[ddots-l] Re: [Bulk] Re: CT 8.5 installation pain!

  • From: "Darren H" <darren@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 9 Oct 2009 10:50:58 +0100

Hi.

Just to put the other side.

I had no problems installing CakeTalking whatsoever.

I can still use Sonar v8.31 as well as 8.5, but I'll be uninstalling 8.31 in 
the next few days.

Cheers
Darren
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Steve Wicketts 
  To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Friday, October 09, 2009 10:11 AM
  Subject: [ddots-l] Re: [Bulk] Re: CT 8.5 installation pain!


  Hey Dave, 

  totally agree with you regarding staying with Sonar 7.

  I'm staying with Sonar 7 until the version comes out that's able to make 
Catetalking scripts sing to me.

  I'm sure it will happen, just take a look at Quantum Leaps Choir, it will 
blow your mind. 

  Steve W 

  ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Dave Carlson 
    To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
    Sent: Friday, October 09, 2009 12:27 AM
    Subject: [ddots-l] Re: [Bulk] Re: CT 8.5 installation pain!


    Boy, I'm sure glad I'm still using Sonar 7. I think I'll just wait until 
Sonar xx comes out before thinking about this. My brain hurts.

    Dave "Gumby" Carlson

      ----- Original Message ----- 
      From: Bryan Smart 
      To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
      Sent: Thursday, October 08, 2009 15:10
      Subject: [Bulk] [ddots-l] Re: CT 8.5 installation pain!


      Traditionally, CakeTalking major versions have closely mirrored Sonar 
versions. CT5 for Sonar 5, CT6 for Sonar 6, etc. People would expect that CT8.5 
would work with both Sonar 8.5 and the older Sonar 8.3 since they share the 
same major version number. Normally, that would be true. Unfortunately, 
Cakewalk has really made things confusing with Sonar 8.5, and that has confused 
the CakeTalking versioning scheme, also.

      Sonar 8.5 should have been called Sonar 9. It doesn't work like a Sonar 
update (like Sonar 8.31 does for Sonar 8.0). Instead, it installs Sonar 8.5 in 
to a new folder, adds new icons to the start menu and desktop, and generally 
acts like it is a new major version of Sonar. It appears similar to if you had 
both Sonar 7 and Sonar 8 installed on your DAW at once. However, Sonar 8.5 
isn't it's own stand-alone product. You have to have Sonar 8 installed and 
updated, as Sonar 8.5 still needs bits from Sonar 8.3 on your computer in order 
to function .

      Besides being annoying for anyone, this creates problems for CakeTalking, 
because there are now two places where it needs to place files, and there are 
two versions of Sonar who's appearance and accessibility settings must be 
tweaked during installation.

      The way that David has made this work is to create two separate 
CakeTalking installers. CakeTalking 8.3 loads in to the Sonar 8 installation, 
and CakeTalking 8.5 loads in to the Sonar 8.5 installation.

      I hope that the following clears up any questions about what versions of 
Sonar and CakeTalking match, and who can run each of them.

      Sonar 8

      This is where we've been up until this month. If you only have a 
CakeTalking 8 license, then this is the best version of Sonar/CakeTalking 
available to you. You should install Sonar 8.0 and use the free patches from 
Cakewalk to update to Sonar 8.02. Then, install CT8.

      It is also possible to install the free Sonar 8.31 update and continue to 
run with CakeTalking 8, however the access is only partial. If you decide to 
run this way, then you need to re-install CakeTalking after installing the 
Sonar 8.31 update in order to fix some essential settings that are cleared by 
the Sonar 8.31 update.

      Download CT8 here:
      http://www.dancingdots.com/ct/8


      Sonar 8.3

      If you have a CakeTalking 8.5 license, then you can run CakeTalking 8.3 
with Sonar 8.31. Pay attention to these version numbers. Said a different way, 
you aren't able to buy a CakeTalking 8.3 license. 8.3 licenses were never sold. 
However, your license for CakeTalking 8.5 will activate both CakeTalking 8.3 
and CakeTalking 8.5. Older CakeTalking 8 licenses will not activate CakeTalking 
8.3.

