weird problem when max program is open or closed

Hi,

Ive built a patch that lists/selects all the devices within the live set.

Uses a dropdown to select device and then parameters for device.

Works fine when i have the max program open. However, when I close the max program and try to use my device in live, it seems to knock all the device ID's out by a value of 1. for instance, when I select a flanger, it gives me the parameters of the compressor before it.

Id really love to find out why this device behaves differently when I open it in max.

Any help is much appreciated.

cheers

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