Fix missing vst plugin by replacing with component version?

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FrogBoy
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Fix missing vst plugin by replacing with component version?

Post by FrogBoy » Thu Aug 04, 2022 7:28 pm

Now I know why I should have installed VST and Components versions.

When I open an older ableton project or a template I sometimes have a missing VST2 plugin warning. Is there a way to replace the instances of the plugin I used with the component versions I actually have installed, but keep the patch and settings intact?

If I just drag something like the Serum plugin onto the missing VST2 it resets the patch to INIT instead of using the correct sound the file was saved with

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Mark Williams
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Re: Fix missing vst plugin by replacing with component version?

Post by Mark Williams » Thu Aug 04, 2022 8:01 pm

In short. Nope.
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FrogBoy
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Re: Fix missing vst plugin by replacing with component version?

Post by FrogBoy » Thu Aug 04, 2022 9:49 pm

Mark Williams wrote:
Thu Aug 04, 2022 8:01 pm
In short. Nope.
Hah ok at least I know! Time to switch out manually!

alvarodj
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Re: Fix missing vst plugin by replacing with component version?

Post by alvarodj » Wed Oct 26, 2022 1:08 pm

i still can't wrap my head around the fact we can replace missing samples but we can't replace a missing vst...

Wouldn't it be super simple for us to just be able to replace a vst to au or whatever? even with losing the preset it would make it so much easier to load up old projects or collabs.

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