Ableton Basics: How To Install Plugins to Your DAW

If your DAW is the canvas, then plug-ins are the paints with which you can create colorful effects, customized virtual instruments, and useful utilities. Installing plug-ins is easy as pie, so take a look at this step-by-step walkthrough and get creating!

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[Mystical-TEDDY_]

Dude talking like they holding him at gunpoint if he don't explain it right

[rebelfountain]

dude just glosses over the most important part.

[RuhDolu]

life is too short for this video.... there is so many videos to watch when your a newbie like me, but guys like this is making it hard for us to learn fast.

[cikmomusic]

I don't need to be explained what a plugin is.. just get to the point

[athelamarie]

For anyone using windows, make sure that the plugin is 64 bit and once you do the rescan, it'll show up. Good luck with your creations <3

[nikilkhatri]

Following ur content fo so long. Ur best sir. Love frm Mumbai, India. 😄😃

[Spectre]

For windows, it's Option > Preferences > Plugins > Rescan

[MusicSnail]

been producing for a year and have never downloaded a plugin this vid saved me

[theaceofspadesjl]

You're name is Justin Delay and you work with recording software?! that is so cool

[NexGenGamer]

this was not helpful in anyway for Windows users, the install paths are completely different, i hate youtube search i specifically typed "how to install a vst in ableton PC"

[justinebassani]

this saved me so much time, omg ty i spent two hours trying to unzip and drag and drop. u rock

[zebs.autumn]

That awkward moment when you use windows and no one knows how to work .dll files

[ClearVibes]

4:03 Guys. Save some time and don't forget to give him a like.
He did his effort. clear vibes! ❤️

[lawrencetruong]

I learn so much from these vids. thanks so much!

[ifthebeltiscrackedor]

THANK AFTER TWO YEARS WORKING WITH ABLETON KNOT KNOWING HOW TO FUCKING ADD MY DOWNLOADED VST´s ;) On the positive side I learned to complete tunes without vst´s, buing hardware and learning mastering "manually" meanwhile. Thanks again mate!

[maximilianmander]

Hello guys. Try this if you have problems installing your plug ins: Go into preferences, go into plug ins, go into plug in sources. browse for the right folder in both vst2 plug in and also vst 3 plug in (just to be safe). Click on rescan. click all these on and off button on the setting "on"!, restart ableton, click rescan again. Turn these on and off buttons, off and then on again. rescan again. Somehow I had to do that. Then they appeared.

[Amatteus]

Very well explained. Thank you. For those who are new, what he calls the side bar is the Browser and when he says Ableton Plugins, they are called devices. To Ableton, Plug-ins are only the external from other companies.

[lianeisme]

I have installed ableton lite 10 live I have the studio 2nd gen I have followed your instructions are you able to do a step by step i have tried to install red tube plugins nothing works for me at all. no plugins no packs are showing anywhere

[bassette]

Well, I thought this was very helpful, thank you!

[FrankieBouquet]

Thank you Justin! Very useful and found your free Reverb SOLO plugin along the way! :)