This is probably a dumb question, but I've never installed a VST plugin before. I downloaded the Gnsap plugin. It appears to be a .dll file. I have no idea where to put it in the Cakewalk folders so that MC will detect it when I open the program. Can anyone help? If there's actually a "VST" folder, I can't find it to save my life.

The VST folder(s) used by MC6T are maintained in Edit > Preferences > File - VST Settings. For more information on VST settngs see http://www.cakewalk.com/D...mp;help=Mixing.30.html

Well, I know where to manage the folders, but I'm not sure where to put the .dll file. I made a Plugins folder and told it to scan that on start up, but still nothing.

VST dlls may be placed in any folder in the VST scan path or in folders below the folders in the scan path.

So I have the gsnap.dll in the VST plugins folder (I'm going through Steam so it's in the Cakewalk folder in Steamapps, but same difference). Restarted MC, click on the FX bin, audio FX - still nowhere to be found. I've rescanned the VST folders as well. Any idea what I'm missing here?
 (thanks for your help, btw)

Don't have any steam bases stuff myself so I can only guess the VST scan path is correct. Check the "Show Excluded" radio button in the Plug-in Manager for "VST Audio Effects", maybe it was put in the excluded list. Is is possible the gsnap.dll is the 64bit version?

It is! Bad? I thought since I'm running Win7 64-bit that's what I needed. I'll dl the 32 and see if that works.
 

Hmmm...replaced it with the 32-bit, still nothing. I don't see a show excluded option - you mean in the preferences>VST menu?
 
 
EDIT: NM - rebooted once again, and there it is! Thanks, I've been fighting with this for weeks - registered just to see if I could get some help, thanks SO much.

32bit DAWs only host 32bit plug-ins regardless of the OS. While I have not tested it, I believe 64bit VST plug-ins will load into 32bit hosts with jBridge. However, the best solution is use the plug-ins designed for the host.

The exclude list is in the Cakewalk Plug-in Manager, not the preferences. Since the dll was replaced, try a VST reset in preferences.