Zebra making VST plug scan very long on Windows…? – u-he Forum
I have the feeling that u-he zebra is making VST scan duration very long.
When zebra is disabled VST scan takes like 2-3 secs, when zebra is enabled it can take anything between 9s – 40s (live 9.2.2 was almost 40 sec, 9.3.5 is 23 sec or so).
I think but am not sure that problem is present in other programs as Magic Vegas video editor started very long time when VST plugs were enabled. I disabled VST plugs so I am not absolutely sure which is the cause for Vegas.
Worth noting is that:
– I have only 64-bit VST plugs
– both zebra and dark zebra are installed, in both VST2 and VST3 versions
– VST2 plugs are under C:\Program Files\VstPlugins
– VST3 plugs are under C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3
– zebra.data resides in different partition under F:\Sample Libraries. There is a windows shortcut link to zebra.data from VST folders.
– first I thought that the shortcut is reason for slow scanning but now I am not sure because when I copy pasted zebra.data from F: to VST plugin folders and moved shortcuts out from VST folder it didn’t make it faster.
– behavior is both on Live 11.2.2 and 11.3.5, but on 11.3.5 scanning reduces from 40s to 23s.
Slow scanning is on both computers (desktop with couple of nvme and ssd:s + Thinkpad T490 with 2TB nvme), but much slower on laptop, on desktop it is like 9 secs or so. I have very few plugs (except inside Waves dll has a lot) so IMO it should take max 2-3 secs or so. I think I have also excluded waves as a cause.
How could this be solved (if it is indeed Zebra that is cause)…?
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