I have two computers running Cakewalk by Bandlab 2021.09. Both are experiencing extreme slowdowns during the VST Scan portion of the startup procedure.
Here are my system specs:
System one (desktop):
Intel i7-5930K
32GB RAM
VST Count: 1680 split between an SSD drive and an NVMe drive
System two (laptop):
Intel i9-10850K
32GB RAM
VST Count: 220, everything installed on an NVMe drive.
The only things I have in common on both systems is I have the Blue Cat freeware plugins and the Plugin Alliance MEGA subscription pack installed on both. The slowdown is not as severe on System two, obviously, but it is still ridiculously slow. This is a regression that I have noticed over the past few releases. Can something be done to speed up the VST Scan?