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2015/01/16 13:27:37 (permalink)

Command Center VST locations

I save all my VSTs in a directory under the vendor name.
 
So for example I have Cakewalk VSTs under G:\VST-64\Cakewalk and another in G:\VST-32\Cakewalk.
 
Should I set the VST path to the top level (G:\VST-xx) or to point to G:\VST-xx\Cakewalk?
 
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On a related issue, I have Rapture and Dimension Pro locations customized - the Multisamples are in a separate location from normal.
 
I think I have a few other VSTs sample locations customized as well.
 
I'm not sure Command Center will know what to do with these.
For example (from the registry)
 
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cakewalk Music Software\dp]
"Contents Folder"="K:\\Cakewalk\\Dimension Pro\\Content"
"Multisamples Folder"="K:\\Cakewalk\\Dimension Pro\\"
 
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cakewalk Music Software\rp]
"Contents Folder"="K:\\Cakewalk\\Rapture\\Content"
 
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cakewalk Music Software\RXP]
"Contents Folder"="K:\\Cakewalk\\RXP"
 
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cakewalk Music Software\SessionDrummer3]
"Contents Folder"="K:\\Cakewalk\\Session Drummer 3"
"Resources Folder"="G:\\VST-64\\Cakewalk\\Session Drummer 3\\Resources"
 
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cakewalk Music Software\Studio Instruments\Bass]
"Contents Folder"="K:\\Cakewalk\\Studio Instruments\\SI-Bass Guitar"
"Multisamples Folder"="K:\\Cakewalk\\Studio Instruments\\SI-Bass Guitar"
 
(all studio instruments are like that)
 
ETC....
post edited by arachnaut - 2015/01/16 13:46:07

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Re: Command Center VST locations 2015/01/16 14:58:15 (permalink)
If you want the plug-ins installed by C3 to live in ...\Cakewalk, \Cakewalk will need to be appended to the path (in your example G:\VST-xx\Cakewalk). This will have the side effect of third party bundled plug-ins like the Blue Tube plug-ins installing in "...\Cakewalk\Nomad Factory"
 
You may want to start using mklink. I believe support for registry hacks is going away.
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Re: Command Center VST locations 2015/01/16 16:18:10 (permalink)
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If you want the plug-ins installed by C3 to live in ...\Cakewalk, \Cakewalk will need to be appended to the path (in your example G:\VST-xx\Cakewalk). This will have the side effect of third party bundled plug-ins like the Blue Tube plug-ins installing in "...\Cakewalk\Nomad Factory"
 
You may want to start using mklink. I believe support for registry hacks is going away.




That's OK with me to have the third-party plug-ins under Cakewalk. I just want some organization in the VST folder, it doesn't have to be organized by vendor.
 
If the registry stuff goes away, the installers and programs will have to change.
 
mklink is OK with me, but I'd rather have these options available in the installer.
 
Ideally, I'd like to be able to specify where to put user data and stuff that might normally go in Appdata and Programdata paths in order to unclutter the boot drive and remove large unchanging data sets from the C drive.

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Re: Command Center VST locations 2015/01/16 17:00:43 (permalink)
I think I will set the CC path to be G:\VST-xx\Sonar and leave the older ones under 'Cakewalk'.
 
Then I'll sort things out one-by-one when Platinum arrives.
 
I don't expect any changes to Dimension Pro, Rapture, Zeta2, etc.
 
 

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Re: Command Center VST locations 2015/01/16 17:02:40 (permalink)
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I don't expect any changes to Dimension Pro, Rapture, Zeta2, etc.



There are no changes to DimPro and Rapture. Z3TA+ 2 is not part of SONAR.
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Re: Command Center VST locations 2015/01/17 00:27:09 (permalink)
Once we download and install the basic Sonar package, will CC notice which features we already own from Sonar X3 and just suggest new downloads?
 
For example, as mentioned above - Dimension Pro, etc.

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Re: Command Center VST locations 2015/01/17 00:28:53 (permalink) ☄ Helpfulby arachnaut 2015/01/17 08:44:18
No, it is not that smart. Because it has no history of installing the packages as far as C3 is concerned they are not installed. That is why I went ahead and installed everything. It is also the reason I mentioned the impact to the registry hacks and mklink. Some registry hacks get overwritten, some are honored.
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Re: Command Center VST locations 2015/01/17 08:44:02 (permalink)
Thanks, I'll be careful while installing. I guess I'll just accept the defaults and make the reparse points as required later. No need to make this any more difficult than necessary.

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