Clicking the icon beside the SodaSynth label will open up the parameter area, allowing you to adjust the VST plugin's parameters directly from inside Ableton Live. Clicking the icon beside the SodaSynth label in Ableton Live will open up the SodaSynth editor, which gives you access to our extra help screens. Most VST plugins come with a built-in custom editor screen, with knobs and extra help. Clicking on that combobox allows you to quickly select any of the presets bundled with the VST plugin.
VST presets synth patches or programs appear in the bottom panel, and have been circled in red in the next screenshot. For example, you'll if you double-click on SodaSynth, you should SodaSynth added to a track in the Sesion or Arrangement view, and appear in the bottom panel. This tab displays a list of all the plugins Ableton Live has detected on your computer, by looking in both system-standard paths and your custom VST folder that we set up in the previous step.ĭouble-click on one of the plug-in instruments in the list to add it to a track, or drag and drop it to the specific track you'd like to add it to.
Back in the main window, click the icon to open the Plug-In Devices tab. Serum Tutorial - Flume 'Holdin On' Style Keys (Chillout/Electronica)Īfter that, click 'Rescan' to make sure Ableton Live has refreshed the list of installed plugins. In the Ableton Live preferences, go to the 'File Folder' tab.