Will the boxed version only have disks in it or will it also come with a paper manual?

Pretty sure hard copy manuals were discontinued years ago. Wasn't there a release where Cakewalk offered the manual as a separate purchase (8?). I believe that was the end of the hard copy. Since the X series, I have purchased downloads.

Good to know. Download it is then. :)

The manual is usually a mega sized download itself. Much bigger than the in program Help. There's also the online Help page, though I doubt the new Sonar Help page is up yet.

Web help has been up for a couple of days http://www.cakewalk.com/D...ge=3&help=toc.html

By the time the reference guide is available it will be in the order of 1800 pages. Once a manual gets that large electronic format makes it easier for searching as terminology is not always obvious.
I always keep it on an iPad.

BTW I haven't found the ref guide yet. Maybe it's gone. Anyone know? Or have I missed it?

Usually the reference guide is compiled shortly after the release. Expect it will be here http://www.cakewalk.com/Support/By-Product/SONAR%20Platinum in a week or so.

Boxed version comes with a download card. The idea here is to always deliver the latest version. We will be making DVDs available for a nominal fee at Cakewalk.com later this month.

Andrew Rossa [Cakewalk]
Boxed version comes with a download card. The idea here is to always deliver the latest version. We will be making DVDs available for a nominal fee at Cakewalk.com later this month.

Interesting. So the difference between ordering a download from say Sweetwater and ordering a boxed version is that with the boxed version you have to pay for shipping the box, wait a little longer for it to be shipped, and find out there is no DVD just a card to download the software as if you ordered a download to begin with or am I missing something?
I didn't order the boxed version anyway since it's not like X2 or X3. Your DVD is obsolete in a month with the new model.
 
Walt
 

WallyG

Andrew Rossa [Cakewalk]
Boxed version comes with a download card. The idea here is to always deliver the latest version. We will be making DVDs available for a nominal fee at Cakewalk.com later this month.

...there is no DVD just a card to download the software as if you ordered a download to begin with or am I missing something?
 
Walt

It would appear so.