MenuMagic v1 (build 1.6.6.3) for Cakewalk DAWs (Sonar, Project 5, etc.) status & history

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MenuMagic is the plug-in management tool specially designed to work with Cakewalk DAWs (Cakewalk by BandLab and Sonar Platinum - back to Sonar v6.02). Its powerful toolset enables you to analyze, fix issues and organize your plug-ins (VST, VST3, DX, 32-bit, 64-bit) into menus quickly and easily.

Current MenuMagic status

MenuMagic v1 (build 1.6.6.3) - frozen
• This is the last version that supports all 3 flavors of Cakewalk's older DAWs - Sonar, Project5 and the VST Adapter (older versions of Sonar, Project 5 & other Cakewalk DAWs).
• It does not support Sonar X3 or newer.
• No further development is planned for this version.

MenuMagic v2 (released April 2018) is the current, latest version.
• Supports Cakewalk DAWs (Cakewalk by BandLab and Sonar Platinum - back to Sonar v6.02)
• New features include support for VST3, multi-language support, resizable GUI and more.
Note: If you have purchased MenuMagic V2 you will also receive a copy of v1 (build 1.6.6.3)

For for the latest news on MenuMagic v2 please check this thread:
MenuMagic V2 status


Now for a limited time you can pickup MenuMagic for only $XX.XX!
and it comes with a 15 day money back guarantee. Click here for more information.

Buy now and you will receive BOTH the versions of MenuMagic.
V2 - supports Cakewalk for BandLab and Sonar (from last release back to v6.02)
V1 - supports older versions of Cakewalk DAWs that use the VST Adapter like Project 5 v2, Sonar5, etc.

More info on MenuMagic is available on our KVRaudio forum

Click here to get your copy of MenuMagic now!

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Agitated State releases MenuMagic v1.6.6.0
Posted August 14, 2011

MenuMagic is a plug-in management tool specially designed to work with Sonar, Project5 and other Cakewalk DAWs that takes the concept of plug-in management to whole new levels. With MenuMagic you can organize your audio plug-ins (VST, VSTi, DX, DXi) in ways that you've only dreamed of before.
  • Organize your plug-ins as they appear in the Cakewalk DAW menus.
    For example with Sonar you can assign your menus to any of the areas where a plug-in menu is used such as SynthRack Synths, TrackAudioEffects, etc..
  • Sophisticated Name Fixing tools allow you to perform individual, group or global cleanup and renaming actions.
  • Synchronized plug-in organization between different editions of Sonar (Producer, Standard or Essential), Project 5 and other Cakewalk DAWs.
  • Identify and resolve problems with duplicate plug-ins.
  • Identify newly installed plug-ins.
  • Identify plug-ins NOT assign to a menu.
    All of this is and more done without modifying your Cakewalk applications!
With MenuMagic you can spend more time making music and less time managing your plug-in catalog.

This update is free to registered users.

MenuMagic version 1.6.6.0
New Features/Enhancements/Bug Fixes

General changes:
  • All dialog and message windows have either been updated or replaced through the entire program. So if you are using multiple monitors...
    • All message dialogs (notices, confirmations, warnings, etc.) should popup in the center of MenuMagic
    • Other types of dialogs (load or save file, etc.) will popup in the same monitor or if MenuMagic is straddling monitors whatever monitor contains most of MenuMagic.
Status tab changes:
  • Status messages that indicate that your plug-in menus may need to be updated are now color accented to stand out more.
    • Relevant status lines are now show in accented color if Cakewalk's VST Scanner has been run* since the last time you updated/created your Plug-in Menu(s).
      *Note:
      MenuMagic can detect if Cakewalk VST Plug-in Scanner actually made changes to Cakewalk's plug-in database.
      The "plug-in scanner last update" label shows the date of the last scan where there were changes to made to Cakewalk's plug-in database.
      So if you run Cakewalk's Plugin Scanner and Cakewalk's plug-in database has not been changed the date will remain unchanged.
    • When the notification labels are active the mouse over tooltips now will show the contents of these labels messages.
      This was done just in case your color scheme makes the screen message too hard to read (MenuMagic tries to select a color that is readable against whatever your current skin color is but if your pick something truly god-awful then this should help.)
Plug-in Info Grid changes:
  • The Bright slider in the Plug-Info Grid screen that controls the grid colors now behaves the same as the color mutation sliders in the Settings/Options tab.
    You can Ctrl-Click to return slider to its default position.
Dupe Fixer changes:
  • The Bright slider that controls the grid colors now behaves the same as the color mutation sliders in the Settings/Options tab.
    You can Ctrl-Click to return slider to its default position.
  • Fixed screen corruption that sometimes occurred when moving splitter (changing the size of the top vs bottom panel).
  • Fixed error that occurred if you changed the brightness slider then tried closing the Dupe Fixer before the screen had finished updating.
    Now the screen is locked until updating is finished.
Menu Creation tab changes:
  • Fixed bug in the "Scan for VST Plug-ins on Sonar/P5 Startup" area of the Foldout Control Center.
    • Was not working on Sonar X1.
    • Changed content of the 'done' message for more clarity

