I took your advice. Thank you. So now I'm an SSO member using Sonar Platinum. They gave me a serial number, but there isn't anyplace to put it. I'm open and it's a "Demo" mode. I tried the usual spots: Help, About Sonar and nowhere do I find where to put the serial number. Is that weird or what? I've looked in all the menus - don't see it anywhere. Any help? Thanks.
 
doncobb

Oh my goodness. Why didn't someone warm me about the clusterfreak that installing my serial number turned out to be? And why do I have 15 downloads underneath my Cakewalk Platinum "My Products"? Am I supposed to download all of them and install them? Is installing them just as complicated as registering Platinum turned out to be? Is there somewhere that someone explains all of this, and how to do it, and which of "My Products" I really want to install? Seriously, I wish I would have stuck with Sonar 3. None of this complicated unexplained nonsense. 
 
So, I downloaded them all. I'm guessing I can pick and choose which I want to install? Would it be ideal to install them all in order to try them all? Would it not be wise? Thanks.

I would think that when someone wants to purchase this product - Platinum - that they would be forewarned that "This is the process you'll need to go through in order to install this/these product/products." Because I don't like having to just sit here now, waiting for someone to reply to my questions, hoping SOMEONE even answers, and hoping they explain it in a way that I can understand.
 
But I will... I'll just wait...and hope... and thank you in advance if you can explain any of this. I'm just tired I think. End of the week, end of the day. Thanks for any help, anyone.
 
 

Hi Don-
 
You don't install your serial # manually any longer. I go this info in the email sent with my serial #s:
 
Download Links

This is a connected product and is most easily installed from the Cakewalk Command Center. Please visit http://www.cakewalk.com/command-center to download Cakewalk Command Center.
 
You can also download your product from your My-Account page at http://www.cakewalk.com/my-account/products.
 
If you need help getting started, be sure to check these helpful online resources:
CakeTV - Tutorial videos, tips & tricks to help you get started, go deeper or master your Cakewalk product.
Cakewalk Support - Technical resources, downloads & updates and tips.
Learning Resources - Need even more? The Cakewalk online store has you covered with advanced tutorial DVD's, book & more!
 
HTH-
 
-Susan

Hi Don-
 
I keep trying (here's my 3rd attempt) to reply and the posts keep vanishing.
 
You don't enter your serial number manually any longer. Here's the info I got in the e-mail from cakewalk with my serial numbers:
 
Download Links
This is a connected product and is most easily installed from the Cakewalk Command Center. Please visit http://www.cakewalk.com/command-center to download Cakewalk Command Center.
 
You can also download your product from your My-Account page at http://www.cakewalk.com/my-account/products.
 
If you need help getting started, be sure to check these helpful online resources:
CakeTV - Tutorial videos, tips & tricks to help you get started, go deeper or master your Cakewalk product.
Cakewalk Support - Technical resources, downloads & updates and tips.
Learning Resources - Need even more? The Cakewalk online store has you covered with advanced tutorial DVD's, book & more!
 
HTH-
 
-Susan

Here are a couple of videos about SONAR activation
On the internet with the Command Center https://youtu.be/oG62qz0_q88
Off the internet https://youtu.be/roIgly_GjoI

Thanks, both of you. I guess I'm just used to downloading the new version and running with the new install so my downtime is short. Now I've downloaded all 50 gigs of stuff and I see where I can use the "Command Center" to install it, roll stuff back, etc. and probably didn't need to download any of it. Thanks again.

Yes, you did not need to download any of it but now that you have. If you plan on using Cakewalk defaults, you can install the Command Center and copy the installers to "C:\ProgramData\Cakewalk\Command Center\Downloads" and use the Command Center to perform the install.

Thanks, scook. I was so excited to get home and see the upgrade offer and I'm tired and I just ran like a crazy man. I think I'll worry about installing all those other add-ons in the morning, when I'm fresh. lol

I am considering buying Sonar. Thing is I keep my workstations of-line.  My Q is: Can I simply register a Sonar product on SSO by entering a valid serial no. and on doing that do I then qualify for the appropriate upgrade price for any subsequent purchase?
I know that if I go for Platinum Addictive Drums requires on line activation.
Another Q: Do upgrades require the product upgraded from to be on the same computer?

Here is a video describing the authentication process for PCs not connected to the internet.

The update process is the same as the initial install. Download the updated installers to a machine connected to the internet and run them on the remote machine.