4 menu_title: Plugins Tab
8 This tab contains settings that control the discovery and availability of
12 <img src="/files/a4/a4_preferences_plugins.png" alt="preferences
18 <strong>General</strong>
23 <strong>Scan for Plugins</strong> will initiate an immediate scan of
24 the system for available plugins.
29 <strong>Always Display Plugin Scan Progress</strong> When enabled a
30 popup window showing plugin scan progress is displayed for indexing
31 (cache load) and discovery (detect new plugins).
36 <strong>Scan Time Out</strong> Specify the default timeout for plugin
37 instantiation in 1/10 seconds. Plugins that require more time to load
38 will be blacklisted. A value of 0 disables the timeout.
51 <strong>Clear VST Cache</strong> Remove all VST plugins from the list
52 of plugins available to be inserted into the processor box.
57 <strong>Clear VST Blacklist</strong> Make blacklisted VST plugins
58 available to be added to the processor box.
63 <strong>Scan for [new] VST Plugins on Application Start</strong> When
64 enabled new VST plugins are searched, tested and added to the cache
65 index on application start. When disabled new plugins will only be
66 available after triggering a 'Scan' manually.
71 <strong>Linux VST Path:</strong> Launch a dialog to manage the
72 directories that will be searched for Linux VST plugins.