Ableton plugin option

Just seen the tip on Youtube.br
You can add a small text file to your preferences folder in order to have an extra button option that will show you the vst’s plugins per track in Ableton. br
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Way easier then going through all channels :Dbr
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Cool… Wonder what other options there are.

Exactly what I was thinking :wink:

How to use Options.txtbr
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First you have to create a text file called “Options.txt” in the same folder where Live’s Preferences.cfg file is located. Here’s where to find the preferences folder (Live 6.0.9 or higher):br
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Mac OS X: Macintosh HD:/Users/[username]/Library/Preferences/Ableton/Live x.x/br
Windows XP (Live 4 and later versions): C:\Documents and Settings[username]\Application Data\Ableton\Live x.x\Preferences\br
Windows Vista and Windows 7: C:\Users[username]\AppData\Roaming\Ableton\Live x.x\Preferences\br
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Please refer to the following knowledge base article for further informations how to access hidden folders on Windows and Mac OSX.br
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You can activate several options in the Options.txt file but use only one per line. The syntax is very simple; each option begins with a hyphen and some options also require an additional underscore (see examples below). If you use the wrong syntax you will get an error message when opening Live. You need to restart Live to activate the option. The file format of the Options.txt must be plain text. br
"ReWireMasterOff"br
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Disables Live’s ReWire master functionality.br
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Example: -ReWireMasterOffbr
"ReWireChannels"br
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Number of ReWire channels appearing in the ReWire master when Live runs as ReWire slave.br
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Default = 16br
Min = 0br
Max = 64br
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You must choose an even number of channels.br
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Example: -ReWireChannels=32br
"PluginAutoPopulateThreshold"br
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Auto-populates the plugin parameter list if a plugin has a number of less or equal than X parametersbr
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Default = 32br
Min = 1br
Max = 128br
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“-1” will always populate the list with max. 128 parameters, regardless how many parameters the plugin has (= similar to Live 7 behaviour)br
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Supported since: 8.1.1br
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Example: -_PluginAutoPopulateThreshold=32br
"ThinningAggressiveness"br
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When recording automation data, Live smoothes the recorded data with a pre-defined value. The default value is = 0.45br
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Higher value = more breakpoints eliminated.br
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Example: -ThinningAggressiveness=0.1br
"DontCombineAPCs"br
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Deactivate the APC combination mode: don’t align and sync the session rings of multiple APCs so they can be moved independently.br
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Supported since: 8.1.4br
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Example: -DontCombineAPCsbr
"AbsoluteMouseMode"br
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Alternative mouse mode without resetting mouse position - useful for tablets, touch screens, remote desk etc.br
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Supported since: 8.1br
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Example: -AbsoluteMouseMode br
"EnsureKeyMessagesForPlugins"br
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This option solves a problem with certain VST Plugins (such as NI’s Reaktor), where keyboard data does not reach the plugin.br
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Supported since: 7.0.2b3br
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Note: PC ONLY!br
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Example: -_EnsureKeyMessagesForPlugins