Adding VST Plugins to Ableton Live (2024) - VST2 & VST3 Plugins

This video was intended for creatives just getting started in Ableton. The process of installing VST plugins is fairly straightforward, however there are a few technical details to be aware of when you're trying to use VSTs for the first time. This applies to those of you using virtual instruments, audio plugins or sample libraries.

To download this free VST2 testing plugin go to:

To download this free VST3 testing plugin go to:

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Time Stamps
0:28 - VST folder structure
1:20 - Folders for VST2 and VST3
3:08 - VST testing plugins
3:55 - Color coding VST
4:19 - Adding VSTs to Ableton

[thetoyman]

Thanks for the video. It was very helpful

[marydzekh]

Thank you so much! Organization of folders matters at the beginning of any project and without this tutorial I would definitely mess it up😅

[maclouis]

I did this and now my vst's are all disabled and old projects won't load plug ins. How can I reverse fix?