Studio One (PC) Custom vst directory?

[Obsolete374874]

Hi there,

I'm new to KVR and also a new Studio One Professional user (version 3, 64 bit on Windows 7).

Studio One uses this directory for my 64 bit plugins: C:\Program Files\VSTPlugins\

I wanted to put each plugin in it's corresponding folder, so there are the following folders for example:

Compressors
Eq
Reverb
Delay
Modulation

Inside are the corresponding effects (the .dll files), for example: "TDR VOS SlickEQ.dll" in Eq.

Now, when I start Studio One, the browser won't recognize the exact folder structure that I created previously, despite the fact that the browser is supposed to show the effects according to the folder structure when I click the tab "folder". Does anyone know how to solve this and make Studio One recognize the exact folder structure that I created? This helps me to keep a better overview over my plugins!

Thanks!

[LawrenceF]

The folder tab doesn't appear to do that, follow the literal folder structures on your hard disk. It will let you create folders there in the browser and do much the same thing though. Right click while on that tab, click "New Folder" (or rename an existing folder), name it "EQ" or whatever, and drag your EQ's into it, rinse and repeat.

Those won't be literal folders on your hard disk though, I think they're xml definitions, the folder structures you can create and organize there.

[BojanKerkez]

Now, when I start Studio One, the browser won't recognize the exact folder structure that I created previously, despite the fact that the browser is supposed to show the effects according to the folder structure when I click the tab "folder". Does anyone know how to solve this and make Studio One recognize the exact folder structure that I created? This helps me to keep a better overview over my plugins!

Version 3's browser, when in folder view, allows you to virtually create new folders and reorganise your plugins by drag-and-drop. Physically, dlls will stay where you've installed them.
Though, the browser should show the folder structure you've created in the VSTplugins folder. I don't know why it doesn't in your case, but you can try deleting Vstplugins.settings file in "AppData\Roaming\PreSonus\Studio One 3\x64\" (if you're using 64bit plugins) and let S1 rescan plugins folder on the next start. Just back it up beforehand in case something goes wrong.

[aMUSEd]

The new options for customising the S1 browser since 3.1 are amazing, you have freedom to organise them anyway you want.

[LawrenceF]

Ah, it does, also show the disk folders from \VSTPlugins. Most of mine are in the root there and I'd already created the xml folder structures and thought the other folders I saw there were custom folders.

Good info Bojan, thanks.

[bungle]

First off i suggest moving your VST plugin folder to root
C:\Program files\Steinberg\VST Plugins
To
C:\VST Plugins
It will make your life easier in the long run (Easy access, folder permissions, all sorts)
Secondly i would suggest that folder structures in the actual VST folder itself should be considered just for personal housekeeping nowadays, create a your folder structures within your host, most host either offer or will offer folder structuring in their browser, this is because the further forward we go, the more VST3 and AU and so on become the common place plugins, the less foldering control you will have within the OS file structure itself.

[Vintage73]

I don't know if it's still a problem or not, but under Win7 and Win8.1, having some plugs within C:\Program Files\vstplugins can sometimes create issues if the plug needs to write or modify any settings files within its own structure (such as Zebra2) as it can cause Permissions errors.

That and space is why I always create a separate VST folder (on another drive).

Windows doesn't (or didn't) like it when programs try to modify things within system folders.

Within that structure, create whatever folders you'd like and install plugs to those folders (I usually go by company, but you could go by plug-type).

[Obsolete374874]

please delete (double)

[Obsolete374874]

most host either offer or will offer folder structuring in their browser

Thanks for the tip. However, my main DAW, Cubase Artist 6.5, doesn't allow folder structuring in their browser as far as I know.