Preferences🔗
VST Live’s Preferences provide default values for new Projects and other contexts.
Audio🔗
The audio preferences set here will be the defaults when you create a new project.
Audio Output🔗
The audio device/driver you use for sound output from VST Live.
Audio Input🔗
The audio device/driver you use for sound input to VST Live.
Sample Rate🔗
The active sample rate for your audio devices and (by extension) processing within your VST Live Project.
Buffer Size🔗
The size of the buffer that digital audio data is copied to (for input) and from (for output). Larger buffers provide more time for its audio to be processed, but this delay manifests itself as latency.
Master Output🔗
Your default output.
Panic Reset Audio Device🔗
Silences output to the Master Output device.
This function is available in the bottom-left of the Project Window (“Panic”). It also available as an Action.
Transport🔗
The Transport controls playback and recording on the Timeline, indicated by the Played.
Stationary Cursor🔗
Sets the Transport option for stationary cursor.
Locate Last Cursor🔗
Sets the Transport option for locating the last cursor location.
MTC Output🔗
A device may be selected for MIDI time code output.
Studio🔗
The Studio settings apply to VST Live’s primary workspace.
Default Track Type🔗
Sets the default Track type.
Song End Type🔗
Selects the default action taken at the end of a song.
Scan Plug-Ins on Start🔗
If active, the next time you start VST Live, the system will perform a scan and validation of all audio plugins.
Plugin-In Editor Always on Top🔗
This option keeps a plugin’s native editor window floating above all other windows in VST Live.
Media Bay Follow Main Zone Selection🔗
If activated, the asset type displayed in the Media Bay will match the type of data you are working with in the Project (Main) Zone.
Local Assets Folder🔗
Sets the directory for the Local Assets folder on storage device.
Store Assets in Project Folder🔗
If active, all assets you save will automatically be stored in each Project’s folder on your storage device.
Save Track Record Enabled🔗
Saves the state of record-enabled tracks when a project is closed. When a project is opened, the recording states are restored.
Save Track Monitor Enabled🔗
Saves the state of monitor-enabled (i.e., mute and solo) tracks when a project is closed. When a project is opened, the recording states are restored.
Layers🔗
These preferences affect Layers.
Sustain Seconds🔗
Sets the duration that Layers will continue sounding after changing Parts in a Song. This prevents sounds from getting cut off in the transition. (CPU usage may increase for this period.)
Global Transpose🔗
This field will transpose all virtual instruments in VST Live.
No Default Layers🔗
When new Layers are created, the default Layer will not be applied.
Stacks🔗
These preferences affect Stacks.
Sustain Seconds🔗
Sets the crossfade time when switching VST effects hosted in Stacks.
Plug-Ins🔗
VST2 Paths🔗
All of the locations on your mass storage device that VST LIVE scans for VST2 plugins.
- To add a new folder, click the plus icon.
- To remove a folder, first select the folder, then click the minus icon.
Colors🔗
Color preferences may be set here.
Song Color🔗
Sets the color for song elements throughout the VST Live user interface.
Interface🔗
Options related to VST Live’s graphical user interface can be viewed and set here.
Show Tooltip🔗
Pausing the pointer over widgets (e.g., button, dial, data field) in the user interface will reveal a short description of the widget’s function.
Dial Type🔗
Select the type of dial widget for VST Live’s user interface (including plugins).
Choose Scroll Bar Size🔗
The size of windows’ scrollbars may be increased here, to better facilitate user interaction when VST Live is run on a multi-touch computer.
Message🔗
The display of previously-displayed messages by VST Live can be toggled.
Don’t Show Again🔗
Mute repeated warning messages.