Installing DigMusiK on Mac and Windows

Why there's an extra step

Apple and Microsoft "sign" apps to show where they come from. To have DigMusiK signed, we send every new version to them to check, and wait for an answer each time, which can take days. While we're testing, we're improving the plugin and fixing what testers report quickly, often several times a week, so we've chosen not to sign it yet rather than hold every fix back while we wait. We'll sign it once things settle.

Until then, your computer doesn't recognise DigMusiK, so the first time it asks you to confirm you want to open it. You only do this once for each version.

On a Mac

You need macOS 12 or later; Apple silicon and Intel Macs both work. The installer puts the plugin in every format your DAW might use (VST3, Audio Unit and CLAP) and standalone DigMusiK in Applications.

1. Sign in at app.digmusik.com > Get the plugin and press Download the Mac installer.
2. Open your Downloads folder and double-click the file that starts DigMusiK- and ends -mac.pkg.
3. A message says it can't be opened (it may say "Not Opened" or "Apple could not verify"). Press Done. Don't press Move to Bin.
4. Open the Apple menu (top left of the screen) and choose System Settings, then Privacy & Security in the list on the left.
5. Scroll down to Security. You'll see a line saying the DigMusiK installer was blocked. Press Open Anyway, enter your Mac's password or use Touch ID, then press Open Anyway once more.
6. The installer opens. Close your DAW, then press Continue, Install, and enter your password when asked. When it says the installation was successful, press Close.
7. Open your DAW. If it asks to scan new plug-ins, let it. Then add DigMusiK to a track (see finding it in your DAW).

On macOS 12 to 14 the same steps work; the Security section may say "was blocked from use because it is not from an identified developer".

On a Windows PC

You need Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit. DigMusiK comes as a zip file with the VST3 and CLAP plugins and standalone DigMusiK.exe.

1. Sign in at app.digmusik.com > Get the plugin and press Download for Windows.
2. Open your Downloads folder, right-click the zip file and choose Extract All, then Extract. A DigMusiK folder opens.
3. Close your DAW. Copy the DigMusiK.vst3 folder into C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3. Windows asks for permission: press Continue.
4. If your DAW uses CLAP (Bitwig, REAPER, FL Studio and others), also copy DigMusiK.clap into C:\Program Files\Common Files\CLAP (make the CLAP folder if it isn't there).
5. Put DigMusiK.exe (standalone DigMusiK, for capturing gear without a DAW) anywhere you like, such as your Desktop.
6. The first time you open DigMusiK.exe, Windows may say Windows protected your PC. Press More info, then Run anyway.
7. Open your DAW and rescan plug-ins, then add DigMusiK to a track (see finding it in your DAW).

If your DAW still doesn't list DigMusiK, right-click DigMusiK.vst3 in the VST3 folder, choose Properties, tick Unblock if it's there, press OK, and rescan.

Kerb, the free clipper

Kerb downloads separately and installs the same way. On a Mac, copy the files from its zip into /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins (VST3, Components and CLAP folders, as its Read me first file says) and paste the one line it gives into Terminal. On Windows, copy DigMusiK Kerb.vst3 (and .clap) into the same folders as above.

Finding DigMusiK in your DAW

Logic Pro and GarageBand

Click an empty insert slot and choose Audio Units > DigMusiK > DigMusiK.

Ableton Live

Make sure Use VST3 Plug-in System Folders is on (Settings > Plug-ins), press Rescan, then find DigMusiK under Plug-ins > VST3 in the browser.

Cubase and Nuendo

Open Studio > VST Plug-in Manager, press Update Plug-in Information, then add DigMusiK to an insert.

REAPER

Open Options > Preferences > Plug-ins > VST, press Re-scan, then add it from the FX browser (VST3 or CLAP).

Bitwig Studio

DigMusiK appears in the browser under CLAP or VST3 after Bitwig rescans; restart Bitwig if it doesn't.

FL Studio

Open the Plugin Manager, press Find plugins, tick DigMusiK as a favourite, then add it to a mixer slot.

Studio One

Open Options > Locations > VST Plug-ins, press Reset Blocklist if needed, then restart Studio One.

Pro Tools

Pro Tools needs AAX, which is coming. For now, use another DAW or standalone DigMusiK.

The first time you open it

DigMusiK opens a Setup check that confirms it's installed properly and tells you what to do if anything isn't. Every line should be green. Then press Sign in at the top of the plugin: it shows a short code, which you enter at app.digmusik.com to connect the plugin to your account. See Signing in.

Still won't open?

• On a Mac, go back to System Settings > Privacy & Security: if Open Anyway is there again, press it.
• Make sure your DAW was closed while you installed, then restart it and rescan plug-ins.
• Run the plugin's Setup check (or open standalone DigMusiK) and follow what it says. If it finds two copies, run the latest installer.
• Press Feedback on any page of app.digmusik.com and tell us your computer, system version and DAW. We'll help you get going.