Beagle
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I ordered X2 today from sweetwater
should be home by the time I get home from my business trip. 
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Re:I ordered X2 today from sweetwater
2012/10/03 20:30:45
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Cool Beag, you deserve it, good boy.
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Re:I ordered X2 today from sweetwater
2012/10/03 20:38:59
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I don't get the free stuff (strings or rapture sounds) but I get free disks. price is the same but no extra charge for the media.
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Re:I ordered X2 today from sweetwater
2012/10/03 20:45:02
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Beagle
I don't get the free stuff (strings or rapture sounds) but I get free disks. price is the same but no extra charge for the media.
But no box. ;)
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Re:I ordered X2 today from sweetwater
2012/10/03 20:53:40
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Re:I ordered X2 today from sweetwater
2012/10/03 20:56:06
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Nope.
You'll see.
You just get the disc's shrink wrapped with a small printed manual. Don't know if they are still doing the 'Mind Map' or not.
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Re:I ordered X2 today from sweetwater
2012/10/03 20:57:13
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But still! It's awesome to have the DVD's!
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Re:I ordered X2 today from sweetwater
2012/10/03 21:01:10
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Why didn't you just order it from Cakewalk?
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Re:I ordered X2 today from sweetwater
2012/10/03 21:06:10
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bub - ok. it's still worthit.
craig I explained above - I get the disks without having to pay extra for them.
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Re:I ordered X2 today from sweetwater
2012/10/03 21:09:07
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I always get the discs when they're available.
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Re:I ordered X2 today from sweetwater
2012/10/03 21:11:21
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uh I do too. and this way it's $30 less.
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Re:I ordered X2 today from sweetwater
2012/10/03 21:12:15
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I know you know this already ... but just a friendly reminder ... make an image of your HDD before you install X2. I ended up formatting and reinstalling from scratch. Started at 9pm last night ... just finishing up now.
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Re:I ordered X2 today from sweetwater
2012/10/03 21:18:26
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yeah, I saw your post upstairs. I'll do that, thanks!
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Re:I ordered X2 today from sweetwater
2012/10/03 23:06:59
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Beagle
I don't get the free stuff (strings or rapture sounds) but I get free disks. price is the same but no extra charge for the media.
Is the upgrade or the full deal?
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Re:I ordered X2 today from sweetwater
2012/10/03 23:45:15
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The gold mini-van parked in front of the empty lot next door is not waiting to ambush the Fedex truck. If, when you arrive home, you find a case of Strummy's wayward Guinness instead of X2 on your porch, I don't know anything about that either. 
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Re:I ordered X2 today from sweetwater
2012/10/03 23:46:54
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Crg
Why didn't you just order it from Cakewalk?
Certainly in the UK it's actually cheaper from a retailer than the Cakewalk store. Currently £50 cheaper for me coming from 8.5 as you get the £25 worth of DVD's into the bargain. It's a fair saving. It sounds crazy but there is some business sense to it as if the Cakewalk store was cheaper nobody would bother distrubuting or stocking it, it gives them a bit of margin to play with and keeps the distrubution channels intact I suppose. I'm not sure what merit there is to it still though, since most people buy online now anyway but I suppose Sonar gets more coverage that way than it would from just the one outlet.
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Re:I ordered X2 today from sweetwater
2012/10/04 00:41:16
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The gold mini-van parked in front of the empty lot next door is not waiting to ambush the Fedex truck.
I had this ...  ... shipped to where I used to work back in Pennsylvania because the company I bought it from only shipped via FedEx. I figured it would show up during business hours since FedEx knows businesses are normally only open 9 - 5, and thus I'd have some Hank to take home and listen to that weekend. Come 5:30 on Friday, no FedEx, so I go driving across town looking for his truck and found him, and he gave it to me. FedEx is another one of those little things in life that I loathe ... I used to intentionally have things shipped via FedEx Overnight, knowing it would never get there when they promised, but still a hell of a lot faster than their regular ground service. Then I'd call the company I placed my order with and point out that they didn't meet the delivery date I paid extra for, and I'd get my shipping fees back every single time. FedEx is their own worst enemy.
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Re:I ordered X2 today from sweetwater
2012/10/04 06:25:13
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If you're getting the upgrade, why not just download and then burn the files to DVDs (for about 50p)? But either way - great move!
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Re:I ordered X2 today from sweetwater
2012/10/04 08:00:27
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jan - upgraded from producer expanded for $99, free shipping bob - wood - yes, but I like having the replicated dvds.
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Re:I ordered X2 today from sweetwater
2012/10/04 08:10:24
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Beags
congrats.
I already have X2 but have not installed it cause of the installation issues with Rapture not installing because the system has Dim Pro on it......it's weird......I have followed the work around thread and although I am not afraid of going into my regestry and doing work (I do it all the time) I just don't feel like hassling with it at the moment.......but I will have to sooner or later....
I did get the string download but I missed the extra Rapture sounds.
Where are they?
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Re:I ordered X2 today from sweetwater
2012/10/04 10:33:14
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I don't know for certain, Clifford, I read in another thread that you get some free rapture sounds if you order the boxed version. I could be wrong. but like I said - I'll likely never use stuff like that in my projects anyway.
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Re:I ordered X2 today from sweetwater
2012/10/04 10:44:24
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Good for you Beagle!!
I'll check out Sweetwater and any others offering X2 deals. One of my concerns is if my old processor is "worthy" enough to handle X2.......(until I can save up for a new machine).
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Re:I ordered X2 today from sweetwater
2012/10/04 10:46:55
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Is yours steam powered, too?
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Re:I ordered X2 today from sweetwater
2012/10/04 11:00:06
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Is yours steam powered, too?
Sometimes I get steamed when I think about my system!! 
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Re:I ordered X2 today from sweetwater
2012/10/04 11:01:37
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Mine must be nuclear powered, then.
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Re:I ordered X2 today from sweetwater
2012/10/04 11:07:09
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Mine must be nuclear powered, then.
Some of your co-workers mentioned that there was some green smoke hovering over you.....hope everything's ok?
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Re:I ordered X2 today from sweetwater
2012/10/04 11:10:45
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That happens on Chili day. It happens on other days, too, but definately on Chili day.
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Re:I ordered X2 today from sweetwater
2012/10/04 11:19:30
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I suppose the intake is much more than the output?
Either way, I can't imagine it having a good outcome.
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Re:I ordered X2 today from sweetwater
2012/10/04 11:30:21
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Beagle
I don't know for certain, Clifford, I read in another thread that you get some free rapture sounds if you order the boxed version. I could be wrong. but like I said - I'll likely never use stuff like that in my projects anyway.
OK, Well I have some Rapture expansion packs already...I just did not know if I was a missing one! But I think you should have taken advantage of that string download for DimPro....they do sound good....I am hoping to mix them in with my GPO to help round out the sound...... but that is just my 2 cents..............Good strings make for good background filler / padding and besides.... You could become the next Beagle Williams of the Film industry and we would then have to pay you for your advice and wisdom and insight on how to get out of our slave and chops to live the life we knew existed inside us already!....... :-) Clifford
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Re:I ordered X2 today from sweetwater
2012/10/04 11:41:10
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ha! kinda doubt that! not even beagle elfman! but as I said above I use kontakt's stings and think I get a decnt sound out of them and dimpro is less convenient, so I doubt I'd use them unless they are just supurb over kontakt strings - which I doubt they are that much better if at all.
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