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That usually means the preset or device file associations are pointing to another app instead of Ableton Live. Set .aupreset, .vstpreset, .adg, and .adv files to open with Ableton Live using the steps below.

Windows:

1. In the Ableton Browser, navigate to the location where your .vstpreset, .aupreset, .adv, or .adg files are stored.
2. Right-click on the desired file.
3. Select "Show in Explorer" to reveal the file in File Explorer.
4. Right-click on the file in File Explorer.
5. Choose "Open with" and then click on "Choose another app."
6. Select Ableton Live from the list of applications.
7. Check the box that says "Always use this app to open .vstpreset (or .aupreset, .adv, or .adg) files."
8. Click "OK" to set Ableton Live as the default application.

Mac:

1. In the Ableton Browser, navigate to the location where your .vstpreset, .aupreset, .adv, or .adg files are stored.
2. Control-click or right-click on the desired file.
3. Select "Reveal in Finder" to locate the file in Finder.
4. Control-click or right-click on the file in Finder.
5. Choose "Get Info" from the context menu.
6. In the "Open with" section, select Ableton Live from the dropdown menu.
7. Click the "Change All..." button to set Ableton Live as the default application for all files of this type.
8. Confirm the change when prompted.

Ableton does not save key or MIDI mappings with individual plugins or devices, so this affects any plugin, not just Shortcut Buddy. Reassign the key or MIDI mappings after loading the device, or save an instance of Shortcut Buddy with your preferred mappings in your default Ableton template. New projects created from that template will open with those mappings already loaded.

Yes. Shortcut Buddy can launch saved plugins, presets, racks, and devices from either computer keyboard shortcuts or MIDI mappings.

Yes. Shortcut Buddy profiles are portable, so your mappings and launch setup can move between studio systems. Keep the referenced plugins, presets, racks, and devices available on the new computer so the shortcuts still point to valid targets.

Ableton prevents native devices from being dragged directly into Shortcut Buddy. Save the device or preset in Ableton Live first, then load it from the Ableton Browser. Shortcut Buddy can load AU presets, VST presets, racks, device presets, and supported files such as .aupreset, .vstpreset, .adg, .adv, and .amxd.

Yes. Put only the devices you want Volume Buddy to evaluate inside an Ableton group, then place Volume Buddy at the end of that group. Devices outside the group will be ignored.

Enable Volume Buddy's hold control once the compensation is where you want it. Hold locks in the calculated level and restores it when the Ableton project reloads.

Volume Buddy reads the loudness change across the signal path it is evaluating, so gain changes earlier in the chain affect the compensation. Use the gain offset control if you want those changes treated as your baseline.

Volume Buddy is not a gain-riding plugin. If hold is off, Volume Buddy keeps tracking loudness changes across the chain and updates compensation as the signal changes. That can feel like the level is moving around, especially while you are still changing gain or processing upstream. Once the compensation is where you want it, enable hold to lock in the compensation instead of continuing to track.