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Troubleshooting SPAT Revolution with DAW automation reading

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First, determines if you are using Local Audio Path (LAP) or OSC.

  • The SPAT Send and Return plugins use LAP automation when the « Enable » of the plugin is activated, i.e. when the audio is sent to SPAT Revolution via the plugin.
  • When the LAP is deactivated, i.e. the “Enable” button is off, OSC is used to control the objects.
  • OSC is used always used for the SPAT Room plugins.

Automation reading with Local Audio Path

  • Ensure your DAW and the wanted track automation status are set to “Read” or “Touch”.
  • On the « Item» page on SPAT Revolution, check if the “Automation” field of the wanted source is enabled. This parameter allows disabling the incoming automation input.
  • If the automation does not work, on the SPAT plugin, please check if the field « Publish changes in main thread » is set according to the following wanted status for your DAW:
    • ON: Ableton Live, ProTools, Steinberg products (Cubase, Nuendo, Wavelab), StudioOne
    • OFF: all others
  • Finally, check if the source index in SPAT Revolution and the plugin source index are the same. It can sometimes, according to the DAW, causes issues.

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Automation reading with OSC

  • Make sure the OSC is configured on both SPAT Revolution and SPAT plugin sides, i.e. the address IP and the port number are set. Use 127.0.0.1 if DAW and SPAT Revolution are on the same machine. 
  • On SPAT Revolution, make sure OSC Enable is checked.
  • To check if SPAT Revolution receives the OSC data sent by the plugin, enable the “Command log” on the OSC preferences panel, then open the terminal (menu Help, or F7). The OSC input message will be shown in it. If no OSC input message is displayed, there has been an error configuring the address and port.
  • Make sure the plugin source index and the source remote index in SPAT are the same. On SPAT Revolution side, the remote index is located on the Item page.
  • On the « Item» page of SPAT Revolution, make sure « Remote » is on for the wanted sources.

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