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the subject says it all basically... iv installed a original copy of steinburge virtual instrument collection.. restarted my computer.. chooose my vst folder as the the defualt folder.. but nothin is getting picked up.. please SOMEONE HELP ME what can be wrong?

Are you using an IntelMac? If so, are the plugins UB?

ew

Hi Pedro,

in my case (I am on an -intel- Mac) Ableton Live did not recognize VST 2.3 and older Plugs.
So I have to use the audio unit instead
and, as ewistrand has stated before, they have to be "Universal Binary".

For Windows I think the VSTs also have to be in VST 2.4 format.

Hope this will help a little.


Cheers p.e.

I have VST 2.0 and VST 2.2 and 2.3 plugs working fine in Live 6 and 7 on my PC laptop with win XP. VST 2.4 also works fine.

VST 3 should be established soon, Steinberg kept it back for Cubase 4 for a year but the SDK came out last month for 3rd party developers.

leedsquietman wrote:I have VST 2.0 and VST 2.2 and 2.3 plugs working fine in Live 6 and 7 on my PC laptop with win XP. VST 2.4 also works fine.

Yes, leadsquietman you´re right.

This restriction applies only to intel MACs.

http://www.ableton.com/forum/viewtopic. ... hlight=vst

http://www.ableton.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=25171

cheers p.e.

yes i am running a Intel Mac.. im also with ableton live 6.. my computer can detecte audio unit files from garageband but not the vst i installed.. so are you saying there is NO WAY i can use vst's for ableton.. i just bought the steinberg virtual instrument collection and i dont think i can refund it.. i just cant imagine them not mentioning that some vst dont work for a intel mac.. THATS BS.. is there anyway around this?

by the way the files are Unix Executable

unfortunately if you are using an intel MAC it seems there is no way to use "non VST 2.4" and "non Universal Binary" VST Plug-ins

- exept to run Live under Rosetta (PPC emulation) but this is not a lot of fun.

cheers