How Do I Configure REAPER To See The Same VST Plugin More Than Once?

[Harry Diddlebock]

So, like, recently I found my password for this site. Been a while. Hello again, y'all.

Anyways, I've been looking for a solution to a problem and Google seem not helpful.
I may not be using the right search words.

So, my problem is I've got many VSTPlugins folders. But I like that problem. I like having many VSTPlugins folders.
Yes, I prefer that REAPER don't see those VSTPlugins folders the normal way.

Instead, I prefer, and configured REAPER to see only one folder.
In that folder are subfolders like "Bass" and "Drums" and etc.
In that folder and subfolders are nothing but symbolic links or symlinks.

In the "Bass" subfolder, I would like to ALSO put symlinks to plugins that are multifunctional.
For example, plugins like Zampler have many bass presets even though it's not a dedicated bass plugin.
The plugin Independence Free also have a few bass presets.
I mean those two example plugins also have drum presets, ethnic presets, etc.
I guess multipresetsional is a better word here than multifunctional, even though it's probably not in any dictionary.

So, I did put symlinks of Zampler and Independence Free in both my "Bass" and "Drums" subfolders.
But REAPER only sees the symlinks in the "Bass" subfolder and not the ones in the "Drums" subfolder.

Is there a way to configure REAPER to see the same VST plugin more than once?
I tried making two copies of the .dll files and giving them different names but REAPER still only sees one of the two.

Thanks in advance for any possible solution(s).

[vitalker]

You should probably make a full rescan. Also you can check whether this copy is inside reaper-vstplugins64.ini file. If it's inside, then you'll see it like this (and it means Reaper scanned it):

PHP Code:

Pulsar_Smasher.dll=00F8FE9D8ADBD501,609055592,Smasher (Pulsar) 


If you see it like this

PHP Code:

Pulsar_Smasher.dll=00F8FE9D8ADBD501 


, then Reaper couldn't scan it properly. Maybe full rescan will fix it.