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Rich Rath edited this page Mar 24, 2026 · 3 revisions

Installation

Download the latest installer for your platform from the Releases page.

Each installer will ask you to read and accept the beta test agreement before installing.

Windows

  1. Download RhythmEcho-Windows-v0.9.7b-beta.zip and extract ALL files to a folder first — do not run the installer from inside the zip. Windows may appear to let you run it from inside the archive, but the installer needs the other files alongside it to work correctly.
  2. Double-click Install RhythmEcho.vbs
  3. Accept the beta test agreement
  4. Click Yes when Windows asks for administrator permission
  5. The installer copies RhythmEcho.vst3 to C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3\
  6. Restart your DAW — RhythmEcho will appear in your VST3 plugin list

macOS

RhythmEcho installs as both a VST3 and an Audio Unit (AU).

  1. Download RhythmEcho-macOS-v0.9.7b-beta.dmg and open it
  2. Right-click (or Control-click) Install RhythmEcho.app and choose Open — macOS will block a straight double-click the first time because the app is unsigned. Right-click → Open is the fix. You only need to do this once.
  3. Click Open in the dialog that appears
  4. Enter your Mac password when prompted
  5. The installer copies the plugin to /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST3/ and /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components/
  6. Restart your DAW — RhythmEcho will appear in both your VST3 and Audio Units plugin lists

If your DAW still doesn't see the plugin after install: open Terminal and run:

xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine "/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST3/RhythmEcho.vst3"
xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine "/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components/RhythmEcho.component"

Then restart your DAW. You shouldn't need this in most cases — the installer handles it.

Linux

  1. Download RhythmEcho-Linux-v0.9.7b-beta.zip and unzip it
  2. Open a terminal in the unzipped folder
  3. Run: ./install_rhythmecho.sh
  4. Accept the beta test agreement at the prompt (type y)
  5. The installer will place RhythmEcho.vst3 in ~/.vst3/ (no sudo needed) or fall back to /usr/lib/vst3/ if that fails
  6. Restart your DAW

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