VST Scan enhancements

The VST scanner is now more robust and able to handle badly behaved plug-ins that might otherwise corrupt or stop the scanning process.

There are two new VST scan options under Edit > Preferences > File - VST Settings:

Scan in Sandbox

The Scan in Sandbox option allows the VST scanner to scan each plug-in within a private scanner process, which isolates the plug-ins from critical system resources. While this is slightly slower, it is more robust and prevents plug-ins from corrupting or stopping the scanning process.

Generate Scan Log

When the Generate Scan Log option is enabled, the VST scanner logs the VST scanning progress to %APPDATA%\Cakewalk\Logs\VstScan.log. This can be useful to troubleshoot problems when plug-ins fail to scan properly.

 

Note: Logging is intended for diagnostic purposes, and can have overhead. Generate Scan Log should only be enabled if instructed by BandLab technical support.

Figure 58. The VST Settings section.

For more information about the VST scanner, see VST configuration.

 

See:

File - VST Settings

Using the Plug-in Browser

New features