Feedingjoey
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Keeping old Soft Synths when Upgrading
Hi All, I just up graded to Studio 8. I previously had SHS4 & 6XL. The upgrade went great but I quickly realized my shortcomings in computing power. SO, I built a new Machine and installed SS8 on it. It runs Awesome But... Everything has been installed on a fresh new drive meaning that none of my previously installed synths are there. I want to utlize all the sysnths from my previous versions. For some I was able to just copy the folders from the old machine onto the new one but that didn't work in all cases. For inststance, How do I get DYAD installed in the new machine. I obviously copied the folders and all supporting files to the new machine but SS8 doesnt see it at all. So I assume I'm missing something. I also obviously DON'T want to have to install the previous versions of the software. I'm trying to keep this new machine clean and pristine for only making music.  Can any one help? Thanks
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RE: Keeping old Soft Synths when Upgrading
2008/12/27 16:20:10
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Most VST plugins can be installed this way, but many commercial publishers require registry entries and some require services installed to support their copy protection schemes. With these kinds of plugins, you have to install.
The active x plugins also have to be installed. You can't just copy the folders. If you're using some from old Sonar versions, look for newer substitutes. Some of those synths are years old, and sound it. If you can't do without, some installers will let you install plugins and other utilities, without installing the main application. Load your install disk, choose the custom install, and see what your options are -- you can always bail out without installing a thing if you need to.
Finally, don't forget to run the plugin manager scanner when you've copied or installed your new/old plugins. You can then add them to a new plugin menu for use in Sonar.
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RE: Keeping old Soft Synths when Upgrading
2008/12/27 19:27:16
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IF you have your old SHS disk you can do a custom install just for the DXI/Vsti's.
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RockStringBender
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RE: Keeping old Soft Synths when Upgrading
2008/12/27 21:51:36
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Yeah, I wouldn't trust the drag and dropped versions as much as just inserting the older sonar cd and checking off only the synths and plugs that you want to keep using and clicking install. You do not need to check the older sonar version, just the perps that you want.
I have never did any copy of sonar or soft synth stuff like you did but I have tried to pull old software off of work PCs from the programs folder and they didn't exactly come along willingly (or complete)..
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Feedingjoey
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RE: Keeping old Soft Synths when Upgrading
2008/12/29 00:34:45
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DUH!!!!! I should have looked to the install disks first.
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mumpcake
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RE: Keeping old Soft Synths when Upgrading
2008/12/29 14:35:03
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One more thing, isn't DYAD a DXi? If so, you need to register it with the OS, but I never can remember the command to do that. Good thing you still have the old install disk...
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techead
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RE: Keeping old Soft Synths when Upgrading
2008/12/29 16:25:30
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ORIGINAL: mumpcake
One more thing, isn't DYAD a DXi? If so, you need to register it with the OS, but I never can remember the command to do that. Good thing you still have the old install disk...
regsvr32 dllname
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ew
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RE: Keeping old Soft Synths when Upgrading
2009/01/03 23:13:50
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ORIGINAL: techead
ORIGINAL: mumpcake
One more thing, isn't DYAD a DXi? If so, you need to register it with the OS, but I never can remember the command to do that. Good thing you still have the old install disk...
regsvr32 dllname
Not quite. It's regsvr32 "path to the .dll". You must have the full path to the .dll, and you must have the quotation marks around the path. ew
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techead
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RE: Keeping old Soft Synths when Upgrading
2009/01/04 08:24:25
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ORIGINAL: ew
ORIGINAL: techead
regsvr32 dllname
Not quite. It's regsvr32 "path to the .dll". You must have the full path to the .dll, and you must have the quotation marks around the path.
You're being nitpicky, so here is the broader explanation. I displayed the basic info required to register a dll on the commandline as indicated by the regsvr32.exe help dialog box as shown below:
It does indeed work (I use it frequently on the commandline to resolve DLL registration issues on Windows for customers). In certain circumstances one does need to specify the full path to the DLL and/or include its path/name in quotes:
a) if the DLL is not in the current directory then the full path must be specified;
b) if any part of the DLL name (or its path if not in current directory) contains spaces then the name/path must be enclosed in quotes;
However, if the DLL file is in the current directory and does not contain spaces then the full path and quotes are not needed. This is typical behavior for most command-line tools on Windows.
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