sharke


So to clarify...there will be no X2 "expanded"....X2 itself will be "expanded" from the get go? I'm just wondering whether it's worth me buying Production Suite now (it's $399). The way I look at it, the expanded upgrade from X1 Producer is about $50. Production Suite is $100 more than X1 Producer (currently $299). If I went for Production Suite now, I'd effectively be paying $50 extra for the extras that contains (since it includes Expanded). But when I get the free X2 upgrade, if that already contains the "expanded" features, then I would have effectively paid $100 for the Production Suite extras. Are they worth that much? Sorry if I've gotten this wrong. 

Here is what you need to consider Sharke...


Expanded is $49
Zeta 2.1 is $99 or $49 to upgrade
PC4K Expander Gate $49
you also get a FREE PC4K Compressor ($49)


So at the bare minimum to get to the components of Production Suite it would cost you $147...

Now what you have to consider is "How much is the upgrade from X1 Production Suite to X2 Producer going cost"

If it's $49, which is HIGHLY unlikely then you've saved a total of $96...the $47 you saved by buying PS for $100 PLUS the $49 for the X2 Upgrade.
If it's $99, which is more likely, then you've saved $145 dollars, and you can learn and use Expanded now, so that when X2 is released you'll
already have a good grasp of it.

Either way...it's pretty much a no brainer...if you're looking at Expanded now...do it now...Zeta 2.1 is worth the price...

Cheers!!!

Already having Expanded, I would need to know how much the X2 upgrade will cost in order to decide if it's worth it. I've never used Zeta-1, so Zeta2 is pretty incidental to me. I'd have to decide if dropping a hundred bucks in advance for a $49 track comp that i havent benn interested in is worth the "free" X2.

M@ B


Already having Expanded, I would need to know how much the X2 upgrade will cost in order to decide if it's worth it. I've never used Zeta-1, so Zeta2 is pretty incidental to me. I'd have to decide if dropping a hundred bucks in advance for a $49 track comp that i havent benn interested in is worth the "free" X2.

I hear what your saying...

If you have no interest in Zeta,, or the Pro Channel Modules then maybe you might be better off...

The question is..


Will the upgrade structure include an Expanded upgrade?


If it does then it WILL cost more then the Production Suite Upgrade...that's a given...
but less then the Producer Upgrade...provided they even have an Expanded Upgrade Option...


My view was this....I wanted to get Zeta anyways....which would have cost me $49
so if the Expanded Upgrade is From $99 or more...I basically got Zeta for free, or $1 so to speak,

My assumption is the upgrade structure, based on the platform and the NEW inclusions will look like this...


Production Suite to Producer      $ 99
Expanded to Producer                $129 to $149
Producer to Producer                  $149 to $199

and so on....

So, even to get the lowest price upgrade possible, you STILL need Production Suite.

No matter how it shakes out....you end up coming out ahead...


Unless, by some MASSIVELY UNLIKELY SCENARIO, they end up giving away the upgrades (that WON'T happen)

Even if the Expanded Upgrade (which I already had) to X2 was $49 (NOT likely) I lost $2 in the gamble..
I'm pretty much AT LEAST getting Zeta for $1 and more then likely getting Zeta free and saving about $50.


That's pretty good odds by my estimation...

WHere are you guys getting these numbers from? I have not seen anything official about update pricing.

All the info is in the Cakewalk Store.

Here is the link for the US Store
 
http://www.store.cakewalk.com/b2cus/ProductInfo.aspx?productid=10-CXPS1.00-20E
 
Scroll to the bottom of the page.
 
I just completed the purchase and installed everything successfully,
everything registered and working fine.

Alan

ampfixer


WHere are you guys getting these numbers from? I have not seen anything official about update pricing.

If you re-read my post it states THESE ARE MY ASSUMPTIONS...


which are SOLELY based on statistics of PAST upgrade pricing...


THEY ARE GUESS-TIMATES...

For me, upgrade pricing is irrelevant because I'm buying Sonar for the first time. I really like the fact that they're going to upgrade me to X2 for free, because otherwise I would be killing myself waiting for X2 to come out. I think I'll go for X1 Production Suite, since it's currently only $399 (down $100?) at B&H Photo here in New York. 

sharke


For me, upgrade pricing is irrelevant because I'm buying Sonar for the first time. I really like the fact that they're going to upgrade me to X2 for free, because otherwise I would be killing myself waiting for X2 to come out. I think I'll go for X1 Production Suite, since it's currently only $399 (down $100?) at B&H Photo here in New York. 

Heck yeah...




That's the price of just Producer..and you get all the Expanded, the PC4K Compressor & Gate, AND Zeta...and the free upgrade...


CHA-CHING!


SMART MOVE!!!

Well it's about time. I always get the raw end of the deal when it comes to having to replace my phone just before the new model is released etc. 

sharke


Well it's about time. I always get the raw end of the deal when it comes to having to replace my phone just before the new model is released etc. 

Believe me, I know the feeling.....