Once located, drag and drop the effect plug-in on a MIDI track or on an audio track.In our example, we want to insert GUITAR RIG as an effect into the device chain after the FM8 instance we have previously loaded. In the Browser, locate the effect plug-in you want to load.The method for inserting an effect plug-in is almost the same as for loading instrument plug-ins. To show or hide the plug-in in a floating window, press the Plug-in Edit button on the instrument's device pane (in our example, FM8). When loaded, the plug-in user interface will automatically open for editing the instrument's parameters. Once you have located the NI plug-in instrument you want to load, drag and drop it to an empty MIDI Track.Instrument plug-ins can be differentiated from effect plug-ins by the 'keyboard icon' next to the plug-in's name (see example image below). Note: Ableton's Plug-ins Browser displays all available plug-ins (i.e. Note: If you cannot find any plugins here, please read this article to learn how to manage your plug-ins in Ableton Live. Here, we want to insert FM8 as an instrument plug-in. Locate the plug-in you want to use in the list. Click the triangle next to the plug-in format you wish to use to display the available plug-ins.These will be grouped by plug-in format: Ableton Live supports Audio Units and VST on Mac systems, but only VST on Windows systems. In the Browser CATEGORIES, click the Plug-ins label to access the third party plug-ins.If the Browser is not visible on the left-hand side of Live's user interface, click the Show / Hide Browser button in the upper-left corner of Live's window.Third party plug-in instruments, including NI plug-ins, must be loaded in an empty MIDI track. Note: Some NI products can be inserted both as instrument or effect plug-in (e.g. GUITAR RIG, SUPERCHARGER, etc.) in an audio track or a MIDI track where an instrument is loaded.

This article explains how to insert Native Instruments plug-ins in Ableton Live, including:

Guitar rig 5 vst plugin