gtgarner
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List/Select Pluggins in a window instead of a mile long list of Plugin names.
Does anyone know of a way that I can select/list my plugins in a windows style list of plugins?
That would allow me to see most of my plugins in a window instead of having to scroll through a mile long (top to bottom) list of my plugins. For instance: I own waves mercury. It takes forever to scroll through Sonar's single file list of plugins to find the one I want at the bottom.
Does anyone know if there is a way to see all of my plugin names all at once? - like windows 7 can do with my file names?
Does this make sense to everyone?
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Re: List/Select Pluggins in a window instead of a mile long list of Plugin names.
2015/12/30 14:59:29
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It makes sense, but I don't think you can do it in Sonar. I just categorize mine by type (dynamics, reverb, eq, etc). The lists are a lot shorter that way. You can go in to the plugin manager and create your own custom menu.
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gtgarner
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Re: List/Select Pluggins in a window instead of a mile long list of Plugin names.
2015/12/30 15:01:54
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Leadfoot
It makes sense, but I don't think you can do it in Sonar. I just categorize mine by type (dynamics, reverb, eq, etc). The lists are a lot shorter that way. You can go in to the plugin manager and create your own custom menu.
Thanks for your quick reply and for the suggestion. That would take me weeks. Hmmmm.
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Re: List/Select Pluggins in a window instead of a mile long list of Plugin names.
2015/12/30 15:07:09
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It does take a little while, depending on how many plugins you have, but it's definitely nice when you're all done. I have less than 150 plugins, so it didn't take me that long. May I suggest posting your idea on the Features & Ideas forum? It might just lead the bakers to implement your idea in one of the next updates.
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Re: List/Select Pluggins in a window instead of a mile long list of Plugin names.
2015/12/30 15:11:05
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Re: List/Select Pluggins in a window instead of a mile long list of Plugin names.
2015/12/30 15:14:06
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Re: List/Select Pluggins in a window instead of a mile long list of Plugin names.
2015/12/30 15:36:34
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Using the browser to select your plugins uses a folder tree structure not unlike Windows, and it allows drag and drop into your project.
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Re: List/Select Pluggins in a window instead of a mile long list of Plugin names.
2015/12/30 16:17:07
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John
You may like this for helping organizing plugins.
Menu Magic http://forum.cakewalk.com...859.aspx#3325859
I just paid for Menu Magic and Nothing. No download link nor anything. Someone just took my 19 dollars. What a scam.
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Re: List/Select Pluggins in a window instead of a mile long list of Plugin names.
2015/12/30 16:50:22
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John
You may like this for helping organizing plugins.
Menu Magic http://forum.cakewalk.com...859.aspx#3325859
I just paid for Menu Magic and Nothing. No download link nor anything. Someone just took my 19 dollars. What a scam.
It is not a scam. I bought and it came in an email with where to DL it. . It may take a bit of time but it will come.
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Re: List/Select Pluggins in a window instead of a mile long list of Plugin names.
2016/01/01 06:36:01
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Wonder if they will add a feature to the browser which displays your plugins with their icons.
Be quite cool to have a favourite list which could be dragged and dropped.
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Re: List/Select Pluggins in a window instead of a mile long list of Plugin names.
2016/01/01 08:25:16
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There are some built-in features in Sonar that really do make things easier. Templates for one (Project, Track, ProChannel), and the Plugin Manager for another. Yes, it took me a little time to set them up, but for the most part that was a one-time effort. I used Sonar for a year or two before I got around to exploring those features though. Eventually, when the plugin list grew annoyingly long, I created a Plugin Layout in which I categorized plugins by type and by vendor. In the type folders I added my favorite and most used 'Compressors' and 'Equalizers' for example. But, since not every plugin is used very often or fits neatly into a main type, I left those in a vendor folder. The folders are sorted, the folder list is fairly short, and the lists of plugins within the folders aren't too lengthy. You do have to manage the layouts when you add or delete plugins from your system, but I find that the Plugin Manager works well for me.
post edited by olemon - 2016/01/01 11:32:26
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Re: List/Select Pluggins in a window instead of a mile long list of Plugin names.
2016/01/01 09:42:09
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I used to use folders too.. but ever since I upgraded my comp I havnt used them..
Maybe a tagging system would be useful addition to the scanner when it finds new plugins?
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Re: List/Select Pluggins in a window instead of a mile long list of Plugin names.
2016/01/01 09:46:06
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IMO, drag-drop layout management as mentioned above would make plugin view much easier to deal with. Also having a right-click menu for placement in views would be a big help.
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Re: List/Select Pluggins in a window instead of a mile long list of Plugin names.
2016/01/01 10:05:55
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gtgarner
It takes forever to scroll through Sonar's single file list of plugins to find the one I want at the bottom. You can type a letter to jump to the section of the list with plug-ins that start with that letter. rebel007
Using the browser to select your plugins uses a folder tree structure not unlike Windows, and it allows drag and drop into your project. I also find the Browser convenient, but I think it's worth the time to use the plug-in manager to customize plug-ins exactly as you want. It really doesn't take that long, and once it's done, it's done. The only problems I have with it are you have to remember to update the plug-in layout when you add a plug-in, and when you see the list of available plug-ins, you have no indication of which ones have been placed in folders and which ones haven't.
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Re: List/Select Pluggins in a window instead of a mile long list of Plugin names.
2016/01/01 16:27:38
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John
You may like this for helping organizing plugins.
Menu Magic http://forum.cakewalk.com...859.aspx#3325859
Thanks for your suggestion. It appears that MenuMagic can't adjust Waves plugin names. Well, let me correct myself. MenuMagic can change the plugin name in the registry, however as soon as Sonar starts it notices a difference in its plugins and acquires the old name again from "Waveshell". Therefore Sonar blows away all of my name changes.
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