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VST configuration
Mixing
VST configuration
SONAR automatically scans your VST folders for new plug-ins on startup, registering any
unscanned VST plug-ins so that they become available in SONAR’s plug-in menus. You can turn off
automatic scanning in Edit > Preferences > File - VST Settings by clearing the Scan For VST
Plug-ins On Startup check box.
There are two places you can configure your VST plug-ins manually: go to Edit > Preferences >
File - VST Settings or use the Cakewalk Plug-in Manager (Utilities > Cakewalk Plug-in Manager).
You can use Edit > Preferences > File - VST Settings to set general VST options, such as
choosing which folders to scan, but not specific options on individual plug-ins. Use the Cakewalk
Plug-in Manager to set options on individual plug-ins (use the Utilities > Cakewalk Plug-in
Manager command to open the Plug-in Manager). The following procedures explain how to use the
settings in Edit > Preferences > File - VST Settings. The Cakewalk Plug-in Manager has its own
help.
To configure global VST settings
•Go to Edit > Preferences > File - VST Settings.
To add a folder to scan
1. Go to Edit > Preferences > File - VST Settings.
2. Under VST Scan Folder(s), click the Add button to open the Browser for Folder dialog.
3. Choose the folder you want to add, and click OK.
4. 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
1. Go to Edit > Preferences > File - VST Settings.
2. Under VST Scan Folder(s), select the folder you want to remove, then click the Remove button.
To set options for all plug-ins in a folder
1. Go to Edit > Preferences > File - VST Settings.
2. Under VST Scan Folder(s), select the folder you want to set options for, then click the Folder
Defaults button.
3. 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.