the download all feature include an XML file, that lists all of the updates recently downloaded and have the secondary device parse that XML file to determine the updates available. I would be cool with this feature being available to advanced users but totally unsupported by Cakewalk. I just have a limited time to waste on updates.
Don't' get me wrong, for fixes, you could have me copying files one at a time into the directory. I will never complain about what you need me to do, in order to benefit from your effort to make SONAR function better. It's worth the pain. The problem is that we can't distinguish between features and fixes. As for the monthly features - if time is money, then the time we as customers spend adding these features renders them all over priced.
 
I love SONAR and I appreciate the work you do to enhance it.

No,
I'm on last month's updates of Platinum. I'm currently still running updates 50 minutes after last post because I can't sit at this computer for that sole purpose. I sure can't justify doing this on my second device. At this point, I could go with just the fixes. I would be much more selective with feature updates (I don't need drum replacer). Change is not always improvement.
 
Cakewalk Sample Magic Loop Content 1.0.0.8 3% and counting

Cakewalk Sample Magic Loop Content 1.0.0.8 3% and counting

I would say don't bother downloading loops etc unless you really think you're interested in them...