SONAR 8.5.2 Is Now Available

Hello,
 
For those of you who have not seen Alex's post below:

Today, Cakewalk announces a free update for SONAR 8.5 Producer and SONAR 8.5 Studio! Registered SONAR 8.5 Producer, SONAR 8.5 Studio, and V-Studio 700 customers can download the 8.5.2 update* for free.

The SONAR 8.5.2 update offers over 100 usability enhancements, plug-in/component optimizations, and new features. These enhancements also address various performance issues across the entire application. All of these new and exciting features found in the SONAR 8.5.2 update are a direct result of active dialog with our users. Cakewalk’s delivery of timely product updates is an extension of Cakewalk’s commitment in providing the very best in product support for our customers.

*The 8.5.2 Update for Windows XP, Vista, and, Windows 7 (32-bit & 64-bit) versions of SONAR 8.5 is available as a free download to all registered SONAR 8.5 and V-Studio 700 customers at: www.cakewalk.com
 
Best,
Kate

I noticed that as well.

i read somewhere that there is a new 8.5.2.22 out?! true?

That's the same version as they posted last week.  I downloaded it when it was first unofficially leaked in a thread last week and it was 8.5.2.222.  I think they just waited to make the official announcement and send out emails so that the server wouldn't get slammed so bad right at first.

although it does say 8.5.2.222, the actual installer files are indeed different

8.5.2 update (I have since 11-12-2009, same link as below):
CRC32: 0EB80F79
MD5: F5EA0D4D368E5C9F4FE93B505C26BE5A
SHA-1: 4E8D622A23DFD86C4AE011284920831A8E707CDD

8.5.2 update (The latest one Here):
CRC32: 756B1E6E
MD5: BE3AACBB8797F906462A192BD12A6376
SHA-1: 25558C80D1EA0A32A44097BEDC2E3E2F7DF048F8

So I think they forgot to add the build number or something.

EDIT: cool! snap to grid is working great in this version!! unlike the one I had downloaded since the 11th....its working just like the PRV view now...snap to grid = snap to grid....nice job cake!

So, has anyone found out if there's a difference and if so, do you install this "8.5.2" patch on top of your old 8.5.2 patch?

Please clarify!!!!

Any hope that LE users will see a patch? Will the Studio patch update Sonar LE?

Seems like they are close... I have 8.5.1.17 Sonar LE.

JMW

Confirmed with Cakewalk there's no difference. There's only ONE 8.5.2 update and that's 8.5.2.222

HGC

Wait, are you saying that snap to grid did not work in the 8.5.2 update (I have since 11-12-2009, same link as below) version, but does work in the 8.5.2 update (The latest one Here) version?

Yep....I used the freebie "beeblebrox  hashtab" to check the checksums...and its different as I posted above. check yourself if you have the older one. there is bytes in the difference between the sizes of the two files...so must have been some small code fix.

In the 'first' one my clips were moving without snaping at all. not with this one....it snaps but does not show the grid lines. but at least its somewhat working. (there may be other changes...but that's all i've noticed)

BTW, checking the help ----> about in any program doesn't specifically mean the installer wasn't changed. its up to the programmer to change that. checksums don't lie.... that's why they exsist. =)

Can't download 8.5.2 at all.......download dialogue box sits at 0%.
 
Any ideas Kate?
 
Thanks
 
 

For people having trouble with downloads stalling, here's a trick in Firefox:

1 "Pause" the download
2 Go to where you're downloading the file, and rename the ".part" file to something else
3 Cancel the download, and delete the downloaded file (but not the .part file)
4 Start a new download of the file
5 "Pause" the new download
6 Replace the new .part file with the old .part file, giving it back the proper name
7 Un-pause the download, and it should pick up where the first download left off.

Hopefully this isn't too confusing.

Blanca

HGC

Wait, are you saying that snap to grid did not work in the 8.5.2 update (I have since 11-12-2009, same link as below) version, but does work in the 8.5.2 update (The latest one Here) version?

Yep....I used the freebie "beeblebrox  hashtab" to check the checksums...and its different as I posted above. check yourself if you have the older one. there is bytes in the difference between the sizes of the two files...so must have been some small code fix.

In the 'first' one my clips were moving without snaping at all. not with this one....it snaps but does not show the grid lines. but at least its somewhat working. (there may be other changes...but that's all i've noticed)

BTW, checking the help ----> about in any program doesn't specifically mean the installer wasn't changed. its up to the programmer to change that. checksums don't lie.... that's why they exsist. =)

Thanks for all your info.  Just one more question, how did you do your second install of 8.5.2?  Did you do a complete clean install (i.e. remove everything, install 8.5, add the "latest 8.5.2" patch), or just install the "Latest 8.5.2" over the previous "11-12-2009 8.5.2"?

deswind


Personally - I would do a clean reinstall.  Unless someone has taken the time to test installing the recent 8.5.2 over the older 8.5.2, how can anyone advise anything other than doing a complete clean reinstall.
 
 
 

Thanks, and I would normally do that.  However, at the moment I'm not looking for advice on what to do, I'm trying to recreate what Blanca did.  

Didn't think so! Thanks for clarifying. Much appreciated!

I just downloaded the 8.5 Christmas offer.  Sonar went on fine, but the 8.5.2 update wouldn't run.  Win 7 x64 asks which application should be used to open it (380,965 kb).  I added .exe on the end of the filename and it ran fine.
-Mike