FL Studio comes with a lot of great plugins and effects, but you can also install third-party plugins in FL Studio to access new sounds, effects, and virtual instruments.
This guide will show you step-by-step how to install VST plugins into FL Studio, how to manage your plugins, and extra tips to make it easier for you to access and use your plugins.
There are a few different formats for plugins and you need to install the types that are compatible with FL Studio. Make sure the plugins you want to install are compatible with FL Studio by checking the below information.
Some plugins will automatically install both bit and bit plugins. The different formats work with different DAWs. VST3 plugins are bit and recommended if you have the choice. Many plugin installers will ask you to choose which formats to install for the plugin as shown below:.
When downloading most plugins, they will include an installer to help you install the plugin to the correct directory. Where to install the plugin is covered in the next step. If you download a plugin and all you get is a. If you download a plugin and it comes in a zip file, you need to open the zip file to either access the installer or find the. FL Studio looks for plugins in specific folders by default. This is where you can install, edit, and manage your plugins. In the above screenshot, you can see that FL Studio looks for plugins in five different directories.
Select the directory you want to use for your plugins and it will be added to the list. Now that you know where FL Studio looks for plugins, you can install your plugins to those folders. You can follow these steps for any plugin. This plugin gives you the option to download either Windows or Mac versions and choose between 32 and 64 bit.
Once you have downloaded your plugin, either run the installer if it comes with one , or copy the plugin files to a folder FL Studio can scan.
The file I downloaded was a. While the method you may follow may be different depending on what type of file you are given in the download, the end result should always be the same. There should always be some sort of file eg:. The below screenshot shows that the HyBrit plugin from LePou has been found and added to the list of plugins:. Use the search bar at the bottom or look at the filename column to find your new plugins.
I use their plugins and samples in almost every song I create. Make sure you install that application, log in to your account. Check under the installed programs section to see that Massive is installed. If you followed my article on installing Kontakt in FL studio, then you should already have this path set up in FL Studio. It should be highlighted in yellow text. Mine is not, because I had previously installed Massive on my computer.
Now click on the arrow in the top left corner of the instance of Massive you loaded into the Channel Rack. 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.
Now, usually VST plugins most of the free ones at least comes either zipped or rar packed package of files. Unpack the whole content of that. If the plugin has its own installer. Usually it asks the location of your VSTplugin folder.
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