Host integration
Find your DAW. Then find the plug-in.
Where the installers go, how to make the host rescan, and how each DAW reports plug-in latency. 51 active plug-ins are in the catalogue; the guide for your host tells you which build to install and what to check when it does not appear.
Every active plug-in in this release ships as VST3 for Windows 10 or later, 64-bit (x86-64), and as VST3 and Audio Unit for Mac. Each product page lists its minimum macOS version.
Windows and macOS
A host only appears with a platform it actually runs on. Mac installer availability still varies by product.
Windows
12 host guides. VST3 installs to the system VST3 folder.
macOS
14 host guides. VST3 and Audio Unit install to the system folders.
15 host guides
Each page names that host's installer path, rescan behaviour and latency reporting.
- Ableton Live 12VST3 and AU for fast electronic workflowsVST3 64-bit (Windows and macOS)Audio Unit (macOS, where listed)
- Steinberg Cubase 13Native VST3 workflow on Windows and macOSVST3 64-bit (Windows and macOS)
- Image-Line FL Studio 24VST3 with host automation on Windows and macOSVST3 64-bit (Windows and macOS)
- Cockos REAPER 7Efficient VST3 processing on Windows and macOSVST3 64-bit (Windows and macOS)Audio Unit (macOS, where listed)
- PreSonus Studio One 7VST3 with drag-and-drop insertsVST3 64-bit (Windows and macOS)Audio Unit (macOS, where listed)
- Bitwig Studio 5VST3 in Bitwig device chainsVST3 64-bit (Windows and macOS)
- Apple Logic Pro 11Audio Unit setup on macOSAudio Unit (macOS, where listed)
- Apple GarageBand 10.4Audio Unit setup for a first sessionAudio Unit (macOS, where listed)
- Steinberg Nuendo 13VST3 for post-production sessionsVST3 64-bit (Windows and macOS)
- MOTU Digital Performer 11VST3 and Audio Unit on macOSVST3 64-bit (macOS)Audio Unit (macOS, where listed)
- Reason Studios Reason 13VST3 inside the Reason rackVST3 64-bit (Windows and macOS)
- Ardour 8VST3 on Windows and macOSVST3 64-bit (Windows and macOS)Audio Unit (macOS, where listed)
- Harrison Mixbus 10VST3 and Audio Unit in a console-style mixerVST3 64-bit (Windows and macOS)Audio Unit (macOS, where listed)
- Tracktion Waveform 13VST3 and Audio Unit in a fast, single-window hostVST3 64-bit (Windows and macOS)Audio Unit (macOS, where listed)
- Cakewalk Sonar 2024VST3 on WindowsVST3 64-bit (Windows)
Choose the job, not the plug-in
If the host is already working, the next question is what the session needs.
- A vocal chain that starts with the problem
- A drum bus that glues without flattening
- A mix bus chain in the order that keeps decisions reversible
- A mastering chain with one job per stage
- A beat session from empty project to arranged loop
- A sound-design pass: source, movement, space
- Fix harsh vocal sibilance
- Hit streaming loudness without crushing the mix
- Make a clean synth sound old
- Glue a drum bus: one compressor decision
- Set up plug-ins in your first home studio
- Installed a plug-in but cannot find it?