I have X1 Producer. Upgrade to Professional or Platinum?

Hi all,
 
I saw that the Platinum version has a bunch of plugins that I already have through my copy of X1 Producer. Do I really need to pay to buy them again?  Or can I just move my X1 Producer add-ons into Professional?
 
Karl Logue

You also miss out on Drum Replacer I think. It is a handy beast too:) 

Platinum also includes 3 Addictive Drums kits, MIDI collections and kit pieces. Professional includes one of each. This Spring Platinum includes updates to the LP EQ and Multiband Compressor. There are a few other plug-ins and content which are not part of X1 Producer or Professional. Professional will also not have any bug fixes to existing Producer/Platinum plug-ins (I believe at least the Boutique suite was updated). Pretty sure if you add it all up you are not paying for plug-ins you already have. If you were the price would be the same as a new purchase.

Yes, your X1 plugs will work in Professional as far as I know. The only time a problem occurs I think is when you have Prochannel stuff and only upgrade to Sonar Artist... which has no Prochannel (aside from the very limited Style Dial thing they just introduced... I don't think proper PC plugs will work in it).
 
There are of course extra goodies you get with Platinum vs. Professional but you can look at the version comparison page to see if those extras are worth the extra money... which you may have already done.
 
tl;dr...
 
Pretty much everything from X1 will work in Professional.
 
If I am mistaken then someone will have to correct me (scook?).

scook
I have never seen a copy of Artist or Professional so would rather leave that question to the users which own them. I do know there have been bug fixes for some of the plug-ins not included with Professional. X1 predates the Flyout QCEQ so it won't be an issue.

For the QC EQ I think the new version just overwrites the old one (even before the new flyout version... like from X1 Expanded up to the X3 flyout). So that would "technically" be a "loss" but really the newer versions are soooo much better anyway.
 
I have X1 installed on my laptop and it's always funny popping it open to check something and seeing all the PC and original Skylight stuff.

Ah... yeah, right. It's still an updated version from the X1 QC (pre "Expanded").
 
So newer (unless they owned Expanded) but no flyout.
 
The Frequency Analysis in the QC flyout is quite handy though so that'd be somehting to consider.
 
Sorry... I forgot the flyout did not come with Professional.
 
PS: I've been adressing what seems to be the original question. That would be that OP is happy with his current set of tools and is just making sure he can use them in Sonar Professional. Everything extra that comes with Platinum would be "extra" items.
 
So from X1 Producer to Professional = All current effects migrate to Professional plus they'd get the few extras that have been added since X1 that come with Professional (like the lesser AD2 package, TH2 Sonar, etc).
 
As far as certain premium Sonar FEATURES though (not plugins) I'm not sure if anything would be removed. I'd have to look at the list. For example I'm not sure if Audiosnap is included in Professional. I'd be more concerened about those types of Baked in features than the VST plugins.

Yeah, you'll be fine. Just know that you gotta keep your current installation of X1 installed to keep those plugins. If you end up in a situation where you have to uninstall X1 or you move to a new machine you'll lose those old plugs. In which case you can just either entirely reinstall X1 or do an Advanced install and just install the plugs/components you need from your X1 discs/downloads.
 
Also if you DO find out later on that maybe something crucial isn't working or appearing in Professional then just contact Cake support and they'll help migrate your upgrade to the desired version without paying the full price (just the balance difference).
 
Be aware though that some of the older plugs were dropped for a reason (stability issues) so maybe they won't work as well in Professional as they did in X1. I haven't experienced that much with older plugs (X1 Pro vs Splat) but aside from curious oddball experiments I mostly stick to some very specific plugs in my general usage.
 
Seriously... you'll likely be okay with Pro. It's a good value choice actually (at the full upgrade prices) if you don't need the extra doohickeys.
 
BTW... I keep all my old versions installed partially out of laziness but mostly because I like having the older versions around in the unlikely event maybe Splat doesn't do something quite as well... and I also like to have them there in case I want to research some old method of doing something versus the new ways.
 
That actually brings up another point. You're gonna likely have some "update shock" due to the newer Take Lanes and Comping Mode/Comp Tool as well as some changes to the interface.
 
Of course those changes are thoroughly documented but if you run into trouble just ask here.
 
Cheers.