With my latest update from Waves (which added a few more VSTs).
 
When oh when will SOANR be able to handle more than 735 combined VST/DXs?
 
OK..... let the haters hate why I have more than 735 VSTs.
 

Hi...735......only one question.
How do you decide which to use?
In my last international prj i have used approximately 15, 3 part plugs and all Prochannel eff.
Best

 
The bapu abides.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Hater# 1
 
Why?? ..by now you should have been able to narrow it down, to a choice few.

Everyone has a right to be indecisive I think. Or maybe not. 

Bloody hell, scrolling through the menu of plugs must take hours!!!

I am sure you are use to it by now :)
Both the limit and the abuse
Maybe that is why Wave has started carving out plug-ins to exclude from Mercury. They are trying to help you out.

aleef
Hater# 1
 
Why?? 

A) because I can
B) In case I ever get a project from someone else that uses any one of them
C) Why narrow it down? Exploration is half the fun for this hobbyist
D) Mooch's butt itches

Ed,
 
I agree it is a pretty archaic limitation and I recently had to go through and exclude a bunch of Plugs after I purchased the Waves Gold Bundle.  For clarification for those unfamiliar with Waves,   Waves installs a Mono and Stereo (64-bit) VST and a Mono and Stereo (32-bit) version of the VST, so for every 1 Waves plug-in you install, there are typically 4 individual plugs associated with it.   That can add up quickly.     Simply re-arranging your Plug-In Menu does not rectify this issue.   Personally, I need both 64 and 32 bit versions because I am using X2 64-bit for Mixing Audio, but I am still using 8.5 32-bit for MIDI as I prefer the workflow of 8.5 over X2 for MIDI. So the obvious solution may have been to go through and Exclude all the 32-bit Plugs;)  
 
The Plug-In Manager is long overdue for an overall.   I agree with you 100%......
 
Regards 

Yes, the plug-in handling in SONAR could use more updates. One thing that might help in the interim is not scanning the all the 32bit plug-ins in the 64bit instance of SONAR. For the 32bit plug-ins that must be included in the 64bit instance, break them out into a different directory.