dlesaux
Hey I think I was one of the first to guess that this release would be called "Dorchester"! Not that l'm bragging or anything..

Proof or it didn't happen.

Darn, I guess I wasn't.. Laney was the first.. http://forum.cakewalk.com/FindPost/3200480
 
I think I was third.. http://forum.cakewalk.com/FindPost/3200504
 
Hopefully I get points for being honest..! 
 
 

Glad to see control bar issue seems to be resolved, perhaps insignificant to some, but I found it quite annoying first off, now I can move on to bigger and better things, like aligning my track timing. 
 
Cheers and Thanks 

mudgel
I would prefer that we will eventually get some Non-Anderton content.

 
Well, that's dependent on other people creating some  I've approached a company that makes really great loops to contribute some and am putting "feelers" out for that sort of material, but don't want the content to turn into "lite" versions of third-party products. I'd make an exception for these loops, though, they're pretty awesome and I'd take as many as they'd be willing to contribute.
 

No offence Craig but I have more fx than I can poke a stick at.

 
So do I LOL! But I didn't have FX I could just drag in as "shortcuts" during the songwriting process. I've tended to concentrate on special-purpose collections and effects that aren't in SONAR. For example there's nothing out there quite like the KickMaster or the drag-and-drop pedalboards. 
 
That said, I've also done two instruments, a loop collection, ProChannel presets, new IRs, and of course, the eZine. What you're going to see more of in the future from me is instruments, but they take a while to do. I also have more loops on deck, and a test signal suite that will help horrify people in terms of realizing how bad their room acoustics are 
 

What I wouldn't mind having is a tutorial on how these fx chains have been created so that I could create some using my own creativity.

I definitely want to do more videos, I had planned to do things like chapters from the advanced workshop series for the Membership Program. I finally brought all my gear to Nashville last month, so now I have the tools needed to do videos and create more instruments. 
 
As to how the FX chains have been created, I put a bunch of effects in series.  I really don't know how I could do an interesting tutorial on these...I'll have to think about it. Most of the techniques I use work for those chains but are "wrong" and wouldn't have a lot of relevance for other chains...although I could be wrong about that if they trigger your creativity to come up with variations on those themes.

cparmerlee

mudgel
Read the eZine it's all there. Follow Andrews link then click on the Download the PDF for further information.

Thanks.  I had looked at that, but I thought that was only enhancements.  I see the fix list is at the bottom.

The order will change, for example in the March issue the fixes were first. If you look at the thumbnails on the first two pages you can see what's included in the issue, and the order of the topics.

Thanks to all for the updates and fixes.  Great Job!

Great release (for me).
How I wanted the installer to say, "Installing SONAH Platinum Update..."
 
 

I just wanted to chime in and say that am really impressed with the "new" business model and that this release is a great example of that. There were many bug fixes and feature improvements. And I got them now instead of months from now. There were a few new "things" but clearly, the focus was on cleaning up features that were already there. In this day and age of constant innovation it seems everything (both hardware and software) are generally released long before they are truly "ready" in order to make them financially viable from a corporate perspective. I get that. BUT... As time goes on, I as a consumer find myself much less impressed by the "coolness" and "wow factor" of shiny new things... And far more impressed by the rare companies who make things that actually work as intended and continue to support them after the sale. Kudos to the Cakewalk team for embracing this mentality and to Gibson for supporting it. Keep up the good work and I will continue to vote "yea" for it with my dollars.      

From my perspective it's pretty clear that every release has been an improvement upon the last and not a step backwards, and up until now there have been a few new territory jitters, which is normal. It looks like whatever they are doing right now with Platinum, they are doing it right.

The other software projects under development probably need a bit of catch up, however this is the standard to look up to and quite an achievement. Well done Cakewalk.