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Plug-in manufacturers must add the appropriate information to their plug-ins for VST migration to work. Here is a blog entry for this http://www.noelborthwick.com/2014/01/22/developer-notes-sonar-x3-vst3-internals/ Given the prior installation, there could be some confusion when loading projects containing plug-ins bundled CbB and SONAR. You will need to address these issues on a per-project basis likely replacing the plug-ins with the appropriate version. In a normal installation there are no duplicated plug-ins but some dlls may be duplicated for different uses. Removing dlls from shared folders is not a good idea. Removing plug-ins from the regular VST folders is OK if you never plan on using them but I would not do this either. By default, some bundled plug-ins are in the exclude list. They should be left alone. This is not related to VST migration.

Don't have Kontakt but if I had a problem with unexpected MIDI routing, I would do the following... Verify synth plug-in properties and uncheck "Enable MIDI Output" where it is not needed. This option is located on the VST2/3 drop down in the standard header above plug-in UIs. Note: the image below shows "Enable MIDI Output" checked. Uncheck this value to prevent the plug-in from sending MIDI data. Not all plug-ins have this capability but I am pretty sure Kontakt does. Review instrument/MIDI track input assignments, avoid "All Inputs" settings.

I doubt much has changed since http://forum.cakewalk.com/FindPost/3675436

Is it possible the project was built with the VST2 format plug-ins and those plug-ins are no longer in the scan path? AFAIK, iZotope does not support VST2 to VST3 migration and NI Guitar Rig 5 does not come in VST3 format.

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If you don't mind iLok SoundToys FilterFreak 2 is a dual filter similar to Volcano. While just a single filter, X3 Producer and Platinum included BiFilter2.

Here is the relevant section of the help https://www.cakewalk.com/Documentation?product=Cakewalk&language=3&help=Playback.19.html

Is the folder compressed?

Unfortunately, the ProChannel Presets path is not in preferences. The only way to access the setting is by directly editing ProChannelStripPresetFolder in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cakewalk Music Software\Cakewalk\Core\UserPaths. I have never known this to go missing but I suppose a registry cleaning tool might mess with it.

Aud.ini in %appdata%\Cakewalk\Cakewalk Core

A clean install is not necessary but a simple uninstall/reinstall is enough. An update may work too but I would not count on it.

When performing full installs, as it the case here, installed oldest first. This insures files shared between versions will be the most recent.

I have no experience with Steam. Hopefully another Steam user will drop by with suggestions on how to deal with purchases made on Steam. User accounts created on Cakewalk.com in late 2014 through 2017 are still online. If one has an account there and forgot their password support@cakewalk.com can reset it. AFAIK no new accounts have been created on that site since Oct. 2017.

There are two ways the sample rate is set in Cakewalk. For projects that have no audio clips the sample rate is read from preferences For projects with audio clips, the sample rate is read from an audio clip header. The project sample rate is sent to the audio interface. Most devices respond to this request. If the Zoom does not respond to sample rate change request from the DAW you may have to use manually configure Zoom. If the Realtek is set to 96k it may be when running both, it may have had a side effect of changing the Zoom to 96k.

When ASIO4All is selected in preferences?

All tracks record the data present at the input. Enable Input Echo - the button to the right of the record button.

What ASIO4All does is wrap one or more WDM drivers for one or more devices and present them to the DAW as an ASIO driver. As far as the DAW is concerned, there is one ASIO driver called ASIO4All. The smaller the ASIO buffer size, the lower the latency. Using 96kHz sample rate probably needs a 256 sample buffer size or smaller to effectively monitoring through the DAW.

ASIO4All

This is normal. ASIO must use the same driver for input and output. IIRC, ASIO4All aggregates WDM drivers so there should be a configuration tool supplied by the manufacturer to setup which devices are used by the software.

Is the R8 driver installed?

Often when a feature appears to be missing it is the result of the Workspace setting. Try a different preset, create your own workspace or set it to None.

Assuming you created a single sign on account around late 2014 through 2017, support@cakewalk.com can reset the login for the account. If you had an older account and did not migrate in 2014 it may be a little harder gain access.

Another thing to try is always close all open projects before shutting down SONAR.

Could be "Bypass All Effects" is enabled. This is toggled by the FX button in the Mix module and keyboard shortcut "E"

Here is why I believe this is not by design. After loading a project from the playlist. Open the "Save As" dialog from the main menu. Notice how the dialog is abbreviated. It looks like the "Save As" dialog called from the Playlist except for how the drop downs are populated. Close the "Save As" dialog. Close the playlist. Now open the "Save As" dialog again.