Multiple Installs (locations) of Cakewalk Instruments

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2015/03/03 08:11:17 (permalink)

Multiple Installs (locations) of Cakewalk Instruments

I originally installed everything with X1. When I installed X3, I think I skipped a bunch of stuff that I already had installed. With Platinum, I used CC to install everything and now I have DimPro, the SI instruments and a few other things installed in two different locations. I'm still using X3 and it looks like the VST scanner is updating to the new locations.I have yet to start Platinum.
 
1) What is the best way to remove the installs I no longer need?
 
2) If an instrument has content and this is also installed in more than one location, how can I tell which content to remove?
 
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Dan
 

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    Re: Multiple Installs (locations) of Cakewalk Instruments 2015/03/03 09:49:48 (permalink)
    All of the Cakewalk sfz engine synths including DimPro and SI have registry entries which govern where the plug-ins find their data. There are usually two keys used by each plug-in:
    "Content Folder" - this tell the plug-in where all the supporting files are located
    and
    "Multisamples Folder" - if this key exists, the path in it is appended with \Mutlisamples and the plug-in looks for samples and sfz in the location. It overrides the Content folder.
     
    1) Unless you want to go a series of SONAR uninstall and reinstall process, manually deleting unreachable installations is the easiest way. Unreachable installations are the ones not referenced by the registry and dlls not in the scan path. Make sure the "good" location has everything by inspecting the Content and Multisamples folders. If older versions had extra expansion packs added, that data will need to be copied OR the packs reinstalled. Alternately the registry could be changed to point to the old location or directory junctions could be used instead of modifying the registry.
    2) Look in the registry.
     
    This thread http://forum.cakewalk.com/FindPost/2673527 contains registry information you may find useful
     
     
     
    OR
     
    Uninstall everything, clean up the machine. Install the new version of SONAR and add back old plug-ins from previous installations.
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    Re: Multiple Installs (locations) of Cakewalk Instruments 2015/03/03 10:11:30 (permalink)
     
     
    scook
    All of the Cakewalk sfz engine synths including DimPro and SI have registry entries which govern where the plug-ins find their data. There are usually two keys used by each plug-in:
    "Content Folder" - this tell the plug-in where all the supporting files are located
    and
    "Multisamples Folder" - if this key exists, the path in it is appended with \Mutlisamples and the plug-in looks for samples and sfz in the location. It overrides the Content folder.
     
    1) Unless you want to go a series of SONAR uninstall and reinstall process, manually deleting unreachable installations is the easiest way. Unreachable installations are the ones not referenced by the registry and dlls not in the scan path. Make sure the "good" location has everything by inspecting the Content and Multisamples folders. If older versions had extra expansion packs added, that data will need to be copied OR the packs reinstalled. Alternately the registry could be changed to point to the old location or directory junctions could be used instead of modifying the registry.
    2) Look in the registry.
     
    This thread http://forum.cakewalk.com/FindPost/2673527 contains registry information you may find useful
     
     
     
    OR
     
    Uninstall everything, clean up the machine. Install the new version of SONAR and add back old plug-ins from previous installations.




    Thanks scook! I'm keeping my previous installs because X3e works great for me at the moment until I have time to test my projects in Platinum. I will do as you suggest and make a list of the "good" locations and confirm the registry data entries, then cleanup manually.
     
    Regards,
    Dan
     
     

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    My music:
    http://dancumpian.bandcamp.com/ or https://soundcloud.com/dcumpian Studiocat Advanced Studio DAW (Intel i5 3550 @ 3.7GHz, Z77 motherboard, 16GB Ram, lots of HDDs), Sonar Plat, Mackie 1604, PreSonus Audiobox 44VSL, ESI 4x4 Midi Interface, Ibanez Bass, Custom Fender Mexi-Strat, NI S88, Roland JV-2080 & MDB-1, Komplete, Omnisphere, Lots o' plugins.    
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