AnthonyMangos
Now they accepted my serial number and I've installed the Addictive drums and the three packs that I get.  Don't ask me.  I copied the serial number last night too.   I routed the 64 bit path to my desktop and then it installed.

lol... as I was typing.
 
Glad you got it sorted. AD2 really does have some cool sounds. I got the Fairfax 1 kit, the Indie Kit and the Metal Kit. All quite useable for what they are.
 
Have fun.

Beepster
It's just the installation and initial learning curve that's gonna be annoying.

Love it beepster.    Alas, it's completely wrong. 

Go to original post and you can edit the title there.
 
Maybe change to something like:
 
Sonar Professional .. new user issues
 
might attract more hints and tips for other new users in the future + you could add more of your own workarounds and discoveries .. help others in the future :D

AnthonyMangos
Now can I change the title to 'Like Sonar Professional

OK, so do it (please).

AnthonyMangos
Well - I still haven't gotten a sound out of it. Started playing with session drummer. Programmed a beat at the bottom. Couldn't get playback. Closed the program and came back. Where before it had the drums labeled ( hh, kick, etc. ). Now they are labeled in notes?? C#, D, D#, etc. I honestly thought I'd be at the point of "should a quadruple track heavy guitars or just double track and copy those two parts?" Should I put compression on the bass and play with abandon or does it sound better to play the part at an even level without it? I was able to make pretty professional sounding stuff with PA9. I just don't see myself ever getting to that point right now with this. I really really miss recording.

You really need to do a groove3 course.
www.groove3.com
Seriously! I AM trying to be helpful. Cheers.

Up to you if you want to learn Sonar or not. It would be probably be of huge benefit to you.. But then I'm not 'you'.

Most of us haven't learned this product or other DAWs to get poor results. Sonar can be regarded as an emulation of a standard recording studio... If you don't want to get into this then get a tape recorder.

The analagy is .. If you decided to buy and fly a fighter jet would you expect be able to fly it straight away? Answer is yes... If you read the manual... You probably could take off first time, but after that you will probably crash it without training yourself up.

If you set aside 6 to 12 hours of your life you will benefit. If you are prepared, if you aren't then you arent, stay where you are... Do not pass go..... Are you prepared to learn a skillset or not?

There are free YouTube vids available, but I strongly recommend a groove3 subscription. Black Friday coming up. Nobody has to do anything of course that's your bag!

Cheers.

Beepster, Thanks for the link.  I'll check it out.  
 
Doktor, to be clear, Cakewalk PA9 was the old 'Sonar'.  It did everything I needed and was a recording studio.  So the tape recorder reference is not apt.   
 
My 2002 Dell crashed and I was forced to upgrade everything. 
The  Delta 1010 soundcard was no longer supported by Windows 10 and I wasn't sure if PA9 would still work with a new computer, etc.   It was probably time. 
 
I have spent 6 - 12 hours.  As for the fighter jet analogy, so climbing in the cockpit for 6 - 12 hours and going for it with a groove3 video tutorial is the way to go?  I'll read a good manual first before even going to the hangar. 
 
These days I need to find youtube links, tutorials, etc.  Only needed one book to get going before.
 
Right now I just need basic recording, and mixing.  All of the advanced editing, bells and whistles I don't need. - I can score a drum part and  play the guitar and bass.

Anthony,
Just wanted to jump in and let you know that the 1010 does work in win10. I was a little surprised but did the upgrade to see if I needed a new interface. Win 10 took it and ran. That I can verify. Stick with it my man. Baby steps and it will get easier and easier.
 

AnthonyMangos
Beepster, Thanks for the link.  I'll check it out.  
 
Doktor, to be clear, Cakewalk PA9 was the old 'Sonar'.  It did everything I needed and was a recording studio.  So the tape recorder reference is not apt.   
 
My 2002 Dell crashed and I was forced to upgrade everything. 
The  Delta 1010 soundcard was no longer supported by Windows 10 and I wasn't sure if PA9 would still work with a new computer, etc.   It was probably time. 
 
I have spent 6 - 12 hours.  As for the fighter jet analogy, so climbing in the cockpit for 6 - 12 hours and going for it with a groove3 video tutorial is the way to go?  I'll read a good manual first before even going to the hangar. 
 
These days I need to find youtube links, tutorials, etc.  Only needed one book to get going before.
 
Right now I just need basic recording, and mixing.  All of the advanced editing, bells and whistles I don't need. - I can score a drum part and  play the guitar and bass.

Hi, Anthony,
Your Delta 1010 should work on Windows 10.  A forum mate stated that it's working fine and he hadn't any issues so far.

Anthony,

What you are wanting to do, record audio, draw automation, just record...

Those can be done just as easily on SPP as they were in PA9.

I've been using this software since the original Pro Audio and would upgrade every 3 to 4 changes.  PA to Sonar was a minor jump.  Numbered Sonar to the "X" series was quite a leap, up in learning curve, down in quality.  By X3 I had it figured out pretty well and the quality had risen.  Platinum Pro is the best yet, and the subscription model (if you were a prior user and get the "deal") is a great way to stay updated and the wife does not have as bad a knee jerk over $15 a month as she did over $150-200 every year or two to buy it outright.

