- Run PlugSE

- Go to PlugSE MIDI Setup and select TAKE 5 USB in and out. At this point you should have it ON-LINE.

The PlugSE is designed to serve as a bridge between the host and the synthesizer and in principle the TAKE 5 should be connected directly to the PlugSE via MIDI. By default, most of the VST hosts are set to grab all MIDI ports on startup and this may create a connection problem for PlugSE users.

If you are using a Windows PC many MIDI interfaces including TAKE 5 USB MIDI are not multi-client - this means that ports can be opened and used only by one application at a time. It also means that in practice, after you start the host application the host may first access and open MIDI ports that your synth is connected to and prevent the PlugSE from accessing the same ports later on. Similar setup can be used on MacOS.

Here is what you should do:

- Start Ableton.

- Go to Ableton preferences/devices and disable both TAKE 5 USB MIDI IN and USB MIDI OUT.

USING TAKE 5 PLUGSE IN ABLETON

- In Ableton, select the MIDI track and configure TAKE 5 PlugSE for track's output.

To establish proper MIDI communication between TAKE 5 and the PlugSE/Editor:

Please make sure that the Global Parameters are set MANUALLY (not through the computer) on Prophet 6 as follows:

- MIDI Channel: ALL or must matched the playing channel

- MIDI Param Snd: NRPN

- MIDI Param Rcv: NRPN

- MIDI Control On: On

MIDI Sysex On: On

MIDI Sysex Cable: MIDI  or USB  depending on your connection.

MIDI Out Select: MIDI  or USB  depending on your connection.

Also, please make sure that the MIDI track channel has the same MIDI channel as the TAKE 5 MIDI Channel or the TAKE 5 MIDI channel is set to ALL.

- Configure TAKE 5 PlugSE for track's input if you using TAKE 5 as input.