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@stuart-cassie Some other idea. These steps are for Acid Pro 10, not maybe they work also for Acid Music Studio 11. This will prevent Acid from doing a VST scan at startup. If you can start the program, you can open the VST Manager and remove a

SOUND FORGE

One answer, on 5/8/2026

SF 18 - Plug in chainer weirdness

I am applying a plug-in chain, and the first 60 seconds of the file become blank (no signal) and then the signal picks up after. I've never had this issue before. Plugins involved are REQ 6 (Waves), LA-2A Silver comp (UA), Capitol Chambers (UA),

SOUND FORGE

3 answers, most recent on 3/23/2026

What alternatives to Sound Forge exist?

SF in Audio Studio version is a very convenient and functional editing and mastering program. With useful tools, good and accurate visualization. But it does not always work correctly with VST-plugins.Audacity is even worse for working with plugins,

Movie Studio

8 answers, most recent on 3/13/2026

RE: I have Video Deluxe Plus (2026) :: But ProDAD Hide V2 not included??

@Apollo89x First, can you show exactly where you have read online that the ProDAD Hide v2 is meant to be included in VdL Plus 2026? I ask this because, looking at this page I see "addons" mentioned only with the Premium and Ultimate variants. If you

ACID

19 answers, most recent on 1/21/2026

RE: WAVES VST Plug-in inssue

@raquii Have you tried to copy the audio_plugin_scan_server exe files from the Sound Forge 18 Pro program folder to the Acid Pro 11 program folder like I suggested above? Be sure to make a backup of the files in the Acid program folder first, just

SOUND FORGE

8 answers, most recent on 2/4/2026

RE: Sound forge pro 18_plugin chain issue

@J-S- I think there was a comment by a user a year or two ago, that this behavior (resetting the preset settings after closing the plugin window) was the behavior the developers intended. So basically, they changed it because they wanted it that

SOUND FORGE

No answers, created on 2/3/2026

Ikmultimedia

Hi, If anyone has TR6 Master Match, are you able to scan it into Sound Forge Pro 18 as a 64 bit plugin? I am only able to scan it in as 32 bits, and when I try to use it, Sound Forge crashes. Thank you, BJ

ACID

19 answers, most recent on 1/21/2026

RE: WAVES VST Plug-in inssue

OK, so I tried it... here's where I'm at... I noticed those exe files where already in the Acid Pro 11 folder, but I backed them up by moving them in to a separate folder. Then I put the Sound forge audio_plugin_server into the new Acid Pro

Movie Studio

8 answers, most recent on 3/13/2026

RE: [Solved] I have Video Deluxe Plus (2026) :: But ProDAD Hide V2 not included??

@Apollo89x Hi, Magix as a company have basically tried to mislead/fool people by renaming the basic version as "Plus" | Wheras that used to be the mdi-range level in previous versions. No, nothing is misleading at all. Magix dropped the "Basic"

ACID

19 answers, most recent on 1/21/2026

RE: WAVES VST Plug-in inssue

@raquii I'm not sure why you're trying to update Acid 8. I just modified your steps, just to make it clear what I mean. 1. Install Sound Forge Pro 18 or Music Maker 2026 (install the free trial version in case you don't own a full version) 2. Go to

ACID

8 answers, most recent on 12/15/2025

RE: Acid Pro 11 plante "update VST plugins"

No new VSTs installed, I emptied all the VST folders.I copied the audio_plugin_scan_server files from SoundForge 18 without success, then those from Acid Pro 10 (which work perfectly), but version 11 still crashes.I'll have to go back to Acid Pro

Music Maker

3 answers, most recent on 4/4/2026

RE: Disable VST plugin scanning??

@ray-r Hi . . . . Is it possible to disable VST plugin scanning . . . No. Many programs, eg Cubase, Reaper etc, that use VST's rescan on startup, some, such as Musc Maker display a small info message while the scan is in progress. An 'extended'

Movie Studio

8 answers, most recent on 3/13/2026

RE: I have Video Deluxe Plus (2026) :: But ProDAD Hide V2 not included??

