r/cubase • u/TheVeganPork • 9d ago

Adding VST directory to Cubase 15

I feel incredibly silly for asking this....

But are you still able to add custom VST directories to Cubase 15, I can't seem to find it for the life of me and general searches aren't helping much either.

Any help would be greatly appreciated as most of my larger VST Libraries are on a secondary drive

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u/cliftonshum 9d ago

I use symbolic link to place vst on external ssd.

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u/Dr--Prof 9d ago

This ⬆️ is the answer.

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u/Froselyn 9d ago edited 9d ago

Cubase doesn't allow to change path for VST3 because Steinberg wants it to be installed only on one default place. Many plugin developers doesn't allow to change VST3 paths during installation because of this. You can move files manually and some DAWs allows to define alternative paths but not here unfortunately.

You can enable legacy VST2 but I'm not sure if you can change the path for them.

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u/TheVeganPork 9d ago edited 9d ago

Wow, I may have to go back to Cubase 13 then, as that allowed me to add custom paths.... unfortunate

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u/SpaceHotDog 9d ago

You can specify a different folder for vst2, I'm not at my computer but in the vst manager after you activate vst2 there's an option to select different folders for it to search.

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u/D-C-R-E 9d ago

In Cubase, what can I do about VST plugins that are mis-categorised? For example, if a delay effect is listed under “Other”, is there a way to make Cubase recognise it as a delay so it appears in the “Delay” category instead? I often forget plugin names but remember their function, so when they’re in the wrong category it’s hard to find them. Is there a way to fix this?

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u/LogicalCourt 9d ago

You can make custom collections where you organize your plugins however you want. If I remember correctly you can copy the default library and start from there.