Ableton comes with an impressive, diverse and extremely usable set of instruments, effects and samples. However, at some point you will almost certainly want to install 3rd party plug ins to get that sound you need.
Find answers to common questions, get help and ideas from other Live users, or contact Ableton support. Cookie banner. By clicking “Accept”, you consent to the use of cookies and other technologies to process your personal information in order to personalize and enhance your. 2019-8-30 This article provides detailed information on VST plug-in installation paths on Mac OS X and macOS. Click here to switch to VST plug-in locations on Windows. Click here to switch to Locations of internal Cubase and Nuendo plug-ins. First of all, it is important to understand that not all VST plug-ins are being installed into the same folder.
Luckily for you, the process of adding 3rd party plug-ins on a Mac is extremely straight forward. It is literally a case of copying the plug in files into the Mac plug in directory. Once this is done Ableton will automatically find your plug-ins ready to use.
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Where is the Ableton Plug ins folder?
The truth is there isn’t one specifically for Ableton, it’s a shared plug ins folder in you Mac Library. By default the folders used to contain plug-ins, and where you need to copy them to, are:
(for AU) Library > Audio > Plug ins > Component
(for VST) Library > Audio -> Plug ins > VST
Setting a custom plug in folder
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In Ableton there is also the ability to set a custom location for your plug ins folder. This is handy if you have multiple DAWs installed on the same Mac, or if you just want to use a different hard disc, perhaps a solid state to run them from.
In the Ableton top menu go to:
Preferences > File Folder > VST Plug-In Custom Folder
Make sure to enable the feature, and you can now copy plug ins to any location you like.
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