New update wrecked my plugin categories

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2016/08/30 07:03:49 (permalink)

New update wrecked my plugin categories

I just downloaded the latest release of Sonar Professional and the way VST plugins are listed seems to have changed. Previously I could display all of my subfolders in alphabetical order but that seems to have gone. This was especially useful where for example I had two different folders of Nomad plugins. Now I seem to only be able to display by type or manufacturer and that is not what I want to do. Is there a way to get back the way plugins were displayed?
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    John
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    Re: New update wrecked my plugin categories 2016/08/30 07:54:42 (permalink)
    If you saved the layout you should be able to load it back. I one that likes the new way Sonar lists plugins.

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    Re: New update wrecked my plugin categories 2016/08/30 08:35:14 (permalink)
    I too noticed the new plugin layout.  In as much as I like the auto organization of the plugs, it is taking me more time to FIND the specific plugin I am looking to insert.
     
    Over time, this will be less of an issue and I am sure that I enjoy the new presentation better than the old one.
     
    One of the things I do not LIKE is that my UAD plugs are doubled up with the same name and probably represent STEREO and MONO versions of the plugs but I do not know which is which yet (the first or second one on the list).  I do know that inserting a stereo plug on a MONO track sounds funky and will know when I insert the incorrect one so I hope that the order is consistent throughout the list (that is, the first one is always the stereo version or visa versa).
     
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    Re: New update wrecked my plugin categories 2016/08/30 09:10:58 (permalink)
    Yeah, I see little reason to use my layout anymore. Now if I can just stop right clicking the fx bin and train this aging brain to use the browser........

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    Re: New update wrecked my plugin categories 2016/08/30 09:33:32 (permalink)
    To see the 2016.07 style "Default All Plug-ins" layout do not select any of the sort options. The only problem I have with the new "Default All Plug-ins" is the presentation of the VST3 folder.
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    Re: New update wrecked my plugin categories 2016/08/30 09:39:22 (permalink)
    I hoped they would have included a ProChannels, hopefully that's on the way.

     
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    Re: New update wrecked my plugin categories 2016/08/30 10:05:12 (permalink)
    Hi. I was a little lost at first, but I am getting used to using the browser more and more.
    And I like that I can categorize plugins as desired now.
    Now to forget the old habits..

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    Re: New update wrecked my plugin categories 2016/08/31 18:37:30 (permalink)
    I don't understandwhy they couldn't leave the old 'all plugins' category as an option. I tried the suggestion of saving the layout before updating Sonar and at first that appeared to work, however it would appear the saved layout is a snapshot and after I added some new VST plugins they didn't appear in the layout. I don't like the new views at all!
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