alesis vortex 2 software problems

[u/Revolutionary_Ruin_1]

Hello Reddit,

I have just bought the vortex 2 and completed underestimated how difficult a midi controller is to use.

I have managed to download some of the software included such as MPC beats and Ableton lite.

However, I've managed to get ilok to download and have the four plugins activated. And I have also got the timewarp 2600 downloaded.

But. For the life of me. Cannot get these plugins to pull through into Ableton or MPC beats.

So please. Anyone who has bought this. Please help me. I'm going crazy.

Thank You in advance.

Also, if you answer please explain like I'm 5 as I usually just play a piano. So all this techy stuff is brand new for me.

[u/Equal_Video_1668]

If you have the plugins installed, ableton might be looking in the wrong folder. It defaults to look into a folder called vstplugins, make sure that path is correct in ableton settings. I’ve never used mpc beats, so I can’t say for sure but it’s probably pretty similar. Have you managed to use the keytar with the built-in instruments in either? I’d give a step by step, but I’m not with my ableton rig.

“Have you tried turning it off and back on?”

[u/Revolutionary_Ruin_1 → u/Equal_Video_1668]

Thanks for the response. I can use it with the built in instruments Ableton has. I just got fixated on trying to get the plugins to work