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Every RSL plugin installs and activates through RSL Hub, our free app for macOS and Windows. Here is how to set it up, how trials and All Access work, and the problems people actually hit. If none of this solves it, contact us directly.
Free, for macOS 11 or later on Apple Silicon and Intel, and Windows 10 or later, 64-bit. Download it from the RSL Hub page and install it like any other app. It keeps itself up to date.
Press Sign in. RSL Hub opens renegadesoundlabs.com in your browser, you sign in there and choose Allow. The app never sees your password. No account yet? Create one free. Free plugins install without signing in.
Pick a plugin and choose Install. Not bought it yet? Choose Try free for 14 days of the full plugin, no card. Quit your DAW before installing, so nothing it has open gets in the way. Activation is automatic, on up to 4 computers, and RSL Hub renews it in the background.
Hosts scan for plugins at launch. Logic Pro validates new Audio Units on the first launch after installing, which takes a moment.
Every installer you own is also under Downloads on your account page. On macOS you pick which parts you want, and it places the Audio Unit in /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components, the VST3 in /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST3, the AAX in /Library/Application Support/Avid/Audio/Plug-Ins, and the Standalone app and its uninstaller in Applications. It is signed and notarized by Apple, so it opens without a Gatekeeper warning. On Windows the VST3 goes to C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3, or your personal Steinberg folder if you choose “just for me”, with the Standalone app optional. The Windows installers are not yet code signed, so SmartScreen shows a warning the first time: choose More info, then Run anyway. Paid plugins still activate by signing in to RSL Hub.
Most hosts only scan for new plugins at launch. Quit the DAW completely and reopen it. Logic Pro runs its own validation pass on first launch after an install, which can take a minute. In Ableton Live, Reaper and Studio One you can also trigger a manual rescan from the plugin preferences.
Quit your DAW first: an installer cannot replace a plugin your DAW has open. Then open the plugin in RSL Hub and choose Reinstall, which runs a fresh copy of the current installer over the old one. Your presets and sessions are kept.
RSL Hub signs you in through your browser: it opens renegadesoundlabs.com, you sign in there and choose Allow, and the browser hands you back to the app. If no browser window appeared, press Cancel sign-in, then Sign in again. Make sure you are signing in with the email address you ordered with.
It is not activated on this computer. Open RSL Hub and sign in, then press Check again in the plugin. If it still asks: check you are under the limit of 4 computers, that the computer's date and time are correct, and that you still have the plugin. A free trial that has ended, or an All Access membership that has lapsed, locks the plugins you do not own until you buy or subscribe.
Remove the old one in RSL Hub under Settings, or on your account page under Activated computers, then activate the new one. You can use up to 4 computers at a time. If RSL Hub says too many computers have been added this month, contact us and we will clear it.
That is Gatekeeper reacting to a download rather than a fault with the file. Open System Settings, go to Privacy and Security, scroll to the Security section and choose Open Anyway, then run the installer again.
Expected, and not a fault with the file. The Windows installers are not code signed yet, so Microsoft Defender SmartScreen warns the first time you run one. Choose More info, then Run anyway. Code signing is on the list.
Pro Tools only loads AAX plugins. On macOS every paid RSL plugin includes AAX, and so does the free RSL One: update it in RSL Hub (or run its installer again with AAX (Pro Tools) selected), then restart Pro Tools. RSL Foresight has no AAX build, so Pro Tools will not see it. There is no AAX on Windows yet.
Open RSL Hub and choose Install, or Reinstall if it is already there. Every installer is also kept under Downloads on your account page. You never need to buy again or contact us to get a plugin back.
Check the plugin is not bypassed and that its mix or wet level is above zero. Several RSL plugins match the output level on purpose (gain match, matched bypass), so the difference you hear is character rather than volume. Where a plugin has a residual or delta monitor, switch it on to hear exactly what is being added.
Keys bought before 4 October 2026 keep working, on up to 3 devices, managed in the license portal. From version 1.9.2 you can sign in to RSL Hub instead, which covers 4 computers and needs no key. If a key is not accepted, check it was pasted in full with no trailing space and that you are under 3 devices. Replaced or reformatted a machine? Contact us and we will free up the slot.
Tell us your DAW, your macOS or Windows version, the plugin and its format, and we can usually reproduce it the same day.
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