02_Install_the_AmbiPlugins

Institute for Computer Music and Sound Technology / (ICST) Zurich University of the Arts


01_Install the ICST Ambisonics Plugins (OSX)

  1. Download Reaper(DAW) (arm64/intel_64) from reaper.fm

  2. Follow the Reaper Installation guide.

  3. Run the Reaper (DAW) by click the Reaper64.app

  4. Close Reaper64.

  5. Install the reaper plugin extension (SWS/S&M) from this link: https://www.sws-extension.org/

  6. Install the ReaPack (Package manager for Reaper) from here: https://reapack.com/

  7. Follow this installations guide: https://reapack.com/user-guide#installation

  8. Download the ICST AmbiPlugin osx installer: https://github.com/schweizerweb/icst-ambisonics-plugins/releases

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What is installed by ‘ICST_AmbiPlugins_macOS’:

  • /Library/Audio/Plugins/VST3
  • /Library/Audio/Plugins/Components
  • /Library/Audio/Plugins/LV2 (experimental)
  • Users/Shared/AmbiPluginsTemp/ProjectTemplates
    • ICST_AmbiPlugins_MonoEncoder.RPP
    • ICST_AmbiPlugins_MultiEncoder.RPP
  • Users/Shared/AmbiPluginsTemplatesTemp
    • TrackTemplates
      • ICST_AmbiPlugins
      • ICST_AmbiPlugins_3rdParty

INFO: https://github.com/schweizerweb/icst-ambisonics-plugins/wiki

VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmPnUTVem0Q


02_Installation(win):

  1. Download Reaper64 (Windows 64-bit) from reaper.fm
  2. Follow the Reaper Installation guide.
  3. Run the Reaper (DAW) by click the Reaper64.app
  4. Close Reaper64.
  5. Install the reaper plugin extension (SWS/S&M) from this link: https://www.sws-extension.org/
  6. Install the ReaPack (Package manager for Reaper) from here: https://reapack.com/
  7. Follow this installations guide: https://reapack.com/user-guide#installation
  8. Download the ICST AmbiPlugin windows installer: https://github.com/schweizerweb/icst-ambisonics-plugins/releases
  9. Extract ICST_AmbiPlugins_3.0_win_x64.exe to C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3

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Restart the PC!


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