@Apollo89x No one is forcing you to purchase anything. As they claim in big bold writing on their website that the Ultimate Version includes these ProDAD features as "Add-Ons" Add-Ons are not OFX Plug-ins. And the images below show external

Video Pro X

2 answers, most recent on 3/30/2026

[Closed] Vegas 23 VCRUNTIME140_1.dll - can't start

Hi! I was using V23 Build 356 in saturday and everything works great. After I finish movie I just turned off PC and didn't used it until now.Now I have VCRUNTIME140_1.dll error when I try to start V23. I uninstall all Microsoft Visual C++

ACID

One answer, on 1/21/2026

RE: ACID PRO 11 Waves L2 and Ozone can not open

@JOHN-CHEN1085 We're currently discussing the same problem in another topic. Please try the steps here: 1. Install Sound Forge Pro 18 or Music Maker 2026 (install the free trial version in case you don't own a full version) 2. Go to Local Disk C:

Audio Cleaning Lab

11 answers, most recent on 2/24/2026

RE: Need 2 files from Audio Cleaning Lab 10 cd distribution

I figured out by myself that it had 8 tracks which is far more than I need. ACL 15 worked on my previous upgraded Windows 11 pc. The previous pc sort of worked but became very flaky so my son who is a computer science engineer and I concluded the

ACID

11 answers, most recent on 12/30/2025

RE: [Closed] DLM manager fails to load on installation, so no built in plugins

The issue is not that ACID Pro crashes during installation. The installer completes successfully, but the DLM appears to fail silently, resulting in ExpressFX / ReverbFX never being installed or registered.There is no crash event during

ACID

3 answers, most recent on 1/1/2026

Missing ExpressFX Reverb DLL in ACID Pro 8.0.12 on Windows 11 Home

Happy new Year everyone. I need the original ExpressFX Reverb DLL that ACID Pro 8.0.12 (Build 26) normally installs via DLM. On my fresh Windows 11 Home 25h2 installation, the DLM fails to initialize, and therefore the ExpressFX Reverb plugin is not

ACID

7 answers, most recent on 4/1/2026

RE: remotely support me sort out acid 11 issues

I'm glad you have hope and wish them the best! I suffered way too long with ACID 10. I've finally jumped ship with my remixes and have been loving Studio Pro (Fender, previously Presonus). Stem separation, Splice integration and ability to use

SOUND FORGE

8 answers, most recent on 2/4/2026

RE: Sound forge pro 18_plugin chain issue

@SP. perhaps that's forgivable even though I find it much less ergonomic. This doesn't explain the issue I share with @grig about the plugin chain settings resetting when you go to adjust them. There also seems to be a long list of other issues that

Audio Cleaning Lab

11 answers, most recent on 2/24/2026

Need 2 files from Audio Cleaning Lab 10 cd distribution

I have replaced a flaky computer and I wish to move Audio Cleaning Lab 10 to the new PC, but the CD distribution is missing 2 files in the system folder. I considered upgrading to the latest Sound Forge 18 version, but it is missing at least 2

SOUND FORGE

31 answers, most recent on 4/17/2026

RE: Sound Forge alternatives

I’ve never used a program with an interface as clear and smooth as Sound Forge (same with Vegas), but their frequent VST plugin bugs—essential for audio work—plus High DPI issues (still in 2025!) made me switch reluctantly a long time ago. For

SOUND FORGE

9 answers, most recent on 6/4/2026

RE: Is this the end of Sound Forge?

plugins like the free Reapper package, for example, only work on SF 12. From 13 to 19 (2026) they don't. Hi @JoaoBC, if you are referring to the free REAPER ReaPlugs, the 64 bit VST-2 version causes SF to freeze However the 32 bit VST 2 version

ACID

19 answers, most recent on 1/21/2026

RE: WAVES VST Plug-in inssue

I was wrong. I was completely wrong. My apologies to SP and emmrecs, but the problem is now 100% Acid Pro's fault. SP mentioned above, "...Acid hasn't been updated for many years so there are compatibility issues with newer plugins...." and he hit