Missing Audio Effects/Plug-Ins

Eli-Oklesh wrote on 7/21/2022, 8:43 AM

Hi! I recently opened Vegas Pro 19 and noticed that my audio effect/plug-in list has changed. For example, the Vibrato effect is missing, among others. Furthermore, some of the stock audio effects (Distortion, and others) only show a white screen when I try to apply them to an event. I think I may have jacked something up in my VST folders, and I'm not sure how to recover things to how they should be. Does anyone have any ideas? TIA!

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rraud wrote on 7/21/2022, 9:00 AM

Confirm the VSTs' folder location is specified in one of the VST search folders." Go to Options> Preferences> VST Effects" (assuming VP 19 is the same as VP-16) and select the VST folder(s) locations in the 'default 'or ''alternate 'VST search folders'.

Some of the plug-ins are Direct X, so look for them in the 'All' folder. The above does not need to be done for DX plugs.

rraud, Magix forums moderator

Eli-Oklesh wrote on 7/21/2022, 9:15 AM

Thanks, @rraud! I think that's where I may have screwed something up, actually. I have some folders listed in those fields (default/alternate), but I am not sure they are the correct ones. I'm not entirely sure which folders were originally indicated in those fields when I installed VP19, so I'm thinking my VP19 is not able to find some of these plug-ins. Sorry if that doesn't make sense, I'm kind of an idiot with these things...

Eli-Oklesh wrote on 7/21/2022, 10:41 AM

Interesting. I just pulled up a previous project in which I had used a number of these missing plug-ins, and I see this message, "The Plug-Ins specified are not installed on this system," and lists a number of plug-ins I am familiar with. How did these get uninstalled, and how do I get them back? Maybe if I uninstall/reinstall Vegas altogether?

rraud wrote on 7/21/2022, 2:17 PM

Sometimes shit happens or shared plug-ins just get removed when another audio application is uninstalled, this usuall happens when using a third-party uninstaller... However in most cases, a third-party uninstaller is highly recommended.
Reinstalling Vegas and/or Sound Forge (if applicable) should reinstall the missing items,.. though they may be a separate component in the installation manager.

There are usually VST plug-ins in BOTH the 64bit and (x86) Program Files folder, so check both for VST folders. Many plug-ins are installed in the "Steinberg" folder by default , so include those as an alternate VST folder search as well.