Importing old HomeStudio 2002 files but loosing legacy effects (EQ and Reverb)

[tjmicsak]

How can I recover my old Cakewalk 2002 effects that were used on tracks I am importing into CW by BL?

These were not outside VST but were the built-in FX in CWHS2002, but imported files into CW by BL are not there even though they are shown in the FX window. 

I also get the warning pop up when opening the files that those FX were not found. 

 

Can I import them off of the initial program CD still somehow?

[scook]

It depends. This is a pretty common problem when migrating projects to 64bit hosts.

 

Pretty sure Cakewalk  Home Studio 2002 was 32bit.

If the plug-ins are VST format, they will load into CbB.

If the plug-ins are DX format, they will not load into CbB.

My guess is they are DX plug-ins.

 

You could install Cakewalk Home Studio 2002 load the projects in it and swap out the plug-ins for 3rd party VST plug-ins, hopefully new ones that have both 32bit and 64bt versions.

Keeping a 32bit host around while transitioning to 64bit is handy.

[Starship Krupa]

Welcome home to Cakesville.

Your best hope is probably going to be to copy the list of FX that are missing from a project and replace them with ones with similar functionality.

There are many good bread-and-butter FX that come with Cakewalk by BandLab, and the www is a cornucopia of good freeware ones.

The one from the '20's may even sound better than the 2002 ones.