and various minor enhancements and fixes.

If you missed an update and are curious about what program changes have previously taken place you can check here:
MenuMagic Program History

We offer a 15 day money back guarantee if you are not satisfied with your MenuMagic purchase.(click here to purchase)
Last edited by TheSteven on Mon Jul 02, 2012 4:27 am, edited 55 times in total.
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MenuMagic v1.2 has been released.
This update will be free to registered users.
Registered users can use the same link posted in the previous announcement.
I will be following up with an email announcement tomorrow.

MenuMagic now supports Cakewalk DAWs installed on Windows XP64 and Vista64. This includes both 32 and 64 bit versions of Sonar.

A new demo (v1.2.0.0) has been posted on our web site:
Click here for the MenuMagic Demo


... Steven
Last edited by TheSteven on Thu May 20, 2010 6:59 am, edited 2 times in total.
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MenuMagic v1.2.1 has been released.

Changes:
  • Updated Plug-in Categorization List - now include Sonar's 64 bit plug-ins.
  • Fixed bug that caused an error message to pop up if you tried to launch the dupe fixer when the Plug-in Info Grid was in undocked mode and no duplicate plug-ins were found.
This update is free to registered users.

Registered users can download the updated version using the same link as for the previous version.

Demo version has been updated as well and posted on our web site:
Click here for the MenuMagic Demo

... Steven
Last edited by TheSteven on Thu Jun 21, 2012 7:04 am, edited 1 time in total.
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Agitated State releases MenuMagic v1.3

Major Changes:
  • Added support for upcoming Window7.
    Supports Window7 installation of Sonar in either 32bit, 64bit or both.
  • Now supports Sonar Demo and Sonar Studio when installed on 64 bit OS.
  • Fixed bug with launching Sonar's Plug-in Scanner with Vista x64.
  • Plug-in DupeFixer - fixed bug in dupe detection algorithm that incorrectly identified certain plug-ins as possible duplicates.
    This would effect VST plug-ins that used DirectXer or similar technologies or Waves plug-ins that use the Wave Shell technology.
  • Enhanced Synchronization between Plug-in Layers (i.e. Sonar, Project5, VST Adapter)
    Fixed bug where if your turned off plug-in synchronization and saved one or more sessions that some plug-ins wouldn't re-sync (would stay in wrong category) when synchronization was turned back on.
  • Excluded plug-ins now show up with red font in Categorization tab and Name Fix tabs.
    Helps identify EXCLUDED plug-ins and prevents accidentally moving excluded plug-ins into other categories.
  • MenuMagic Status tab renamed to Plug-in Status tab.
    Naming is more accurate representation of function.
  • Plug-in Status tab (former named MenuMagic Status) - fixed bug where items would stay in the Deleted Details list.
    With the new build the list is cleared after you click "Save Session" or Implement Menus for the VST Adapter or Project 5.
  • Name Fixes tab - fixed bug that could disable the Plug-in Layer Select buttons.
  • Fixed Synchronization issues of Excluded Plug-ins that occurred when plug-ins were excluded or un-excluded outside of MenuMagic (i.e. by using Cakewalk's Plug-in Manager) - MenuMagic would show these plug-ins as still being Excluded until the next time you saved your MenuMagic session.
  • MenuCreation for Sonar versions 6 and higher - added hot tracking of cursor over items in plug-in layout menu tree, improves mouse navigation of plug-in menu layouts.
  • Plug-in Info Grid - modified plug-ins will now show with red font only after first session is saved. After first session is saved New plug-ins will now show with row# with blue (instead of black) colored font.
  • Fixed bug with VST Scan Folder handling where it would improperly warn you of an embedded path when the folders where identical except one folder name had additional letters in last path segment.
    For example if you had: D:\MyPlugins and D:\MyPluginsMorestuff it would identify the second path as contained in the first.
  • Enhanced Error Handling - fixed problem where if errors occurred while MenuMagic was loading some error messages could pop up under the splash screen and lock up program.
  • Fixed a number of minor small memory leaks.
This update is free to registered users.

