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Troubleshooting
Fixes for the snags people hit most — plugin not showing up, no signal, generation failing.
Rescan your VST3 folder in the DAW's plugin preferences. On macOS the installer puts it in
/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST3/ (check ~/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST3/ too if you installed an older build there manually). If your DAW uses the Audio Unit, rescan ~/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components/ as well.Click
Sign in and finish in your browser — the plugin signs itself in, no key to paste. It stays signed in across sessions, so you only do this once (unless you sign out). If sign-in never completes, a firewall may be blocking the local sign-in listener; check your firewall settings and retry.DreamSampler is output-only — it stays silent until it's connected and you trigger it. Load a source (drop a file on the
Source dropzone or pick a built-in one), click Connect, then play a MIDI note or the piano roll. Make sure it's on an instrument/MIDI track and that track isn't muted.DreamSampler requires an active internet connection to generate (unless you're using it with a local machine). If your connection is fine, check Discord for service status.
Generation requires credits. Check your remaining credits at app.daydream.live/dashboard and top up if needed.
When you drop a sample into Ableton and its BPM doesn't match your project, Ableton warps the clip to your project tempo — but Daydream works from the sample's original file, so the generation keeps the sample's original tempo. This is expected behavior. The fix: bounce the track in place (freeze the track, then flatten it) so your project tempo is baked into a new audio file, and run that through Daydream.
Make sure your routing is set up correctly before hitting Record. The recording track's input should be set to the Bus or channel that the DreamSampler track is outputting to. See your DAW's guide for the specific steps.