Published 2020-03-01.
Last modified 2024-12-14.
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Ableton Live
Directories specific to Ableton Live are documented here.
General Windows Directories
%AppData%\
| Contains Preferences subdirectory for Blackmagic Design DaVinci Resolve.
|
%ProgramData%\
| Ableton Live 11 Suite |
%ProgramData%\
| Icon for Live project folders |
%ProgramData%\
| Icon for Live project folders |
%ProgramData%\
| Ableton Live 12 Suite |
%CommonProgramFiles%\
| Pro Tools AAX plugins |
%CommonProgramFiles%\
|
64-bit VST3 plugins Ableton Live does not look in this folder unless Use VST3 Plug-in System Folders is On. These plugins will appear under the VST3 section of the Plug-ins collection. VSTs in subdirectories will be found. An additional VST3 directory can be added if Use VST3 Plug-In Custom Folder is enabled. |
%ProgramFiles%\
| Installed Native Instruments programs, except for VSTs. |
%ProgramFiles%\
|
64-bit VST2 plugins VSTs in subdirectories will be found. Ableton Live does not look in this folder unless Use VST2 Plug-in Custom Folder is On. These plugins will appear under the VST section of the Plug-ins collection, which makes no sense. A secondary VST2 directory is not possible. |
%UserProfile%\
| Pro Tools settings |
General Mac Directories
Default VST2
| /Library/
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Default VST3
| /Library/
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AU/Component
| /Library/
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Bear-Specific Directories
Bear is the name of the desktop computer I use as a DAW.
E:\
| Miscellaneous mastered renderings. |
E:\
| Miscellaneous Pro Tools recordings. |
E:\
| Pro Tools templates and settings. |
E:\
| Miscellaneous rendered originals. |
E:\
|
Original compositions: transcriptions, audio, video.
Selected files are symlinked from the website directory.
This is a typical layout: DaVinci Project 'One Year Older' /mnt/e/media/songs/one_year_older/
├── daw
│ ├── One Year Older Pro Tools project
│ │ ├── Audio Files
│ │ ├── Plug-In Settings
│ │ └── Session File Backups
│ └── beats Experiments
├── dvrArchives DaVinci Resolve project archives
├── inputs For DaVinci Resolve project
│ ├── audio MIDI and audio samples
│ ├── image QR code, etc.
│ └── video A and B rolls
└── outputs Renders by Ableton Live, DaVinci Resolve, and Pro Tools
├── audio Ableton Live and Pro Tools renders
├── youTube DaVinci Resolve renders
└── stems Zipped audio files
After bouncing stems, they are zipped and the zip file is moved to the stems directory in the website,
then the individual stems files are deleted.
Selected files in output/audio and input/image are symlinked to the website directory.
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E:\
| Unprocessed video and thumbnails. |
E:\
| MP3s. |
F:\
| DaVinci Resolve cache directory. |
N:\
| Music software archive (installable programs, documentation and samples). |
N:\
| Pro Tools documentation and software, including third party plugins. |
U:\
| Jekyll-powered website. |
U:\
|
Collection of web pages for published songs.
Selected files in E:\ are symlinked from this directory,
as shown in the production overview image.
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U:\
| Collection of web pages for these articles. |
