How to reset Live. Live Versions: All Operating System: All Resetting Live does the following: If you have a template set, it is deleted. Live's preferences are deleted; audio and MIDI hardware needs to be selected again, input/output names added again, plug-in folders need to be re-enabled (VSTs need to be rescanned), any custom preferences need to be set again.
In Finder, click on the Go menu, hold down the Alt/Option key, and click on Library. Go to Preferences, locate the folder “Waves Preferences,” and move it to your Desktop. Launch your host application with a fresh session. If prompted to locate the Waves Plug-ins Folder, direct to the above location. How to install and activate VST plug-ins on Windows. Download the latest installer file from the plug-in manufacturer's website and run it. Some plug-ins may also have a standalone version which is separate from the VST version. Don't install the standalone and VST versions to the same folder. Install to the VST folder of your choice. Using VST plug-ins on Windows; Using AU and VST plug-ins on Mac; VST/AU plug-in doesn't appear in Live 'The VST2 plug-in is damaged and can't be opened' (macOS) Using Waves plug-ins with a custom VST folder; VST/AU plug-ins reset to default preset; Supported Plug-in formats; Accessing additional audio outputs of a multi-out VST/AU plug-in.
PROCESS.AUDIO plug-ins are compatible with Ableton Live 8 and above in 64-bit mode ONLY.
1. PROCESS.AUDIO plug-ins are 64-bit only. So make sure you are NOT running your DAW in 32-bit in a 32-bit environment. Ableton Live 8 and 9 need to be installed with their 64-bit installers whereas Ableton Live 10 is already 64-bit only.
2. Make sure your plug-ins are installed in the correct and default locations:
Live 8 and 9 only use VST2 plug-ins wherease Live 10+ can use VST3 plug-ins.
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3. Close Ableton, and then right-click and select ‘Run as Administrator’ (you will only have to do this once). If the plug-ins show up at this point, you're set. If not, move on to the next step.
4. Open Live's Preferences > Plug-ins (Live 10.1 and later) or > File Folder (all Live versions until 10.1). Try to spot the Plug-In Sources section (usually at the bottom of the pane).
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In any event, make sure to switch ‘Off’ both VST2 and VST3 locations first, hit Rescan, then switch them back ‘On’ and hit Rescan again.
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In any event, make sure to switch ‘Off’ both VST2 and VST3 locations first, hit Rescan, then switch them back ‘On’ and hit Rescan again.
4. If everything fails, remove the plug-ins manually, trash the plug-ins, rescan, re-install them with the PROCESS.AUDIO installers and hit rescan again.
Ableton comes with an impressive, diverse and extremely usable set of instruments, effects and samples. However, at some point you will almost certainly want to install 3rd party plug ins to get that sound you need.
Luckily for you, the process of adding 3rd party plug-ins on a Mac is extremely straight forward. It is literally a case of copying the plug in files into the Mac plug in directory. Once this is done Ableton will automatically find your plug-ins ready to use.
Where is the Ableton Plug ins folder?Ableton Vst 64-bit
The truth is there isn’t one specifically for Ableton, it’s a shared plug ins folder in you Mac Library. By default the folders used to contain plug-ins, and where you need to copy them to, are:
(for AU) Library > Audio > Plug ins > Component
(for VST) Library > Audio -> Plug ins > VST Setting a custom plug in folder
In Ableton there is also the ability to set a custom location for your plug ins folder. This is handy if you have multiple DAWs installed on the same Mac, or if you just want to use a different hard disc, perhaps a solid state to run them from.
In the Ableton top menu go to:
Preferences > File Folder > VST Plug-In Custom Folder
Ableton Live Plugins Download
Make sure to enable the feature, and you can now copy plug ins to any location you like.
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