How to Install Plugins in Pro Tools
Pro Tools is a professional audio mixing application that enables audio producers to create, mix and modify audio files. You can install plugins to Pro Tools to add functionality to the program. First you copy the plugin files into the Pro Tools plug-ins directory and then you run the Pro Tools Plug-in Updater program. Download this free program from the avid.com website. The updater installs plugins that are copied into the plug-ins directory.
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Instructions
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Open a web browser and navigate to the secure DigiDesign site below to access and download the Pro Tools Plug-in Updater. Click the link to download the ZIP file. Save the file to your hard drive.
secure.digidesign.com/services/avid/kb/downloads.cfm?digiArticleId=41032&localeCode=en
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Right-click on the downloaded ZIP file and click “Extract.” The Extract Files dialog box opens. Click “Extract Here” or choose another location in the “Location” input box for the extracted files. The updater application simply needs to be executed, and does not need to be installed to the computer. Move the plug-in files into the Pro Tools “plug-ins” directory before running the updater by following the subsequent steps.
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Double-click the plug-ins folder if you downloaded the plug-ins in ZIP file format. The ZIP file will open as a folder and display the files contained in the directory.
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Press the “CRTL” key and click each file in the plug-ins folder. Each folder will highlight.
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Right-click on a highlighted file and then click “Copy” from the context menu. The files copy to the Windows clipboard.
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Navigate to the “plug-ins” folder in the C:\Program Files\Pro Tools\ directory and right-click inside the plug-ins folder.
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Click the “Paste” option from the context menu. The plug-in files are pasted into the folder.
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Navigate to the Pro Tools Updater executable (EXE) file and double-click on the file to run the updater program. The plug-in files are installed to Pro Tools.
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