Many thanks Cakewalk for the email I just received about the 15 free FX chains.
The installation instructions don't work.  They tell me to drag the folder in the unzipped download over the shortcut in the same folder.  When I do that my screen offers to copy it whereas your instructions show it being moved.  Also, I always download stuff to a special Download directory elsewhere on a different drive.  How is Sonar going to know where that is?
 
More and better instructions please!

If you right click then you can Move a file.

I am having a similar problem with finding the right path to these FX files. The Shortcut shown in the installation file does not get picked up by Sonar X2 on my system.

How do we tell Sonar where to find the files?

The VST Plugin Manager does not seem to have an FX scanning option or did I miss something?

Went through Media / Views / Folders and found the relevant file area (under Sonar X2) and then copied the Odyssey folder onto the main FX folder.

This does not show up properly until you go back into the Media area in Sonar X2 though.

Not sure if that is a glitch but I thought there was something wrong until I saw it did show up under Media after all.

Skyline_UK


Many thanks Cakewalk for the email I just received about the 15 free FX chains.
The installation instructions don't work.  They tell me to drag the folder in the unzipped download over the shortcut in the same folder.  When I do that my screen offers to copy it whereas your instructions show it being moved.  Also, I always download stuff to a special Download directory elsewhere on a different drive.  How is Sonar going to know where that is?
 
More and better instructions please!

You need to extract the files from the zip first.
Then if you drag n drop the "Odyssey (Bonus FX Chains)" onto the "FX Chain Presets - Shortcut' shortcut - the "Odyssey (Bonus FX Chains)" folder will get copied to the folder "C:\Cakewalk Content\SONAR X2 Producer\FX Chain Presets" 

If, like me, you have your Cakewalk Content folder on another drive or in a differently named folder the drag'n'drop method of installation will not work.  All it will do is copy the material to the wrong location.  In this case you have to copy the  "Odyssey (Bonus FX Chains)" folder to the proper location yourself.

If you don't know where that location is - open Sonar and check Preferences (under the Edit menu) then look under "Folder Locations" at the last item on the list "FX Chain Presets".

Edited to improve clarity...

What do we do if we never receive emails from Cakewalk even though we've signed up countless times ?

TheSteven has it
 
I just opened the zip (built-in windows zip program) copied the folder  "Odyssey (Bonus FX Chains)" to the "C:\Cakewalk Content\SONAR X2 Producer\FX Chain Presets".
Works like a top.
 
I think the issue about getting the email should be addressed in a different post....
 
 
meh

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Paul P


What do we do if we never receive emails from Cakewalk even though we've signed up countless times ?

Check your account at the Cakewalk Store, it should be an item listed under your account near the top.

Thanks TheSteven, I see it. Next time I'll look first.

I'd never be aware of new content if others didn't bring the subject up in threads like this one.

Paul P


What do we do if we never receive emails from Cakewalk even though we've signed up countless times ?

Good question.
If it wasn't for these forums I'd never hear of such things.


Mike

"C:\Cakewalk Content\SONAR X2 Producer\FX Chain Presets"

 
Thanks, I followed the directions from the blog, I looked where you said and they are there! 
 
Thank you!
 
Julien