stevec
Question: has anyone here actually used all of the existing free content in Dim Pro?   Just curious.

Not I... there is actually quite a bit free content for DP out there to be had. My only "gripe" with DP is not having the ability to assign ratings to patches so they would be easier to find later (some free content exists it their own folders/programs), but this is common to most every synth.

While I fully support including legacy products for compatibility and also shop elsewhere for sounds and fx, I don't think Dimension is up to scratch as a serious rompler anymore. I've used it in a pinch but the average sounds are so bad that I just don't go for it until I have to. No way have I checked out all free sounds, I haven't even checked all regular sounds because whenever I do try/need/find one, I'm disappointed. Sometimes more sounds isn't good.

I really hope the OP doesn't take this as support for him/her because it's not. I agree with all the rebuttals, the defense of Dimension Pro just seemed really weird to me.

Sander,
So basically you are saying that even trolls can be right ?

Yes, even trolls are sometimes right, like a broken clock is twice a day. Not I am calling anyone specifically here a troll. Some people just have a way saying things wrong. I do it myself sometimes. but I always recognize it at some point, and come back to the Great Truth: Sonar is as good as it gets, and I want it to get better.
 
Let us all meditate on that: Every day in every way, Sonar is getting better and better.
 
And I agree that updating Dimension Pro is a valid request.

Beatscape had some great content.  I did a whole song just using stuff from it - other than the vocal.

hockeyjx
There are trolls, as well as the melodramatic, that feel the need to put on a forum they are leaving. Just leave. No one cares. If Sonar doesn't work for you - leave. If you a truly unhappy with the product, Cakewalk has a customer service department you can contact to let them know. The melodramatic crap is immature and LAME. It doesn't accomplish anything and they sound like whiners.
 
I really think what is happening here is that all the Pirates are getting shut down after years of free products and support, and they are angry being taken off the dole. Oh well. 

 
What's not to like about this post?

Drone7
 A solid hardcore top-tier rompler is the shining glory of any DAW, so where is it?? 

Are you suggesting that TTS1 isn't good enough for you?? 
 
I see your point and agree to an extent, but personally I'd rather the focus be elsewhere.  Most people that have been doing this for a while have amassed a small arsenal of other kit, at least I have.  But I do see some humor in it, especially "Roland Groove Synth" which reminds me of my Roland MT-32 from 1988.

mettelus

stevec
Question: has anyone here actually used all of the existing free content in Dim Pro?   Just curious.

Not I... there is actually quite a bit free content for DP out there to be had. My only "gripe" with DP is not having the ability to assign ratings to patches so they would be easier to find later (some free content exists it their own folders/programs), but this is common to most every synth.

Just a thought.  I just got through pulling a bunch of free patches for Dimension Pro off the web, and went through the decompression and proper folder placement and such.
 
Couldn't you manually copy the patches you find usable, into one or more folders that you could then set up with differing rating tiers?  The details would be up to you - whatever best suits your needs, but with some sort of approach like this I would imagine you could make it lots easier to find entire folders and sub-folders that contained nothing but patches you value using - thus cutting your search time way down.
 
I happen to have an ENORMOUS collection of every single DX* sound ever released by Yamaha, in multiple formats, one of which is Dimension Pro.  There are literally approximately 40,000 presets in this collection alone.
 
I began building folders of patches I thought could be used for something, and while I have a long way to go because of the sheer number of them, When I DO want to use a DX* sound (DX7, DX9, TX816, whatever), I first go to the folders and sub-folders to see if any of the sounds I had already determined I liked might work.
 
(I have the same collection of presets for use in Kontakt 5, and for FM8, and the same approach is used there)
 
Would something like the above give you what you are looking for?  Obviously, the enormity of patches I have means a lifetime of manually going through those patches, but I think building folders of sounds you like - grouped in whatever structure makes sense to you, might be quite useful.
 
Bob Bone
 

In my view, if this release isn't your first DAW, and you've been writing or playing for any length of time, you likely already have better VST's than come with any DAW. Kontakt, OmniSphere, Synthmaster, Zebra, Diva, Blue II, etc...no DAW-provided content can touch these.
 
I don't want more content, I have more than I can store. I want my DAW to be the best it can be, as that's what I'm really paying for.
 
If this is your first DAW, then DimPro is a good start, though you'll likely tire of it fairly quickly.
 
Regards,
Dan

The thing is, the specs and what's new are all there to see for the "shiny stuff". So I don't quite understand why people upgrade if they don't like what they get, they should know what they are getting...