When installed, Audio Units plug-ins appear as individual components in the Library folders on your Mac: In the Finder choose Go Go to Folder,. There is a hidden feature in Ableton Live that allows you to show/hide. See instructions below on how to find the right directory to place it on your system. Mac OS X: Macintosh HD:/Users/username/Library/Preferences/Ableton/Live x.x/. On a Mac computer, VST files and AU files are automatically installed to the default system folders. Ableton Live scans these folders on startup. If your NI plug-ins do not appear in the Third Party section of the Browser, do the following: Open the Live Preferences and go to the section Plug-Ins ('File Folder' on older Live versions).
I installed Absynth 3 & Korg Legacy, and I set the path ibrary/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST in mac, buy it said 'You have selected afolder inside of a folder tat Live automatically scans for you. your selection will not appear as a custom folder. Scanninf of this folder is turned on and off using the Use VST Plug-ins in System Folders option n the Plug-in Preferences.'
Ableton Live project are totally compatible between multiple computer, Mac/PC, as long as you have the same plug-ins installed on all the computers. I sync my projects on dropbox from my Mac, and I can open them in my PC, and vice-versa. Sep 09, 2010 Finding the Audio Plugins folder. The plugin folder is nested in the Macintosh HD Library. There are usually a minimum of two Libraries on your Mac, one in.
I tried move the folder around, and rename the folder, no luck....
I just switch to mac and my current Live version is 5.2b8, before, I use PC, everything was perfect.
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My System
IMac Intel core duo MAC OS x 10.4.5
Live 5.2b8
Auto Tune Plug In Ableton
Plug-ins installed: Absynth3 & Korg Legacy (but not see any in live )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.
MAC
- /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components/ (AU)
- /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST/ (VST2)
- /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST3/ (VST3) Live 10+ only
Ableton Scan For Plugins
WINDOWS
- C:Program FilesVstplugins (VST2)
- C:Program FilesCommon FilesVST3 (VST3) Live 10+ only
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).
WINDOWS
- If using Live > 10 and VST3, enable the System folder. This is where your PROCESS.AUDIO plug-ins are installed by default (C:Program FilesCommon FilesVST3).
- If using a VST3 or VST2 Plug-in Custom Folder, make sure your PROCESS.AUDIO plug-ins are actually installed in this folder and switch it on (usually C:Program FilesVSTPlugins).
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.
How To Add Plugins To Ableton 10
MAC
- If using Audio Units (AU), switch ‘Use Audio Units’ on.
- If using the VST2 or VST3 Plug-in system folder, switch this on.
- If using a VST3 or VST2 Plug-in Custom Folder, make sure your PROCESS.AUDIO plug-ins are actually installed in this folder and switch it on (Usually /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST/).
- Trick: Hit Rescan while pressing the Option key. It will force a deeper full rescan
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.