Sonar 8 compatibility with Antares and Drumagog? Not working for me, HELP!

So I upgraded from Sonar 4 Producer to Sonar 8 Producer with Windows XP x64.

With Sonar 4 producer I used Drumagog, Antares Auto Tune 3 and Antares Mic Modeler.

After the upgrade to Sonar 8 Producer, none of them show up in my effects, just the effects that came with the new Sonar 8 Producer are on the list. I ran a scan for VST plugins, still nothing. I couldn't locate any other "Add plugins" function or what not.

I rely on Drumagog and Antares Auto Tune. Are they not compatible with Sonar 8 Producer? Is it the Windows 64 bit? The only other "Outside Sonar" function I was able to get to work with Sonar 8 Producer was Drumkit From Hell Superior.

I can't find this Boost11 Mastering thing anywhere either? Looks cool in the video tutorial?
I just re-installed all 4 discs that came with Sonar Producer 8 and still same issues.

I'm feeling like, YIKES WHAT DID I DO? Was this $expensive$ so called "upgrade" a good idea?

Help?

P.S.
One other thing, Sound Forge 7 used to show up under tools in Sonar 4 Producer, I felt it very useful. Sometimes I'd open up chunks of audio and flip it and reverberate, then fly back in for that REVERSE Verb effect. It was quick and easy!

And one other things... My Live Synth Pro, which I used to play SF2 banks does not work with Sonar 8 Producer. I looked that up here in the forms, nobody can seem to get it to work.

I am a bit distraught at the moment.

No I am not sure if they are WinXP64 Compatible. If that's the case, then I know it's not a Saonar 8 issue. Was wondering if anyone else had these same issues?

I would be even more upset if I purchased a newer version of Antares Autotune, Antares Mic Modeler, and Drumagog and they still didn't work with Sonar 8 Producer.

I'm not sure where to go with this, I really regret making the upgrade to Sonar 8 Producer!

Both work for me as well, but I'm not running 64. As a matter of fact, Sunday for about 12 hours I used multiple instances of Drumagog, Antares Auto-Tune (v vocal kills it in my opinion, but the client insisted lol) and Antares Throat without a hitch. No a single problem running them. The project I worked on was 80 tracks with 40 being audio at 24/48 with multiple plugs, softsynths, Antares, BFD 2 and 4 instances of Drumagog. I'm not sure if Drumago supports 64...you can check on their website at www.drumagog.com or send an email to Rim or Teri and they will get right back to you. Not sure about Antares either. Hope you get things staightened out...sorry I can't be more helpful. :(

I put a whole new system together.
Fresh Install of Windows XP Pro x64
Fresh Install of Sonar 8 Producer
Fresh Drumagog install
Fresh Antares Autotune 3 install
Fresh Antares Mic Modeler install

Still no luck with Drumagog, anything Antares and the Sound Forge 7 thing is history within the tools menu as well? I presume it is partially an x64 incompatibility issue.
Very very frustrating!

I really appreciate all the advice and help folks!

This could be a simple issue of telling Sonar 8 where to look for VST plugins.

Try this:
Select 'Options' from the menu bar
Select 'Global' from options
Select 'VST Pugins' from Global

There you will see what folders Sonar is looking in.
I have most of my VST's in a file surprisingly called 'VST'
Most programs will automatically file them under a 'steinberg' folder since they originated VST

If Sonar is not scanning the right folder it will not 'see' that you have more VST's at your command.

There's a section to add more folders in the VST scan process.

I can assure you that Autotune 5 and Atotune Evo (6) both work with Soar 8 (I have both)

Hope this helps....

I'm on Win XP 32bit SP3.

However, Antares does have a 10 day functioning download demo to
see if it works with your system.

I had Autotune 3 on an older machine, but didn't transfer over to my present DAW.

It might have been DX if I recall......

Odd that it doesn't read your vst from the folder.....

Best of luck with the demo.

If you're intersted, the new EVO is pretty nice.... leaves the sound a bit clearer
and the new graphical mode is much improved and highly flexible when you need it.



Klos Studios

Dofka --
It appears that 32-bit DX plugins do not work in 64-bit Sonar, period. See http://forum.cakewalk.com/tm.asp?m=1624190&mpage=1&key=�
and especially http://www.cakewalk.com/support/kb/kb2005282.asp (down at the bottom).
BitBridge only works with VST plug-ins.

If the plugins that don't show up in S64 are DX plugins (rather than VST plugins) - that's probably why.
If you install/run Sonar 8 as a 32-bit application, they will probably show up again.
Your other option is to get Antares etc. to port their plugins to be 64-bit DX plugins (good luck with that -- almost nobody is making new DX plugins these days...)

HTH,

Jim