can't find vst2 location on my computer

AmandaEve · 2025-01-05T22:51:12+00:00

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Hi, I apologize if this has been asked before…I did some searching through the questions before asking, and found some information, but am still having trouble.

I recently purchased Olafur Arnalds Chamber Evolutions and installed it along with the Kontakt 8 player on my computer. I use Windows 10 and my music software is Ableton Live 9.

I was unable to install the PlugIn on my Ableton (even after following directions on the Ableton Forum), and after searching through questions on this site, I gather I need to be using the VST2 version since it's an older version of Ableton, and that I should be able to find that file location on my computer by opening NI and going to 'Preferences—-File Management.' I've done this but when I click on the links for both VST2 and VST3, it says that no items match my search. However I definitely installed the Chamber Evolutions.

Should I uninstall and reinstall? Is there a way to only install the VST2? Is there another way to figure out its location on my computer? Should I download an older version of Kontakt since everything else on my computer is so old? Sorry about all the questions, I would just really like to get this PlugIn set up in my software so I can use it :)

Thanks in advance!

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Vocalpoint

There is no VST2 of Kontakt 8. Or even Kontakt 7. That ship sailed long ago.

VST2 is largely discontinued by all vendors now.

If you really want to get value out of your NI product - I would get Ableton current first instead of staying with v9 which is very old now.

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Sunborn

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/207975#Comment_207975

I do not respond to OP.

He never answered back anyway.

I respond to thx538 and he never mentioned Ableton (or any other DAW as a matter of fact). 😊

Here's the list of the 5 DAW who support this, so far:

https://support.native-instruments.com/hc/en-us/articles/12972701353757-Notes-about-Auto-Migration-of-Kontakt-Versions-in-DAW-Projects

Vocalpoint

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/207979#Comment_207979

Understood. @thx538 probably should have started a new thread.

Regardless - since he did not mention a DAW - until he does - suggestion auto-migration will be there for him - could be a tad misleading.

thx538

My DAW is Ableton live (V12)

And I realize i'm a bit off topic, sorry for that.

And to @Sunborn , yes I have Reaktor 6,part of Komplete 14 collector's édition.

It appears in Komplete Kontrol (but surprisingly without its original image, only a folder image is shown) but not in Kontakt 7.

Sunborn

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/207987#Comment_207987

So, if you have Ableton, do not follow my suggestion, until they fix this. And they will, sooner or later.

About Reaktor (and it's synths), Vocalpoint already answer to you.

Reaktor is an independent application and has nothing to do with Kontakt. You can not load it (or any of its synths) in Kontakt. You open it in Ableton as any other plugin.

BIF

The only VST2 instrument I have left (that I want to keep) is Absynth. I can get to it in Cubase, but if memory serves, not in Ableton Live.

All other VST2 libraries (in my DAW VST2 concatenations, that is) are either removed or kept empty.

I haven't reviewed my Maschine setup, but I'll probably just remove all VST2 from that too, whenever I get around to it.

So right now if I want to play an Absynth part, I will need to use Cubase to record the part; then copy/move the newly recorded audio track/file into an audio track for wherever else I might want to use it.

Vocalpoint

@BIF

"The only VST2 instrument I have left (that I want to keep) is Absynth. I can get to it in Cubase, but if memory serves, not in Ableton Live."

Last VST2 standing over here as well. No problems with using it in Studio One of Komplete Kontrol.

PoorFellow

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/208017#Comment_208017

The only VST2 instrument I have left (that I want to keep) is Absynth. I can get to it in Cubase, but if memory serves, not in Ableton Live.

Just for the record then I can add Absynth 5 to Ableton Live Lite :

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