Reference Guide

1426 New features in SONAR X3
VST enhancements
Automatically migrate VST2 plug-ins to VST3 when available
If you have both VST2 and VST3 versions of a plug-in, you can instruct SONAR to automatically
upgrade to the VST3 version when loading a project that uses VST2 plug-ins.
To do so, go to Edit > Preferences > File - VST Settings and select Replace VST2 Plug-ins When
Opening Projects in the VST Migration section.
You can also select Hide Related VST2 Plug-ins if you no longer wish to see the corresponding
VST2 plug-ins in SONAR’s plug-in menus.
There are a few permutations for how VST plug-ins are migrated depending on whether you are
using the 32-bit or 64-bit version of SONAR, and whether the Replace VST2 Plug-ins When
Opening Projects option is selected. The following table shows the expected plug-in substitution
results when opening projects containing VST plug-ins.
Improved logic for substituting 32-bit plug-ins with 64-bit equivalents
SONAR has logic for hiding and substituting 32-bit plug-ins with 64-bit equivalents. The 64-bit
version of SONAR automatically hides all 32-bit plug-ins when a 64-bit version of the plug-in is
available.
Source SONAR x86 (32-bit) SONAR x64 (64-bit)
Replace VST2 Plug-
ins When Opening
Projects enabled
Replace VST2 Plug-
ins When Opening
Projects disabled
Replace VST2 Plug-
ins When Opening
Projects enabled
Replace VST2 Plug-ins
When Opening
Projects disabled
VST2 Use 32-bit VST3, if
available, otherwise
use 32-bit VST2
Use 32-bit VST2 Use 64-bit VST3, if
available, otherwise
use 64-bit or 32-bit
VST2 as available
Use 64-bit or 32-bit VST2
as available
VST3 Use 32-bit VST3 Use 32-bit VST3 Use 64-bit VST3 Use 64-bit VST3
Table 244. VST2 to VST3 migration
Note: Automatic VST2 to VST3 migration must also be supported by the VST3 plug-in in order
to function in SONAR.