Which Part of It's NOT OK to install 1.2gb of samples on my C drive Don't You Get?

Come on Cake!
WTF?, over.
You need to fix your install procedure.
Its NOT OK to put samples, even 1kb, on the C drive;
that's not where the samples for "professional" VSTi are installed.
Period! End of discussion!
FIX IT!
Tom

Well, if you are going to design a no-brainer installer, you can usually be pretty sure the computer has a C: drive somewhere. Other than that you are guessing. What you are asking for is an installer that asks where the various components should go, and that would indeed be a good idea, if not as easy to implement. Or you could ask John how to do what you want.
http://forum.cakewalk.com/FindPost/3183900

 
If we're talking about Studio Instruments samples (1.21 gb), they've been there like forever.
 
Those vsti's are so old the C: path is probably hardcoded into the software.
 

"Those vsti's are so old the C: path is probably hardcoded into the software."
Then why "include" it with your "flagship" product?
Does Dim Pro give you the option when installed from Command Center?
 
"Well, since you asked so nicely... :-)"
I'm too old to stand idly by while someone "wastes" my time
Waste your own time, not mine! (not directed at you Konradh)
 
T
 

Is it possible to delete those files, if you're not using those instruments?  Although I like DimPro, Session Instruments, and the like, I use them basically because they came with Sonar.  Just a guess of course, but I think that while Cakewalk's VSTi aren't really anything to snub, they're really not the selling points of their product.  I would tend to believe the avid users of those types of software instruments, have gone to 3rd party choices.  In a small way, I've done that myself and I think my Roland XP80 and JV-2080 (fully loaded of course) STILL give DimPro a pretty good run for the money for the bread and butter stuff.  I know you love Toontrack as do I.  I'd ditch the files.  The loops should be able to stashed anywhere.
 
All that...I TOTALLY sympathize with SSD "C" drive users (and the like), but I TOTALLY feel confident this issue will be addressed and resolved in the near future.  Cake code writers certainly realize this I am sure.  In the meantime, I'm using my *dinosaur* rotating style drive...but it's 1TB, so I don't really squirm that much that Cake deposited a decent sized media folder in it. 

 
If you want to hang on to them, you can symbolic link the folder anywhere you want.
 

Konradh,
I am NOT seriously mad, and took no offense.
Frustrated, yeah I am that, but NEVER take me too seriously; please.
I just can't help myself when the Emperor is naked, the SOB is NAKED; if you know what I mean.
"you can symbolic link the folder anywhere you want"
There's a thread on that somewhere.
<frustration>If the forum had a decent search feature...</frustration>
I'll ask one more time:
<question>
Does the Command Center Dim Pro installer let you install the samples to your sample drive,
or are you forced to go back and "symbolic link" or do a registry hack?
Surely someone has installed it.
</question>
And that's what I mean about "wasting my time".
Lazy is lazy, and NOT providing the end user with the option to put samples where ever you want is LAZY!
I don't care how old the software is; fix it!
Lazy is a dog that won't hunt.
And dogs that won't hunt don't eat my kibble; if you know what I mean.
Sorry for the rant, but I'm "right" on this one...
 
T

Thanks, DeeringAmps!  My bad for taking things too seriously!  The people here are always great.
 
Take care!

I'm pretty sure scook DID NOT invent or create or code mklink.

I have to agree with Tom. My C:\ 240gb SSD drive space is slipping away...

You pays your money and takes your choice.
I like to "image, image, image"; but that's just the OS, that's one reason I want it "lean and mean".
I do have external backups for my sample drive and for my projects.
2 drives will work, 1 for OS and 1 for projects.But that's bare a$$ minimum IMHO.
I have 5 drives on my office system, at least that in the studio...
 
T

mudgel
I just use the (now famous scook's) mklink Dos Command to create a link that allows me to put Multisamples and kits where I want but allowing the installer and the various programs think the data is still in the default location.
 

I was going to ask how, but decided to check google with this search: "site:forum.cakewalk.com mklink" and came up with this post from scook: http://forum.cakewalk.com/m/tm.aspx?m=1120449&p=3
 
Thanks, scook, for the help!
 

I tried moving the SI samples to my Sample drive.
Then I changed the paths in the registry. Still did not work.
 
I decided that the studio instruments just were not good enough for me to waste my time.
 
If I need to get some midi out put quick for whatever reason I just use TTS-1.

Si does work if you change registry paths, but I think there may be more than one to be changed (I've done this and it works fine).  Worth persevering with them, as they're incredibly useful workhorses (well, the bass and strings are anyway).