# Can’t find ACE Bridge plugin in your DAW?

## Wrong list? <a href="#block-17508bffde80809a9073e8b24a239316" id="block-17508bffde80809a9073e8b24a239316"></a>

ACE Bridge 2 is a VST3/AU/AAX **instrument** plugin.

After installation, you should find it on the VST3/AU/AAX plugin list.

It is an **instrument** plugin, you can insert it on a MIDI track but not an audio track in your DAW.

## Try to rescan <a href="#block-88b1b57e681f444fa71dfaa2f430e115" id="block-88b1b57e681f444fa71dfaa2f430e115"></a>

If you are on the right plugin list, but still can not find the bridge plugin. Try to rescan plugins from your DAW plugin management window.

## Try to reinstall <a href="#block-17508bffde8080f7bda0d6f61a641a61" id="block-17508bffde8080f7bda0d6f61a641a61"></a>

If you still can’t find the bridge plugin after rescan, try to reinstall ACE Bridge 2.

* For Win - Reinstall ACE Studio, the bridge will be reinstalled together.
* For Mac - Reinstall ACE Bridge 2 in the preferences window of ACE Studio.

## For Win users <a href="#block-17508bffde8080d191aef9ba33269e46" id="block-17508bffde8080d191aef9ba33269e46"></a>

Try to update your Visual C ++ version with the Microsoft official tool:

* <https://aka.ms/vs/17/release/vc_redist.x64.exe>

For more details about the VC\_Redist, please refer to <i class="fa-windows">:windows:</i>[Latest supported Visual C++ Redistributable downloads](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/windows/latest-supported-vc-redist?view=msvc-170).

## Ask for help <a href="#block-17508bffde8080e78a67ead5a28b408a" id="block-17508bffde8080e78a67ead5a28b408a"></a>

If you have tried all these methods, but still can’t find ACE Bridge in your DAW. Please contact <support@acestudio.ai>, we would love to help.


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