[RWP] I found the culprit

[Indigo]

You must type in complete paths where Reaper looks for plugs.
Go to options/preferences with ctrl+P.
Arrow to VST.
Tab down to the field for paths.
Carefully type in the path, like C:\Program Files\Steinberg\VSTPlugins\
which is where I myself store plugs.
You can have more than a single place to store plugIns, like a cakewalk 
folder as well, but you need to type in 2 complete paths, each beginning 
with C colon backslash but seperate the paths with a semicolon, no space 
between paths.
Reaper will sometimes also place  plugs in its own DXI folder, or in its 
VST folder and not in the VSTI folder where you think a synth plug would 
go, but that's okay.
If you have entered a proper path, you will always get a proper browse 
dialog when you either use ctrl+I  to insert virtual instrument; or 
click on the add button in the FX page to add a VST effects plug.
It is the same browse dialog you get.
Just tab as required to find the various folders; then arrow within 
folders to find the desired plug, then hit enter on it.
Sometimes Reaper will play stupid and not display a newly entered plug.
When that happens, go to options/preferences/VST and tab down to where 
you can run the clear and rescan action.
I find I need to get that action going with the NVDA+numPad Enter, or 
route to... in jaws or wineyes and do an emulated left mouse click.
I have no idea why an emulated left mouse click would sometimes be more 
powerful than the enter key, in many programs; but I always give it a 
try when enter doesn't do the job.
Once Reaper begins the Clear and Rescan procedure, keep hands off until 
it completes its thing; then go back to track or FX view and bring up 
your plugs browse dialog again and usually the plug is there where expected.

Indi

Indi


On 8/26/2013 10:27 PM, Goldfinga Productions wrote:
> Okay… This is the second time I've read about a browse button. LOL. Let me go see if one exists. If it does, I would eat my hat. When I press ad. It pulls up a browse dialog. Is that when you guys are talking about?
> It kind of pops up like Windows Explorer.
> And when I navigate to C:\program files, there is only one entry under program files. I know for a fact that there are over 100 entries in there. The only time I can see them, is if I delete the ones that I've scanned out of the edit field. But then it won't be able to scan the plug-in or will it?
>
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> On Aug 26, 2013, at 10:16 PM, "Chris Belle" <cb1963 at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
>> Oh no that auto detect button is bad news, I always put my paths in manually.
>>
>> Or use the browse button and put them in that way.
>>
>> Isn't there something to clear your cache and re-scan vsts in there, I think that's what I did,
>> I never got stuck with auto-dect as long as I didn't hit the button again.
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Goldfinga Productions
>> To: Reapers Without Peepers
>> Sent: Monday, August 26, 2013 4:11 PM
>> Subject: [RWP] I found the culprit
>>
>> I do believe I found the cause of my reaper woes. when I'm in VST settings, I accidentally hit the autodetect button.
>> I don't know what it does, but it seems to from then on only allow me to browse for plug-ins in one folder. Is there way to undo this action? The only way I seem to be able to do it is to reset my configuration file in reaper.
>>
>> Any thoughts?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>>
>> GF
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