Plugin Location

Prism Studio tools are packaged as VST3 plugins.

If you haven't already configured your DAW to scan for your VST3 directory, this guide will help you configure it to do so. We will cover a few different DAWs, which should provide clues for finding this within ones which we don't outline here.

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Ableton Live

Note: VST3 plug-ins are supported in Ableton Live 10 and above...

Windows

1. Select Options->Preferences from the application title bar (or use Ctrl+,) to bring up the application Preferences.
2. Select Plug-Ins from the menu on the left, and enable Use VST3 Plug-In System Folders. This will scan for VST3 plug-ins in the default folder (C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3).
3. Click the Rescan button to scan for plug-ins after enabling this option.

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macOS

1. Select Preferences from the application title bar (or use Cmd+,) to bring up the application Preferences.
2. Select Plug-Ins from the menu on the left, and enable Use VST3 Plug-In System Folders. This will scan for VST3 plug-ins in the default folder (/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST3).
3. Click the Rescan button to scan for plug-ins after enabling this option.

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Reaper

Note: VST3 plug-ins are supported in Reaper 6 and above...

Windows

1. Select Options->Preferences from the application title bar (or use Ctrl+P) to bring up the application Preferences.
2. Under the Plug-ins section on the left, select VST.
3. Click the Edit path list... button in the top right of the dialog, and ensure your system VST3 is included (C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3).
4. If adding the VST3 path in the previous step, click the Rescan button to scan for new plug-ins.

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macOS

1. Select Preferences from the application title bar (or use Ctrl+,) to bring up the application Preferences.
2. Under the Plug-ins section on the left, select VST.
3. Click the Edit path list... button in the top right of the dialog, and ensure your system VST3 is included (/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST3).
4. If adding the VST3 path in the previous step, click the Rescan button to scan for new plug-ins.

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Tracktion Waveform

Note: VST3 plug-ins are supported in Waveform 10 and above...

Windows

1. Select Settings from the application title bar.
2. Select the File Locations section on the left, and scroll down to the Plugins area.
3. Ensure your system VST3 path is (C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3) is included in the VST3 Plugins section. If not, click the Add Path... button and add the system path.

4. Select the Plugins section on the left.
5. Click the Scanning for Plugins... button and select Scan for new or updated VST3 plugins.

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macOS

1. Select Settings from the application title bar.
2. Select the File Locations section on the left, and scroll down to the Plugins area.
3. Ensure your system VST3 path is (/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST3) is included in the VST3 Plugins section. If not, click the Add Path... button and add the system path.

4. Select the Plugins section on the left.
5. Click the Scanning for Plugins... button and select Scan for new or updated VST3 plugins.