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Virtue FX Manager Help
Everything you need to install, learn and troubleshoot the visual plugin manager for REAPER.
Start here
Section titled “Start here”What is Virtue FX Manager?What the extension does inside REAPER, and what it does not touch.
System requirementsSupported REAPER versions, operating systems and plugin formats.
Install on macOSStep-by-step install from the signed .dmg, including the clean-install option.
Install on WindowsStep-by-step install from the signed installer, including what to do if SmartScreen still warns.
Common tasks
Section titled “Common tasks”Get it onto a track
Double-click to insert on the selected track, or drag onto any track — drop on empty space and VFxM creates the track for you.
Build favourites boards
Group the plugins you actually use into tabs per job: vocals, drums, master bus. FX chains and presets live there too.
Fix a problem
Permissions, SmartScreen, scan crashes and missing thumbnails each have a dedicated troubleshooting topic.