djjhart@aol.com
what programs did we lose from X2 to X3? 
 I am on the fence about upgrading to X3 I want to install a new SSD HD via a new install but I dont wanna lose features plugins that I had , what that means is any older work will inevitably not load up the same as it did . 
 $150 to me for X3 is sad!!  I already have Blue tube plugin bundle and Celemony,The quad eq who cares... there's enough EQ's out there that are better and I'm sure most of us already have a slew of Eq's and most professionals have melodyne already.
 What are we getting colors woopie, take lanes the way they should of been form the paid version of x2. Fixes that should of been added through out the year.  I see this version as the weakest version of Sonar to date and for a price that IMO is $50 to much for an Upgrade.. Where as Logic for new users is only $199.00. 
 The money part isn't important as much as what were getting for it .What we got is other programmers scrappy do's . There is nothing in this version that makes me wanna jump in and buy it right now.. 
 And with Gibson taking over and there track record with Studio Vision , I am nervous about staying with Sonar. I dont think CW will be around in 2 years if Roland can't help em out what can a company that already abandons the best Daw can do, Im jus saying !!  
 what to do!!!

Don't buy it then. Simples.

VST3 support is one reason for upgrading.  Don't purchase the upgrade on the weekend like I just did.  Was able to download, but no serial #'s after waiting the suggested 45 minutes.  Not even after 2 hours.  Not happy since my weekends are the only time I have to do my mastering.

Thanks, everyone. Ok, so anyone want to buy my version of Sonar X2 for $50.00, download version? I'm still with 8.5 and never installed it yet.

It is the reason you are getting $50 of the X3 upgrade price. Unlike an unregistered set of disks, you have nothing to sell. You also may find something you want to install from X2.

I paid for the $100. for X2 upgrade, and now have to pay $149. for the X3 upgrade, where as I believe I could have upgraded from 8.5 to X3 direct for $199. if I'm not mistaken, so I'm $50. in the hole because tech support "didn't know" two weeks ago that X3 was coming.
Been with Cakewalk since 1991, but with all the online training at Lynda.com for Pro Tools, don't know how much longer.
Thank you for the reply.

You might want to take it up directly with customer support. You know how to get a hold of them since you have been a customer for over 2 decades. Just in case here is the contact info
http://forum.cakewalk.com/FindPost/2839291

hmmm - reading some of the above posts leads me to this question - does the store automatically recognise that someone has the previous versions required for the upgrade, or is it possible for some (unscrupulous) folk to simply buy the upgrade version and get away with not paying full whack?

Mystic38
..just remember that there are some things not included in x3 that were in x2..

Just noticed this thread.  I too purchased X2P but did not install.  Would appreciate if someone could list the things in X2Producer that were omitted from X3Producer. 
 
Thanks,  Ron

rkl122

Mystic38
..just remember that there are some things not included in x3 that were in x2..

Just noticed this thread.  I too purchased X2P but did not install.  Would appreciate if someone could list the things in X2Producer that were omitted from X3Producer. 
 
Thanks,  Ron

V-Vocal and R-MIX SONAR are the two "biggies" that were in X2 Pro, but not X3 Pro.