Finally... VST PLUG-INS
Hey guys,
So VST Plug-ins have been the bane of my existence for the past 3 days. I have been in a battle royale with my webcam, plug-ins, and my computer; so far I have only conquered the plug-ins. I was not able to figure out how to find them in Ableton after I unzipped them. I had saved them to a special VST Plug-in folder on my desktop, but still no luck. I went to the Ableton Help site and wandered around and found the problem. In Ableton, you need to go to Options > Preferences > File Folder and then there will be a category called Plug-in sources. You can select a custom folder for your VSTs and then use the little plug button on the main screen to find your VSTs. WOOOOHHHOOOOO!!!
After I figured out how to actually locate my downloads in Ableton, I played with some of the functions. I grabbed a plug-in from MDSP called Flanger, which I semi-associated with Pd-extended, only easier. There are fewer options which made it so much easier to understand. You can select waveforms, such as a sine, saw, triangle, square, etc., and you can manipulate saturation, depth, delay, etc., etc. I will not give up on Pd extended, but this was far easier to understand I must say. I don't even know if they are the same idea, but it seems like it. The plug-in shows up as an XY assignment panel so you can choose to make two effects proportional by putting them on opposing axes. Still more playing to do, and I need to make my new track for class tomorrow!
Later gators!
Josh
So VST Plug-ins have been the bane of my existence for the past 3 days. I have been in a battle royale with my webcam, plug-ins, and my computer; so far I have only conquered the plug-ins. I was not able to figure out how to find them in Ableton after I unzipped them. I had saved them to a special VST Plug-in folder on my desktop, but still no luck. I went to the Ableton Help site and wandered around and found the problem. In Ableton, you need to go to Options > Preferences > File Folder and then there will be a category called Plug-in sources. You can select a custom folder for your VSTs and then use the little plug button on the main screen to find your VSTs. WOOOOHHHOOOOO!!!
After I figured out how to actually locate my downloads in Ableton, I played with some of the functions. I grabbed a plug-in from MDSP called Flanger, which I semi-associated with Pd-extended, only easier. There are fewer options which made it so much easier to understand. You can select waveforms, such as a sine, saw, triangle, square, etc., and you can manipulate saturation, depth, delay, etc., etc. I will not give up on Pd extended, but this was far easier to understand I must say. I don't even know if they are the same idea, but it seems like it. The plug-in shows up as an XY assignment panel so you can choose to make two effects proportional by putting them on opposing axes. Still more playing to do, and I need to make my new track for class tomorrow!
Later gators!
Josh
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