Sal Sorice Posted June 6, 2023 Share Posted June 6, 2023 I bought licenses for many Cakewalk/Sonar versions over the years and have access to them through my Command Center account. Unfortunately, I did not know about the best install sequence (older versions first / CbB last) so that you get access to all the plugins that came with the older versions - and I'm too far in to consider a fresh install of Windows 10/11. Question: Would it be possible to install the older versions in a Windows Hyper-V Virtual Machine, export the plugins/FX (or copy the relevant DLL, etc. files), then import them into CbB? Has anyone done/tried that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scook Posted June 6, 2023 Share Posted June 6, 2023 No need for a fresh install of Windows. Re-run the Cakewalk installers as needed, use full or advanced install options as desired and if you end up installing a legacy Cakewalk DAW (the actual DAW itself not just the plug-ins only from an advanced install) make sure to re-run the CbB install when done. Here is a more detailed discussion including a link io a legacy plug-in spreadsheet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Vere Posted June 6, 2023 Share Posted June 6, 2023 They say you need to install CbB last but on one machine I have I installed 8.5 and X3 much later on and nothing happened. I think it’s something like personal preferences get overwritten. I Unchecked everything but the plug ins I wanted during the install using the custom install option. And Command Center can most certainly be installed later and run. I have all the goodies from that backed up in a dozen places so no need to re download. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sal Sorice Posted June 6, 2023 Author Share Posted June 6, 2023 26 minutes ago, scook said: No need for a fresh install of Windows or anything for that matter. Re-run the Cakewalk installers as needed, use full or advanced install options as desired and if you end up installing a legacy Cakewalk DAW (the actual DAW itself not just the plug-ins only from an advanced install) make sure to re-run the CbB install when done. If that is too much, just run the legacy installers any way you want and always re-install CbB when done running legacy installers. Here is a more detailed discussion including a link io a legacy plug-in spreadsheet Thanks scook! I did a search and did not find that topic - sorry for the redundancy! I'll test it out. With all the changes happening want to make sure I get access to all the older stuff I paid for before they possibly disappear... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sal Sorice Posted June 6, 2023 Author Share Posted June 6, 2023 Thanks JohnnyV. I'll try the custom install option and try to get all the old goodies in place before the big changes come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Mangold Posted June 6, 2023 Share Posted June 6, 2023 Hi, I just started to install everything on a new laptop. My Command Center does not work. It does not get the connection to the cakewalk website. Anybody else facing this? Do I now have to do all the installations manually? Any help is appreciated! Best regards, Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sal Sorice Posted June 6, 2023 Author Share Posted June 6, 2023 11 minutes ago, Peter Mangold said: Hi, I just started to install everything on a new laptop. My Command Center does not work. It does not get the connection to the cakewalk website. Anybody else facing this? Do I now have to do all the installations manually? Any help is appreciated! Best regards, Peter Command Center offline for me as well. Uh oh... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Mangold Posted June 6, 2023 Share Posted June 6, 2023 11 minutes ago, Sal Sorice said: Command Center offline for me as well. Uh oh... I opened a new question on this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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