Having used freebie recording stuff for a while and ProAudio 9 in the past, I have been relatively behind the curve and not well schooled on latest technology.  I just recently purchased X1 Producer and found that the fine folks at Cakewalk gave me a great gift.  I have downloaded X2 Producer and wish to install and start using it.  Before I did anything else, I downloaded the latest X1 updates(X1c and X1d) and I believe I have it up to speed.  It seems to run well with my sound card (M-Audio) and I don't seem to be experiencing any latency issues.  Seems stable and receiving audio and midi signals correctly.
 
My question is this:  Do I install X2 over the top of X1 or do I need to install it separately?  Also, I received Beatscape, Dimension Pro1.5, and a disk of "additional content" with X1.  Should I go ahead and install those before installing X2?
 
Noob disclaimer:  I'm trying to act like I somewhat know what I am talking about but the truth is that I am treading on thin ice here.
 
BTW, I have a Core IV 2600 Processor, 128 gig Solid State boot drive and a 1 TB HDD running with 16 gigabytes of RAM and my OS is Windows 7 Ultimate.
 
Thanks for any comments or suggestions you may have.  I am reading all the information I can find on this as fast as I can but I do feel a little overwhelmed with the complexity of this program structure.  It is huge!
 
RT1

X2 is a seperate install, so you will have both X1 and X2 on your system.

Bibs

If you have the disk space you can install X2 beside X1 (meaning you would have both programs installed). There is some duplication of content but X2 comes with some full versions/newer versions of stuff so you might as well just install all the content instead of dorking around. Just follow the install procedures and it'll be fine. Don't install the extra content beforehand unless for some reason you are wanting to use it with X1 without installing X2 but I don't think that is advisable.

Welcome to the forum.

Skip the Beatscape install, all the samples that come with it are duplicated in X2 and the synth itself is buggy. Skip the DimPro that comes with X1 and install the one in X2. That will use the most recent serial number provided in your store account.

If it were my machine, I would uninstall X1 before installing X2 because I can't see using it ever again. That said, X1 will only burn a little more than 100MB of disk if you leave it installed.

Thanks guys for the suggestions.  I will go ahead and install X2 beside X1 and once I get it running correctly, I will uninstall X1.  I will install the latest Dimension Pro that came with the download and will hold off on Beatscape.

When I read the provided documentation, it keeps calling X2 and upgrade or update.  I was thinking is was supposed to be put on top of X1 like the C and D updates...doh.   I'm timid as a freakin' rabbit here, LOL.
I really want to get this right the first time.

Ya'll don't know how much you are appreciated!

X1 and X2 can live happily side by side on your computer.

Beatscape I think, is dropped as of X2. On the product page there is info on included components for X2 - give it a quick look to know for sure one way or the other.  (I am in the middle of fixing a computer for someone or I would go look it up real quick for you - sorry).

You can install Dim Pro 1.5 when you install X2.  It is the same version as what is in X1 - there is no need to install it twice.  You should get additional content with the X2 install.

Bob Bone

In Cakewalkspeak updates are patches that are applied to a particular version of SONAR. Upgrades are really new versions of SONAR that have special "upgrade" pricing for existing SONAR users. You are not the first to express concern when performing an upgrade.

Be careful if you uninstall X1 after you install X2. You may screw things up. I would leave it on. It doesn't take up any disk space.

CJ

Yes, if you elect to leave X1 on, then just forget about it and the ~100MB it consumes. Removing older versions after installing a newer version can cause shared items to be removed. It is not the end of the world but you might have to go back and reinstall some stuff. That is why I recommended you flush X1 now. It has nothing to offer over X2a.

I  DID look, and like I thought Beatscape is not included with X2.

I uninstalled mine (from X1), as I don't want to use stuff that is dropped.

Bob Bone