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burkek
The Canadian exchange rate is way off. When's that going to be fixed? $149 = $178 CDN but you have nearly $191.
 
KEv

I'd like to know, too. Perhaps you CW guys could have a word with those who programmed the store. It's been off for years.

Hey now! Don't go messing with my skim!
 
JK

For those of us that have X3 Producer.  Do we need to do a complete uninstall of Producer?  Or will this new Platinum install right over the existing Producer?

It's been a long time since Installed X3 Producer.  So, when you say no it installs just like X3... That leaves me scratching my head. :)
 
I may have already ran into an issue anyway.  I tried to run the installer and it says that it can't find a required application.  I'm guessing it can't find Sonar x3 producer because I didn't installed it in the default install location.  I Installed onto a completely different hard drive.  Just guessing... I'm about to attempt it again.

I clicked on the parent Sonar Platinum.  but first, I still need to understand if I am required to uninstall the existing Sonar X3 Producer.  :) 

Well, I got the invite for the pre release. I have x3 producer.
Logged into my account
Downloaded control center
Fired it up after install
I seen several different items I could download One of them being SONAR PLATINUM
So, I clicked on it making it the selected product ( root of many others ) and......
 
And..... NEVERMIND.  It appears to be installing correctly  now. :)
 
Thanks man!!!
 
 

Yeah these instructions, and the ones I got in an email, and the Youtube vid, don't work. I'm still getting $199 at the final purchase point. 

My original question was answered in a simplified form, so I'll ask for more details.
It was stated that the old sonar products and add ons won't be included in the new command system, so by upgrading how much of that cost will we the user, be eating in the long run because it don't function anymore, or work with the new design?
 
I understand the old store is there now, but what about next year or so?
When upgrading to X3 producer, several extras were made obsolete because they were included in the newer producer version, and the price was slightly modified to help the bite for the general population of users.
It was worth it, and I was happy.
I myself have a few pages of extras that I have purchased in my old store account, I'd hate to lose that investment.
 
Also the fact that X3 will still run beside the new version doesn't impress me.
(Edit: After finding more info on the rollback system, I'm more impressed lol, but to have to use an older version of anything when you have a killer version available is tough.... like driving a 73 Pinto while you have a Jag in the driveway.)
 
I'm using an SSD as my main windows drive where most system-integrated software works best, so space on that drive is premium, but I'll deal.
 
I love sonar, since the "X" versions came out I've totally switched over full time, the only problem I've had is with my MCU pro in X3 .... I'm really hoping those issues will be finally addressed as well.
But otherwise I look forward to the new update and system... as long as it don't bite us in the a$$ too deep with losses. lol
Good job Cakewalk!
(Edited for clarity and spelling, and cause I just pre-ordered the upgrade .. my new "Jaq" can't get here soon enough now! lol)
 
My goodies show in the new store now! I'm good lol
 

Hats off to the staff here for taking the time to answer everyone, and going out of their way to "satisfy" the concerns of relatively just a few users.
Been there, do that myself, and it's time consuming and not always easy.
 
A major change in anything is hard to transition, and these guys haven't even stepped up to the starting line yet!
 
Thank your local staff when you pass them in the halls, and buy them a cold frosty beer when you can... they gonna need it over the next few weeks!
 
Thanks Staff members!
 

Usually it is best to delete old versions before installing new ones. All versions of SONAR share utilities and plug-ins. Sometimes installing an old version causes a shared object to be deleted. Not the end of the world, the fix is to re-run the new versions installer again.
 
Another reason to keep the previous version is just in case there is a problem with the new version or you want to compare something with the previous version.
 
Last, because most of the space used by SONAR are samples, loops and shared objects, deleting an old version  does not free up a lot of disk space, typically around 200MB.

sycle1
I can't see Sonar platinum as an option in the store or any Sonar version for that matter just add on things and tutorials???
I got told its ready for sale but it doesn't exist in the store.
I dunno am I doing something wrong????
 

It's for "pre-release" sale at some retailers ... I think the actual release date is Jan 21st.
 
 

But yet there are some on this thread saying they have it installed, and are in the process of d/l the program.

I am confused too!

sylent

I'm not sure where I saw it at, but somewhere around here, lol, it says they have chosen some users randomly to get it early.

 
Why would they do that?
 
[edit] thanks for the answer sylent. I am just thinking out loud. Wondering what reason would they have to offer it to some "randomly" and not "all" loyal customers?
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[edit #2] I realize this may have been asked/discussed somewhere in the thousands of posts, I just missed it if it was.
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Grem
But yet there are some on this thread saying they have it installed, and are in the process of d/l the program.

I am confused too!

Some "Early Adopters" were selected at random and invited to buy it early. That's why some have it and some don't.

Bourat
The activation is done by the Command Center. Is it possible to install Sonar on my studio pc and my laptop. Do I have to de-activate / activate every time I switch from device?

You can install on more than one device and once activated that's it. Forget about it and concentrate on making music.

kenny@vhprecords.com

The random selective 'pre-release' is bull **** (pardon me). I have used Cakewalk since 1995 (20 years)

Kenny I kinda felt the same way too when I heard about this.

I have been a long time user also.