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program. Use the Rescan button in the File/Folder Preferences to rescan your plug-ins while
Live is running, so that newly installed devices become immediately available in the Plug-In
Device Browser.
You can also rescan if you believe that your plug-in database has somehow become cor-
rupted. Holding down the
Alt
(PC) /
Alt
(Mac) modier while pressing Rescan will
delete your plug-in database altogether and run a clean scan of your plug-ins.
15.2.1 Plug-Ins in the Track View
A VST Plug-In in the
Track View.
Once a plug-in is dragged from the Browser into a track, it will show up in the Track View.
The original plug-in panel graphics will be replaced with a Live panel, which will usually
represent all of the plug-in parameters accurately and completely, unless they are simply
too numerous or are not modiable in real time. When this is the case, the plug-in's original
editor panel can be opened in a separate window.
The Plug-In Unfold
Button.
You can view or hide the VST Plug-in's parameters by toggling the button in the plug-in's
title bar.