To facilitate this and to get started easily, we have created sessions and templates for a variety of DAWs and SPAT Revolution. Please be sure to read the Ableton Live part on SPAT Revolution documentation, or to follow the Youtube video, to ensure synchronization between the two software.

Ableton Live

Project Sessions and Templates downloads

Template used in the video tutorial

• Ableton Live Tutorial Template Dolby Atmos 7.1.4 and binaural template.

Other Templates

• Binaural Template

Ableton Live Tools for SPAT Revolution

What are the Ableton Live Tools for SPAT Revolution?

The Ableton Live Tools are a set of custom-built Ableton Live Devices, created to increase significantly the compatibility between the DAW and SPAT Revolution. It can be downloaded via the FLUX:: Center.

• FLUX:: Center Installation for Ableton Live Tools for SPAT Revolution installation.
• Ableton Live Tools Documentation – Documentation about the Ableton Live Tools for SPAT Revolution.

Resources for more information and troubleshooting

• Ableton Live (SPAT Revolution User Guide)
• SPAT Send and Return DAW Troubleshooting (SPAT Revolution User Guide)
• How to set up SPAT Revolution with Ableton Live (YouTube Tutorial)
• Live webinar on Ableton Live Tools for SPAT Revolution (YouTube Live webinar)

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Local Audio Path Sync Issues

Logic Specifics

Logic will stop processing a track if it can’t find any sound on its input, and here you will not receive any sound sent back by SPAT unless you route any audio to this track.

The way to go with Logic is to route the dry signal from the Send track to an aux bus, and then insert the Return plugin on this aux bus as well. Doing it this way, Logic will detect audio at the aux bus input, and everything will work as intended. 

When enabling the Override option in the Return plugin (to bypass the dry signal) and then enabling the Thru option in the Send plugin, the dry signal is sent back to the Return tracks. 

Here is a basic Logic Pro X project with 8 audio Send tracks and 2 Stereo Return tracks. 

Download Logic Pro X Project

 Please note the use of a ‘Dummy’ bus track to make the audio tracks easier to setup. Just route your audio tracks to Bus 1 and insert a  Send plugin with the Local Audio Path option enabled. 

This ‘Dummy’ bus track has 2 aux sends (pre-fader) routing the signal to both the Return tracks. 

Now you can add an audio file to one of the Send tracks, and connect the input and outputs objects in SPAT Revolution.

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If you encounter such an issue, please follow the guidelines described in this section of the SPAT Revolution user manual:

Troubleshooting – Sync issues with LAP

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All previous non-v3 versions are 32-bit only and will only work in DAW/Host software supporting 32-bit plug-ins. If the host software is no longer supporting 32-bits, as with Pro Tools when it’s updated from PT10 (32-bits AAX) to PT12 (only 64-bit AAX), the previous non-v3 versions can’t be used with the DAW/Host anymore.

To maintain backward compatibility with older sessions, a 32-bit compatible version of the DAW/Host is required, and it may be a really good idea to keep this installed in parallel with the newer 64-bit compatible version. We don’t advise the use of VST-bridge software for loading 32-bit plugins into 64-bit software.

Using the plug-in’s built-in preset manager (not the DAW/Host preset manager) all saved presets can be exported from the previous non-v3 version to a preset file, which can then be imported into the v3 version of the plug-in.

Please note that all pre v3 versions are no longer supported and we recommend, if possible, upgrading to the v3 version, and when doing so, if required, assuring backward compatibility with older sessions as stated above.

All Flux:: plugin licenses are valid for the v3 version of our products, to upgrade to the v3 version, simply install the latest version from the Flux:: Center.

Please note that the v3 version no longer supports the Flux:: dongle (discontinued 2018/19), instead your licenses will be transferred to your iLok account, free of charge, on your request. To request this transfer, please contact us with your iLok User Account ID, and your Flux:: dongle serial number, and we will initiate the license transfer.

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On windows, FLUX:: Center offers the options to customize the plugins install path (depending on the plugin format) If you for some reason change the installation path, make sure you point the installer to a VST plug-in folder that is scanned by your DAW software or else your DAW won’t find the plug-ins.

