Reference Guide

896 Mixing
VST configuration
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 box 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.