Well that KIND of worked. I probably didn't even need to uninstall but I needed to find the path. I did the scan but now I only see BFD 32 Bit. Blurgh...

That probably means the 64bit version defaults to C:\Program Files\VSTPlugins

Whenever I've installed Eco (or BFD2) the installer sees sonars 32 vst folder (C:\Program Files (x86)\Cakewalk\Vstplugins)
I run 32 and 64 bit versions of sonar. But I have to point the installer to cakewalks 64 bit vst folder (C:\Program Files\Cakewalk\Vstplugins)

I think otherwise the Eco installer will either create a "steinberg/vst folder" or just a folder called vst's.
If it's in either of those locations you can just move the BFD Eco.dll to C:\Program Files\Cakewalk\Vstplugins and rescan.

If you were running X1 64 bit and Eco 64 bit was running fine before, does that not mean that X2 has created it's own 64 bit vst folder?

Steve

I just scanned that folder, scook and no dice but I think it added couple other plugs. However I may have in my fury accidentally installed the 32 bit version or something. At least I now know how and where to scan properly. Might try again. Derp. Thanks for all the help guys. I think I've got it under control now. Cheers.

Most installers give you the opportunity to select where the VST dll will be installed. You may want to always specify the C:\Program Files\Cakewalk\Vstplugins. Additionally you might want to specify a subdirectory for the install for example C:\Program Files\Cakewalk\Vstplugins\BFDEco

Beepster, for future reference. Click the start button and type in the search pane if you need to find something. Windows will find all references to whatever it is you are trying to find, then you can just add that path in the Sonar: Edit/Preferences/File/VST settings dialog, no need to reinstall anything. I have BFD ECO and BFD2 installed in folders for 32 and 64bit versions.

The screwy thing is that windows explorer wasn't bringing up any program files for BFD except the installers. Stupid computers.

I figured out the 64 bit issue. I was using the wrong installer.

Holy bleeping jebus poop crackers! It turns out I had NOT solved the problem and spent the past hour trying to figure it out. It turns out BFD Eco just throws itself willy nilly all over the darned C drive... AND there is an issue where unless you have the latest update from august it sometimes won't show up in the host at all even if you do manage to find all the files.

So first I reinstalled BFD. Then I made sure I had the latest update (Version 1.5.1.5) from my FXpansion account. As I installed that update I wrote down every one of the install paths. Here they are... tell me if this makes ANY kind of sense...



VST Plugin Path (32 Bit) = C:\Program Files(x86)\VSTPlugins

App Path (32 Bit) = C:\Program Files(x86)\FXpansion\BFD Eco

VST Path (64 Bit) = C:\Program Files\Common Files\Steinberg\VST2

App Path (64 Bit) = C:\Program Files\FXpansion\BFD Eco


It's in completely different folders! So I added all those to the Sonar VST scan thingy, checked off the ReScan options and let it do its thing. I figure this HAS to work. Well I didn't see anything implying BFD 64 bit in my browser BUT there was a new option that simply said BFD Eco. I inserted that into the track view and clicked the little question mark options button in the BFD GUI, went to the About option and SUCCESS! It was telling me that it was the 64 bit version.

I'm pretty mad I wasted my afternoon screwing around with this but at least I know FAR more about how to use the VST scanner (of which I knew NOTHING before today) and I can use BFD 64 bit. What I DON'T get is why I could see it in X1 after a relatively easy install but it turned into this enormous screw around in X2. Obviously this isn't a Sonar issue but the help menu entry on the scanner was no help at all. You wouldn't be able to understand it unless you already knew how to use it. It IS however a really bad default installation which is on FXpansion. We're not all computer geniuses yanno?

Anyway... my anger and frustration is subsiding now and I'm glad it worked out in the end. You guys, as usual, totally saved my sorry arse and I thank you profusely. Cheers.

You only want the 64bit VST path in you plug-in manager directory listing.