I reinstalled Sonar so I could get back some stock templates and anything else I was missing like loops and stuff. I had a dirty DVD disc and it didn't install everything. This time, after uninstalling/reinstalling Cakewalk Sound Center is missing. What am I missing?

Well, after further review... The plugins are located in Program Files>Cakewalk instead of Program Files(x86).
 
My fresh install of Sonar on another machine has them in Program Files(x86). Is this where they belong? Does it matter? Both machines are 64 bit Windows7.

It depends on which version(s) of SONAR are installed. If a 64bit version of SONAR is installed, the Cakewalk Sound Center is installed in "C:\Program Files\Cakewalk\Vstplugins\Cakewalk Sound Center" even though it is a 32bit synth. The actual location of the synth and it's supporting files does not matter as long as the vst scanner can find the dll.

Thank you. I currently have Sonar X1 LE installed. I demo'd the X3 product so maybe that is why the Vstplugin folder was installed into the 64 bit region of my computer, then upon reinstallation of Sonar X1 LE it did not get installed? I can only guess. Anyhow, the important thing is I've moved the vst folder to Program Files (x86) and everything works. Thank you for confirming Cakewalk Sound Center synths are 32 bit. Also, I'm assuming X1 LE is 32 bit because I had no option to install as 64 bit. Correct assumption?

X1 LE is 32bit only. After manually relocating the Cakewalk Sound Center you may want to edit the registry to reflect the change. In the registry "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Cakewalk Music Software\Cakewalk Sound Center\1.0" update key "Installation Folder"

Ok, done. Why do that?

Should you ever install an expansion pack, it needs to know where the program is installed.

Thanks for all your help. Really appreciate it!

scookIf a 64bit version of SONAR is installed, the Cakewalk Sound Center is installed in "C:\Program Files\Cakewalk\Vstplugins\Cakewalk Sound Center" even though it is a 32bit synth.

this needs to be fixed

lawp

scookIf a 64bit version of SONAR is installed, the Cakewalk Sound Center is installed in "C:\Program Files\Cakewalk\Vstplugins\Cakewalk Sound Center" even though it is a 32bit synth.

this needs to be fixed

Porting Cakewalk Sound Center to 64bit seems a waste of time.