Annabelle

1. Yes, I did install Cakewalk on the same machine as Sonar. 2. No, Reinstalling Sonar didn't change a thing. 3. If you read post 117, I made a solution by creating two layouts that work, and I can even add plugins to them!

I don't use a mouse. I can't see. I would press enter on those dots, but it takes me to the previous page.

Funny you say that, as I'm not only a user of my machine, but I'm the owner and administrator as well.

I meant to say "FX" in my previous post, but my keyboard has been acting strange in Microsoft Edge. It seems to deliberately miss characters even though I've typed all the right characters. I wonder if it's the latest version of Microsoft Edge that has some kind of bug. Isn't there an "Edit Post" link next to my posts?

Interestingly enough, this works! Yaaaaaaayyyyyyyy! I've managed to create two layouts, one for FX, and one for SoftSynths.

Is this within the plugin manager? I can't see what's in that screenshot as I am sight challenged. The only "Reset" button I found was in the "Audio Options" dialog box, but that obviously was probably not the one you were thinking of!

How would I reset? Is it under the parameter, "Reset Config File"? I did rescan, but nothing changed.

I tried that, and still nothing's changed. Should I attach the .ini file so you can see it?

I've written that line between [Markers View} and [Dump Request Macros]. I wrote it as you described. VSTPlugInNameFormat=1 I put two blank lines around that parameter. However, I'm confused, as I tried the plugin scan, and it didn't change anything. I feel like something's missing. Don't I need to put <> or [] around the parameters?

Are there two specific settings I should put it between?

There's two versions of the Cakewalk.ini file. One is in "C:\Program Data\Cakewalk\Sonar 8.5 Producer". The other is in "C:\Users\PCAudioLabs User\AppData\Roaming\Cakewalk\Sonar 8.5 Producer". Which version do I edit? And, where specifically in the WinCake section would I put the line you're talking about?

Are you sure we're talking about the same version of Sonar? I have Sonar 8.5 Producer Edition 64 Bit.

In which part of the .ini file do I find that information?

Is there a way for me to change Sonar back to displaying the name of a plugin according to its file name? For example, instead of just "Aria Player", it should say "Aria Player VST (x64)". Is there a specific parameter that I need to configure to make this happen? Sonar only started acting this way after trying Cakewalk By Bandlab on Windows 7 and finding that screenreader accessibility was limited, though I'm not sure that has anything to do with what's happening. I uninstalled then reinstalled Sonar 8.5, thinking that had something to do with fixing it, but nothing's changed. What shall I do next? 😕

I'm currently reorganizing and reconfiguring plugins in Sonar 8.5, and there's a parameter within the "Plugin Properties" dialog box of each plugin that I'm not sure I understand. The parameter is a checkbox that says, "Serialize Host Access". What does it do? Should this checkbox be checked or unchecked?

I wonder if .als can be converted to .cwp in Sonar.

Would Ableton Live be able to save projects in other formats like .cwp and .cwb?

Both my machines are 64 bit computers.

Like what, I wonder?

I wonder if .cwp and .cwb files can be saved with Cakewalk By Bandlab.

Will it cost me anything? If so, how much?

I want to try Cakewalk By Bandlab on my music machine, and I have a few important questions. 1. Is it able to run on Windows 7? 2. Can I run it offline? 3. Can it save projects as .cwp, .cwb and so on? 4. Most important of all, is it accesible to screenreaders like JAWS?

I like the sound of that! I wonder, is it accessible to screenreaders like JAWS? Does it work with all operating systems? Or just Windows 10 and later? Will it cost anything? If so, how much?

Now that I'm trying it, I find that Metaplugin is not exactly screenreader friendly.

I'm hoping this particular software's demo version doesn't have crazy limitations like "Bypassing once a minute" or even "a burst of noise every few seconds". That's what I've gotten with demo versions of plugins I've worked with in the past.