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Preferences dialog
• 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 945.
VST Scan Options
This group of commands controls the following options:
• Specify when to scan for new VST plug-ins. The options are as follows:
• Automatic Background Scan. SONAR automatically scans the folders in the VST Scan
Paths list in the background by periodically detecting when data in the folders have been
updated, or the scan paths have changed.
• Scan On Startup. The folders listed in the VST Scan Paths list are searched for new plug-
ins whenever you start SONAR. Scanning occurs in the background.
• Manual Scan. The folders listed in the VST Scan Paths list are searched for new plug-ins
when you click the Scan button.
• Rescan Failed Plug-ins. Checking this option causes any plug-in(s) that didn’t scan correctly to
be rescanned during the next scan.
• Rescan 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.
• Scan. Click this button to immediately scan the folders listed in the VST Scan Paths list.
• Reset. 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.
VST3 Migration
• Hide Related VST2 Plug-ins. If you have both VST2 and VST3 versions of a plug-in, you can
instruct SONAR to automatically hide any redundant VST2 plug-ins from SONAR’s plug-in
menus.
• Replace VST2 Plug-ins When Opening Projects. 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.
There are a few permutations for how VST plug-ins are substituted depending on whether you are
loading in SONAR X86 or X64 and the chosen VST2 to VST3 migration flag settings.
The following table shows the expected plug-in substitution results when opening projects containing
VST plug-ins.