my ableton doesnt appear in pro-tools instruments as rewire

[Top Jimmy]

Rewire clients showing up in PT is dependent on a setting in the registry. Run regedit and navigate to this folder: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Propellerhead Software\ReWire. Check and see if there is a key in the rewire folder for Ableton, and if there is a string value in it for the device path. Check and make sure the device path is correct.

[djcalg]

thanks jimmy,

i do have the rewire path as you have written it for reason and there isnt one at all for ableton or live. is there any way i can create a path/ folder for ableton without having to reinstall ableton and hope that it works.

or anyone with ableton 8 if they could send me the registry file that would also be great...

any suggestions would be greatful

thanks again cal :)

[Top Jimmy]

In regedit, in the ReWire key, right-mouse click and create a new key. Name it "Ableton Live". Inside the Ableton Live key, right-mouse click and create a new string value. Name it "Device Path". Double-click on the device path string and enter the path on your hard drive to the Ableton Live rewire .dll as the Value data. (e.g. C:\Program Files\Ableton\Live 8.1.4\Program\Ableton Live Engine.dll.) Done.

If you have a different version of Live, the path will not be the same as above.
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[Shan]

Originally Posted by Top Jimmy

In regedit, in the ReWire key, right-mouse click and create a new key. Name it "Ableton Live". Inside the Ableton Live key, right-mouse click and create a new string value. Name it "Device Path". Double-click on the device path string and enter the path on your hard drive to Ableton Live as the Value data. Done.

Great find Top Jimmy! You should post that gem of a tweak over in mykhal's W7 64 optimizations thread. It will help many out without that gem getting buried and lost in the DUC.

Shane

[djcalg]

Thanks jimmy you really are a top bloke im sure you've just helped a bundle of people with that reply including me thanks bud..

[DJ Jun]

Top Jimmy,

Thanks a bunch. I have struggled with Ableton for a while now

[Top Jimmy]

Originally Posted by Top Jimmy

...enter the path on your hard drive to Ableton Live as the Value data.

Oops! My bad. I failed to specify that the path is to the rewire .dll component, not the program executable itself.

On my XP system, it's here: C:\Program Files\Ableton\Live 8.1.4\Program\Ableton Live Engine.dll

I also noticed that the ReWire registry entry does not get written until the first time you run the standalone version.

[Jarrah]

Hey,
I'm having the same problem but my registry entry is there and fine. Any thoughts?

[Top Jimmy]

Originally Posted by Jarrah

Hey,

I'm having the same problem but my registry entry is there and fine. Any thoughts?

Trash prefs and databases so Pro Tools has to scan the plugins again.
http://www.sweetwater.com/sweetcare/...s-preferences/

[TOM@METRO]

Nice work James.