Hi all,
 
I've just updated the Waves Central, downloaded latest Waveshell. Now when I scan I have the Waveshell recognised in the scan but the plugins are missing when I load a project. I have checked and double checked the paths for waveshell-vst3 9.91_x64.dll.
I have paths of C:\ProgramFiles(x86)\Waves\Waveshells V9, also C:\ProgramFiles\VSTPlugins.
Can someone tell me what obvious detail I've missed on this?
Cheers
Jerry
 

I only install the VST3 64bit versions so my path in Sonar is  C:\ProgramFiles\Commonfiles\VST3 and the VST3 waveshell is in this directory.  For VST2 plugins the wavesshell should be in C:\ProgramFiles\Cakewalk\vstplugins and this path in Sonar. This is how I have mine setup.
 
Two paths in Sonar
C:\ProgramFiles\Commonfiles\VST3
C:\ProgramFiles\Cakewalk\vstplugins

Thanks Bob. The full range of what's installed is - 
 
Waveshell-VST3 9.91.vst3        in  C:\ProgramFiles (x86)\Common Files\VST3
Waveshell-VST3 9.91.vst3        in  C:\ProgramFiles (x86)\Waves\WaveShells V9
Waveshell-VST3 9.91_x64.vst3 in  C:\ProgramFiles (x86)\Waves\WaveShells V9
Waveshell-VST3 9.91_x64.vst3 in  C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3
Waveshell-VST3 9.91_x64.dll    in  C:\ProgramFiles (x86)\Waves\WaveShells V9
Waveshell-VST3 9.91_x64.dll    in  C:\ProgramFiles\VstPlugins
Waveshell-VST3 9.91.dll           in  C:\ProgramFiles (x86)\VstPlugins
Waveshell-VST3 9.91.dll           in  C:\ProgramFiles (x86)\Waves\WaveShells V9
 
and all those directories are in the scan path.
 
jdf

This is something I've wondered about for a while.  Every software developer seems to have a different idea of where their plugins should go.  This has got me confused more than once. I which there was a standard location for plugins to go and all developers installed then there. That would end a lot of headaches for me. 

Are you using a dongle?
If you are and it is not plugged in when you run the VST scan your plugins will come up missing.

bits2tubes
This is something I've wondered about for a while.  Every software developer seems to have a different idea of where their plugins should go.  This has got me confused more than once. I which there was a standard location for plugins to go and all developers installed then there. That would end a lot of headaches for me. 

Not me...I keep them off of my C Drive, and that is where they typically want to install...
I have them on a separate drive, that way, C doesn't get full too fast (my C is only 120 GB),
and many don't have to be reinstalled if there is a problem with C.

jerrydf
Hi all,
 
I've just updated the Waves Central, downloaded latest Waveshell. Now when I scan I have the Waveshell recognised in the scan but the plugins are missing when I load a project. I have checked and double checked the paths for waveshell-vst3 9.91_x64.dll.
I have paths of C:\ProgramFiles(x86)\Waves\Waveshells V9, also C:\ProgramFiles\VSTPlugins.
Can someone tell me what obvious detail I've missed on this?
Cheers
Jerry
 

I had a somewhat similar situation with a number of missing plugins after that update. I called Waves support. As usual, they were great. They found the issue quickly and I was back in business.

Hi all,
 
After installing the latest update I encountered a similar issue. My fix was to delete the old Waveshell .ddl from the VST file. It was smooth sailing after that.
 
Regards,
 
Ian

I've been wanting to put all my vsts in one place. I have room on my C drive, but maybe putting them on another drive would help? Does anyone else have their own system for keeping them straight? I would like them in one place so I could back them up easy... not to mention finding where the vst2s/vst3s are all hiding. I find I have duplicates when I run the scan. Just something else to keep me from actually working on music... If anyone listened to the Jack White interview on the Tape Op podcast #2, I totally get where he was coming from. An 8-track tape machine is all he needs to create great recordings. Sometimes I think I got more creative with my Tascam 4-track. 
Progress?
 
 

Hi all.
 
I will elaborate a little further. The update installed the new Waveshell .dll into another VSTplugin folder on my C drive I didn't know I had so the process may have created it. The fix was to drag the Waveshell 9.91 x64.dll file into my preferred VSTplugin folder and delete the old Waveshell .dll file.