Sonar X3 Producer can't find plugin

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2016/05/04 17:49:46 (permalink)

Sonar X3 Producer can't find plugin

I reinstalled Windows 10 and Sonar X3 Producer. Now when I open a X3 Producer project from before I reinstalled I get a message that a certain plugin can't be found. It's been reinstalled (Izotope Alloy 2). I may have put the .dll in a different VST folder from the original one in the song project. But in Preferences | VST Settings I have put a copy in all VST Scan Paths. But no luck.
 
When I double click on the plugin in the track I get a message that the plugin is missing or is not installed properly. I have used the Alloy 2 plugin with FL Studio with no problem. How do I find the path where X3 is looking for the plugin. And any other help that anyone might provide. Thank you. 

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    Zargg
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    Re: Sonar X3 Producer can't find plugin 2016/05/05 04:48:17 (permalink)
    Hi. Sorry if this is obvious. But have you tried to do a vst reset and rescan? Include existing plugins and failed plugins before scanning. If you have several plugin folders, choose only the parent folders, not each individual folder, as I think it might cause issues. 
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    Re: Sonar X3 Producer can't find plugin 2016/05/05 11:10:25 (permalink)
    Check that missing plugin window very carefully... since both VST2 and VST3 versions of plugins have the same name. I had the same "wtf" when I opened a project in X2 created in X3... of course X2 couldn't find the VST3 plugins since they were introduced in X3.
     
    Also, in Preferences->File->VST Settings, be sure the VST3 folder is in the scan path C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3 is default, and also uncheck both of the VST3 Migration checkboxes (this allows SONAR to "see" both versions installed).
     
    Just to be safe, I install both VST2 and VST3 versions of all plugins when available (you may have only re-installed one, and the project is using the other). You may need to re-install those again and select both versions.

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    Re: Sonar X3 Producer can't find plugin 2016/05/05 11:59:10 (permalink)
    Thanks, guys for the replies. I finally uninstalled and reinstalled and X3 Producer found the plugin. Should have done that to begin with.

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    Re: Sonar X3 Producer can't find plugin 2016/05/05 15:04:20 (permalink)
    Glad you figured it out. 
    All the best.

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