Premiere pro

Geoffrey Cox · February 19th, 2024, 02:46 PM

Anyone know where to put VSTs so they load with Premiere?

I have found several possible folders but none of the VSTs in them load anyway. The only ones that do are the standard Apple AU ones and they are hidden away somewhere and are not accessible.

Funny thing is when I go to the Plugin manager under Audio prefs and search I can see various plugins whizz by but none ever load, only the Apple AU ones. I also tried putting some VSTs in a new folder and pointing the plugin search to that folder but got nothing.

I am baffled. My machine has loads of third party VSTs (and AU plugins) installed but none of them appear in Premiere no matter what I do except the standard Apple AUs. What's the issue?

Andrew Smith · February 20th, 2024, 12:21 AM

My experience on Windows is that VST audio plugins are installed on an operating system level.

Such as:
C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3

Even then, you need to tell Adobe Audition to scan to detect plugins, enabling the newly added to be found. Not sure what the story will be for Premiere as I don't used it for messing with audio.

Andrew

Geoffrey Cox · February 20th, 2024, 02:59 AM

Yeah, it is all very similar on the Mac. But nothing works and I cannot get Premiere so load any VSTs at all despite saying 'look, here they all are!'

What is frustrating is that I cannot find any useful documentation on the matter from Adobe.

Christopher Young · February 20th, 2024, 05:59 AM

The following is related to Waves VST plugins on both PC and Mac for both Premiere and Audition, but should be fully applicable to any "brand" of VST plugin. Maybe worth a look?

Chris Young

https://www.waves.com/support/how-to...adobe-audition

Also check this out if you are on Prem v24

https://community.adobe.com/t5/premi...idi-p/14185238

Andrew Smith · February 20th, 2024, 08:08 AM

Not sure which version of software you are using, but if you're like me and on Premiere etc CS6 (like a true non rent paying luddite) then only 32-bit plugins are supported and not 64-bit. Took me a while to get to the bottom of that one and why a new plugin simply refused to show.

Andrew

Christopher Young · February 20th, 2024, 07:31 PM

Andrew makes a good point about 32 and 64 bit plugs. I ran into this issue a number of years back. Resolve for example won't support 32-bit plugins. So I keep an earlier Sound Forge installed which has some of my most popular 32-bit plugs.

If this is your problem, there is a workaround. You can use a utility like "jBridge" which allows the use of 32-bit plugs in a 64-bit world.

Chris Young.

https://jstuff.wordpress.com/jbridge/

February 19th, 2024, 02:46 PM	#1
Geoffrey Cox Major Player Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Huddersfield, UK Posts: 469	Premiere pro - where to put VSTs? Anyone know where to put VSTs so they load with Premiere? I have found several possible folders but none of the VSTs in them load anyway. The only ones that do are the standard Apple AU ones and they are hidden away somewhere and are not accessible. Funny thing is when I go to the Plugin manager under Audio prefs and search I can see various plugins whizz by but none ever load, only the Apple AU ones. I also tried putting some VSTs in a new folder and pointing the plugin search to that folder but got nothing. I am baffled. My machine has loads of third party VSTs (and AU plugins) installed but none of them appear in Premiere no matter what I do except the standard Apple AUs. What's the issue?

February 20th, 2024, 12:21 AM	#2
Andrew Smith Equal Opportunity Offender Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 3,068	Re: Premiere pro - where to put VSTs? My experience on Windows is that VST audio plugins are installed on an operating system level. Such as: C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3 Even then, you need to tell Adobe Audition to scan to detect plugins, enabling the newly added to be found. Not sure what the story will be for Premiere as I don't used it for messing with audio. Andrew

February 20th, 2024, 02:59 AM	#3
Geoffrey Cox Major Player Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Huddersfield, UK Posts: 469	Re: Premiere pro - where to put VSTs? Yeah, it is all very similar on the Mac. But nothing works and I cannot get Premiere so load any VSTs at all despite saying 'look, here they all are!' What is frustrating is that I cannot find any useful documentation on the matter from Adobe.

February 20th, 2024, 05:59 AM	#4
Christopher Young Trustee Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 1,571	Re: Premiere pro - where to put VSTs? The following is related to Waves VST plugins on both PC and Mac for both Premiere and Audition, but should be fully applicable to any "brand" of VST plugin. Maybe worth a look? Chris Young https://www.waves.com/support/how-to...adobe-audition Also check this out if you are on Prem v24 https://community.adobe.com/t5/premi...idi-p/14185238

February 20th, 2024, 08:08 AM	#5
Andrew Smith Equal Opportunity Offender Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 3,068	Re: Premiere pro - where to put VSTs? Not sure which version of software you are using, but if you're like me and on Premiere etc CS6 (like a true non rent paying luddite) then only 32-bit plugins are supported and not 64-bit. Took me a while to get to the bottom of that one and why a new plugin simply refused to show. Andrew

February 20th, 2024, 07:31 PM	#6
Christopher Young Trustee Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 1,571	Re: Premiere pro - where to put VSTs? Andrew makes a good point about 32 and 64 bit plugs. I ran into this issue a number of years back. Resolve for example won't support 32-bit plugins. So I keep an earlier Sound Forge installed which has some of my most popular 32-bit plugs. If this is your problem, there is a workaround. You can use a utility like "jBridge" which allows the use of 32-bit plugs in a 64-bit world. Chris Young. https://jstuff.wordpress.com/jbridge/ Running 32-bit VST Plugins In A 64-bit DAW (Cubase, Ableton 64-bit) With J Bridge - Tutorial, Tips - YouTube