Reference Manual

234 Working with Instruments and Effects
The VST Load Program or Bank Button (Left) and Save Program or Bank Button (Right).
VST programs and banks can be imported from files. Clicking a VST’s Load Program or Bank
button brings up a standard file-open dialog for locating the desired file.
Windows only: Please select from the File Type menu whether you want to locate VST Device
Program files or VST Device Bank files.
To save the currently selected program as a file, click the VST Save Program or Bank button to
bring up a standard file-save dialog; select “VST Program“ from the Format menu (Macintosh)/
from the File Type menu (Windows); select a folder and name. For saving the entire bank as a
file, proceed likewise but choose “VST Bank“ as a file type/format.
17.4 Audio Units Plug-Ins
Audio Units Plug-ins are only available in Mac OS X. In most respects, they operate just like VST
Plug-ins.
An Audio Units Plug-In.
The first time you open Live, Audio Units Plug-ins will not appear in the browser. In order to acti-
vate your Audio Units as a plug-in source, please press the Activate button in the browser’s Plug-
In label, or go to the File/Folder Preferences by pressing [CTRL][,](PC) / [CMD][,](Mac). There