Reference Manual

232 Working with Instruments and Effects

3. Make sure that the Use VST Plug-In Custom Folder option is set to “On,“ so that your se-

lected folder is an active source for VST Plug-ins in Live. Note that you can choose not to

use your VST Plug-ins in Live by turning off the Use VST Plug-In Custom Folder option.

Setting up VST Plug-In Sources for Mac OS X.

Set up your VST Plug-ins under Mac OS X by doing the following:

1. Your VST Plug-ins will normally be installed in the following folder in your home and local

directories: /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST. You can turn Live’s use of these plug-ins on or

off with the Use VST Plug-ins in System Folders option.

2. You may have an alternative folder in which you store your VST Plug-ins (perhaps those

that you use only with Live). You can use VST Plug-ins in this folder in addition to, or instead

of, those in the System folders. To tell Live about the location of this folder, click the Browse

button next to the VST Plug-In Custom Folder entry to open a folder-search dialog for lo-

cating and selecting the appropriate folder.

3. Note that you can turn off your VST Plug-ins in this folder using the Use VST Plug-In Custom

folder option.

Once you have conﬁgured your Plug-In Preferences, the browser will display all plug-ins it ﬁnds

in the selected VST Plug-in folder(s) as well as any sub-folders.

It is also possible to use VST Plug-ins stored in different folders on your computer. To do this,

create a Mac OS or Windows alias of the folder where additional VST Plug-ins are stored, and

then place the alias in the VST Plug-In Custom folder (or in the VST Plug-In System folder on Mac

OS X) selected in Live’s File/Folder Preferences. The alias can point to a different partition or

hard drive on your computer. Live will scan the set VST Plug-in folder as well as any alias folders

contained therein.