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Open the /MP/Host folder as shown here and upload your hardware.id file in the user portal The hardware.id file is automatically generated when you run the MP Host plugin. If the hardware.id file is not being copied to the Mac's Desktop when trying to setup ...

As many tend to keep their studio computers offline or behind firewalls, this would prohibit our plugin to connect on our server and check for updates. We publish new versions in the mpmidi.com/latest-readme first page and on https://mpmidi.com/mph-versions.h...

MP Controller transforms your third party plugins into a hardware console so that you can control them as if it were hardware.  We suggest that you start with one favorite and mostly used plugin, ie like an equalizer or compressor or synthesizer plugin you us...

The way the MP Controller works is by controlling automatable parameters of a third party plugin. These are the parameters that can be automated in the DAW. Typically, all parameters of a plugin are automatable (or at least the most) This is a bidirection...

You may find that when linking some encoders on parameters of Steinberg plugins may seem stuck or behave erratically. To overcome this issue click on Encoder options (right click menu > Encoder Options, on the MP Host) and choose Absolute mode instead of Relat...

In the April 2025 update, v1.7-f4941c72--H2025-04-22--B2025-04-22, we have introduced an automated way to pass the keyboard focus to the DAW. Clicking on the MP Host and/or the hosted plugin in the MP Host will cause the keyboard focus to be transferred there...

In the April 2025 update, v1.7-f4941c72--H2025-04-22--B2025-04-22, we have introduced an automated way to pass the keyboard focus to the DAW. More specifically, on the Mac the keyboard focus is passed to the DAW when a key is pressed is transferred to the sma...

In case you run one DAW under Rosetta and another in ARM, this will result in the DAW that runs second to not been able to open the Control and Display window.  You need to reboot the Mac and run the DAW you want to use first.  

When you have the option to auto-hide plugins in Ableton Live,  switching a track hides the small window of the MP Host while the controller window remains open and you can still control the plugin. This is often a benefit because you can still control a pl...

Additional to the MPH presets and Favorites, you can save the MP Host, while having hosted the third party plugin you want to use, as an Ableton preset and load it with a single click. See the video here Can I rename a plugin in Ableton? There isn't a way t...

There were reported cases where some versions of the Apple Magic mouse would not show the right click menu in the Favorites window.If you are using an Apple Magic Mouse, you have to press the Control key and hold it while you right click to generate the right ...

You can link multiple parameters with the Link Groups method. See video If the plugin displays the parameters in groups, selecting a group will link all the parameters within a group. You can select a color and all the parameters will get that color on the ...

The Plugin Panel is part of the update v1.7-dbe3ca3c--H2024-06-14--B2024-06-14 or later version. With this feature we can now switch to any plugin loaded in an MPH Multihost instance.  While previously it was only possible switching, via the touch screen, to...

On Windows, MIDI drivers are exclusive per application. UAD Luna consumes all available MIDI devices on start, prohibiting any other applications to use MIDI devices. To overcome this problem we created a small utility to start Luna. Download the application...

Mouse Back Option If you right click on the controller window, in the menu, there is the option "Move mouse to Controller". When checked, left clicking on the MPH small window to open the plugin on the controller (both for Multi and Single Hosts)  wil...

In update MPH Beta v1.7-c7f4c2bb--H2024-07-10--B2024-07-10 we enabled the opening and closing of the MP Multi (opening slots) and Single hosts via MIDI CC messages or notes. Since with this feature it is possible to automate the parameter during automation re...

Bitwig uses a sandbox process to host plugins. If you remove the last MP Multi host plugin and try to load another one, Bitwig will not be able to load it. One option to address this problem is to always keep one Multi host plugin loaded.  The other option i...

In the July 2024 update (Beta MPH v1.7-91f44c9b--H2024-07-20--B2024-07-20) we introduced the ability to send MIDI notes out to the DAW when using a plugin that has this ability (like Sequencer or Arpeggiator Instrument plugins like Audiomodern Riffer). This u...

If you load plugins in the MP Host and part of the plugin UI is missing because it looks bigger in size or just part of it is not showing, for example: For Ableton Live, disable plugin Auto scaling on the MP Host plugins as described here Or the plugin app...

Enhanced touch functionality via UPDD UPDD is the best option for taking advantage of a touch screen on the macOS.  Note that we have a simple utility that will take the mouse cursor to the touch display when it detects a touch gestrure. See more information...