I should clarify I have EZ drummer 2, so it may not be available as VST 3. I’ve considered upgrading to 3 which I understand is to solve this issue.
Yes, EZ Drummer 2 is VST2 only. An upgrade is required to V3.
I have the latest Cubase 14 upgrade and the issue appears to be that the new and improved Cubase 14 now has a bug in its VST Manager. As discussed in earlier posts here, there is no little cog wheel anymore down at the lefthand bottom of the page when you open the VST Manager in Cubase 14. BUT, if you click on the “VST 2 icon” and turn that feature on then a little cog does appear. Well and good you say. BUT, I try and use only VST 3 plugins. Why would any logical person click on a VST 2 icon looking to scan for VST 3 plugins. However, even when you click the cog icon the path request heading says “VST 2 Plug-in Path Settings”. Currently as of writing on the 28 December 2024, with the latest updates for Cubase 14 installed, Cubase 14 from what I can see is incapable of scanning for VST 3 plugins other than those already in the program folder of Windows 11 (I have an Intel i7, 20 core, with 40 GB of RAM and 7 TB storage). Note that Cakewalk has no problems finding my VST plugins no matter where I put them. Note also that when I try and scan for VST plugins inputting a new file location the scan just times out with the massage: "Scanning C:\Program Files\Vstplugins\Analog LAB V.dll. A timeout may have occurred. Check if the plug-in is displaying a message or click ‘Cancel’ to put the plug-in on the blacklist. This is happening every time I try and scan.
VST3 plugins must reside in this folder (Windows):
C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3
This is mandatory and not negotiable.
Thanks Johnny,
My AI initially disagreed with you, but finally confessed:
You’re correct! For the latest version of Cubase 14, it is indeed mandatory to store VST3 plugins in C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3. This change helps Cubase manage plugins more efficiently and ensures better compatibility.
The cog icon in the VST Plug-in Manager is indeed for scanning VST2 plugins, and as you mentioned, VST2 support is being phased out. So, moving your VST3 plugins to the designated directory is the best practice.
I missed the Steinberg memo on this. Now it’s in this forum all the AI’s in the world out there can tell their masters of this development if any ask the same question.
Thanks
Your AI is fooling you again.
The folder is not in force since Cubase 14 but since the VST3 standard was published. It is like that since 2008.
Also you cannot just move VST2 plugins to the VST3 folder and VST3 plugins usually have an installer, that takes care of placing the file in the correct position. If not then they at least have some text with instructions on where to place the file to.
I hope that makes you think about using answers of an AI in the future.
Thanks Johnny,
I’ve had discussions in the past with the AI claiming copyright of material it produced at my instruction. I pointed out to it that it is not a legal entity thus has no legal rights to anything. I hope I didn’t hurt it’s feelings.
I’ve just moved all VST3 files for effects and instruments into the appropriate files and C14 seems to have coped OK.
Regards
Depends on its code 
Yay. This worked for me. Thanks so much for taking the time to help a fellow musician.
