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Dialog Reference

Global Options dialog—VST Plug-ins

• On Startup Load Normal Template. This option lets you leave the Use Per-Project Audio

Folders option checked, but doesn’t ask you to choose an audio folder every time you open a

new project. While you record audio into the new project, the audio data is stored in the global

audio folder until you save the file, at which point you can choose to create a PPA folder, or retain

the audio in the Global audio folder.

Global Options dialog—VST Plug-ins

Using the Options > Global command and clicking the VST Plug-ins tab gives you access to the

following options.

VST Scan Folders

This window lists the folders that are scanned for VST plug-ins. “Scanning” a VST plug-in means

adapting the plug-in’s file format so that the plug-in works in SONAR.

To add folders, remove folders, or set defaults for the listed folders, use the following buttons:

• Add. This button opens the Browse for Folder dialog, which allows you to select a new folder

to be scanned.

• Remove. To remove a folder from the to-be-scanned list, first select the folder, and then click

the Remove button.

• Folder defaults. Click this button to open a dialog of folder options. These settings will set

options for all the VST plug-ins in all the folders listed in the VST Scan Folders list. For more

information, see To Set Options for All Plug-ins in a Folder.

VST Scan Options

This group of commands controls the following options:

• Scan for VST Plug-ins On Startup. If this option is checked, the folders listed in the VST Scan

Folders window are searched for new plug-ins whenever you start SONAR. Any previously

unscanned plug-ins are then scanned.

• Re-scan Failed Plug-ins. Checking this option causes any plug-in(s) that didn’t scan correctly

to be rescanned during the next scan.

• Re-scan existing plug-ins. Checking this option causes plug-in(s) that did scan correctly to be

rescanned during the next scan. This is a way to implement any changes you’ve made to the

Folder defaults settings.

VST Scan

The commands in this section control the following options:

• Scan VST Folders. Click this button to immediately scan the folders listed in the VST Scan

Folder(s) list.

• Reset All VST Plug-ins. Click this button to remove all scanning records and settings from all

your VST plug-ins. Use this button if you want to completely start over.