Sonar X3 Region FX menu

Hello all. I must say I like all the new toys in X3 and it seems somehow faster and more reliable. I noticed a bit of strangeness tonight though. I went to try Melodyne for the first time, but my Region FX menu didn't contain entries for Melodyne or V-Vocal. However the keyboard shortcuts work so I know they're installed. The menu is populated instead with Perfect Space, a couple of other reverb effects and a Waves plugin. There could have been others too but this is coming from memory and I sure need an upgrade there! So I'm wondering if others are missing their Melodyne and V-Vocal menu options?

Thank you for your speedy reply Dan. I'll check that when I'm back at my DAW tomorrow.

Hi Steven,
 
Standard VST plugins should not populate the region Fx menu. Something probably went wrong with the initial scan at first launch. Follow the steps in this KB article to reset and rescan your VST plugins and this should clear up the issue:
 
http://www.cakewalk.com/Support/kb/reader.aspx/2007013315
 
 

Melodyne works as it should in 32 bit no problems. It worked in 64 bit as well up until last night.  All of a sudden it just stopped showing up under region fx. Doesn't matter if I select it from the tool bar menu or by right clicking on a clip. V-Vocal is the only one listed. The .dll and other files are visible in the programs folder so it's there but for whatever reason Sonar isn't seeing it?

Thanks for your input Noel. I'll see what happens after the rescan when I get to my studio tonight and will check the registry key if need be.
 
Geo, have you tried pressing Ctrl-M to open Melodyne? Chances are (I think) that Sonar is still seeing it but the menu isn't being populated properly for some reason.

Good news this time. I reset and rescanned my plugins as Dan Cate suggests and now the Region FX menu is exactly as it should be. Nothing in there except Melodyne and V-Vocal. I thought I'd have a look at that registry key anyway to see what it contains, which is as follows:
 
Edit: I since removed the registry key from this post due to its horrendous length.

Just ARA. Regular vst3 plugs should only appear in the browser.

Please do not add that info to your signature...
 
Walt

Dan Gonzalez [Cakewalk]

stevenpanter
Hello all. I must say I like all the new toys in X3 and it seems somehow faster and more reliable. I noticed a bit of strangeness tonight though. I went to try Melodyne for the first time, but my Region FX menu didn't contain entries for Melodyne or V-Vocal. However the keyboard shortcuts work so I know they're installed. The menu is populated instead with Perfect Space, a couple of other reverb effects and a Waves plugin. There could have been others too but this is coming from memory and I sure need an upgrade there! So I'm wondering if others are missing their Melodyne and V-Vocal menu options?

Inside of the Utilities > Cakewalk Plugin Manager do you have Melodyne listed as a VST3 Audio Effect?

Dan,
I have the same problem on a new DAW. The mobo died on my old DAW and I'm just getting back to work with Sonar on a brand new system. I used my second activation to load/activate Melodyne Editor (which I purchased), but I get no pull-down menu at all under <Region FX>. Melodyne does not show up under VST3 Audio Effect. I tried the rescan that you pointed to and nothing changed. <Melodyne Singletrack> shows up under the ReWire tab in the browser, along with my Ableton Live installation. The standalone version of Melodyne Editor loads up and seems to work just fine. I have these directories in my plugin directory list:
 
C:\program files\cakewalk
C:\program files\cakewalk\vstplugins
c:\program files\celemony
How do I even know if I have the VST3 version of Melodyne? Is it located somewhere else???
 
It all worked before on my old DAW (now history)...
 
I'm running Sonar X3 Producer patch X3d, on a windows 7 professional, quad core, 16GB system. 
 
jeff

Thanx for this...out of frustration, I went ahead and installed X3e patch, and selected <Repair>. The installer figured it out, and just 2 minutes ago, I saw that the directory you mentioned was added to my list.
 
jeff