Plugin Manager isn't all that bad, but there was a FR that I started with:
 

• New plugins highlighted
• Plugins not in the current layout highlighted

 
Additionally, drag and drop would certainly be nice. That and for the window size to persist between sessions.
 
Regards,
Dan

There have been some requests for ProChannel Modules to be included in the PIM, as these have become quite a list. I'd prefer we just be able to click and move these around when the box appears in the ProChannel, but either way, they need a solution.

dcumpian
Plugin Manager isn't all that bad, but there was a FR that I started with:
 

• New plugins highlighted
• Plugins not in the current layout highlighted

 
Additionally, drag and drop would certainly be nice. That and for the window size to persist between sessions.
 
Regards,
Dan

+1

I find myself using plugin layouts a lot less since vst3 plugins started organising themselves into categories. A very cool improvement for my money:)

tenfoot
I find myself using plugin layouts a lot less since vst3 plugins started organising themselves into categories. A very cool improvement for my money:)

And if all I used were VST3 plugins, I could (maybe) live with that...
 
Regards,
Dan
 

vmw
The plugin manager has become like the staff view, which are two areas suffering neglect. (This BTW is not to start an argument on the staff view)
The plugin manager needs refining to make it scan faster and the GUI needs some thought as well, it has been the same for multiple editions going back years. It is all well and good supplying new plugins and content through the membership model; but it would be far more appreciated if you looked at something as basic as the plugin manager and its performance.

What do you want it to do?  Plug-in Manager works fine here (Platinum).  It's just a utility that scans for plugins, scans as fast or faster than other DAWS. 
 
JG
www.jerrygerber.com
 

jsg
 
What do you want it to do?  Plug-in Manager works fine here (Platinum).  It's just a utility that scans for plugins, scans as fast or faster than other DAWS. 
 JG
www.jerrygerber.com
 

 
Here is a couple - sort by maker, sort by install date 

bitman
I run exclusively from a layout of go-to plugs to speed workflow, all in nice folders by type. When I get a new plug I have to first, set my view to all plugs, then go find the plug in question. If it rocks then I want to just send it to the say, flanger folder of my pet layout. But I have to then enter the manage layouts section.
 
Switching between my everyday layout to all plugs then back to my layout seems like a lot of steps to just check out a new plug for those of us who use layouts.
 

The quote above exactly reflects my only real gripe with the current system.  Other than that, I am completely happy and don't often have to go into plug-in manager.

The other day, I installed a plug in and forgot to close Sonar first, which I always assumed I needed to do. But no, the little blue box popped up and it got scanned and all was fine. Which was cool. I think the scanning bit's great.
 
I think the UI of the Plug In Manager is hideous, but it's not a huge priority, I don't reckon. Showing new plug ins on custom menus, as previously mentioned, is the only really useful change I can think of.

Kylotan
But for me the main issue I have is that of tracking new plugins - I can't see at a glance which plugins aren't included in the current menu configuration, which means that when Sonar discovers new plugins (as it often seems to do these days after an update), I have no idea what they are or how to get them into my menus. FL Studio has/had a solution to the latter - after a scan finds new plugins, they show up as red in the list for the rest of that session, so you know they're new.

That sounds suspiciously like a feature request I made going back to pre-8.5.
 
You're not the only one who has been Jonesing for this feature.
 
 
 
 
 
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