I have X1 Producer now. I guess we can install the Strings without waiting for X2 can't we. I mean Dimention Pro and the Orchestral strings will just get recognized and picked up by X2 when X2 is installed later, right? Isn't there also more Rapture to download? I received a serial number for Rapture 1.22, although i have some version of Rapture already... I didn't see a download for Rapture 1.22, so i'm a bit confused what all we get with X2 Producer [at $119.00].

  You can download the strings right now. I already had Dimension Pro 1.5 so they worked right away. I did not try the Rapture upgrade <I have rapture LE now and have not even tried it yet). I am assuming the X2 upgrade will not mess with my current installation of X1d. Cheers, Davo

underwhelmed by the strings. i almost didn't opt in for the early buy because I knew they would just be bloat on my system. Managed to crash sonar while adjusting the mod matrix attempting to get some playability out of them too. Come to think of it, does anyone actually use Dimension? It really doesnt belong in a 2012 DAW imo (sound wise and flexibility wise).

They aren't bad for a freebie...They were never going to be as good as EW or Spitfire....perfectprint


underwhelmed by the strings. i almost didn't opt in for the early buy because I knew they would just be bloat on my system. Managed to crash sonar while adjusting the mod matrix attempting to get some playability out of them too. Come to think of it, does anyone actually use Dimension? It really doesnt belong in a 2012 DAW imo (sound wise and flexibility wise).

perfectprint


underwhelmed by the strings. i almost didn't opt in for the early buy because I knew they would just be bloat on my system. Managed to crash sonar while adjusting the mod matrix attempting to get some playability out of them too. Come to think of it, does anyone actually use Dimension? It really doesnt belong in a 2012 DAW imo (sound wise and flexibility wise).

What are you talking about?

Dimension Pro is in every single one of my projects, sometimes with as many as 6/7 instances.

What do you recommend should be included in a "2012 DAW"?

I think its obvious that multisampled instruments and plugins made in the last couple of years sound significantly better than Dimension (released in 2007 with Sonar 7 right?). I never seem to use it, ever, and getting a new sample pack for it tonight did nothing to turn me back on to it. You seem to be getting plenty of use out of it, which answers the question I was asking. As for what I would like to see: ideally more 3rd party partnerships, like the most recent with Overloud (reverb, console, TH2). Let Cakewalk concentrate on Sonar, and let up to date plugin developers add the icing.

I see Dimension as a pretty darn good source of stock sounds and instruments. It's easy to find a serviceable bass sound, string sound, piano sound, etc. Is it the best at any one type of sound - no. But there's a lot there to get you started. I consider it a pretty good freebee. Beyond Dimension and Rapture, you really are going to be catering to very specific tastes, so it would be hard to satisfy everyone anyway. I think the current package is pretty good.

Ya ya ya ya ...here is a rumor ...Patsy Presley is a good old neighbor friend of my mother in law ... They are like two peas in a pod those two are 

Mooch, was Patsy at your wedding?

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Mooch, was Patsy at your wedding?

This sounds like a trick question 








Did you see Patsy at my wedding ?