If for some reason you want to move your VST plug-in files to another location in your file system after they’re installed, do NOT try moving the files manually in the file system, as this will cause inconsistent behaviors as the plug-ins then may not find the resource files they need in order to work correctly. Instead uninstall the plug-ins you want to move, change the plug-in path in Flux:: Center preferences, then re-install them.

Should the case be that you’ve already moved your plug-in .dll files manually, you will experience problems with your VST plug-ins. (plugin crash, or black/white GUI, etc…) To resolve this, open FLUX:: Center, uninstall the plug-ins, remove any files that were moved manually and hence not removed in the uninstallation, change the plug-in path in FLUX:: Center preferences, then re-install them.

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Please follow these steps to perform a plug-in re-scan:

• Open Preferences/Settings in the DAW software and locate the list of Folders and Paths where the DAW is scanning for VST plug-ins. Please consult the user manual of your DAW for the exact location of this setting.
  
• In the settings window, add the locations below as VST plugin file locations to scan:
  • Windows 64-Bit, VST 64-Bit:
    C:\Program Files\Vstplugins\Flux
  • Windows 64-Bit, VST 32-Bit:
    C:\Program Files (x86)\Vstplugins\Flux
  • Windows 32-Bit, VST 32-Bit:
    C:\Program Files\Vstplugins\Flux
  • Mac OS X:
    /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST/Flux
    
• After adding these locations, consult the user manual to find out the procedure for a plug-in rescan in the DAW, and perform a re-scan.

Now the installed plugins should be available in the plugin list in the DAW.

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Set the main option from ‘my products’ to ‘all products’ to show all the products (the ‘my products’ option will list the products whose license is present on the iLok account linked to your shop.flux.audio user account, while your VS3 licenses are stored on your Merging account.)

Install the products you need. Your license list is available in Merging MTDiscovery app.

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When a product is installed the Install button text will change to Uninstall.

In order to uninstall an installed product, simply press the “Uninstall” button and it will instantly be uninstalled from your computer.

To select several products for Install / Update / Uninstall, hold down “Shift” or “Ctrl” on your computer keyboard and click with the mouse anywhere in the black background area corresponding to the products you want to select.

When several products are selected, an action bar with buttons for the possible actions will appear at the bottom of the Center window. When pressing one of the buttons, the action will apply to all the selected products.

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The Waves versions are included in the standard Flux:: plugin license for the plugins supporting Waves WPAPI.

Current WPAPI Version Supported: Waves V9

WPAPI Compatible Plugins

Alchemist
BitterSweet Pro
Elixir
Epure
Evo Channel
Evo In
Solera
Syrah
Pure Compressor
Pure DCompressor
Pure DExpander
Pure Expander
Pure Limiter

Bitter Sweet (Free Plug-in)
Stereo Tool (Free Plug-in)

FLUX:: Center Install Options with VST 64-bit and WAVES WPAPI enabled for installation.

To install the Waves WPAPI plugin version in Flux:: Center, enable the Waves WPAPI plug-in formats in Center preferences. To access Center Preferences, simply click on the gear symbol located to the right at the top of the Center window.

In Windows, the software installation paths can be edited for the different software and plugin formats, with the exception of the AVID AAX and Waves WPAPI plug-ins, which both require specific installation paths.

After you’ve set up Center Preferences, you need to save your settings by pressing OK, which will take you back to the Center main installation window.

To install a product in the Center main installation window, click the “Install” button. Now the Waves WPAPI versions will be installed for the plugins supporting the Waves WPAPI.

How to download and install software using FLUX:: Center

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1 – On the online machine

• Open Flux:: Center preferences and click on ‘clear cache’ button

• Enable ‘Download Only Mode’ and set the OS and formats versions you need to download.

• Click ‘ok’ to go back to the main page and download the products

• When all the products have been downloaded, go back to the preferences page and click onto the ‘export cache’ button.

• Save the file (on an USB key for example, you’ll need to access the file from the offline machine in the next step)

2 – On the offline machine

• Open Flux:: Center (you’ll be prompted that Flux:: Center is running in offline mode), go the the preferences and click on ‘Import Cache’ button. Select the file saved in the previous step.

• You have the choice to merge the actual cache or to clear and replace it with the products from the imported file.

• Click ‘ok’ to go back to the main page, the products should be available.

• Install the products

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