No vsts coming up on mac

Gyro · Post by **Gyro** » Wed Dec 27, 2006 7:52 am

Hi I'm trying to use some vsts on a mac, and it isn't detecting them... can anyone think of why this might be? Is there anything that would need to be done to enable vsts on macs?

I have done all the basis, like choose the right folder that they are in, and make sure that they are mac compatible, but it isn't working

hacktheplanet · Post by **hacktheplanet** » Wed Dec 27, 2006 8:11 am

The default VST folder is Macintosh HD/Library/Audio/Plugins/VST
Put your .vst in that folder, and tell Live to "use the default plugins folder"

datapopstar · Post by **datapopstar** » Wed Dec 27, 2006 8:15 am

and, in case you have an intelmac, make shure the vst`s are universal binary.

Gyro · Post by **Gyro** » Wed Dec 27, 2006 8:33 am

the_planet wrote:The default VST folder is Macintosh HD/Library/Audio/Plugins/VST
Put your .vst in that folder, and tell Live to "use the default plugins folder"

cheers giving it a go now... ooo it didn't do anything... Thanks for the tip The_Planet... I can't understand this... Really it should jst come up in ableton.

Gyro · Post by **Gyro** » Wed Dec 27, 2006 8:34 am

datapopstar wrote:and, in case you have an intelmac, make shure the vst`s are universal binary.

Cheers, yeah nuh, it's not an intel mac

psherburne · Post by **psherburne** » Sat Dec 30, 2006 10:22 pm

I've had the same problem - additionally, VSTs that I used earlier seem to have disappeared (which means that some tracks I had almost completed now are missing their fundamental drum parts, etc.... a real bitch).

I'm also having trouble setting an additional folder for VST plug-ins; Live simply won't let me. It's very confusing.

donttouch · Post by **donttouch** » Wed Nov 07, 2007 4:42 am

wow, yah. this is a HUGE problem for me. sounds the same as what you guys are haveing... only, i am runing an intel mac. i cant vst custom folder to work at all.

PLEASE!! someone show us the way!!!

ewistrand · Post by **ewistrand** » Wed Nov 07, 2007 4:56 am

If I remember, on OSX you can't have a custom folder- they'll always be in the default folder that the_planet mentioned. I could be wrong, though- I'm not a Mac user...

ew

dr.wackler · Post by **dr.wackler** » Wed Nov 07, 2007 7:08 am

ewistrand wrote:I could be wrong, though-

You are.

At least when it comes to VSTs. You indeed can not have a custom AU folder.