VST Effects - only with DAW?

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heinzfan
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Finale Version: 27
Operating System: Windows

Post by heinzfan » Mon Nov 04, 2019 3:08 pm

I've read the user manual but I'm not clear on this. Do VST effects only work if you're using Finale with a DAW? I downloaded a 64bit VST effect, added its folder to "VST plug-in directories," re-scanned for plug-ins, but when I open the "VST Banks and Effects" and select the "effects" drop-down it is blank, and the icon to the right is grayed out and inaccessible. I don't use a DAW with Finale and would like to know if that's the only way to apply effects.
Finale 27, Windows 10, VST: Vienna Instruments/Ensemble/Synchron, Cubase, Kontakt 5


Bill Reed
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Finale Version: 25.2
Operating System: Windows

Post by Bill Reed » Mon Nov 04, 2019 5:52 pm

No, no need for a DAW.

Did the VST you downloaded have both 32 and 64bit versions? If so, make sure you're pointing to the right one.
Finale 25, Overture, Sibelius, Notion, Cubase, StaffPad
Win10 x64, 32GB RAM, Focusrite Scarlett 18i20
Kontakt, VSL VI Pro, VE Pro, EWQL Orch, Choirs and Pianos
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heinzfan
Posts: 193
Joined: Sun Dec 25, 2016 8:42 pm
Finale Version: 27
Operating System: Windows

Post by heinzfan » Mon Nov 04, 2019 7:33 pm

Thanks! I went back and reinstalled to a discrete directory - added it to the VST locations in Finale and it's working.
Finale 27, Windows 10, VST: Vienna Instruments/Ensemble/Synchron, Cubase, Kontakt 5

Bill Reed
Posts: 181
Joined: Sun Dec 25, 2016 7:24 pm
Finale Version: 25.2
Operating System: Windows

Post by Bill Reed » Mon Nov 04, 2019 7:44 pm

Good show!
Finale 25, Overture, Sibelius, Notion, Cubase, StaffPad
Win10 x64, 32GB RAM, Focusrite Scarlett 18i20
Kontakt, VSL VI Pro, VE Pro, EWQL Orch, Choirs and Pianos
August Foster 190

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