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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

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"

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

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.

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

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.

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!!!

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

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.