The directions in the help file didn't seem to work but I'm probably doing it wrong. I'm not even sure what folder the program installed itself in. I know it is on the C drive and the audio content (including Rock Legends and the Gen 16 cymbal pack) are on my E drive. I've tried F5 in the browser hoping it would magically appear but no dice. X2 found GR5 after I set the Audio FX PlugIns menu to "Default All Plug-ins" so I tried that in the Instruments section but it was already set to Default. Sorry... new to this process. Cheers.

32 or 64 bit Sonar?
32 or 64 bit BFD?

The vsti on my system is in C:\Program Files\Fxpansion\BFD2 for 64 bit and in C:\Program Files (x86)\Fxpansion\BFD2 for 32 bit


You need to make sure one of these paths is specified in Utilities > Cakewalk Plug-in Manager > Options

I'm not in front of my DAW, however from memory, I believe Sonar only scans for plugs in the paths you've configured.  I believe it can be configured under preferences - VST settings (or something similar to that). 

Make sure whatever path you think BFD may be installed to is included in the list of scanning paths you see. 

You then either manually scan for plugins to see if Sonar now finds it, or you can select to have Sonar automatically scan for plugins everytime it starts. 

Hope that helps.
Russ

Hi, Jonesey. Sonar and BFD are both 64 bit (at least that's what I installed).

@karma... I can't see my FXpansion folder. I think it installed under the cakewalk VST file but I can't expand it in the scan window. Can I just set it to scan my whole system somehow? It is installed somewhere.

No!

You'll end up with all sorts of rubbish in your vst list.

Better option - do a Windows search for FXpansion

You can, but as Bristol_Jonesey said, you'll wind up with all kinds of stuff, plus it will take a long time! 
I'd do as recommended above, use Windows Expolorer to find your BFD2.exe and .dll's - then enter that directory into the vstscan search path in Sonar.

Thanks Jonesey. I found a bunch of FXpansion stuff in My Documents and added the main FXpansion folder to the scan thingy in VST settings but it's not doing anything. This is driving me nuts.

Okay... I know this is lame but could somebody just give me a step by step here on how scan properly? As I search the forum and internet in general I've references to TWO place to scan from. The one in Edit > Preferences > VST Settings and another in the Utilities menu. I don't think when I'm adding the FXpansion folder to the VST settings scan it's actually scanning it. I am missing a step somewhere. Sorry guys. This is terribly confusing for me.

You need to find out where BFD2.dll is living and make sure the parent folder is added to your scan path.

This is crucial!