Instruction Manual

621
VST Configuration
Mixing
the Cakewalk Plug-in Manager to set options on individual plug-ins (use the
Tools-Cakewalk Plug-in Manager command to open the Plug-in
Manager). The following procedures explain how to use the VST Plug-ins
tab of the Global Options dialog. The Cakewalk Plug-in Manager has its
own help.
To Display the Global Options Dialog/VST Plug-ins Tab
•Use the Options-Global command to open the Global Options dialog,
and click the VST Plug-ins tab.
To Add a Folder to Scan
1. On the Global Options dialog/VST Plug-ins tab, click the Add button to
open the Browse for Folder dialog.
2. Choose the folder you want to add, and click OK.
3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 to add any additional folders you might want to
scan.
The new folders appear in the VST Scan Folder(s) list, along with any
folders that were already in the list.
To Remove a Folder from the VST Scan Folder(s) List
• On the Global Options dialog/VST Plug-ins tab, in the VST Scan
Folder(s) list, select the folder you want to remove, and click the
Remove button.
To Set Options for All Plug-ins in a Folder
1. On the Global Options dialog/VST Plug-ins tab, in the VST Scan
Folder(s) list, select the folder you want to set options for, then click the
Folder Defaults button.
2. In the dialog that appears, choose from the following options (options
that control properties for individual plug-ins are greyed-out: use the
Cakewalk Plug-in Manager to set those options):
• Enable as plug-in—enable this option if you want to use the plug-
ins in this folder as audio effects.
• Configure as tempo-based effect—if the effects in this folder are
supposed to respond to tempo information (for example, a tempo-
synced delay), and they are not responding, make sure this box is
checked.
• Force stereo operation—if you need to use mono plug-ins in
situations that requires stereo, you can enable this option to run the