Do not know how to install vst instruments on mac

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i useto use windows so now being on mac im really confused i download vst instruments but there not supported by abelton and wont even open up on there own

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you need to download MAC versions of your VST’s



Just make sure you download a MAC plugin, and if you are on an intel MAC, make sure it is a Universal Binary version (UB)


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as bry said you’ll need the mac version.



some will come with a mac installer and some will come as a VST/AU file, these will need to be manually installed by



For Vst :



Mac HD > Library > Audio > Plug-ins > Vst



For AU:



Mac HD > Library > Audio > Plug-ins > Components



Once you have done this you will need to open ableton and goto



Preferences > File Folder > Plug-in Sources and select “use audio units” and “use vst plug-in system folders”



you may also need to select rescan.

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Jon quick question?
I have switched from pc to I-mac so still getting used my way round the mac as well.
Is there a folder in the app for sample cd's ect or do they go in the library?
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Just create a sub folder in the Music folder and drop your samples into that.





Mac Hd > User > Home (could be your name) > Music





Right click or ctrl click > New folder



this will usually be were your mac will have folders installed for ableton, logic, itunes so on :slight_smile:



hope that helps

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Hi, I use Ableton Suite 8 on Windows 7. I have a demo of Reaktor that I want to use with Ableton, but cannot get it to show in the Plug-in devices area. In the preferences menu, the options in "Plug-in sources" are limited to "Rescan Plug-ins", "Use VST Plugin custom folder" (switched on) and "VST Plug-in custom folder"
(set to an Ableton folder I created in the C drive.) I'd really appreciate it if you could come up with some possible solutions.

Thanks

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[quote]jamesykun (13/02/2012)[hr]

Hi, I use Ableton Suite 8 on Windows 7. I have a demo of Reaktor that I want to use with Ableton, but cannot get it to show in the Plug-in devices area. In the preferences menu, the options in “Plug-in sources” are limited to “Rescan Plug-ins”, “Use VST Plugin custom folder” (switched on) and “VST Plug-in custom folder”

(set to an Abletonfolder I createdin the C drive.) I’d really appreciate it if you could come up with some possible solutions.



Thanks
[/quote]



if you are using a custom plugin folder then you will need to make sure you are installing all of your plugins to that directory and not to their default directories