Open Sonora in your DAW

What it is for

Sonora is an Instrument plugin. The DAW has to find it, and you insert it on an instrument (MIDI) track.

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Menu paths change between versions. The steps below are a guide; the idea is always the same: refresh the plugin list and insert it as an instrument.

Ableton Live 12

1. Preferences › Plug-ins. Under Plug-in Sources, turn on Use VST3 System Folders.
2. Click Rescan and close the preferences.
3. Create a MIDI track.
4. In the browser, under Plug-ins, find Sonora Manager (under VST3) and drag it onto the MIDI track.

FL Studio

1. Options › Manage plugins, click Find installed plugins and wait.
2. In the Channel Rack, click + (Add) and choose Sonora Manager (usually under More plugins… the first time).
3. The plugin window opens; in FL, the plugin loads as a generator.

Other DAWs

In other DAWs that load VST3 plugins, rescan your plugins and insert Sonora as an instrument on a MIDI track. These DAWs have not been tested by the team yet; if something does not work, open a ticket with the name and version of the DAW.

Tips

• Sonora’s audio is only “pass-through”; the sound comes from the samples you play (Drum Rack) and from the hosted synth.
• To play the hosted synth, send MIDI to the Sonora track (MIDI keyboard or piano roll).

If something goes wrong

Sonora does not show up when I look for it in the DAW.

Rescan, check that the DAW reads C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3 and that the plugin is not marked as blocked or disabled.

It loads as an effect, not as an instrument.

Use a MIDI/Instrument track. In Ableton, Sonora has to go on a MIDI track.

Still stuck? See Section 23 or talk to Support.

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