Manually Installing Libraries

If your VST Sound libraries do not come with the Steinberg Download Assistant, for example, because you purchased them from a third-party manufacturer, you must install the libraries manually.

Procedure

  1. In the File Explorer/macOS Finder, navigate to the folder where the new VST Sound library is located and double-click the file.

    If the folder contains several VST Sound library files that have not been installed yet, they are all installed when you double-click one of them.

  2. In the dialog, specify where you want to install the libraries and what you want to do with the installation files.

    • Select Install to Default Location to save the libraries in the default location specified in the Steinberg Library Manager.

    • Select Install to Path to install the libraries in a specific folder.

      You can enter the path to the folder in the field on the right. To keep your system clean and uncluttered, you might want to create a dedicated folder for all your libraries and then create subfolders for each new library. You can also create multiple library folders on different hard disks.

    • Select Register in Place to install the libraries at the current location.

    • Activate Keep Installation Files to keep the installation files. This is useful for backup purposes.

      Note

      Installation files can require a considerable amount of hard disk space. Therefore, it is advisable to save them on a hard disk dedicated for backup files.

  3. Click OK.

Result

The libraries in the selected folder are registered to the MediaBay of your Steinberg plug-ins and DAW, and can be used the next time that you open the plug-in or the DAW.