What is a VST Plug in and how to Install one in Ableton

In this video I will help you understand what a VST, or Plug In is and how to install one inside of Ableton so you can expand the capabilities of your DAW!

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[CollectiveIntelligenceMusic]

I hope this helps you all get stuck into some great plug ins! They aren’t essential, but they can definitely be fun, creative and inspiring to use!

[tariqrahmad]

The absolute best trainer for navigating Ableton! Thank you!

[scottdye]

By far the simplest and easiest tutorial for installing VST's. I can't believe how simple it actually was to do in the end. Cheers.

[SummerDawn]

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!! I finally was able to find my Waves plugin in Ableton because of this video!!! Not even the tech support at Waves could help me. You are incredible!

[takhetabyo]

first go to to preferences(ctrl, or cmd to the folder where ".dll " file of ur plugin is present

[madisondoehler]

Was just about to punch a hole in my monitor after two days of trying to get Serum to work on Ableton...then I came across your video, and got this to work like magic. I'm still in sheer disbelief! You're the best, and thx a bunch!

[hjojo]

HUGE thank you, my man... I've searched high and low for the right tutorial

[MichaelMcCabeGuitarist]

Your the first one that I found after searching for a while to define what the letters VST stands for! Thank you

[psyfarrell]

Something I learned about, as I was setting up a new PC, was that for VST2s, Ableton will accept shortcuts to the DLLs as legitimate sources of plugins.
What this means in practice, is that I have one folder that I install my plugins into, and another that houses shortcuts.

This offers me 2 benefits:
1. I can change the folder structure of the plugins to be something that is more sensible, on the fly, without affecting the installed plugin. That means you can re-order the plugins that show in Ableton, and existing projects will *not* be affected. This is fantastic for when you discover new ways or organising things.
2. Ableton *only* scans the shortcuts on start up. This greatly improves load-in speed, as you won't have all the further nested folders that a plugin may have.


Caveat: This technique does not work for VST3s. Shortcuts are completely ignored, and they have their own folder structure that you don't get much control over at all.

[gaboquintana]

This is the video that really helped me out on the subject, I didn't know you have to tell Ableton in wich folder to scan . Thank you

[ntg]

is the first video that ACTUALLY helped me with....thank you so much and great vid!!

[tetothedrummer]

i want to take the time to tell you thank you so damn much for explaining this process your were very simple and incredibly informative.
i really couldn't find a BETTER EXPLANATION !!

[benbassett]

didn’t know apple made an emoji for you. that was really nice of them🐐

[corywilliams]

THANK YOU so much for this video. I watched another tutorial before this and he didn't explain it nearly as detailed and efficient as you and i was still clueless... until I watched your video. : ) Again, thanks so much for the help.

[suminunnie]

You.Are.The.Best. Thank you... I'm a beginner in DAW and I almost cried trying to figure this out for 3 hours :(

[foteinipeppa]

This was incredibly helpful, thanks for explaining everything in such detail!

[stringbassist]

And this doesn't just apply to Ableton. This is the info I've been searching for. Maybe I should have found it before installing stuff. Thanks for a clear explanation. 👍👍

[georgegilmer]

Thank you so so so so so so so so much. I had been looking for ways to get my plug in to work with Ableton for over 2 hours and your video made it work. You are doing yeoman's work

[jatin]

You're a very good teacher. Stay happy, healthy and blessed. Om Namah Shivaya 💐

[joaoalegre]

Thanks!!! Finaly someone explaining it properly!!!