Allowing/Blocking VST plug-ins

You can allow individual VST 2 instrument plug-ins that you want to use in Dorico Pro and block plug-ins you want to prevent Dorico Pro from using. Allowed plug-ins are subsequently available in any project.

Dorico Pro automatically blocks plug-ins that crash and plug-ins that Steinberg has not already qualified for use with Dorico Pro. Only Kontakt and NotePerformer are allowed by default.

Procedure

  1. Press Ctrl/Cmd-, to open Preferences.
  2. In the category list, click VST Plug-ins.
  3. In the Allowed VST 2 Plug-ins subsection, allow plug-ins in any of the following ways:
    • To allow individual blocked plug-ins, select them in the Blocked Plug-ins list and click Allow selected plug-ins in the action bar.

    • To allow all blocked plug-ins, click Allow All in the Blocked Plug-ins list action bar.

    • To allow a plug-in not included in the Blocked Plug-ins list, click Add plug-in name in the Allowed Plug-ins list action bar, then enter the name of the plug-in in the new entry.

  4. Block plug-ins in any of the following ways:
    • To block individual allowed plug-ins, select them in the Allowed Plug-ins list and click Block selected plug-ins in the action bar.

    • To block all allowed plug-ins, click Block All in the Allowed Plug-ins list action bar.

  5. Click Apply, then Close.
  6. Quit Dorico Pro.

Result

When Dorico Pro next opens, your allowed VST plug-in entries are available for use in the program.