Peter_IK wrote:ExittheLemming wrote:Just one tiny niggle remains: I cannot get Cakewalk by Bandlab or Studio One to recognise the VST 2 version of SampleTank 4?
I'm not a user of either but I'm told that some DAWs do not make the VST2 available if the VST3 version IS available. I didn't hear this in context of Cakewalk by Bandlab (or Sonar as I still call it
) but Studio One is definitely a DAW that was mentioned in this context.
Edit - I received the full set of information from our developers:
This is normal. There’s a setting in the VST library code, which is enabled by default in our code, that basically says “if a VST3 version is available, use that”. Studio One (and possibly Cubase as well) use that setting, so if you have both VST2 and VST3, the host will hide the VST2 version.
On another note, please consider that VST2 is now completely deprecated. Steinberg stopped supporting it a few months ago and they strongly suggest using VST3 from now on.
Well I'll be danged Peter, you're a geeenius!!!
I hid the ST4 VST3 in my VST3 folder by renaming it, and restarted Studio One. Then up popped the VST2 in the instrument list!
So like you said, Studio One does give priority to the VST3, to the exclusion of the VST2.
Hmm... well at least I know both versions work now. Thanks!!!
But I believe I will heed the advice given and stick with VST3 where it works.
P.S. Cakewalk has an option to hide VST2, if the VST3 is available. It's under "VST Settings >
VST3 Migration > Hide Related VST2 Plug-ins".