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When I'm in a VST window, I would like that the keyboard shortcuts like F8 , UP arrow, DOWN arrow, ALT+P , etc. go to the VST !!! and not to Ableton !

( I use a VST that uses lots of keyboard shortcuts )

How to do this?

Alright mate,

Do you not just have to make sure that the VST window is selected with the left mouse button so that it is in focus rather than Live? Forgive me if i'm insulting your intelligence there - I don't use many keyboard shortcuts w/VSTs...

Cheers, Tom.

www.midischool.com wrote:Alright mate,

Do you not just have to make sure that the VST window is selected with the left mouse button so that it is in focus rather than Live?

Doesn't help. Per default Live does not seem to pass function keys to vsts at all, only notes.

Look at "EnsureKeyMessagesForPlugins" in Options.txt (see: http://www.ableton.com/de/pages/faq/options_text - down at the bottom). Haven't tried it myself, may still not work with combinations that Live uses as shortcuts itself.

Do you not just have to make sure that the VST window is selected with the left mouse button so that it is in focus rather than Live? Forgive me if i'm insulting your intelligence there - I don't use many keyboard shortcuts w/VSTs...

Yes the VST is selected : its window has the focus...

Doesn't help. Per default Live does not seem to pass function keys to vsts at all, only notes.
Look at "EnsureKeyMessagesForPlugins" in Options.txt (see: http://www.ableton.com/de/pages/faq/options_text - down at the bottom). Haven't tried it myself, may still not work with combinations that Live uses as shortcuts itself.

I tried, it seemed a good idea, but it doesn't work... with Halion : the UP and DOWN arrow still don't do anything in the BROSWER view of Halion.
But you're right : it changes something with FM8, thanks a lot