Plug-in windows flicker or don't display properly

X-Ray is not compatible with plug-ins that use DirectDraw to create their windows, such as many recent plug-ins by Waves. If a plug-in is not compatible with X-Ray, the plug-in's window will either flicker or not display properly. If you have any plug-ins that are affected by this, you can exclude the plug-in(s) from X-Ray by following these instructions:

1.	Open the Cakewalk Plug-in Manager (Utilities > Cakewalk Plug-in Manager).

2.	In the Plug-in Categories list, select the category that the plug-in you want to exclude is in.

3.	In the Registered Plug-ins list, select the plug-in you want to exclude.

4.	If the plug-in is a DirectX effect, write down (or select and copy) the CLSID value that's in the CLSID field at the bottom of the dialog box.

5.	If the plug-in is a VST or VSTi, write down the VST ID value that's in the VST ID field at the bottom of the dialog box.

6.	Close the Cakewalk Plug-in Manager dialog box.

7.	Use Notepad to open the XRayExclude.ini file that's in your SONAR program folder (C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Application Data\Cakewalk\SONAR <your version>.

8.	At the end of the file, find the [EffectProps View] section.

9.	Exclude your plug-in by creating a blank line below the last entry in the [EffectProps View] section, and then typing:

;[name of your plug-in, but without brackets]

XRayExclude[type the next available number in XRayExclude list, but without brackets]=[VST ID number, with no brackets, or CLSID number, with curly braces at start and finish]

For example, if the last entry in the [EffectProps View] section was:

; Waves SSL EQ Stereo

XRayExclude11=1397510483

XRayExclude12={E451379E-F7E1-4E82-98D9-BEB87AC45E90}

If you want to exclude the Cakewalk FxDelay from the X-Ray Windows feature, after creating a blank line, type:

; Cakewalk FxDelay

XRayExclude13={985DAF67-589F-4B8D-8BBC-D7AD651B9022}

If there is also a VST version of the Cakewalk FxDelay, add another line:

XRayExclude14=[some VST ID number, with no brackets]

10.	Save and close the XRayExclude.ini file, and restart SONAR to implement your changes.

 

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