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.

Note

This application runs natively on Apple Silicon and supports native VST 3 plug-ins only. Support for VST 2 plug-ins is available in Rosetta mode.

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.