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John


If it make you feel better I got GR5 for $79 last month. I just bought Kontakt 5 for $59. LOL I would have paid more for Kontakt.

where did you find Kontakt for $59!!! I need that in my life I was ready to pay $140 for a crossgrade only to have my car go down and me have to use that money to replace my starter     

+1....Ditto that...I'd of turned a backflip to get it for $59....I was REALLY tempted to pay the $140 and then the $199 for Komplete...but didn't..and NOW I'm happy I didn't....I got a whole lot more usefulness for a whole lot less thanx to the Waves Voucher program...

Having X1 Producer, what might be an expected estimated cost to upgrade to Producer X2, based on the last upgrade path and cost?

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I was using Avast until a few days ago but before that I had Kapursky didn't seem to make a difference I have had em all and they have all more or less given me problems. As far as Asio-latency I cannot open Sonar without getting a BSOD so sending screen shots would not work. Its currently not even installed because I got so frusterated. I think I may have bad ram though because when I get the BSOD its usually a Cache_manager warning but again this only happens in Sonar no issues running Live or Reason or Cubase LE.  

Free anti-virus?  meh!  :-) there is some OK free anti-spyware.. ( spybot, adaware se, malwarebytes ) but free anti-virus has always given me a headache.

BSOD?  Really, every time you open up Sonar?  If that is really the case, than its got to be affecting your other software, whether or not you have seen the effect.

I'm not a computer pro by any stretch of the imagination, but I am totally curious now..  so..  um..  What's your computer make, and model, when did you buy it, and where?  How much ram was in the machine when you bought it, and who installed the extra ram?  What type of ram, and what brand?  You are using windows 7 home premium, 64 bit?  besides the ignition key, that is in the Reason balance what are your other dongles, and types of copy protect?  what are your monitors?  will reason balance work with Asio4All?  When was the last time you did a system backup and restore?  Have you thought about re-installing windows?

I have not had a BSOD on Windows 7.  The last time I saw a BSOD on windows was in 2007, just before I switched to Mac, and had a pentium 4 that was several years old..  Since returning to Windows, and these new cheap modern multi-core machines...  no BSOD's.. yet..  knock on wood...
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Uh....no expanded. I think I have been screwed. Maybe.  I bet producer will now be expanded and they will do away with expanded. I got to look at how much I spent on expanded and hopefully they give the expanded people a better deal.

I noticed that they were trying to promote expanded a lot before this upgrade to X2. Hmmm...

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That console emulation looks like a load of fun. I am wondering what the new model is if I remember right the current ones are a neve and a ssl in producer right? what is this A model?     

I have Slate VCC and the A console in it is the API.
 
The SONAR console emulation is going to have to be pretty bada** to slay the Slate VCC. 2¢

     I also have Slate VCC, so I'm wondering if this new console emulation in X2 is proprietary or "licenced".  And agreed, pretty tall order to outdo the Slate VCC.

I am interested in what the "new console emulation" will be.  Sonar X1 prochannel already has modules for an SSL type console; so I hope this will be something other than another SSL type console.


Anyone have a clue if the TH2 will be a spripped down lite version or the real deal?  I don't own Overloud's TH2 and this addition might be a nice supplement to GR, Amplitube and the greatest of all boutique amp sims, the Scuffham S-Gear. 

Beepster, I here you too. Cakewalk released X1d in March and since they kept us all in the dark, not keeping us informed on any developments for X1. Now X2 is released. A lot of us were under the impression that there was more on the way for X1, especially with last Summers bulletin and expanded module teaser. Being a huge fan of X1 and Expanded, I am disappointed that no work went into X1e but all the needed bug fixes are being carried over to X2. My advice to you Beepster is to not upgrade to X2 but wait several upgrade cycles. Since they already got your money, especially nearing the end of the product life cycle - you want to use that version and extend its life cycle for your own use. As for Cakewalk, this is great news for them and a lot of X1 users who've been waiting for X2 but a lot of X1 users wanted more out of X1 and won't get it. X2 is also not everything everyone wanted it to be. So those folks who want color customization, staff view enhancements, a gapless audio engine, etc. - should all wait until that version with those features are included. X2 is an improvement over X1 but it isn't a major one. X3, X4, X5 will be much better but not everyone wants to wait. But getting back to your concern Beepster... don't upgrade for some time or until they give us a big price break. I know how it's going to be for you because I'm going to be on X1 for some time too. I can't afford to update/upgrade my DAW every 6-12 months and that's Cakewalks release cycle.

The Replace Synth feature could be a useful enhancement, although what I'm always wishing for is a Replace Plugin feature. 

This is a huge improvement and is already in Expanded. I have used it many times.

Replace a plugin seems to me to be very easy. Leave the one there until you have the setting set in the new one than simply either remove the old one or turn it off. 

Auto track zoom? 

This I hope could be the feature I have been asking for. It would allow one to have a pre determined track height view (user determined) that would revert back to "normal" when you select another track. The new selection would zoom up to that view. And so on.
It was a feature in Logic that I liked a lot. 

All your other points will need to be seen as they may or may not be good or bad depending on a lot of things. I agree with the Emperor point to a degree, though. 

I really like PC but I don't need another emulation of more consoles.  But maybe it will be useful. Who knows.

In general I welcome CW bundling more plugins as long as I am not required to use them. LOL. So far CW has not pressured me to use any of their plugins even though I do.    

^ @ John "I really like PC but I don't need another emulation of more consoles" Do you mean another as in another Sonar console emu? If so, there are no console emulations in Sonar as of right now.

Based on the video it looks like the console is SSL, Neve and API style emulations.

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John


If it make you feel better I got GR5 for $79 last month. I just bought Kontakt 5 for $59. LOL I would have paid more for Kontakt.

where did you find Kontakt for $59!!! I need that in my life I was ready to pay $140 for a crossgrade only to have my car go down and me have to use that money to replace my starter     

It was an upgrade from Kontakt 4.  It was part of the "summer sale".