Kev999
Max Output Level: -36 dBFS
- Total Posts : 3922
- Joined: 2007/05/01 14:22:54
- Location: Victoria, Australia
- Status: offline
Digital Performer VSTs not detected by Sonar
I have installed a trial copy of Digital Performer 9.5, which is fully functional for 30 days. I added my existing VST filepaths and DP picked up most of these VSTs after a re-scan. Then I added DP's VST filepath to Sonar's Plugin Manager, but Sonar picked up none of DP's plugins. There were not even any error messages or anything to indicate that it had even scanned the folder. Strange!
SonarPlatinum∞(22.11.0.111)|Mixbus32C(4.3.19)|DigitalPerformer(9.5.1)|Reaper(5.77)FractalDesign:DefineR5|i7-6850k@4.1GHz|16GB@2666MHz-DDR4|MSI:GamingProCarbonX99a|Matrox:M9148(x2)|UAD2solo(6.5.2)|W7Ult-x64-SP1
Audient:iD22+ASP800|KRK:VXT6|+various-outboard-gear|+guitars&basses, etc.
Having fun at work lately
|
scook
Forum Host
- Total Posts : 24146
- Joined: 2005/07/27 13:43:57
- Location: TX
- Status: offline
Re: Digital Performer VSTs not detected by Sonar
2017/12/13 13:49:52
(permalink)
I though most DAWs lock their plug-ins, Cakewalk was one of few companies that made most of its plug-ins available for other DAWs. To see if the plug-ins are read by the scanner, create a log by holding the SHIFT key while clicking Scan or Reset buttons.
|
Kev999
Max Output Level: -36 dBFS
- Total Posts : 3922
- Joined: 2007/05/01 14:22:54
- Location: Victoria, Australia
- Status: offline
Re: Digital Performer VSTs not detected by Sonar
2017/12/16 07:03:59
(permalink)
OK, I pressed the Shift key and re-scanned the plugins. Where is the log?
SonarPlatinum∞(22.11.0.111)|Mixbus32C(4.3.19)|DigitalPerformer(9.5.1)|Reaper(5.77)FractalDesign:DefineR5|i7-6850k@4.1GHz|16GB@2666MHz-DDR4|MSI:GamingProCarbonX99a|Matrox:M9148(x2)|UAD2solo(6.5.2)|W7Ult-x64-SP1
Audient:iD22+ASP800|KRK:VXT6|+various-outboard-gear|+guitars&basses, etc.
Having fun at work lately
|
soens
Max Output Level: -23.5 dBFS
- Total Posts : 5154
- Joined: 2005/09/16 03:19:55
- Location: Location: Location
- Status: offline
Re: Digital Performer VSTs not detected by Sonar
2017/12/16 14:56:40
(permalink)
Oddly, I mentioned in another post that Sonar Home Studio 7 XL has a proprietary plugin from Studio Devil (VGA+) that does not work in any other version of Sonar. Yet it functions perfectly in Mixcraft 8.
|
scook
Forum Host
- Total Posts : 24146
- Joined: 2005/07/27 13:43:57
- Location: TX
- Status: offline
Re: Digital Performer VSTs not detected by Sonar
2017/12/16 15:10:31
(permalink)
Kev999
OK, I pressed the Shift key and re-scanned the plugins. Where is the log?
There should be a toast message with the log path displayed. The path given in the message is %APPDATA%\Cakewalk\Logs\VstScan.log
|
Kev999
Max Output Level: -36 dBFS
- Total Posts : 3922
- Joined: 2007/05/01 14:22:54
- Location: Victoria, Australia
- Status: offline
Re: Digital Performer VSTs not detected by Sonar
2017/12/16 22:02:25
(permalink)
scook
Kev999
OK, I pressed the Shift key and re-scanned the plugins. Where is the log?
There should be a toast message with the log path displayed. The path given in the message is
%APPDATA%\Cakewalk\Logs\VstScan.log
There was no message. Also, no such file anywhere on the C-drive.
SonarPlatinum∞(22.11.0.111)|Mixbus32C(4.3.19)|DigitalPerformer(9.5.1)|Reaper(5.77)FractalDesign:DefineR5|i7-6850k@4.1GHz|16GB@2666MHz-DDR4|MSI:GamingProCarbonX99a|Matrox:M9148(x2)|UAD2solo(6.5.2)|W7Ult-x64-SP1
Audient:iD22+ASP800|KRK:VXT6|+various-outboard-gear|+guitars&basses, etc.
