Where To Start: The Plugins Folder

All VST Plugins should be installed in the same folder. Different vendors may choose different locations in their installer programs, (most often C:\Program Files\Steinberg\Vstplugins ).

Other plugin makers make a simple dll file that you have to manually copy to the VST plugins location.Be careful not to scatter your plugins everywhere on your hard drive. Select one location and stick to it. In the following examples, it will be C:\vstplugins.

The next step is to set your DAW's preferences so that it knows where your plugins are located. Here's how:

In FL Studio




In Ableton Live (OSX)




In Ableton Live (Windows)




In Presonus Studio One 2




In Renoise
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