Corrupted .pgl file?

[Brad Scholz]

[Note: I changed the title and the topic of this post after realizing that the problem was not with Zampler, but my plugin layout file.]

Hi, guys.

I know some of you have used Zampler, so maybe I'm doing something wrong. I just downloaded Zampler 2.5 from Beat magazine, installed the vst (dll) in the appropriate directory (X:/Program Files/Vstplugins), and fired up Cakewalk. Here's the weird part: although Zampler shows up in thePlugin Manager's  list of VST2 instruments and I can add it to my Instrument Layout file, it just never "sticks" -- meaning that it never actually shows up in my instrument list and can't be selected. And, yes, I did remember to save the updated Layout file. This is the only plugin I've had this trouble with. Anyone else experience this?

Suggestions welcomed.

Edited February 7, 2024 by Brad Scholz

[Brad Scholz]

I tried using Zampler with Cakewalk on another computer and it showed up and worked fine. Somehow, I guess my .pgl file got corrupted. I tried manually adding Zampler to .pgl using an XML editor, but that didn't work out for me either. The solution, finally, was to delete the old plugin file and rebuild a new one. Lesson learned.