VST Plugin Folders

Enter the path of one or more folders containing VST plugin modules. Separate multiple paths with a semicolon ( ; ) character.

The plugins found in these folders will be displayed in the Plugin Selector.

Cantabile also uses the plugins in these folders when locating the plugin associated with a particular preset or bank (fxp/fxb) file.

Add Button

Displays the browse for folder window for locating plugin folders. The selected folder is appended to the VST Plugin Folders setting.

Include/Exclude Button

Displays a list of plugins that should be explicitly included or excluded.

Excluded plugins are typically those plugins that encountered problems during plugin scanning.

Included plugins are those that were browsed for using the Plugin Selector’s Choose File button.

Full Scan

Discards all cached plugin information and scans the plugin folders again.

Presets and Banks Folder

Any program bank (fxb) or preset (fxp) files saved to this folder will automatically appear in the Plugin Selector Presets category.

If you create sub-folders in the program bank folder, the plugin selector will duplicate this hierarchy (if the Group by Folder option is selected in the plugin selector).

Browse Button

Displays a browse for folder dialog for setting the Presets and Banks folder.

Explore Button

Launches Windows Explorer and selects the presets and banks folder.

Default to Plugin Folder When Saving Presets and Banks

When selected all file dialogs for VST presets and banks default to the directory of the associated plugin.

Can be used to simplify preset management when you like keep presets and banks with the plugin they apply to.

Include Plugin Name in Default File Name when Saving Presets

Select this option to include the name of the plugin in the default filename Cantabile uses when saving program .fxp files.

If you save all programs to a single folder this can be helpful in keeping track which plugins a program file belongs to.

If you normally save programs to a folder specific to the plugin, this information is probably redundant and you might prefer to turn this option off.