Plug-ins Tab (Preferences)

On this tab, you can access a number of options for managing your VST plug-ins.

You can specify where WaveLab Cast should search for your VST plug-ins and which ones it should ignore. It also allows you to choose how your VST plug-in controls respond to mouse actions and how frequently graphics are updated.

If you use your own file structure to organize and save VST plug-ins, this dialog allows you to gain full control over which plug-ins are loaded and which are ignored. This is useful if you want to deactivate a particular plug-in or if you want to ignore plug-ins that you never want to use with WaveLab Cast.

  • To open the Plug-ins Preferences, select File > Preferences > Plug-ins.

General Tab

Search Standard Shared VST Plug-in Folders

Prompts WaveLab Cast to search for VST plug-ins in the default VST plug-in folders.

Note

For information on the folders that WaveLab Cast searches for plug-ins on launching the application, you can click the info icon in the upper right corner of the window.

If you cannot find a plug-in in WaveLab Cast, this helps you to determine whether you have specified the correct folder, for example.

Ignore VST 2 Plug-ins

Prevents WaveLab Cast from searching for and displaying plug-ins using the old VST 2 standard.

Note

We recommend restarting WaveLab Cast for the option to take full effect.

Additional VST Plug-in Folders (WaveLab Cast Specific)

Allows you to specify additional folders where VST plug-ins can be found.

Ignore Plug-ins Located in the following Subfolders (Separate Folder Names with a Semicolon)

Allows you to specify folder names that WaveLab Cast skips when searching for VST plug-ins.

Do Not Load the Following Plug-ins

Allows you to specify plug-ins that you do not want WaveLab Cast to open by indicating the file names, without path and without file extension, with each plug-in entered on a new line.

If you put the character * in front of the name, any plug-in that contains the name is ignored.

Force Plug-in Detection at Next Launch

Analyzes the plug-ins when launching WaveLab Cast the next time. To reduce the start time of WaveLab Cast, the plug-ins are not analyzed every time WaveLab Cast is started. However, WaveLab Cast keeps a list of plug-ins and updates it automatically when a date or size change is detected.

Ignore Updated Plug-ins When Performing Plug-in Detection

PreventsWaveLab Cast from checking if the properties of updated plug-ins have changed. If you have plug-ins that are updated very frequently, this option speeds up the WaveLab Cast startup.

However, some manufacturers combine multiple plug-ins within a single file. If you know that some plug-ins were added by the manufacturer but do not appear in WaveLab Cast, deactivate this option and restart WaveLab Cast. Afterwards, you can activate this option again.

Faster Graphics Refreshing (Consumes More Computer Power)

Refreshes the graphics of VST plug-ins more quickly.

VST Plug-in Knobs

Allows you to set the mode for using knobs in plug-ins. The available options are Circular Mode, Circular Mode (Relative Movement), and Linear Mode.

Plug-in Window Style

  • Use Context-colored Caption Bars and Show Color Section Color in Caption Bar activate color codes that help you to identify effect plug-ins and the tracks that they are applied to.