How to set up ReWire in Pro Tools

This article contains instructions on how to set up ReWire on Pro Tools

1. In Pro Tools, create a new audio track by going to Track > New.
2. In the Inserts section of the new track, go to plug-in > Instrument > Se ReWire. 
   
3. You can now select Send or Receive in Source-Connect.

ReWire not listed in Pro Tools

For Pro Tools 2023.9 or higher, do the following if you do not see the “Se Rewire” plugin:

1. Quit Pro Tools.
2. Go to Drive/Shared/Pro Tools.
3. Delete AAXPluginCache.

For Pro Tools 11 up to Pro Tools 2023.9, do the following if you do not see the plugin:

1. Quit Pro Tools.
2. Delete the AAX plugins preferences.

On OS X, this can be forced by manually deleting “InstalledAAXPlugIns”. You can find this in ~/Library/Preferences/Avid/Pro Tools. To open your Home Library folder, hold down the Option key, and then choose Go -> Library in the Finder.

On Windows, “InstalledAAXPlugIns” is to be found here: C:\Users\John Doe\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Pro Tools. You may need to show hidden folders to see AppData folder.

Then, close Pro Tools and re-launch. You should now see “Se ReWire” in the instruments menu.