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Installing plugins

You can download various plugins here:

{% content-ref url="https://app.gitbook.com/o/-MhmG2mhIIHTtQPuHV_k/s/klCVENFte0GRy5IqVz0W/" %} Audacity Plugins {% endcontent-ref %}

Most plugins get automatically activated once you install them on your system.

{% hint style="warning" %} Caution:

  • 64-bit Audacity can only run 64-bit plugins, and 32-bit Audacity can only run 32-bit plugins.
  • Additionally, Apple Silicon (arm64) Audacity cannot run Intel (x86-64) plugins and vice versa.
  • "Instrument" versions of plugins (VSTi, LV2i) are not supported. {% endhint %}

Manually installing plugins

If a plugin doesn't get found by Audacity, or doesn't come with an installer, move the plugin files to one of the following locations:

{% tabs %} {% tab title="Windows" %}

  • VST2: C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST2 or C:\Program Files\Steinberg\VSTPlugins
  • VST3: C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3
  • LV2: C:\Program Files\Common Files\LV2
    Note: Always copy the complete .lv2 folder
  • LADSPA: C:\Users\<username>\Appdata\Roaming\audacity\Plug-ins\
  • Vamp: C:\Program Files\Vamp Plugins\
  • Nyquist: See below {% endtab %}

{% tab title="macOS" %} All Plugins can be installed per-user (~/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/...) or system-wide (/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/...). In following, only the system-wide path is named

  • Audio Unit: /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components/
  • VST2 and VST3: /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST/
  • LV2: ~/.lv2 or /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/LV2,
    Note: always copy the entire .lv2 folder
  • Vamp: /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Vamp
  • Nyquist: See below {% endtab %}

{% tab title="Linux" %}

  • LV2: ~/.lv2, /usr/local/lib/lv2 (for 32-bit) or /usr/local/lib64/lv2 (for 64-bit)
    Note: Always copy the entire .lv2 folder
  • VST2: ~/.vst or /usr/local/lib/vst
    Note: Many VST effects are Windows-only
  • VST3: ~/.vst3 or /usr/local/lib/vst3
  • LADSPA: ~/.ladspa or /usr/local/lib/ladspa
  • Vamp: ~/.vamp or /usr/local/lib/vamp
  • Nyquist: See below {% endtab %} {% endtabs %}

Installing Nyquist plugins

{% embed url="https://youtu.be/BMZ5gwkn2uo" %} Watch a step-by-step tutorial of this guide {% endembed %}

To install a Nyquist Plugin, follow these steps:

  1. Download the plugin(s) in question.
  2. Open Audacity, and go to Tools > Nyquist Plugin Installer
  3. Click Browse and locate your downloaded plugin(s)
  4. Click Open, then Apply and finally OK.
  5. Click Tools > Plugin Manager and then **** click the Rescan button to enable the plugin
  6. Click OK to close the Manage Plugins window.
  7. The plugin should now be available in the corresponding Generate, Effect or Analyze menu.

Deactivating and re-activating plugins

  1. Go to Tools > Plugin Manager
  2. Select the plugins or effects you want to deactivate
  3. Click Disable.
  4. To re-enable a plugin, select them and click Enable.
  5. Click OK to close the Plugin Manager and save your settings.