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System folder on Mac OS X) selected in Live's File/Folder Preferences. The alias can point
to a different partition or hard drive on your computer. Live will scan the set VST Plug-in
folder as well as any alias folders contained therein.
Some VST Plug-ins contain errors or are incompatible with Live. During the scanning process,
these may cause the program to crash. When you re-launching Live, a dialog will appear
to inform you about which plug-in caused the problem. Depending on what Live detects
about the plug-in, you may be given the choice between performing another scan or
making the problematic plug-in unavailable. If you choose to rescan and they crash the
program a second time, Live will automatically make them unavailable, meaning that they
will not appear in the Plug-In Device Browser and will not be rescanned again until they are
reinstalled.
16.3.2 VST Programs and Banks
Every VST Plug-in instance owns a bank of programs. A program is meant to contain one
complete set of values for the plug-in's controls.
The VST Plug-In
Program Chooser.
To select a program from the plug-in's bank, use the chooser below the title bar. The number
of programs per bank is xed. You are always working in the currently selected program,
that is, all changes to the plug-in's controls become part of the selected program.
Note that VST programs are different from Live device presets: Whereas the presets for a
Live device are shared among all instances and Live Sets, the VST programs belong to
this specic instance of the VST Plug-in.
Renaming a VST Plug-In
Program.
To rename the current program, select the VST program chooser and execute the Edit
menu's Rename Plug-In Preset command. Then type in a new program name and conrm
by pressing
Return
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