Migrating from Sonar X3e to Platinum

First, let me apologize up front for posting a thread which I'm sure has been submitted many times before and answered in plenty! :)
 
And secondly, let me thank all of you up front who reply to my questions. I've been a Cakewalk user for about 16 years now and have gone through the previous versions and have been till now, and quite satisfactorily might I add, using Sonar Producer X3e.
 
I have just made the leap and purchased Sonar Platinum with the lifetime updates. I mean really? What's to complain about with this fantastic offer? ;) 
 
I have a few questions and I will certainly make the effort to thoroughly review these forums for the expert advice given and to see if I can answer my own questions as well.
 
When I install Platinum, will all of my X3 settings be retained? And will I be able to use X3 if I should need any backwards compatibility? I am a registered user of the full versions of Addictive Drums 2 and TH2 (and numerous other VST's and VSTi's) and will the Platinum install overwrite any of my settings and will I be able to use these full versions within Platinum and not the LE / SE editions?
 
I have many more questions but as I stated, I will make the effort to seek them on my own either in this forum and the Internet overall (But I can't promise that this will be my one and only post on the subject!) :)
 
Thank you again to all who take the time to educate me on some of my concerns. i also welcome any tips and tricks that you may be willing to offer me. I'm psyched and can't wait to being using Platinum.
 
Best regards,
Steve
 
p.s. I am thrilled to see that Craig Anderton frequents these forums as I have been a fan of his FOR YEARS and welcome all of his experience and insights. I can't believe the knowledge that he puts out there for all of us to absorb!
 
:)

To Rob, Scook and John,
 
Many thanks for such quick replies!
 
I am certainly looking forward to using Platinum and I don't anticipate a lot of obstacles, if any, although i'm sure to come across some differences between Platinum and X3.
 
Regards,
Steve 

Scook,

Once again, thanks for the quick reply and information. I did order Platinum from a reseller and am waiting for the redemption code.

It's good to know that the install should be pretty seamless and that the Pro Channel modules will be picked up in the install process.

Regards,
Steve

You already have the XLN installer so that part of these instructions can be ignored
http://www.cakewalk.com/Support/Knowledge-Base/2007013382/Addictive-Drums-2-Installation-Instructions but the rest applies. This is no different than if you purchased a custom bundle from a reseller. Once you have decided which 3 adpaks, midipaks and instruments you want either enter the product code in your account https://www.xlnaudio.com/myaccount-myproducts or register the product code in the XLN installer. Then make your selections and download/install the products.

My migration from Xe to Platinum went as smooth as silk. Now, however, when I record a MIDI track there is an audio track created at the same time. If I edit the MIDI, however, the audio does not change. I used to have to bounce the MIDI to create an audio track. How do I stop SONAR from making this audio track? Thanks!

The install went without a hitch!
All seems fine thus far and I've been opening up several saved projects and I'm happy to say that all of them are loading and playing as they should be and all VST'S that are part of the projects are loading as they should as well. And man, do I love the default color scheme and I know I'm going to have fun with changing themes and the various screen elements!
 
When I first opened Platinum I got a Windows task bar prompt stating that Platinum was in demo mode and saving was disabled but after opening up the Command Center and then closing and reopening Platinum, all was operating as normal and saving was then enabled. 
 
Next up is getting my Addictive Drum add ons and THEN start resuming to MAKE MUSIC!
 
One thing I'd like to ask is how often do most users check for updates or will Cakewalk send out an email whenever an update is available?
 
And lastly, I can't thank Scook enough (and initially Rob and John) for replying so quickly with the questions I asked and I will certainly touch base with the good folks in this forum should I need any professional assistance.
 
Regards,
Steve
 
 

TrueGrit
 
When I install Platinum, will all of my X3 settings be retained? And will I be able to use X3 if I should need any backwards compatibility? I am a registered user of the full versions of Addictive Drums 2 and TH2 (and numerous other VST's and VSTi's) and will the Platinum install overwrite any of my settings and will I be able to use these full versions within Platinum and not the LE / SE editions?

 
I just did the same a few months ago.
Platinum grabbed all of my settings other than the theme, which was an easy change back to making it look like X3e.
Addictive Drums 2 worked from the gitgo - AND - I got 2 (maybe it was 4? can't remember) more free kits with the upgrade to Platinum - BUT - it wasn't easy to figure out how to actually get them.
See this thread for how to get it done:

http://forum.cakewalk.com/Help-understanding-whats-included-in-Platinum-Addictive-Drums-m3478482.aspx#3478734

One other thing that I needed to do was disable plugin window recycling.
P > VST Settings > uncheck the box.