Restore Ableton Defaults (Mac)

alexanderbeetle · Post by **alexanderbeetle** » Sun Feb 17, 2008 11:17 am

How does one go about doing this? I have just got a new mac (having always used pc's in the past) and have installed the Korg Legacy collection demo. I tried to direct the Live plugins folder to the Legacy collection (to no avail, any ideas?), and have somehow changed the ableton library directorys too... I can't for the fucking life of me work out how to redirect them. It's driving me mental. I can't use any of the ableton native plugins at all. Where should they be directed? Is it possible to just reset everything to 'factory state'?

I'm starting to really hate macs.

nerveagent · Post by **nerveagent** » Sun Feb 17, 2008 12:00 pm

inside your home directory, there will be a folder

Library -> Application Support -> Ableton

[edit] DON'T delete that, delete THIS

Library -> Preferences -> Ableton

delete that. it contains your user's preferences

reinstall live if you have to.

alexanderbeetle · Post by **alexanderbeetle** » Sun Feb 17, 2008 12:31 pm

Thanks, but I don't seem to have a Library folder?

I get as far as Library -> Application Support -> Ableton

...But there's not Library inside.

Any ideas?

Thanks again!

nerveagent · Post by **nerveagent** » Sun Feb 17, 2008 12:39 pm

no no no just Library - > Preferences - Ableton

forget about application support dir

alexanderbeetle · Post by **alexanderbeetle** » Sun Feb 17, 2008 1:13 pm

Ah, nice one - thanks!

Can I also ask: where on a mac does one expect to find VST plugins (other than where they appear in the applications). in the past on a pc there was a VST plugins folder in the programs files that everything VST compatible would get a VST instance installed to. I can't see this on a mac. And how do I direct to it from Ableton? Cheers!

yoshitosser · Post by **yoshitosser** » Sun Feb 17, 2008 1:29 pm

Users/library/audio/plugins
and
macintosh hd/library/audio/pugins

no idea why it features in both places.

honestly, probably easier and quicker just to explore your mac rather than posting a question here.

Plastic Hassle · Post by **Plastic Hassle** » Sun Feb 17, 2008 6:03 pm

I'm struggling with the same thing. Moved everything from a G4 Powerbook running Mac OS X 10.3.9 to an iMac running 10.5.2 and clean instal downloading the Intel update. Now I can't get Live to recognise my VSTs, including the Korg Legacy Collection. When I work out how to do it I'll let you know.

nerveagent · Post by **nerveagent** » Sun Feb 17, 2008 9:31 pm

yoshitosser wrote:Users/library/audio/plugins
and
macintosh hd/library/audio/pugins

no idea why it features in both places.

honestly, probably easier and quicker just to explore your mac rather than posting a question here.

/Library is system-wide. /Users/you/Library is just for user "you".

ewistrand · Post by **ewistrand** » Sun Feb 17, 2008 9:36 pm

Plastic Hassle wrote:I'm struggling with the same thing. Moved everything from a G4 Powerbook running Mac OS X 10.3.9 to an iMac running 10.5.2 and clean instal downloading the Intel update. Now I can't get Live to recognise my VSTs, including the Korg Legacy Collection. When I work out how to do it I'll let you know.

Are your VSTs UB? For example, if you're talking the original Legacy Edition, you'll need a Syncrosoft dongle and the UB/RTAS update (the UB update needs the dongle).

ew

Plastic Hassle · Post by **Plastic Hassle** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 7:21 am

Yes they're the original Legacy Edition which I bought second hand. I had enough hassle getting the license transferred and now I need a dongle! Sheesh... Isn't there some sort of way round this?

I can't get Live to recognise my other VSTs as well. I've deleted my Live preferences in the iMac and moved them from my G4 via backup drive to the VST folder on the iMac, rescanned VSTs in Live but still no joy :-(