Please, take the time to learn it.  It is worth the effort.

My suggestion is this; here is a link to the simplest way to use the help file in case you have not had a direct link posted yet (I did skip about the 4 pages of the thread so someone may have already posted this link) you can access this from your device or other computer to read like a book if needed:

http://www.cakewalk.com/Documentation?product=SONAR&language=3&help=toc.html

If that does not give you the info you want I would do a google search on the the particular issue you are having, even if the result is for X2 or X3, watch the video, read the tutorial or written directions as it may unlock the "missing menu" step to help you unlock the missing link to what you are trying to accomplish.  There are hundreds of instructional pieces out there that are FREE, be it from Cake TV's own videos or user created.  You don't have to necessarily subscribe to Groove to find good instruction.

As for session drummer 3, decent sounding, horrible implementation.  I almost always "play" my drum parts on electronic drums, quantize and make my own loops.  For triggered loops, Session Drummer is not bad and is often easier to make "sit in a mix" than the more ambitious AD turns out to be.  I find AD is MUCH more user friendly in the realm of just drag and dropping pre-made grooves.

Welcome to the modern Cakewalk family.  We will remain here to help.

In addition to the SWA Complete SONAR X2 link Beepster gave you, ShellStaX posted the full list of chapters to make it easier to navigate (the YouTube list just has numbers). That set is a good reference for many things, although I freely admit I have little patience to watch videos end-to-end, and that set is over 9 hours of content. The local SONAR reference manual (pdf file which installs to the SONAR program directory from the CCC "SONAR Local Documentation" in the "SONAR Professional" tree when expanded (at the bottom of that tree)) I have made a shortcut to on my desktop as that is keyword searchable and often fastest for me to start with.
 
[semi-rant] I can commiserate with the OP, as I tend to harp on the "ease of use" aspect for a totally new DAW user and someone who has used PA9 voicing the same issues just adds fuel to my fire. Your comment about just wanting to track drives the point even deeper, as no one buying a DAW first time should be facing "Oh yeah, spend X hours of intense research and you will be back to where you were in your 4-track days." It seems folks who have already invested 1000s of hours (no joke) seem to expect others to relive the same growing pains, when the average parent wants better for their children. It is often very easy to explain the parent/child analogy to anyone, but communicating a specific application often gets pushback as "foreign thought." [end rant]
 
I am not sure if I caught all of the detail here, but getting your audio interface online (with good buffer settings for your system) and actually tracking is #1. Have you tried opening PA9 files you have made with SOANR? Those should open but may need the interface swapped (will prompt you on open). You can then save those with a new project name and look at tracks, etc., to see how SONAR "looks" for the same routing. For jumping into MIDI, a project template or even using a tutorial file as a template is a decent start - do not be shy to take an existing project file and deleting the audio/MIDI data from the tracks to save you routing time initially.
 
Going forward, this forum is probably the fastest feedback you can get on things. With a good descriptive title (very important) and detailed description of your hardware (can put in your signature) and what you want to do, responses are often quick and equally detailed. Definitely make use of this to break out specific questions by post... as you can see from your first venture generic statements often pull erratic comments on you.
 
 

mettelus
 
[semi-rant] I can commiserate with the OP, as I tend to harp on the "ease of use" aspect for a totally new DAW user and someone who has used PA9 voicing the same issues just adds fuel to my fire. Your comment about just wanting to track drives the point even deeper, as no one buying a DAW first time should be facing "Oh yeah, spend X hours of intense research and you will be back to where you were in your 4-track days." It seems folks who have already invested 1000s of hours (no joke) seem to expect others to relive the same growing pains, when the average parent wants better for their children. It is often very easy to explain the parent/child analogy to anyone, but communicating a specific application often gets pushback as "foreign thought." [end rant]
 

Very, very well said.

With any DAW new or old the first thing we do is go to the audio settings and make sure all is the way you want it. I only read this last page of the thread so sorry I might have missed details, but I'm supprised no body was listening when you said you didn't have sound. That's an easy one to fix and I'm glad you found the answer. 
The cool thing about Sonar is once you get one version set up, all your newer installations, (upgrades),  copy all the old settings. There's lots to do after you first install it before you can start recording. I go down the preferance list in advanced mode, and open every tab and chack the settings. Something as dumb as sound on sound can screw you up if you don't want that setting... After hanging out here for a few years you catch on to the best settings and they start to actually make some kind of sense. 

I'm going to give it a go tomorrow night, as long as it takes.  Programming the drum beat looks easy once I get the drums named.  I've also read through the Soft-Synth and Step Sequencer sections in Sonar X3 Power. 
 
I'm still not clear on how you go from the step sequencer to an audio track(s).  Right now I'd just like to get the addictive drums on one track.  I can pend a few weeks learning how to separate the kit pieces to simulate the studio mic'ing of a drum set. 
 
BTW, 'Cakewalk Help' politely responded to both of my help requests with genuine interest. 
 
Once I get the drumbeat, the bass should be like before.  I record direct, so it should be a matter of arming the track and setting the punch in/out points.  Please tell me that's it.