Tool C · Chain

Signal flow built from your plugins.

Tell it what you're chasing and what's actually in your rack. Get instrument chains, busses, and a master chain — using the plugins you own first, with stock fallbacks where there's a gap.

How do I get a list of all my plugins? (one command, copies to clipboard)
macOS · Terminal
{ ls -1 /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components 2>/dev/null; ls -1 /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST3 2>/dev/null; ls -1 /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST 2>/dev/null; ls -1 ~/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components 2>/dev/null; ls -1 ~/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST3 2>/dev/null; ls -1 ~/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST 2>/dev/null; } | sed 's/\.[^.]*$//' | sort -u | pbcopy && echo "✓ Copied to clipboard"

Open Terminal (Spotlight → "Terminal"), paste, hit return. Lists all your AU + VST + VST3 plugins (system + user folders), strips file extensions, dedupes, copies to clipboard. Then paste here.

Windows · PowerShell
$paths = @("$env:CommonProgramFiles\VST3","$env:CommonProgramFiles\Steinberg\VST2","$env:ProgramFiles\VSTPlugins","${env:ProgramFiles(x86)}\VSTPlugins","$env:ProgramFiles\Common Files\VST3"); $paths | ?{ Test-Path $_ } | %{ Get-ChildItem $_ -Recurse -Include *.vst3,*.dll -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue } | Select-Object -ExpandProperty BaseName | Sort-Object -Unique | Set-Clipboard; Write-Host "Copied to clipboard."

Open PowerShell (Start menu → "PowerShell"), paste, hit Enter. Walks the standard VST2/VST3 install folders, dedupes, copies to clipboard. Then paste here.

Or — from your DAW
  • Ableton Live: Preferences → Plug-Ins → enabled list shows everything. Or use the Plug-Ins browser (cmd-alt-P / ctrl-alt-P) and screenshot.
  • Logic Pro: Logic Pro → Settings → Plug-In Manager. Cmd-A to select all → screenshot or read the names.
  • FL Studio: Options → Manage Plugins → Find more plugins. Right-click list → "Open in browser" gives a sortable view.
  • Pro Tools: Setup → Plug-Ins → list visible there.
  • Reaper: Options → Preferences → Plug-ins → VST → "Re-scan" output names everything in the log.

If you only use a few — just type the bundle names (e.g. "FabFilter, Soothe2, Valhalla VintageVerb"). The chips below add common bundles in one click.

FabFilter Bundle Waves Mercury UAD Essentials Soundtoys + Soothe iZotope Ozone/Neutron Slate Digital Valhalla

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Busses
Master
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Gaps in your rack
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