ewindavenport
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Trying to find my soft synths on Sonar X1
Hello, I'm new to Sonar X1 and I'm having trouble finding my VST plugins. When I go to Insert, Soft Synth, there are only four plug-ins listed. I know I have more. Guitar Rig 5 is not shown on this list or the list of FX plug-ins.
All the solutions I'm finding online say to go to Plug-in Manager, Options, create the proper plug-in path (if necessary), then "Scan VST Plug-ins". I've done this.
I have the VST (*.dll) for Guitar Rig 5 located in C:\Program Files\Steinberg\VSTPlugins, as well as thirteen others plug-ins that Sonar does not display.
I'm running Sonar X1 on Win8 64bit. I don't know if it matters, but I have the latest Pro-Tools installed.
Does anyone have a solution for me? Thanks
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Seth [DAWGURU]
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Re: Trying to find my soft synths on Sonar X1
2013/08/23 00:49:05
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Are you running the 32-bit or 64-bit version of SONAR? If 32-bit, then 64-bit plugins won't show up.
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Re: Trying to find my soft synths on Sonar X1
2013/08/23 01:59:10
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ewindavenport
All the solutions I'm finding online say to go to Plug-in Manager, Options, create the proper plug-in path (if necessary), then "Scan VST Plug-ins". I've done this.
I have the VST (*.dll) for Guitar Rig 5 located in C:\Program Files\Steinberg\VSTPlugins, as well as thirteen others plug-ins that Sonar does not display.
Its got to be something obvious so forgive me if this is teaching you to suck eggs. In your statement above you do not actually say you added C:\Program Files\Steinberg\VSTPlugins to Sonar's Plug in manager. You add folders to the scan paths by clicking on the options button under "VST configuration" in Plug in manager.
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Re: Trying to find my soft synths on Sonar X1
2013/08/23 02:04:03
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Also remember that some of Cubase's bundled plug-ins are "keyed" to Cubase and will not load into other programs.
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Re: Trying to find my soft synths on Sonar X1
2013/08/23 02:58:05
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What are those four plugins?
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Re: Trying to find my soft synths on Sonar X1
2013/08/23 10:10:14
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Did you run a VST Scan? You have to tell Sonar what folder the VSTs are in and then run the scan. It won't find any unless you tell it where to look.
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ewindavenport
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Re: Trying to find my soft synths on Sonar X1
2013/08/23 20:54:11
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I not sure if I'm running Sonar 64-bit. I would have installed 64-bit if I was given the option during install (my PC is 64bit). I'm not sure if my plug-ins are "keyed" to Cubase. In my Cakewalk Plug-in Manager, under VST Instruments (VSTi), I have AGFx86, CakwalkSoundCenter, SI-Drum Kit, and Square I. I did run a VST scan. Under Insert (main menu), Soft Synth, I have the above four options as well as RealStrat. For my Cakewalk VST Scan Paths, I have:c:\program files (x86)\cakewalk\vstpluginsc:\program files (x86)\fxpansion\vst to rtas adaptor v2.11\vstpluginsc:\program files\steinberg\vstplugins
post edited by ewindavenport - 2013/08/23 21:55:13
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Re: Trying to find my soft synths on Sonar X1
2013/08/23 21:07:32
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It does sound like you installed the 32bit version. If the SONAR executable is in "C:\Program Files (x86)\Cakewalk\Your SONAR Version" it is the 32bit version. The 64bit version installs in "C:\Program Files\Cakewalk\Your SONAR Version". The "About SONAR" screen will indicate if it is the 64bit version on the line with the build information. The SONAR installer asks at the beginning of the install process which version to install.
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Seth [DAWGURU]
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Re: Trying to find my soft synths on Sonar X1
2013/08/23 21:11:58
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In SONAR click on Help, then About and you will see if you are running the 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) version of SONAR. This is the first step. Then you can move on to determining if your VST paths are correct or not.
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ewindavenport
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Re: Trying to find my soft synths on Sonar X1
2013/08/23 22:17:02
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Ah, yes I am running 32-bit. Should I go ahead and reinstall Sonar as 64-bit? Or should I keep the 32-bit and install a 64-bit version?
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Seth [DAWGURU]
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Re: Trying to find my soft synths on Sonar X1
2013/08/23 22:18:51
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Bingo! Install SONAR x64, point it to the right folders, and you'll be good to go. 
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ewindavenport
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Re: Trying to find my soft synths on Sonar X1
2013/08/23 22:36:53
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Awesome, will do. Thanks a lot!
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ewindavenport
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Re: Trying to find my soft synths on Sonar X1
2013/08/23 23:25:46
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It appears Sonar X1 LE cannot be installed as 64-bit. When I re-install there are no options for the 64-bit version.
I did create another path to my Native Instruments\vstplugins 32 bit and rescanned my VST's.
I think the VST (*.dll) files I had originally copied to the relevant directories had all been 64-bit.
I'm happy to say I now have my 32-bit synths and effects.
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Glyn Barnes
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Re: Trying to find my soft synths on Sonar X1
2013/08/24 01:24:57
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ewindavenport
It appears Sonar X1 LE cannot be installed as 64-bit. When I re-install there are no options for the 64-bit version.
I did create another path to my Native Instruments\vstplugins 32 bit and rescanned my VST's.
I think the VST (*.dll) files I had originally copied to the relevant directories had all been 64-bit.
I'm happy to say I now have my 32-bit synths and effects.
Glad you got it sorted out. One tip, when you are having a problem any little bit of information can be significant, in this case if you had mentioned you were using LE in your original post someone my have identified the problem earlier. Putting your system specs in your signature saves having to type them out every time.
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Re: Trying to find my soft synths on Sonar X1
2013/08/25 01:38:33
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ewindavenport
It appears Sonar X1 LE cannot be installed as 64-bit.
X2 Essential is half price until Aug 31 and it supports 64-bit and offers many new features, such as Timeline Zoom, Auto Track Zoom, Automation Lanes (and the controversial Take Lanes  ), Full Screen mode, so you might want to consider upgrading. SONAR X2 - Transitioning From SONAR X1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xw5z9BKWD-I The Essential version currently has a bug that prevents you from cloning MIDI tracks, but there's a good workaround for it.
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