Demo version has been updated as well and posted on our web site:
Click here for the MenuMagic Demo

...Steven
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Agitated State releases MenuMagic v1.4
Posted Sept 17th, 2009

Major Changes in MenuMagic version 1.4
  • Added support for Sonar 8.5 update.

This update is free to registered users.

Click here to check out the MenuMagic Demo

...Steven
Last edited by TheSteven on Thu Jun 21, 2012 7:05 am, edited 3 times in total.
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Agitated State releases MenuMagic v1.4.1.1

Major Changes in MenuMagic version 1.4.1.1
This update is free to registered users.
  • Fixed several bugs that affected the Pre-Configuration screen (the screen that comes up at the beginning of a new installation or after a Global Reset) if you only had either Sonar or the VST Adapter plug-in systems installed. While these didn't stop the program from functioning they could be irritating.
NEW! MenuMagic Lite released!
Just for Project5 users! All the same functionality as as the full version of MenuMagic* at a reduced price.

*except no support for Sonar and the VST Adapter


MenuMagic demo has been updated - click here to check it out!
Last edited by TheSteven on Thu Jun 21, 2012 7:06 am, edited 1 time in total.
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Agitated State releases MenuMagic v1.4.2.0
Posted Nov 12th, 2009

MenuMagic is a specially designed tool for Sonar, Project5 and other Cakewalk DAWs that takes the concept of plug-in management to whole new levels. With MenuMagic you can organize your audio plug-ins (VST, VSTi, DX, DXi) in ways that you've only dreamed of before.
  • Organize your plug-ins as they appear in the Cakewalk DAW menus.
    For example with Sonar you can assign your menus to any of the areas where a plug-in menu is used such as SynthRack Synths, TrackAudioEffects, etc..
  • Sophisticated Name Fixing tools allow you to perform individual, group or global cleanup and renaming actions.
  • Synchronized plug-in organization between Sonar, Project and other Cakewalk DAWs.
  • Identify and resolve problems with duplicate plug-ins.
  • Identify newly installed plug-ins.
  • Identify plug-ins NOT assign to a menu.
    All of this is and more done without modifying your Cakewalk applications!
With MenuMagic you can spend more time making music and less time managing your plug-in catalog.

Major Changes in MenuMagic version 1.4.2.0
This update is free to registered users.
  • Improved handling when Sonar 64bit is the only version installed, i.e. no Sonar 32bit installed.
  • Changed way that MenuMagic detects Sonar installation.
    This fixes the problem that occurs when you add a new Sonar installation of same version but different bit size (for example if you have 32bit version installed and you add new 64bit install) and the VST scanner has not been run (after the install) - MenuMagic would not recognize the 2nd Sonar installation because Sonar's VST inventory had not yet been created for the newly installed version.
Click here to purchase
Last edited by TheSteven on Thu Jun 21, 2012 7:05 am, edited 3 times in total.
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where is the link for registered users? i just installed the demo version by accident. i'm excited for this new update.
my newest sounds:
https://soundcloud.com/the-das-kaput

Cakewalk by BandLab, Komplete 13, Maschine 2 (MKI & Jam), Fathom Synth, Guitars, Jam Origin MIDI Guitar, EXH Superego+ etc

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I've just sent out the emails to all registered users with your new links to latest MenuMagic build. 8)

If you don't receive the email send me a PM or email and I'll make sure you get squared away.

