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Preferences dialog
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 box, 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 box 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” on page 896.
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. Checking this option causes SONAR to search for
unregistered VST plug-ins on startup. If you prefer to run the VST Configuration Wizard manually,
you can disable this option.
• 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.
BitBridge Server Configuration
Cakewalk’s BitBridge technology allows you to use 32-bit VST effects and instruments when using
the x64 version of SONAR.
Note: BitBridge server configuration is only available in SONAR Producer.