How to install plugins
The last step before using the plugin is the installation in the audio plugins' location specific to the digital audio workstation (please refer to the digital audio workstation documentation) or to the operating system's default audio plugins' location.
Important: If you didn't read the previous section How to generate plugins, you won't be able to use Camomile properly. MacOS users can also watch this tutorial.
Copy the VST (.vst), VST3 (.vst3) or Audio Unit (.component) packages to their respectives locations (Default VST & VST3 location and Default Audio Unit location).
Copy the plugin folder that now contains the VST plugin itself (.lib) and its dependencies (the patches, the text file, etc.) to its specific location (Default VST location).
Copy the plugin folder that now contains the VST (.dll) and/or VST3 (.vst3) plugin and its dependencies (the patches, the text file, etc.) to its specific location (Default VST & VST3 location).
The plugin is now installed and ready to use. The plugin should be visible in the plugins' list of the digital audio workstation. If not, please ensure that you followed the previous steps to generate and to install the plugin. If the problem persist, look for it in pre-existing issues perhaps a solution has already been found. Otherwise, feel free to open a new issue.
Once loaded, the graphical user interface of the plugin should be visible with a flower button at the top-left corner. If the rest of the graphical user interface only displays the message Plugin Not Valid, it means configuration text file of the plugin has been not found. Most likely, an error has been made while generating the plugin. Click on the flower and select the console to display further information (the path where the configuration text file is expected). Here again, ensure that you followed the previous steps to generate and to install the plugin, check for the pre-existing issues and feel to create a new one if you still need help.
Even if the plugin is well loaded and functional, it is wise to check errors in the console. The plugin notifies if the type defined in the configuration text file is different from the type of the plugin. Other errors can also have been done by the patch creator, in this case you should contact him. At last, if the rest of the graphical user interface only displays the message No Graph On Parent Available, it means that the user graphical interface has not been defined in the patch but plugin should still be functional, the audio engine should work properly and you should have access to the available parameters and presets.
Now that you know how to create and install plugins, you should want to create your own one. Please read the following section: How to create new plugins.