Just a note -
it was just brought to my attention that MenuMagic displays DX plug-ins in Sonar x64 mode even though they won't actually show up in Sonar x64. :oops:
While this doesn't hurt anything it can be lead you to believe that plug-ins are missing or that there is some other problem when you try to find a DX plug-in in Sonar x64.
Sorry for any confusion that this might cause - I will fix this in an upcoming build.

...Steven
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Agitated State releases MenuMagic v1.5.1.1
Posted May 16th, 2010

Major Changes in MenuMagic version 1.5.1.1
This update is free to registered users.
  • Improved handling of DX/DXi plug-ins when using a Windows 64 bit Operation System (XP, Vista, Windows 7).
    • Fixed problem where some 64bit DX/DXi plugs were not visible to MenuMagic when it was running in 64bit mode. The list of 64bit DX plug-ins shown in MenuMagic now matches those detected by Sonar.
    • Fixed problem where 64bit DXs plug-ins would sometimes show up in MenuMagic 32bit mode.
  • Optimizations in DX handling have been applied to Sonar (when running on 32bit OS), Project5 and VST Adapter plug-in layers of MenuMagic.
  • Plug-in Info Grid has new column to indicate if plug-in (DX or VST) is 32 or 64 bit.
  • Plug-in Info Grid has new column to indicate if JBridge is being used with a particular plug-in. (*Sonar 8.5 required)
  • Various minor tweaks and fixes.
(click here to purchase)
Last edited by TheSteven on Thu Jun 21, 2012 7:07 am, edited 2 times in total.
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Agitated State releases MenuMagic v1.6
Posted April 4, 2011

A few of the major changes in MenuMagic version 1.6
This update is free to registered users.
  • New Sonar Editions Selector - if you have more than one Sonar Edition (i.e. Producer, Standard or Essential) installed you can select which one you wish to work with.
    Tip: If you save your MenuMagic sessions after you make changes it will remember those changes when switching between different Sonar Editions.
    • This is part of a major code rewrite in the handling of the different Sonar Editions. This is the 1st of 2 major design changes being made in this area so as to improve speed, handling and make the coding of future updates easier.
  • Fixed problem with saving Sonar X1 plug-in layout menus when X1 was the only version of Sonar installed.
  • Fixed problem where some of the Sonitus 64 bit plug-ins would not show up in MenuMagic.
  • Fixed bug that prevented program from automatically restarting if that was the option chosen after a Global Reset.
  • Fixed minor memory leak in one of the Sonar support modules.
  • Fixed the 'access error' that occurred while in Sonar Menu Creation if you clicked on 'Collapse All' while the second menu tree was open and if it contained a clone.
  • Faster loading! Various optimizations reduce MenuMagic startup time.
And many other minor tweaks and fixes.

If you missed an update and are curious about what program changes have previously taken place you can check here:
MenuMagic Program History

We offer a 15 day money back guarantee if you are not satisfied with your MenuMagic purchase.(click here to purchase)
Last edited by TheSteven on Thu Jun 21, 2012 7:08 am, edited 2 times in total.
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Agitated State releases MenuMagic v1.6.2.1
Posted April 5, 2011

Changes in MenuMagic version 1.6
  • Fixed bug ' Failed to set data for 'PluginMenuLayouts_orig' that could occur on a new MenuMagic installation or when a new version of Sonar was installed.
  • Improvements in the 64bit DX Scanner.
    • Fixes issue where in the Plug-In Info Grid the 'Original Name' column would be blank for some 64 bit DX plug-ins.
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Agitated State releases MenuMagic v1.6.4.5
Posted July 25, 2011

A few of the major changes in MenuMagic version 1.6.4.5
This update is free to registered users.

