Hello and welcome to the “How To Install VST Plugins FL Studio 10” tutorial. In this video I’ve decided to actually speak and let you hear my “fantastic”- ehem – accent. Don’t be strict though cause it’s my first (and possibly last) video that I will speak ever again. Instructions to install a VST plugin on FL Studio: Download the VST to your computer. Unzip the VST file. Copy the.dll file to your VST plugin folder. I have downloaded some free VST's from Necromare, and I have dragged the.dll file into the VST folder. When I try to play the generator, I get no sound and I am assuming it is because the.mse file isn't installed. I have googled so many times and I can't find ANYTHING remotely related to installing VST's. Pleeaasse help me.

You should have dragged them in C: Program Files (x86) Image-Line FL Studio 12 Plugins.VST. instead. Or preferrably in another folder, along with all the other 3rd-party VST(i)s (usually,.C: Program Files (x86) Steinberg VstPlugins. or something like that), and then add the folder to the VST search paths in FL (if it isn't already in the list).
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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Find yourself bored with the stock plugins on FLStudio? Or maybe you need a specific instrument or effect and are not sure where to start. This tutorial will go deeper than the rest by providing honest step by step instructions and resources.

First let us educate ourselves, what exactly is a VST plugin? VST stands for Virtual Studio Technology. VST instruments are used to generate a sound. VST effects work similar to effects modules that can be applied to polish the sound. Things to consider when choosing a VST, be sure to check system requirements, some VST’s can eat up your CPU making it difficult to use. Know the source, keep in mind these are 3rd party, while there are a lot of reputable makers, there are some that may harm your system. VST’s are offered for Windows, MAC, and Linux. Windows being the most readily available. Some are free and some can range in price from $10-$500 and up.

How to Install VST Plugins in FL Studio

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For those not familiar with VST’s and how to install them I will now walk you through the process. From downloading to moving it to the proper directory, installation and set up. The DAW, digital audio workstation, I am using is FLStudio12. Let’s start with one of my “go to’s” when it comes to VST instruments. MT Drumkit. This is a VST that models a real standard acoustic drum kit. By clicking here the link will take you directly to the download page for MT Drum Kit.

As you can see this VST is available for Windows and Mac O/S. Go ahead and select your version. You will then be able to select your version based on the bits of your system.

*For Windows Users – (To check what bit system you have, right click the start button, and click on system. a page will open and if you scroll down to device specifications and next to System Type you should see 32 or 64bit)

*For Mac Users – Go to the Apple Menu and select “About this Mac”. If you have a Core Duo processor, you have a 32-bit CPU. Otherwise (Core 2 Duo, Xeon, i3, i5, i7, anything else), you have a 64-bit CPU

Locate your download.

It is a .zip file and you will need an extractor open it. If you do not have one do not fear, there are free extractors available.

On the zip file itself, right click and extract it.

You want to locate and open your VST folder within FLStudio or whichever DAW you are using. If you have not modified the folder you can locate it by selecting (windows users)

C:/Program Files/Image-Line/FLStudio/Plugins/VST (if you are using an alternate DAW just replace Image-Line with the name of DAW. Inside its contents will be a VST folder.
You will need to copy the unzipped folder and paste it into the DAW VST folder.

Once you are done, go ahead and close out both folders and open FLStudio. In FLStudio, from the top menu, select ADD.

A window will open, select MANAGE PLUGINS

Make sure Verify Plugins is selected.

Go ahead and select Start Scan.Now is a good time to go grab a drink or a snack this will take a moment or 2.

Once the scan is complete you can close the window.

Next, we are going to open up our Plug-In picker menu, if it isn’t already open on the left. From the menu select Plug-In Database.

Right-click on it. When the menu opens select refresh plugin list(fast scan).
Once that is complete you should see MT Power Drum Kit on your list.

Your list can be accessed by selecting Plugin database, Generators, or selecting Plugins, VST from the same menu.
In the event you do not see it, simply exit FL Studio and reopen it.

Troubleshooting if for any reason you have trouble loading, this can be solved by locating MT Drum Kit from the list, right-click, and select, Add to plugin database.

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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.

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.

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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!

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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.

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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.