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Locating VST instruments
This feature is available only in ACID Pro and ACID Music Studio software.
A folder is designated where you can store VST instrument files. However, if you have VST instrument files
elsewhere on your system, you can direct the software to look for files in alternate locations.
1. From the Options menu, choose Preferences. The Preferences dialog appears.
2. Click the VST Instruments tab.
The Default VSTi search folder box shows the default location of VST instrument files for use in ACID
software. VST instrument plug-ins located in this folder already appear in the Select VST instruments to be
available as soft synths box at the bottom of the dialog.
If the VST instrument you want to use appears in this box, select its check box. If the VST instrument
does not appear in the box, continue with the following steps to locate the instruments for use in ACID
software.
3. Click the Browse button next to the Alternate VSTi search folder 1 box. The Browse for Folder dialog
appears.
4. Browse to the location of your VST instrument files and click OK. The VST instrument plug-ins are
located and displayed in the Select VST instruments to be available as soft synths box at the bottom of the
dialog.
5. Repeat steps three and four for the Alternate VSTi search folder 2 box, if needed.
6. In the Select VST instruments to be available as soft synths box, select the check boxes for the VST
instruments you want available in ACID software.
7. Click OK to close the Preferences dialog.
Note: Once you add
a VSTi soft synth to a
Locked VSTi
project, the VST
instrument stays
locked until you close
the application. When a VST instrument is locked, you
cannot clear its check box to make it unavailable in ACID
software.
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