7.03c update: fix for stolen keys not working

[benaben]

Hi Vojtech,

playing with the MMultiBandGranular plugin yesterday (v 7.03, VST version on Live, OSX 10.7), I met the problem of the keys that were stolen by the host when trying to enter a preset name.
Steps:
- open the preset window
- click on the add preset button
- a window opens with a default name
- try to type a new name: some keys are not responding (eg type 'backspace' to erase the default name, and the plugin is removed from the track - Live has stolen the key)

Having searched the forum for such a bug, I came upon a reponse of yours saying that it was mainly a problem with the host so I wrote a support request to ableton and the answer came quickly:

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thank you for contacting Ableton!

I was able to reproduce the problem you're describing with the VST version of MeldaProduction plug-ins. But the problem didn't appear when using the Audio Unit version. Therefore, I would recommend to use the Audio Unit version.

You might also report this problem to the plug-in manufacturer.


Let me know if this works!

The truth is that the Audio Unit version works perfectly on this case.
So maybe is this not only a problem with the host?

Then I got the news that a new version 7.03c was out, fixing among others a problem with stolen keys so I downloaded it, gave it a try and saw that my problem was not fixed.

The people I talked to at Ableton support told me that he had write an email to you to present you the problem.

I thought it was important to talk about that on the forum.

Cheers,

Ben

[MeldaProduction]

Hi Ben,

this problem actually occurs with several hosts on Apple, it's more like a Mac OS X design problem, which some hosts handle different way than the others. VST actually provides a way to fix this, but most hosts do not use it at all. That's why there will probably be a "virtual keyboard" in future versions as this seems the only solution sometimes.

The fix in last version was the other way around - some hosts, such as Logic, use spacebar to stop/start playback and the plugins have been keeping it from them.