The SCANNER section is here to make a list of the plugins available on the system. This list is saved in a proprietary format database and stored in a dedicated folder. Let's add that using VST-Scanner cannot lead to problems or conflicts with the computer's settings.
For each plugin, the program will check several different things :
- That a plugin is valid. This consists in making sure that the dll file conforms to VST standards and that the plugin meets VST-Scanner's requirements (if it does not, the reason appears in the 'Error/Comments' field).
- That only one version of the same plugin is installed. VST-Scanner makes sure that no other plugin reports the same UID (a unique identifier). If this is not the case, the latest version of the plugin will be validated and the oldest version will be ignored.
- That there is no fatal error when creating the list. During the scanning process, a dll file may produce a CRASH (the program suddenly quits) or FREEZE the system (the program freezes and no longer responds. Then, the user may decide to force it to quit). In this case, the scanning process will start again, after the faulty dll file.