Support
Per-DAW compatibility for each plugin is listed on the plugin's product page under DAW support.
Install
M4L (.amxd) — drag the file into Ableton Live's MIDI Effect rack on a MIDI track. Live treats Max for Live devices as first-class; nothing else to configure.
VST3 / AU / CLAP — copy the plugin bundle into the operating system's plugin folder, then rescan in your DAW. Common paths:
- macOS VST3:
~/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST3/ - macOS AU:
~/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components/ - macOS CLAP:
~/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/CLAP/ - Windows VST3:
C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3\ - Windows CLAP:
C:\Program Files\Common Files\CLAP\ - Linux VST3:
~/.vst3/ - Linux CLAP:
~/.clap/
MIDI effects are slotted differently from audio effects in most DAWs. Notes per DAW:
- Ableton Live — uses the M4L build. Live doesn't accept third-party VST3 / AU in its MIDI Effect rack.
- Logic Pro — uses the AU build, slotted as an AU MIDI FX on a software-instrument track.
- Bitwig Studio — uses VST3 or CLAP in the Note FX slot. CLAP is Bitwig's native format.
- Reaper — VST3 / CLAP load cleanly; rescan plugins in Preferences → Plug-ins after installing.
- Studio One — VST3 path. Rescan in Preferences → Locations.
- Cubase / Nuendo, FL Studio — currently unsupported. Host design has no third-party VST3 MIDI Effect routing path.
Update
Free plugins — re-download from the plugin's GitHub Releases page. Each product's Download link on its product page points at the current release.
Paid plugins — the download link in your purchase email always points to the latest binary, so re-downloading from the original email gives you the current version. The update mechanism is being finalized and this section will reflect the locked-in flow once it is.
Contact
For a bug in a specific plugin, the fastest path is the plugin's GitHub Issues page (linked from each plugin's product page). Public issues are easier for other users to find later.
For anything else — license questions, paid-product issues that need im9 directly, general inquiries — use the contact form.