Why is MPE not working for me/ Why cant I pitchbend midi?

[surgeanthem]

Hi all!
I was super excited to find that perhaps there was a way to pitchbend midi in Live 11 (something I almost quit ableton because they didnt have it) but for some reason when I make automation lines for the transposition/pitch bend on MPE view, the note stays the same. Thank you for your help!

[pottering]

Not every Live instrument or VST/AU plugin is MPE-enabled. Also Live may not auto-detect a MPE plugin, you may need to right-click it an enable MPE manually.

[surgeanthem]

So you're saying that when I click on MPE view on the note grid, that entire section may not work because some VSTs aren't MPE compatible? How will I know which ones are compatible? I mean, so far, pitchbending by clicking on the note and making a line to where you want the note to go isn't working on Serum, Analog Lab V, or Vital. I have a feeling there is a button I am not pressing or enabling or something. Do you think that might be the case?

[Mark Williams]

Some VSTs need MPE to be enabled look in their settings.

[josefreak]

So you're saying that when I click on MPE view on the note grid, that entire section may not work because some VSTs aren't MPE compatible? How will I know which ones are compatible? I mean, so far, pitchbending by clicking on the note and making a line to where you want the note to go isn't working on Serum, Analog Lab V, or Vital. I have a feeling there is a button I am not pressing or enabling or something. Do you think that might be the case?

Have you gotten it to work at all? One way to test is drag WaveTable into midi channel (because WaveTable has MPE on by default), add a long note, select Clip View tab, then create 3 points on the line that's on the node, drag the middle one down, then hit play. The single note should pitch bend. And just to be sure, add a second note and do the same thing to ensure that the bending is per note.

[[jur]]

How will I know which ones are compatible?

User guides / documentations / google....

[Mark Williams]

Not all plugins report to Ableton they are MPE capable, in that instance, right click on the Plugin, and enable MPE, ensure with the plugin MPE is also enabled if neccessary. Also do not forget for your MPE controller, you may need to turn MPE on within Ableton midi preferences.