DAW Tricks

Loading VST2 Plugins in Cubase for Mac

Note: Cleanup any unneeded plugins in Library\Audio\Plugins\VST prior to running to speed up the process. Per Cubase documentation, plugins that also exist in VST3 will be superseded, so there is no need to keep them around unless you have another DAW that is not using VST3 plugins.

  1. Enable Rosetta mode
    1. Locate Cubase in the Applications folder.
    2. Right click (or 2-finger click) and choose Get Info.
    3. Check the box in the General section for *Open using Rosetta.