scook
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.

Believe it or not, in SONAR 64 I do not scan 32bit versions if there is a 64bit version. I organized my 32bit plugs folder to have a 32bit Only folder which is what I include in my  SONAR 64 scan.
 
Yup, I'm a plug-ho.

I expected you already did that. The comment was to the post immediately above it.

@scook,
 
I was also passing it on to those who may not know (or forgot) that trick.

I also hit that wall recently.  In my effort to aspire to the state of BAPUness, I have got that message a few times in the last couple of months.  In an effort toward full disclosure (ha ha), I hit that wall  only when I include my 32bit vsts.
 
The message I get indicates that some of my vsts may not show up until I do something like organize or arrange or deselect some of the plugins in my plugin "layouts".  

@ SCOOK -Useful tip regarding splitting out Plug-in (32-bit vs 64-bit).    I am just not that ambitious, i.e. re-installing plugs.   In many cases you can't just move plugs from folder to folder, there are Registry Entries or other configurations that are affected.    I am sure you know that, you seem to be a very knowledgeable person.   Had I ever conceived of hitting this wall I probably would have done things a little different.  Appreciate the idea...
 
I am not a big complainer about features, functions, etc..regarding Cake Products,  however, this is an area that I think should have been addressed long ago.    I shouldn't have to re-arrange, re-install, Exclude Plugs, hide plugs, or whatever just to use the products I have purchased, including those add-ons that I have purchased from Cakewalk.   It is really quite annoying to have not corrected this limitation with recent product updates.  I am sure back in the day when they picked 735 as the number for the limit they all said, "who is ever going to use 735 plug-ins?"   I remember back in the day hearing Bill Gates say, nobody will ever need more than 2MB of memory and a 10MB hard-drive and everyone said, "Yup he is right, that is a crazy amount of hardware." 
 
Regards

if you want 34247236484 (to the power of 7) plugins.. so be it ... malloc more memory captain ;-)
 
what might be a nice idea also, have an option to rank the plugins by how much you use em. 
 
yep some plugs have mono, separate outs (kontakt) etc.. but well  , I bet there are plugins gathering dust / cobwebs also 
 
waves keep emailing me, but I'll champion fab filter instead :) (and no I'm not getting paid by em)
 
 

I'm jealous.

why ? sometimes limits are a good thing.. and stop GAS.. ask mr bapu how many plugs he REGULARLY uses , I'd be surprised if it was 25% of that amount :)
 

Fog
why ? sometimes limits are a good thing.. and stop GAS.. ask mr bapu how many plugs he REGULARLY uses , I'd be surprised if it was 25% of that amount :)
 

20% to 40% more than I should.

Ed, may I suggest disabling the Waves and UAD MONO plugs? There really is no need for them. Sonar handles stereo plugs as mono on mono instruments so there is no need for ANYTHING mono really. I have all my Waves and UAD Mono's disabled and any plugs that come in with mono version disabled as well. It should cut down on your cap number considerably.
 
Personally, I think you'd be better off without them. I know it's not for me to agree or disagree with, but personally and without offense, I see it as senseless and a total waste. The more crap you have on your machine that sits there "for the sake of" the more of a chance something can go wrong. If someone uses something that you don't have installed, it's easy enough to just install it. I don't keep anything on any of my recording boxes that doesn't get used. Now, I DO have specialty plugs that get used from time to time that may not be in the normal rotation, but it's rare I'll leave 25 different compressors on my box or a whole suite of stuff that never gets used.
 
It's so much easier to navigate through my custom plug menus and after a while, if I see stuff that I don't use coming up...it makes me so sick I have to remove it. Something to think about. Though the Sonar limitation does suck....it's one that *I* use as "c'mon dude, if you're capping it's time to start cleaning house." I've capped one time....needless to say, I'm at about 456 right now and even there, I could stand to remove some more.
 
-Danny