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Huh. I'm dling with FF and my exe's are stripped out too but when I right click it's giving me the "Run" options so I'm assuming it'll work. I'm not installing today anyway so I'll just see what happens with everyone else. BTW my first file (aside from the install instructions and the read me) is displayed like this 02_SONAR_X2_Producer.part1 There are no extra numbers in brackets.

Were the .exe's actually stripped out, or do you have extensions hidden? You might confuse the two.

A good indicator of that is what the icon looks like. If it has an X2 logo, you're probably all set. If it's a blank white icon that can't launch, it was probably stripped out. In the Windows Control Panel, under Folder Options, on the View Tab there are settings for hiding and showing extensions for known file types. Being the nerd that I am, every time I reformat my computer this is usually one of the first settings I personally change.

Yup. I have the icons. Thanks, Ryan. I probably wouldn't have even noticed without this thread but it's good to have the doubt removed. If something is gonna go wrong it will usually go wrong with me so I'm ever vigilant scouring around for potential pitfalls. This is one of the things that is great about Cake... between the forum and all the official resources I've never been lost. ;-)

Ryan Munnis [Cakewalk]

01_Read_This_First.exe

02_SONAR_X2_Producer.part1.exe

02_SONAR_X2_Producer.part2.exe

02_SONAR_X2_Producer.part3.exe

02_SONAR_X2_Producer.part4.exe

03_Loops_And_One_Shots.part1.exe

03_Loops_And_One_Shots.part2.exe

03_Loops_And_One_Shots.part3.exe

04_Dimension_Pro_1_5_Setup.exe

04_Dimension_Pro_1.5_Expansion_Packs.zip

05_SONAR_X2_Producer_Additional_Content.exe

Haven't downloaded yet, but the above makes me want to ask several questions.  If this is covered in the install instructions, please don't bother to repeat anything, however.  Is the Dim Pro expansion the new strings library that many of us downloaded in advance?  For that matter, if we're already running the full X1 (pro, expanded), what of the above do we actually need to install.  Is there anything in the additional content, for example, that we don't already have?

@dmbauer... At the bottom of this page there is a breakdown of what the different downloads are. http://www.cakewalk.com/s...tion_instructions.aspx The DSF Strings is not included (it's separated from these downloads in your account). The rest I can't help with but if you have Dim Pro I don't think there is anything new there but the extra Dim Pro content might have some new stuff. Rapture is the full version (as opposed to the lite version) so that's new. There was mention of some new one shots in the promo material so those packs probably have new goodies.

To clarify:  

04_Dimension_Pro_1_5_Setup.exe 
04_Dimension_Pro_1.5_Expansion_Packs.zip 

These are the same installers as with X1. Dimension Pro did not get any updates this time around, so we did not re-write the installers.

If you already have it installed, there really is nothing gained by downloading and installing again. The Expansion Pack installer is not the DSF Symphonic Strings installer (that's a separate exclusive offer so it was left out of the instructions). The Expansion Packs installer linked above is ultimately a re-write of this http://www.cakewalk.com/Support/kb/reader.aspx/2007013208 plus some additional content on top of that. It's the same installer as the one included with X1.

So I guess ultimately, if you upgraded from X1 to X2 and already have Dimension Pro installed, there's nothing to gain by downloading/installing it again. If you upgrade from SONAR 8/8.5 to SONAR X2 on the other hand, then the installers linked above are the latest version with the content repackaged as .flac etc.

No extra Dim Pro samples in those? Good to know. I'll leave Dim Pro alone. Everything else (like the loops and one shots) has new content though, right? Oh and it looks I screwed up my last post. I scrolled down and see the DSF package now in the X2 downloads. I was looking at the link I posted above. Not my actual download page. Cheers.

May I ask? What if I uninstall X1? Will that uninstall X1's Dim Pro as well?

http://forum.cakewalk.com/fb.ashx?m=2667051

I'm having a problem with Rapture I see a file in VST called rapture64LE but when I open it it crashes x2. did something load wrong?

Had my first crash in X2 today.  While playing a project I wanted to reset a bus level to 0 by doing a double click on the level bar in TV.  SONAH went all crash in the loudspekah.  I will try to reproduce on demand so that I can do a vid of the event.


FYI: I have Aero turned on.