Reference Guide

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VST Configuration
Mixing
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 plug-ins in stereo mode. This option simply creates two
identical output streams from the plug-ins where only one existed.
• Do not intercept NRPNs. SONAR uses NRPNs to run automation of your VST plug-ins.
However, some instruments have their own implementation of this process, so checking this
box passes the NRPNs directly to the instrument, allowing it to manage its own automation.
• Max used inputs. This option controls the number of sidechain inputs that are exposed by
SONAR for the plug-in. The default value is the maximum number of input channels that are
exposed by the plug-in. If the value is set to 2, SONAR will not display any sidechainable
inputs; if set to 4, SONAR will display 1 sidechainable input, etc.
• Load using jBridge wrapper. This check box is only enabled on systems where jBridge is
installed. jBridge allows you to use 32-bit VST effects and instruments when using the x64
version of SONAR, as well as use 64-bit plug-ins when using the x86 version of SONAR.
jBridge can also bridge 32-bit plug-ins in the x86 version of SONAR, allowing your computer to
overcome the memory limitations of a single 32bit process.
• Enable delay compensation. Usually, you will leave this check box the way you found it.
SONAR contains a delay compensator, which turns on and off automatically for each individual
plug-in (only a few plug-ins need it). If your plug-in needs extra time to process the audio data,
the plug-in sends a message to SONAR, so it can synchronize playback time to the delayed
output from the plug-in.
• Serialize Host Access. When Serialize Host Access is selected, communications with the
plug-in are serialized as far as possible. The default behavior is OFF, which allows
asynchronous calls to the plug-in.
When Serialize Host Access is disabled, SONAR’s audio engine runs more efficiently and
allows the UI thread to interact independently with the plug-in GUI without impacting the audio
engine.
The only reason to enable Serialize Host Access would be for a plug-in that has thread safety
problems leading to crashes or glitches when changing plug-in presets.