I am wanting to change the folder location of the Prochannel presets. Sonar help states: To change to the default preset folder, go to Edit > Preferences > File - Folder Locations.
 
It is not there to change under Folder Locations. Is this a bug? How do we change the location for this?

that's not a bug at all. that's for folder presets. unfortunately you cant customize every single one.
you can change it in the registry if you really want to.
 
SONAR reads the ProChannelStripPresetFolder in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cakewalk Music Software\SONAR\Platinum\UserPaths for the ProChannel preset folder location.
 

Right.  Only some folders are listed in Preferences.  Use a File Explorer to view the Cakewalk Content \ Platinum \ ... directory.  You should see a folder labeled ProChannel*.* - not at my DAW, going from memory.  That is the default location for SPlat PC Presets as far as I know.
 
You can save and load PC Presets from anywhere, but I don't think you can set that in Preferences.  I guess that's why you get the Load / Save Preset options in the ProChannel (see the link below).  I have a few versions of Sonar, so for example I have some PC Presets in the Cakewalk Content \ Sonar X3 \ ... folder.  I could copy those to  ...\ SPlat \ ... I guess and save a few clicks, but haven't.
 
http://www.cakewalk.com/D...elp=ProChannel.02.html

Here is link to scook's post:
http://forum.cakewalk.com/A-reminder-to-clean-up-your-Command-Center-download-folder-m3435314.aspx
 
Note it is a little bit of a scroll but the full instructions for setting up symbolic links are there.

So basically my options are to create a junction 

patm300e
Here is link to scook's post:
http://forum.cakewalk.com/A-reminder-to-clean-up-your-Command-Center-download-folder-m3435314.aspx
 
Note it is a little bit of a scroll but the full instructions for setting up symbolic links are there.

or.. Change the registry path.

chuckebaby
that's not a bug at all. that's for folder presets. unfortunately you cant customize every single one.
you can change it in the registry if you really want to.
 
SONAR reads the ProChannelStripPresetFolder in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cakewalk Music Software\SONAR\Platinum\UserPaths for the ProChannel preset folder location.
 

Hmm. Seems like they should include that in the folder locations in preferences to be able to change for quicker workflows. 

I like this idea for a Feature Request!
 

I'm curious why you want to change the location. SONAR knows where to find it, and it doesn't take up much space.

Anderton
I'm curious why you want to change the location. SONAR knows where to find it, and it doesn't take up much space.

+1
 
you can always just create sub folders within Sonars default folder location.
 

And those folders could point to anywhere on the PC. Rather than keep my files mixed with the factory files, I have a folder tree on another drive containing my custom files. I have a directory junction under the default Prochannel Preset folder to the custom presets folder on my other drive. I do this anywhere SONAR does not expose a path in preferences or where I want to leave the default path alone and have my own files in a separate folder.

scook
And those folders could point to anywhere on the PC. Rather than keep my files mixed with the factory files, I have a folder tree on another drive containing my custom files. I have a directory junction under the default Prochannel Preset folder to the custom presets folder on my other drive. I do this anywhere SONAR does not expose a path in preferences or where I want to leave the default path alone and have my own files in a separate folder.

this is exactly what I do as well.
I have literally hundreds of pro channel presets on my D drive. every once in a while I will navigate there to use them.
including several I had uploaded to the "share pro channel presets" feature cakewalk had a couple years back.