Installing Pluggo

Note: If you already have Pluggo installed, you can skip this page.

In order to run Lowender, you will first need to install the plug-in framework known as Pluggo. (For an explanation of why we use Pluggo as our release format, please see our FAQ.) There are two flavors of free Pluggo installers: Pluggo Junior and Pluggo Runtime. The only difference between them is that the Junior installs some free plug-ins as well as the framework, while the Runtime installs only the framework itself.

We strongly encourage installing Pluggo Junior, if for no other reason than the included plug-ins can aid in troubleshooting. However, if you don't want to add any extra plug-ins to your setup, you may install the Pluggo Runtime. From here on in the documentation, we will refer to your choice of Pluggo Runtime or Pluggo Junior as simply "Pluggo".

Which Pluggo Version Do I Use?

There are currently two release versions of Pluggo, version 3.6 and version 3.5.*

Anyone on an Intel Mac will need to use the Pluggo 3.6 (Universal Binary) version. Skip down now and download Pluggo 3.6
If you're on a PowerPC machine, which version of Pluggo to use depends on your OS version and your host application:
- If you are running OS 10.3.8 or lower, or Pro Tools 6.x, download Pluggo 3.5
- Otherwise, download Pluggo 3.6

While we have tested Lowender with all major DAWs, please try the demo of Lowender before purchase. Note that Cubase 4 currently does not work with Pluggo.

Downloading Pluggo

Download Pluggo 3.6 (Universal) here:
http://www.cycling74.com/download/pluggojr361.dmg

Download Pluggo 3.5 (PPC) here:
http://www.cycling74.com/download/pluggojr354.dmg

After completing the download, run the installer, and click through to finish the install.

* For accuracy's sake, the full version numbers of these are actually Pluggo 3.6.1 and Pluggo 3.5.4. We will be abbreviating them in this documentation as 3.6 and 3.5.