SynthMaker

Fix for automation issue in Ableton

Archive · 2011 2 old posts

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ccpurno ·

Hi,

found that my Synthmaker instrument couldn't be automated in Ableton. (latest demo version 8.2.1)

This turns out to be common issue for Synthmaker plugins which have more then 32 automatable VST parameters. Ableton only autopopulates VST parameter list if a plugin has less then 33 parameters.

To fix this from the Ableton side, follow below these instructions: 1. Make a file called Options.txt and add the following line in the file: -_PluginAutoPopulateThreshold=-1 2. Put this file in the following Folder:

Windows XP/2000: C:/Documents and Settings/yourusername/Application Data/Ableton/Live/Preferences Windows Vista/Win7: c:/users/username/appdata/roaming/ableton/live/preferences/

3. Restart Ableton and automation works.

Now the strange thing; other plugins with many parameters (like sylenth) don't have this problem.

So: how to fix this from the Synthmaker side? 😉

Thnx CC

trogluddite ·

Good detective work CC, many thanks.

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