FM8 not being recognized as instrument in Zenbeats

Joel B

I recently purchased the FM8 synth and have tried to open it as a plugin instrument in Roland Zenbeats but Zenbeats only recognizes it as an audio effect, not an instrument. I have other vst3 synths that Zenbeats does recognize as an instrument so not sure why it is not recognizing FM8. I'm using a Windows laptop. Any help is appreciated. Thanks

Jeremy_NI

I'm not familar with Zenbeats but after checking their product page, it does not mention the support of VST3, only VST, that would be something to clarify with Roland.

Checking their knowledge base, they mention this:

https://support.roland.com/hc/en-us/articles/360034121631-Zenbeats-can-t-find-my-virtual-Instrument-effects-plugins

Check your installation paths for FM8 in Native Access and add the plugin folders in Zenbeats. VST3 files are installed by default on this location: C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3

Joel B

Thank you for your response. I have another synth (Podolski) which I believe is a vst3 and is recognized by Zenbeats as an instrument but I will check to make sure and double-check my plugin folders.