honestly I am disappointed and to tell you the truth depressed

That sucks. I feel for you.
It really helps to have a decently powered machine to run these latest versions of powerful software.
 
I believe there are folks here and in other forums that have had success running Sonar under bootcamp on macs. Was it a Sonar problem, or are you having trouble setting up bootcamp?

A Nice Powerful Toshiba laptop in the near future,that`s all you need,don`t rush it will happen someday and you will have an extra DAW.
 
Peace

+1

Everything will be ok,just never give up.Come on!

I actually believe Cakewalk have put themselves in a great position to provide everything you are all asking for, and more besides. Resources are finite and I believe that Cakewalk, have navigated the various changes of ownership brilliantly over the last 5 years and the future looks bright. Reason for this is that you have to have a stable, modern platform to build on. The new UI from X1 onwards, Skylight, continuous improvements to the audio engine and increased stability since then, are all the correct foundations to now build on. The new delivery model is innovative and a brilliant move too IMO. When everything is geared to a year end, or major update schedule, that's the old skool method of software product development which has greater risk of bugs and half finished features escaping into the product. Now, each enhancement is a smaller step change, less risky and stands greater chance of being tested properly. Am I a fanboi, no, but I have worked in the commercial software industry since 1978, and still do, and I see everything right in what Cakewalk are doing right now.

Wow - for starters, DAW software developers focus on tools for us to record, edit, publish. Along the way we sometimes get amp sims and soft synths, but I don't look to Cake or any of the DAW developers to provide those tools for me and none of those get me in the checkout lane. There are companies that focus on those types of products and that is where I shop. All this whining is wimpy. Be thankful for the amazing tools you have to make your own content. Use Sonar, Reaper, Cubase, anything and make some music. (Did I read the word deplorable in regards to D-Pro?) The OP can afford "6" daws and is complaining about his laptop and the lack of good amp sims. That's somewhere in the ball park of $2500 to $3000 investment in DAWS!! A great amp sim is under 2 bills (S-gear), all kinds of great synths are out there just for the buying. After spending money on "6" daws, then drop in here to complain that this new version didn't provide people with Les Pauls and Korg Workstations. What it does provide are solid / reliable recording tools with a great workflow. No, it won't bring you actual cake.

I have installed new SONAR yesterday. It still does not write music on itself! I refuse to use included AD2 or create new kits in Session Drummer, I have just expected that what I had starts to sound better. But it still sound crappy. Very disappointed. Also I have started to use Sonar 1965 on БЭСМ-6 computer, I have just forgot all my previous accounts

I've used Sonar with Bootcamp on a Macbook Pro without any issues. In fact, I've done multiple tours with it even. If you could describe your exact problem I'm sure someone could help out...

The hills are alive, with the sound of...TROLLS.

There are trolls, as well as the melodramatic, that feel the need to put on a forum they are leaving. Just leave. No one cares. If Sonar doesn't work for you - leave. If you a truly unhappy with the product, Cakewalk has a customer service department you can contact to let them know. The melodramatic crap is immature and LAME. It doesn't accomplish anything and they sound like whiners.
 
I really think what is happening here is that all the Pirates are getting shut down after years of free products and support, and they are angry being taken off the dole. Oh well. 

While I fully support including legacy products for compatibility and also shop elsewhere for sounds and fx, I don't think Dimension is up to scratch as a serious rompler anymore. I've used it in a pinch but the average sounds are so bad that I just don't go for it until I have to. No way have I checked out all free sounds, I haven't even checked all regular sounds because whenever I do try/need/find one, I'm disappointed. Sometimes more sounds isn't good.

I really hope the OP doesn't take this as support for him/her because it's not. I agree with all the rebuttals, the defense of Dimension Pro just seemed really weird to me.

Yes, even trolls are sometimes right, like a broken clock is twice a day. Not I am calling anyone specifically here a troll. Some people just have a way saying things wrong. I do it myself sometimes. but I always recognize it at some point, and come back to the Great Truth: Sonar is as good as it gets, and I want it to get better.
 
Let us all meditate on that: Every day in every way, Sonar is getting better and better.
 
And I agree that updating Dimension Pro is a valid request.

hockeyjx
There are trolls, as well as the melodramatic, that feel the need to put on a forum they are leaving. Just leave. No one cares. If Sonar doesn't work for you - leave. If you a truly unhappy with the product, Cakewalk has a customer service department you can contact to let them know. The melodramatic crap is immature and LAME. It doesn't accomplish anything and they sound like whiners.
 
I really think what is happening here is that all the Pirates are getting shut down after years of free products and support, and they are angry being taken off the dole. Oh well. 

 
What's not to like about this post?

mettelus

stevec
Question: has anyone here actually used all of the existing free content in Dim Pro?   Just curious.

Not I... there is actually quite a bit free content for DP out there to be had. My only "gripe" with DP is not having the ability to assign ratings to patches so they would be easier to find later (some free content exists it their own folders/programs), but this is common to most every synth.

Just a thought.  I just got through pulling a bunch of free patches for Dimension Pro off the web, and went through the decompression and proper folder placement and such.
 
Couldn't you manually copy the patches you find usable, into one or more folders that you could then set up with differing rating tiers?  The details would be up to you - whatever best suits your needs, but with some sort of approach like this I would imagine you could make it lots easier to find entire folders and sub-folders that contained nothing but patches you value using - thus cutting your search time way down.
 
I happen to have an ENORMOUS collection of every single DX* sound ever released by Yamaha, in multiple formats, one of which is Dimension Pro.  There are literally approximately 40,000 presets in this collection alone.
 
I began building folders of patches I thought could be used for something, and while I have a long way to go because of the sheer number of them, When I DO want to use a DX* sound (DX7, DX9, TX816, whatever), I first go to the folders and sub-folders to see if any of the sounds I had already determined I liked might work.
 
(I have the same collection of presets for use in Kontakt 5, and for FM8, and the same approach is used there)
 
Would something like the above give you what you are looking for?  Obviously, the enormity of patches I have means a lifetime of manually going through those patches, but I think building folders of sounds you like - grouped in whatever structure makes sense to you, might be quite useful.
 
Bob Bone
 

The thing is, the specs and what's new are all there to see for the "shiny stuff". So I don't quite understand why people upgrade if they don't like what they get, they should know what they are getting...