locrian 871 Posted June 22, 2022 I've been moving the .vst3 files to a company-specific folder for years without issue, except for SpectraLayers and, now, XLN: 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scook 4,706 Posted June 22, 2022 1 hour ago, antler said: The would break the VST3 spec of necessarily being installed exactly in that particular location and nowhere else. It does not violate the recommended VST3 plug-in paths. The spec does not require plug-ins be in the root of "C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3" or the recently added "%LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\Common\VST3". 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scook 4,706 Posted June 22, 2022 57 minutes ago, locrian said: I've been moving the .vst3 files to a company-specific folder for years without issue, except for SpectraLayers and, now, XLN: Been doing the same when I have more than a few plug-ins from a manufacturer. Reorganizing plug-in folders makes the more simplistic plug-in menus used by some hosts much easier to work with. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
antler 1,676 Posted June 22, 2022 10 minutes ago, scook said: It does not violate the recommended VST3 plug-in paths. The spec does not require plug-ins to be in the root of "C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3" or the recently added "%LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\Common\VST3". My mistake; I thought the intention was to move it to a completely different folder, e.g. on a different drive with more space. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
locrian 871 Posted June 22, 2022 16 minutes ago, antler said: My mistake; I thought the intention was to move it to a completely different folder, e.g. on a different drive with more space. You can do that too (with some plugins). For example, I moved all my Acustica plugins to an SSD in a external drive enclosure (that's the "VST3-Mobius" link in my screenshot above). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MusicMan 1,272 Posted June 25, 2022 I took a punt on RC-20 being updated to VST3.. for $19 it was worth the risk.. and they delivered! Very happy with that purchase now 🙂 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites