Installing vst plugins in ableton for the first time might not be as straightforward.
Ableton live 9 plugin format.
Can you run 64 bit plugins in ableton 9 7 7 and below.
If you wish to install a third party pack downloaded from another source then please follow these instructions.
So make sure your vst plugins are in the right bit format and match your current daw.
How to install plugins in ableton live 10.
Can you run 32 bit plugins in ableton live 10 and above.
If you ve installed the plug in correctly but it s still not appearing in live see our dedicated article.
Live scans all available plug ins and once completed they will show up in live s browser under the plug ins category.
Live supports flac files with a resolution of 16 bit or 24 bit.
All supported plug in formats vst2 64 32 bit vst3 64 bit live 10 1 and later only.
The flac audio format is a free lossless compressed audio format developed by the xiph org foundation.
If sharing projects with windows users it s better to use vst.
Live on mac supports both the audio unit au and vst2 and vst3 10 1 and later formats.
Ogg vorbis ogg is a container format for video and audio streams which is most popular for containing a lossy compressed vorbis audio stream.
Which format you choose to use is up to you bearing in mind the following tips.