pwalpwal
cake really should move away from these bonkers registry settings and use something simpler and more reliable, like subfolder or ini file... there's no reason to use the registry for these things, and best practice coding actually says to avoid such (is that a feature request?)
 

+1

Yes, that should be a feature request. A nice select your Library/Multisamples location dialog box with a browse button. A check box to consolidate files to this location would also be most welcome.

+1

Mr. Cook, you surely know your stuff!

scook
 
Pretty sure it is required for RPro to work correctly. It is in
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cakewalk Music Software
not
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cakewalk Music Software\Rapture Pro\2.0

 

 
Aah, I see! Let me rephrase what I said - I do have a registry key named SampleDataDir and it's exactly where you said it would be.
In my own defence, I'd say that's a very strange place to put it. It somehow implies that the Bakers might be heading for some kind of unification, although all of the other keys suggest quite the opposite.
 

ChristopherM
I also noticed that somewhere along the line, an earlier Rapture Pro installer had hoovered up all of my existing Rapture and Dim Pro samples and moved them into a new subfolder, named Rapture Pro, in the previous shared folder.

 

scook
The RPro and RSes installers do not copy or move multisamples from legacy locations. 

Well, I wonder how that happened. Maybe I did whilst the balance of my mind was disturbed, but I certainly don't recall doing so, and it would have made more sense for me to tinker with registry keys.
 
I certainly agree with other posters who hanker for a simple means of determining where Sonar keeps multisamples. I'd rather have that than any more one-knob modules for Pro Channel.

"RPro looks at
SampleDataDir
in
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cakewalk Music Software
for the path to the "Rapture Pro" folder which contains the "LFO Waveforms", Multisamples and Tunings folders."
 
Thank YOU, for your info. Now that I see it, I can't believe I missed it all those times I looked through the Registry. I guess I should come here to ask for help a LONG time ago.


That said, I ABSOLUTELY agree with having an OBVIOUS & simple way to set the places DP & RP install everything. I'm pretty sure that USED to be part of Rene's original DP installation program. I don't know why it would have been dropped. Buuuuutttt..... Let's just say it's not the first time that things got left on the side of the road... So to speak.
 
I don't understand why at a minimum Both Dimension Pro & Rapture Pro aren't both in
...\Cakewalk Content\Cakewalk Sample Data
 
I guess that one makes too much sense having the SAMPLE DATA in the SAMPLE DATA folder??? WHA???!! 
 
Anyway. I GREATLY appreciate this help & can see that I am not the only one who has "had" (THANK YOU!!!! I no longer "have") this problem. I made the registry change & am installing the Rapture Pro Multisamples right now. FINALLY!! I can't wait to try RP & see what's up with that. 
 
It would be nice to have MUCH more control over the installations in the "Command Center" & have the Command Center actually BE a Command Center. It's sort of an "I'm in the way" Center right now.
 
Cheers!!

If I didn't have to edit the registry to define the paths that I prefer, then I would be more apt to buy Cakewalk SW synthesizers sooner, and with a lot less anxiety, than I currently do. As it is, it takes courage for me to prepare for the wrestling match with the installer, plus a holiday sale.