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Is the iLok License Manager installed and running?

This is one of the earlier reports of the "Slide Over Old to Make Room" bug. The videos posted by the OP are still available. Not sure when the problem first appeared but the bug has been on file some time. My guess is the option worked before the X-series but has been mangling projects for years for those who continue to use the option. Fortunately we now have Ripple Edit.

The tests may be performed on the exported audio files.

Feature requests should be posted in Feedback Loop

If Drag and Drop - What to do with existing material is set to "Slide Over Old to Make Room" this is the cause of the problem. Do not use this option...ever. Set this to one of the other options and use Ripple Edit when "slide over" is needed.

Perform a full install of 64bit Platinum if it is not already installed. Cakewalk Command Center is the easiest way to install and activate Platinum. Install AD2 using the XLN Installer. Install Melodyne from your Celemony account Download BandLab Assistant and install CbB. The instructions are here At this point all of the plug-ins in Platinum will be available in CbB.

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This is one way but the safest is a custom project template folder location. The installers write to the default location, a custom project template folder is not touched by the installer.

Of course, Cakewalk and its VST scanner has nothing to do with Studio One and vice versa XLN issues with Windows updates are well known and covered in the XLN support link provided above. Like @abacab, I experienced no plug-in issues updating to 1809 in March.

maybe this is the issue http://forum.cakewalk.com/FindPost/3195458

So this is not true

Yes and they still show UAD plug-ins in two different paths

If this is the case, then why did the images in this post show 2 different paths containing UAD plug-ins?

Yeah, I failed to link the XLN support page about authorization https://www.xlnaudio.com/support/my-product-is-suddenly-not-authorized-wrong-computer-id-or-this-instrument-is-in-trial-mode. This is a common problem for XLN software. There have been cases in the past when plug-ins do not scan properly and instruments show up as effects. In this case, I would not try to force the plug-ins to synths because there a re likely other problems with the registry entries. That is why I suggested running a reset.

Very unusual for the VST registry entries to change without some user action. A windows update would not alter this part of the registry. May want to run a VST reset from preferences. A VST reset clears the VST Inventory in the registry and re-scans all the plug-ins. Also may be a good time to make sure the re-scan options on the same page are turned off.

For AD2 the templates already exist https://www.cakewalk.com/Support/Knowledge-Base/2007013364/Setting-up-a-Drum-Map-for-Addictive-Drums-2-in-SONAR but it is good practice to perform the exercise without the benefit of pre-made templates.

Add a MIDI track and manually assign the output to the synth then re-save the template

No need to search, just click enter after pasting the string.

Try lowering the Beats value in the Loop Construction View

appdata is a hidden folder try entering %appdata%\Cakewalk\Cakewalk Core\MiniDumps in Windows Explorer

yes, check out the video and link in this post

Yes, loops available in BandLab Assistant may be used in Cakewalk by BandLab. Once a loop is downloaded, they are stored in folders in your Documents\BandLab which may be loaded into CbB either using drag and drop from BA or the folder itself.

There have been quite a few bug fixes to the plug-ins bundled with SONAR 8.5. The fixes were included in the paid upgrades to SONAR 8.5. Support for SONAR 8.5 was dropped around 2013. Unless BandLab starts releasing more of the old Cakewalk products, it may be difficult to secure updates to the content bundled SONAR 8.5.

This is correct. The installers for most products released prior to 2015 were not rewritten to support the Command Center. Some of the older products with CCC compatible installers are synths that were bundled with Platinum (Dimension Pro and Rapture) and the CA-2A ProChannel Compressor. The only DAWs with Cakewalk Command Center compatible installers are SONAR Home Studio/Artist/Professional/Platinum and Music Creator 7.

Don't have scaler That said, there are two ways VST plug-ins that send MIDI data are setup in CbB. 1) Plug-ins that scan as synths such as. sequencers Create an instrument track (or audio+MIDI track pair) using the plug-in. It is important the plug-in has a complete routing even though it does not actually create audio data. Make sure "Enable MIDI Output" is selected in the VST2/VST3 drop down. This causes the plug-in to appear in other instrument and MIDI track input drop downs. Set the instrument or MIDI track input to your controller and enable input echo Set the input on the instrument or MIDI track for synth to the plug-in and enable input echo. 2) Plug-ins that scan as effects Add the plug-in to an FX rack of an audio track Make sure "Enable MIDI Input" and "Enable MIDI Output" are selected in the VST2/VST3 drop down Add a MIDI track with the input set to your controller, output set to the plug-in and enable input echo. If using existing MIDI data there is no need to set the track input. Set the input on the instrument or MIDI track for synth to the plug-in and enable input echo. Here is an image of the VST2/3 drop down showing the two enable MIDI options