Vst Plugins Not Showing Up In Sonar

If you have installed and authorized your plug-in and it still doesn't show up in your DAW, try the following:

If you do not see the 'VST Plug-ins' tab under the Locations tab, then you want to make sure that you have activated Studio One Professional or you have installed the VST, AU, and ReWire support add-on if you are running the 'Artist' version of Studio One. Press the 'Reset Blocklist' button while you are in this window. Follow Rescan Plugins In Your DAW If the plugins do not show in your plugins list, please ensure you have the latest plugin versions installed and view the following articles: How To Rescan Plugins In Ableton Live.

Mac OS X:

Simply go to your DAW’s preferences and rescan your plug-in. Note that Eventide no longer supports 32-bit plugins.
Vst Plugins Not Showing Up In Sonar

Windows:

It is possible that you need to add the following paths to your DAW’s list of VST folders. Open your DAW’s VST Preferences and add the applicable folder:
Free

Windows 32-bit OS:

32-bit DAW: C:Program FilesCommon FilesSteinbergVST2

Windows 64-bit OS:

32-bit DAW: C:Program Files (x86)Common FilesSteinbergVST2
64-bit DAW: C:Program FilesCommon FilesSteinbergVST2

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After doing this, perform a plug-in rescan in your DAW. Note that the following DAWs sometimes require additional steps:
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Studio One:

  1. In the VST preferences, and make sure 'Scan at Startup' is checked.
  2. Also click 'Reset Blacklist' in the VST preferences, and then restart Studio One.

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Cubase

  1. Go to Devices->Plug-in Manager and click Plug-in Manager->Rescan all. Occasionally Cubase needs to be forced to rescan the plug-in folder.