Re: How do I get Isotope nectar and Revalver to show up as plugins?
2014/01/23 22:18:07
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In the case of VST2 plug-ins, it depends on where they are installed. The Cakewalk Plug-in Manager must be able to find the plug-in. Usually plug-ins provide a way to select the path for the dll. Rarely will third party plug-ins default to the SONAR default VST2 plug-in path "C:\Program Files\Cakewalk\Vstplugins" for 64bit SONAR and "C:\Program Files (x86)\Cakewalk\Vstplugins" for 32bit SONAR. There are a few ways to handle this:
Specify the path during the plug-in install process,
Add the plug-in path to the VST scan path in SONAR Preferences > File > VST Settings,
or manually copy the dll into the SONAR VST scan path.
Location should not be a problem with VST3 plug-ins because plug-in location is part of the VST3 specification. The VST3 path is already part of the Plug-in Manager scan path.
After installing plug-ins the Plug-in Manager must scan for the plug-in. This may happen automatically, on startup or manually depending on how SONAR is configured.
Also, when using custom plug-in layouts, the plug-in must be manually added to the layout before it will show in SONAR.