      If you wish to use Sonar 8.3 (such as if you have not upgraded Sonar to 
8.5), then you can install Sonar 8, update it to Sonar 8.31 with the free 
update from Cakewalk, and install CakeTalking 8.3.

      Download CakeTalking 8.3 here:
      http://www.dancingdots.com/ct/8.3sj

      Sonar 8.5

      If you wish to use Sonar 8.5, then you'll need to install Sonar 8, update 
it to Sonar 8.31 with the free update from Cakewalk, install the Sonar 8.5 
upgrade, install the free Sonar 8.51 update, and then install CakeTalking 8.5. 
Keep in mind that each of those steps has many sub-steps: such as loading the 
content DVDs and patches.

      Download CT8.5 here:
      http://www.dancingdots.com/ct/8.5sj

      Be very careful to get the correct version of CakeTalking for the version 
of Sonar that you're using. If you get the incorrect version, then Sonar will 
appear to partially work with CakeTalking, but many features will be broken. 
This is because while you may have some scripts loaded in Jaws, they won't 
necessarily be the correct scripts, and CakeTalking may have updated the 
settings of the wrong version of Sonar.

      I hope that this helps. If anyone is still confused, then please reply to 
this message, or call tech support at 610-783-6692, option 3.

      Bryan

       

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      From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
On Behalf Of Mike Christer
      Sent: Thursday, October 08, 2009 5:01 PM
      To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
      Subject: [ddots-l] Re: CT 8.5 installation pain!


      Hey Jean!  

      I uninstalled all other CT versions, installed CT 8.3, then CT 8.5, and 
everythings working fine now!  

      Thanx for the d load link, you're a hero...  

      I can't understand why very little, or nothing, was said about this CT 
8.3 version, let alone the fact that if you only install v8.5 it'll screw 
everything up!  

      l8r

      Mike
        ----- Original Message ----- 
        From: Studio Montebello 
        To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
        Sent: Thursday, October 08, 2009 8:51 PM
        Subject: [ddots-l] Re: CT 8.5 installation pain!


        Hey Mike!
        You're not the only one!!!
        Here's the link to CT 8.3 install.
        http://www.dancingdots.com/ct/8.3sj/


        Hope this helps.
        And let me know if this fixes all your problems.

        Jean

        Visitez mon site / Visit my site at http://www.studiomontebello.com


          ----- Original Message ----- 
          From: Mike Christer 
          To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
          Sent: Thursday, October 08, 2009 3:21 PM
          Subject: [ddots-l] Re: CT 8.5 installation pain!


          Hey Phil!  

          I did enter the installation code etc. but I'm not yet using the 
Sonar 8.5 update...  I didn't know there was a CT 8.3 update?  

          When did that appear?  Did it come out around the same time as the 
Sonar 8.5 release?  

          I don't know how I missed the appearance of that version...  

          Thanx for the lo down, I'll go hunt out the bugger!  

          l8r

          Mike


            ----- Original Message ----- 
            From: Phil Muir 
            To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
            Sent: Thursday, October 08, 2009 6:36 PM
            Subject: [ddots-l] Re: CT 8.5 installation pain!


            Mike, did you put in your new CT 8.5 serial number?  Also, is it 
authorised ok in CT 8.5?  Hmm, I wonder if you may need to do an install with 
the more up to date version of CT for 8.3.1 then, do the CT8.5 install after 
that.



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              -----Original Message-----
              From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
[mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Mike Christer
              Sent: 08 October 2009 18:10
              To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
              Subject: [ddots-l] CT 8.5 installation pain!


              Hey list!  

              I've installed CT 8.5 but,when I open Sonar 8.3, I'm told that 
I'm using an unauthorized version of Cake Talking and I should go purchase it!  

              I also had to uninstall CT 8, because, after CT 8.5 refused to 
authorize, CT 8 just didn't work at all!

              Please can anyone tell me what the hell is going down?  

              Thanx

              Mike




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