FL Studio 2024 cant find Scaler 3 .vst3 file

Scaler 3 Support Bug Reports
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Hello,

I am having an issue of FL Studio 2024 v24.2.2 is not finding the scaler 3 .vst3 plugin. I have uninstalled, reinstalled and updated my drivers. I have also tried moving the file location and making FL look at the specific file on its own. Unfortunately that did not work as well. Has anyone found a solution to this problem or has had this problem?

The stand alone does work which is nice.

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Try scanning under the option: Rescan plugin with errors.

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This worked for me. Tried multiple reinstalls, restarts, and a re-download, Vst would load, but FL couldn’t even find the vst3. Just had to wait for it to rescan a few hundred plugins. Now to see if it crashes.

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This worked for me as well. Thanks!

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It disappeared after I closed FL. Have tried downloading new version, uninstalled old, installed new, do a full rescan of plugins, with errors, previously verified. Only one that shows up is scaler3 vst, not the vst3. The installer puts it in the right spot. The plugin scan just doesn’t see it. Tired of waiting 20 minutes for each scan. Have since installed Hornet’s dbx 160, Playbeat 4, and Analog Obsession’s LA-2A with no problems. Shows up in, but won’t load in Bitwig 8-Track (current version, just updated). Says “could not load plugin” and can try to reload, but it’s just a neverending cycle. Reaper (current version, just updated) sees it, will try to load it, and just craps the bed immediately. I’m happy for the people it’s working for, but this thing doesn’t seem done yet. Will fight with it later. Standalone works. Edit: Just did another attempt. Vst3 not found, vst crashes.

Win 10 current, Ryzen 3600xt, 16 gb RAM, MSI B550m mobo, FL Studio, Bitwig 8-Track, and Reaper are current version.

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I had this problem on Win 11 and how I think I fixed it was to reinstall Scaler 3 but this time, I selected ‘run as administrator’ from the dropdown menu.

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It leaves stuff behind on uninstall, config stuff and cache files.
C:\ProgramData\Scaler Music\Scaler 3
C:\Users\Public\Documents\Scaler Music\Scaler 3
C:\Users[user]\AppData\Roaming\Scaler 3

Once I deleted these, I installed again. It showed up with a quick plugin scan. I’ve closed FL and reopened a few times, and, crossed fingers, it’s still there and doesn’t crash the DAW. Works in Bitwig and Reaper, too. Note, I have only installed the vst3, not the vst or AAX.

Summary: Didn’t show up in FL. Crashed other DAWs. Uninstalled. Deleted the 3 Scaler 3 folders listed above that the uninstaller left behind. (If it ever worked for you and you made presets, etc, make a backup of these.) Reinstalled all but the vst and AAX parts.