VST and AU instruments can only be placed in Live MIDI tracks and, like Live instruments, they will receive MIDI and output audio signals. Plug-in audio effects can only be placed in audio tracks or following instruments. Please see the previous section, Using the Live Devices (see 17.1), for details. Plug-Ins in the Browser. Live supports VST2 and VST3 on Windows and VST2, VST3 and AU on Mac. Make sure that you've installed the correct version of the plug-in to the correct plug-in folder. Open Live's Preferences → Plug-ins. Check the plug-in folder locations. Ableton is currently offering a 20% discount on purchases of Ableton Live 10 and upgrades from previous versions. Customers who buy Live 10 during this time will also get a free copy of Live 11 when it's released – learn more at the Ableton shop. Ableton Live 11 will be available in early 2021. Ableton Live 11: New and updated devices. Plug-In Administration in Ableton Live On Windows, Native Instruments products are loaded in Ableton Live as VST plug-ins. On Mac computers, they can be loaded either as VST or AU plug-ins. Ableton Suit includes a number of inbuilt instruments and samplers. When installing VST plugins there are typically 3 things to manage: - The main files and folder which will be documents and program files. The VST plugin file (This is the plugin you can place in a convenient location for music software to access).
Rescanning plug-ins (Windows & macOS)
Please be sure Ableton has activated the button for 'Use VST Plug-in System Folder' and 'Use VST Plug-in Custom Folder' if you have one.
Then hold down the ALT key and click RESCAN (Preferences - File Folder - And Hit 'Rescan' by pressing also the ALT key while clicking).
Ableton Live Vst3 Support
Ableton Live Vst Instruments
Please be sure Ableton has activated the button for 'Use VST Plug-in System Folder' and 'Use VST Plug-in Custom Folder' if you have one.
Then hold down the ALT key and click RESCAN (Preferences - File Folder - And Hit 'Rescan' by pressing also the ALT key while clicking).
Ableton Live Vst3 Support
Ableton Live Vst Instruments
Why my bounced files are muted?
Ableton Live Vst Plug-ins
Check if the input monitoring is deactivated on your audio tracks that are using Neural DSP plug-ins in their slots.
Ableton Live Vst
If the input monitoring is enabled, your bounced files will be muted after the render.