Having fun at work lately
|
backwoods
Max Output Level: -49.5 dBFS
- Total Posts : 2571
- Joined: 2011/03/23 17:24:50
- Location: South Pacific
- Status: offline
Re: Digital Performer VSTs not detected by Sonar
2017/12/16 22:05:08
(permalink)
They're locked to DP but you can buy the masterworks plugs as VSTs that will work on any Mac daw
|
scook
Forum Host
- Total Posts : 24146
- Joined: 2005/07/27 13:43:57
- Location: TX
- Status: offline
Re: Digital Performer VSTs not detected by Sonar
2017/12/16 22:25:38
(permalink)
Kev999
There was no message. Also, no such file anywhere on the C-drive.
Then you did not perform the action correctly or the scanner is old and does not have the logging option. Not sure when it was added in 2015. FWIW, I run all scans from Preferences.
|
Kev999
Max Output Level: -36 dBFS
- Total Posts : 3922
- Joined: 2007/05/01 14:22:54
- Location: Victoria, Australia
- Status: offline
Re: Digital Performer VSTs not detected by Sonar
2017/12/17 03:54:25
(permalink)
scook
Kev999
There was no message. Also, no such file anywhere on the C-drive.
...I run all scans from Preferences.
OK, now I've tried scanning from Preferences instead of from Plugin Manager. This time it worked and generated a log file. It displays all the MOTU DLLs as "Not a VST plugin".
SonarPlatinum∞(22.11.0.111)|Mixbus32C(4.3.19)|DigitalPerformer(9.5.1)|Reaper(5.77)FractalDesign:DefineR5|i7-6850k@4.1GHz|16GB@2666MHz-DDR4|MSI:GamingProCarbonX99a|Matrox:M9148(x2)|UAD2solo(6.5.2)|W7Ult-x64-SP1
Audient:iD22+ASP800|KRK:VXT6|+various-outboard-gear|+guitars&basses, etc.
Having fun at work lately
|
scook
Forum Host
- Total Posts : 24146
- Joined: 2005/07/27 13:43:57
- Location: TX
- Status: offline
Re: Digital Performer VSTs not detected by Sonar
2017/12/17 04:06:20
(permalink)
Cakewalk has recommended for some time (at least as long as the X-Series has been around) that scans should be run from Preferences. Use the plug-in manager for exclude list, preset and plug-in layout management.
|
rickpaul
Max Output Level: -89 dBFS
- Total Posts : 99
- Joined: 2003/11/04 13:17:20
- Location: Laguna Hills, California, USA
- Status: offline
Re: Digital Performer VSTs not detected by Sonar
2017/12/17 21:14:28
(permalink)
As the plug-in scan log revealed, the plug-ins that come with DP are not VST, but their own proprietary MAS format. This can be easily seen by going (in DP) to Edit/Preferences, then clicking on the Audio Plug-ins screen in the General section. It shows the type of plug-in in the right-hand column. It will also show, for VST plug-ins, which ones passed, failed, and were skipped during the plug-in scanning.
==================================== Rick Paul Web: http://www.rickpaulmusic.com/ ==================================== System: ASUS X99-Deluxe, i7-5820K, 16 GB RAM, Win10Pro x64, MOTU 828x, SONAR Platinum
|
kennywtelejazz
Max Output Level: -3.5 dBFS
- Total Posts : 7151
- Joined: 2005/10/22 06:27:02
- Location: The Planet Tele..X..
- Status: offline
Re: Digital Performer VSTs not detected by Sonar
2017/12/17 22:43:58
(permalink)
soens
Oddly, I mentioned in another post that Sonar Home Studio 7 XL has a proprietary plugin from Studio Devil (VGA+) that does not work in any other version of Sonar. Yet it functions perfectly in Mixcraft 8.
Mixcraft 8 ships w Studio Devil and a Bass Version on board .....both do not work in other DAW's Kenny
|
Kev999
Max Output Level: -36 dBFS
- Total Posts : 3922
- Joined: 2007/05/01 14:22:54
- Location: Victoria, Australia
- Status: offline
Re: Digital Performer VSTs not detected by Sonar
2017/12/18 22:29:44
(permalink)
rickpaul
...the plug-ins that come with DP are not VST, but their own proprietary MAS format...
Thanks. I didn't realise that. I had read somewhere that DP (Windows version) uses VST and assumed that it was the only compatible format.
SonarPlatinum∞(22.11.0.111)|Mixbus32C(4.3.19)|DigitalPerformer(9.5.1)|Reaper(5.77)FractalDesign:DefineR5|i7-6850k@4.1GHz|16GB@2666MHz-DDR4|MSI:GamingProCarbonX99a|Matrox:M9148(x2)|UAD2solo(6.5.2)|W7Ult-x64-SP1
Audient:iD22+ASP800|KRK:VXT6|+various-outboard-gear|+guitars&basses, etc.
Having fun at work lately
|