Fresh install : where do I recopy my Master.ins ?

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2013/03/11 14:52:23 (permalink)

Fresh install : where do I recopy my Master.ins ?

The once every 5 years question... the one that happen when you 1) clean install the OS and 2) you install a new version of Sonar....: Where do I place the Master.ins (my MIDI instruments definitions) ?

I'm now under Windows 8 (if that makes a difference... but with a ''classic'' look and feel with a START button though...so instructions such as for Windows 7 will do..., and SONAR X2.  

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Rob

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    emwhy
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    Re:Fresh install : where do I recopy my Master.ins ? 2013/03/11 14:59:23 (permalink)
    I put mine in the X2 content folder, you can always point SONAR to that directory when you're setting up your instrument definitions pathways. How did you get a START button for Win 8?

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    Re:Fresh install : where do I recopy my Master.ins ? 2013/03/11 17:42:54 (permalink)
    Ok will try this.

    Button : called Start8 from Stardock Software.  Think it was $4.95 or $9.95... But worth it ! You still can choose between "win8 native look and feel" or the old fashion - which frankly i prefer with lots of other more important things to master than the "tablet" look on a pc... 

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    Re:Fresh install : where do I recopy my Master.ins ? 2013/03/11 18:02:25 (permalink)
    If you installed on your C drive, then you should find it here...
    C:\Cakewalk Content\SONAR X2 Producer\instruments

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    Re:Fresh install : where do I recopy my Master.ins ? 2013/03/11 18:11:08 (permalink)
    Mine is here in Windows 8

    C:\Users\John\AppData\Roaming\Cakewalk\SONAR X2 Producer

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    Re:Fresh install : where do I recopy my Master.ins ? 2013/03/11 18:18:31 (permalink)
    It would appear to be a popular file. It exists in three places that I know of. The "C:\ProgramData\Cakewalk\SONAR X2 Producer" version is copied to the user home directory "AppData\Roaming\Cakewalk\SONAR X2 Producer" and then there is another instance in "Cakewalk Content\SONAR X2 Producer\instruments" A little confusing.
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    Re:Fresh install : where do I recopy my Master.ins ? 2013/03/11 21:28:22 (permalink)
    I'm with Scook. I never did know where the 'right' place was, so I put my updated one wherever I found an original master.ins file. I also think it was three places.

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    Re:Fresh install : where do I recopy my Master.ins ? 2013/03/13 21:19:42 (permalink)
    John


    Mine is here in Windows 8

    C:\Users\John\AppData\Roaming\Cakewalk\SONAR X2 Producer

    Thanks John, looks like your option is the one that worked for me.  I also followed Scott's recommendation, but did not work for some reason. It is at boyh places anyway.


    Thanks everyone.


    Rob

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    Re:Fresh install : where do I recopy my Master.ins ? 2013/03/13 21:24:49 (permalink)
    Glad to be of help. 

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    Re:Fresh install : where do I recopy my Master.ins ? 2013/03/13 22:05:46 (permalink)
    Hey Rob,

    Yeah, sorry about that. The other locations are just copies. The AppData location in Windows is where applications usually store user-based data. I honestly don't know why Cakewalk has the other copies of the same file.

    Thanks, John!

    Scott

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