Major Changes in this release

New features:
  • Redesigned the layout to the "Appearance Options" panel in the "Settings / Options" tab to be more intuitive.
    • New AutoSave option to save changes in "Appearance Options" settings such as programs screen location, color settings, etc.
    • New Alpha slider - controls the transparency of the MenuMagic program.
  • New Plug-in Info Grid sample layouts!
    • 12 sample layouts now included with MenuMagic demonstrating different sorting orders for plug-ins.
      Plug-in Info Grid is a great diagnostic tool for seeing how Sonar is handling your plug-ins.
      These are the 12 most requested layouts requested by customers. These sample layouts show you different ways that you can sort and organize the plug-in grid information so that you can quickly see how your plug-ins are organized, problems with duplicates, the file locations etc..
  • New skinning engine!
    • Fixes some old issues and is required for future design changes.
    • Adds compatibility with multi-screen managers such as Display Fusion.
    • 10 New skins - 2 of which (Sapphire and Vienna) take advantage of Windows 7 Aero capabilities.
    • Control program transparency by using the Alpha slider in Appearance Options panel in the Settings/ Options tab.
    • Program Save and Open file dialog windows now match those used by operating system.
    • Skins names are now sorted in the skin chooser drop down list.
  • New - after using the option to run Cakewalk's Plug-in Scanner you are now offered the option of restarting MenuMagic instead quitting.
Enhancements/Bug Fixes:
  • Tab switching fix
    • Previously it was possible to switch tabs, for example from Categorization to Plug-in Status, while the program was busy. This could in some cases cause problems or even program errors.
  • Categorization tab optimizations
    • Fixed bug where rapid clicking between Categorization plug-in filters could leave filter indicator showing wrong state.
    • Tab switching fix - mentioned above, prevents errors by not allowing program to switch tabs while program is in the process of applying Categorization plug-in filter.
  • Fixed bug created in last release where copies of the plug-in menu layout folder names were added to dropdown list in the Sonar Menu Layout save screen each time you that screen was opened.
  • Fixed bug where the Display Name of a plug-in layout menu created or modified by Sonar X1 sometimes would not show (be blank) when layout file name was highlighted in MenuMagic's 'Save Sonar Menu Layout' screen.
  • Improved bug detection/error reporting. Fixed problem where bug reports sometimes failed to capture specific details of an error.
  • Fixed several small memory leaks in the Sonar Menu Creation screen module.
  • Removed some test code that should have been removed before the previous release.
  • Various minor enhancements and fixes.
Last edited by TheSteven on Fri Jul 29, 2011 6:06 am, edited 1 time in total.
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This update is free to registered users.

MenuMagic version 1.6.5.0
Released July 28th, 2011

Major Changes in this release
  • Fixed 'Failed to set data for 'PluginMenuLayouts_orig' bug that on some systems could occur on a new MenuMagic installation.
  • Changes in the Settings/Options tab
    • Fixed bug in Foldout Control Center area of the Settings/Options tab.
      Bug could occur if you opened one or more of the panels in the Foldout Control Center and then switched to Status tab.
    • Modified the layout to the "Appearance Options" panel in the Settings/Options tab to be more intuitive.
    • New 'Use Extended Borders' checkbox added below the skin selector drop box in the Appearance Options panel of the Settings/Options tab. This checkbox is only enabled when selected skin supports extended borders.
    • Changed name of skin 'Vienna' to 'Vienna Extended'.
  • Change in behavior of skin engine.
    Aero support of extended form borders is now turned off by default.
    Skin engine will now only enable extended border support when
    • the selected skin supports it
    • and the 'Use Extended Borders' checkbox (if control is enabled) is checked.
  • Updated Plug-in auto categorization database - now references over 1100 plug-ins.
  • Major code cleanup/reorg in process.
  • Various minor enhancements and fixes.
If you missed an update and are curious about what program changes have previously taken place you can check here:
MenuMagic Program History

We offer a 15 day money back guarantee if you are not satisfied with your MenuMagic purchase.(click here to purchase)
Last edited by TheSteven on Thu Jun 21, 2012 7:09 am, edited 2 times in total.
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MenuMagic version 1.6.5.2
Released Aug 2nd, 2011

Minor update - changes in this release.

Fixed 2 issues in the Menu Creation tab for Sonar menus.
  • The 'Full Screen' button would disappear after the screen was restored back to normal size.
  • Using the "Expand All" button in Full Screen mode would sometimes cause an access failure error.
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