I just bought the NI Replica XT Delay, installed it, but am not seeing the plugin in the menu.
 
I got in touch with NI and they told me everything installed fine ... they seem to think the problem is with sonar X3.
 
I did verify the presence of a .dll file right about where you'd think it should be. Still can't see the plugin when I do a re-scan.
 
I also pointed the plugin manager directly to this .dll file and still not showing up.
 
Has anybody experienced anything like this before? It's a real bummer to spend one hundred dollars on a delay and they, a week later, still not be able to use it. I keep being told by people that is the problem of the other vendors involved ... but when everybody is saying that ...
 
I use a dell laptop 5000 series with Sonar X3 professional. Soundcard is a focusrite scarlett 18i20.
 
Help.
 
Thanks.

Do you have a custom plugin layout?

I doubt it since I don't even know what you are referring to. Lol.
 
Here's where it installed. C:\Program Files\Cakewalk\NativeInstruments\ReplicaXT\
 
As far as I know everything is stock with my install.

I've used Replica (not XT) with Sonar X3 without a problem.
 
Try pointing the plugin scan to this folder: c:\program files\native instruments\vstplugins 64 bit\

scottcmusic
I doubt it since I don't even know what you are referring to. Lol.
 
Here's where it installed. C:\Program Files\Cakewalk\NativeInstruments\ReplicaXT\
 
As far as I know everything is stock with my install.

When you say you can't find the plugin, I guess you're right clicking in an fx rack or pro channel fx chain to insert it, right? There's a submenu in that menu that says "plugin layouts". It sounds like you're using the default but it's worth checking.

yeah have to make sure that directory is your VST scan.  I created a VST folder on one of my SSD drives and everything goes into there (VST wise anyway) just to keep it easy.

Thanks. Yes. I scanned that path. Mine looks a little different. It's: C:\Program Files\Native Instruments\Replika XT\D3D\x64
 
But that isn't doing it for some reason. The tech at NI had me install some scanning software that verifyed the installation of the plugin and all its assets. He said everything was in the correct spot, but that they couldn't say why it wasn't showing up. He urged me to ask the question here in the forum or take it up with Cakewalk Tech Support ... I wonder if tech support even still deals with the lowly X3 stalwarts?


Here's a list of my plugin scan paths. Anybody see anything goofy?
 
C:\program files\cakewalk\
C:\program files\cakewalk\vstplugins
C:\program files\nativeinstruments\
C:\program files\nativeinstruments\replika xt\d3d\x64
C:\program files\vstplugins

Try moving the dll to C:\program files\vstplugins and see what happens.

scottcmusic
 
Here's a list of my plugin scan paths. Anybody see anything goofy?
 
C:\program files\cakewalk\
C:\program files\cakewalk\vstplugins
C:\program files\nativeinstruments\
C:\program files\nativeinstruments\replika xt\d3d\x64
C:\program files\vstplugins

Absolutely
For sure
C:\program files\cakewalk\
and
C:\program files\nativeinstruments\
should never be in the scan path. These paths contain much more than plug-in dlls that will play havoc with the VST scanner.
 
I do not have Replika XT but would be very surprised if the NI installers expect you to use "C:\program files\nativeinstruments\replika xt\d3d\x64" as the location for the installed dll. While the plug-in dll may be in that folder, if Replika XT works like every other NI plug-in I have seen the dll is installed in a VST folder too.
 

SCOOK: Great info. I think I had manually inserted those two bad paths when this issue cropped up before with some focusrite plugins. I will remove those two paths and see if that helps. I doubt it though since, even set up like that, it tends to find everything I have with the exception of the new NI Delay.
 
MARIO: Great idea ... I was just hatching a similar idea myself ... I thought maybe move the .dll into another folder where it is know to find these things and then do a re-scan ... but it didn't help. I was bummed. Great idea though ... thanks.
 
Tonight when I get home from work I will try to remove those two paths scook was talking about. Maybe eventually I can use this thing I paid a hundred bucks for ...
 
Thanks everyone.