I’m seeing lot of people asking how to install VST plugins into FL Studio so here’s a short guide showing you how to do it.
First of all, you need to have a folder for all your VST plugins somewhere in your hard drive (default is under C:Program Files). If you dont have one, create it and name it to ‘VSTplugins’ for example.
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Now, usually VST plugins (most of the free ones at least) comes either zipped (or rar packed) package of files (.DLL file(s)) which you have to unzip or unrar to your VSTplugins folder. You need a ZIP / RAR extractor such as 7-Zip or IZArc for this.
Unpack the whole content of that .zip or .rar file straight to your VSTplugins folder (or to your desktop and move/copy it to there).
If the plugin has its own installer (.exe file), follow the instructions given during the installation. Usually it asks the location of your VSTplugin folder.
Next, open the FL Studio and go to Options -> File Settings (or press F10) and under the ‘VST plugins extra search folder’, define your default VSTplugin folder (if you haven’t done so already). You only need to do this once and not everytime you install a new plugin.
After that, go to the Channels -> Add one -> More… and a box with a list of plugins will appear. At the Bottom of the box you’ll see a’Refresh’ button: click on it and choose ‘Fast scan (recommended)’ from the menu:
After scanning you should see your newly installed plugin in the plugin list (in red color):
That’s it!
Now you can double click it to open it and if you want, tick the little box (Favourite Switch) that is in front of the plugin to make it appear in your favourites list.
NOTE that if you installed an EFFECT plugin (not a synth which is a ‘generator’, but an effect – these are two different types of plugins), you can only open it to a Mixer tracks effect slot.
| How to install Sylenth1 |
After downloading Sylenth1, double-click the 'Sylenth1Win.zip' file to open it. Then double-click the 'Sylenth1Win.exe' file to start the installer. When the Setup Wizard launches, click 'Next', 'I accept the agreement' followed by another 'Next'. Now you'll be asked to select the components to install. Sylenth1 is available as both 32 and 64-bit VST2 plug-in. Select only the 64-bit version if you're using a 64-bit host program. Select only the 32-bit version if you're using a 32-bit host. Then click 'Next'. On the next page choose the folders where the plug-ins and data should be installed. The data folder should be installed in a location where you have permissions to read and write (so NOT in the Program Files folder!). Your home Documents folder is usually a good choice. For the plug-in folder, choose the folder where your VST plug-ins are located. Make sure to use different folders for 32 and 64bit plug-ins. Remember which folder you choose, because you'll be needing it later on! On Windows 64-bit, you should always install 64-bit applications in the 64-bit 'Program Files' folder and 32-bit applications in the 32-bit 'Program Files (x86)' folder. Now click 'Next', 'Next', 'Install' and 'Finish' to complete the installation. Continue to the next section: How to run Sylenth1 Back to main selection |