Where should I save my max devices?
I've gotten into the habit of saving my max projects in my Ableton>User Library>Presets folder, which is where Ableton sends me every time I go to save a new Max instrument or effect, but it feels like a kind of kludgy way to do it.
I'm curious if I can grab the Max Audio Effect, and Max Midi Effect, and Max Instrument folders out of there without causing total chaos.
Like if I just move those folders to my Max Projects folder, in Documents, and have the projects folder in the search path, will Ableton be able to find my max devices?
I'm also wondering if there's a way to change this User Library>Presets folder as the default folder for saving a new M4L device from within Ableton.
Am I loony for not liking this Presets folder system?
Who ever wants to go into the Presets folder?
ta ta,
R
Have you progressed and/or found an elegant solution to this?
From my experience:
For simple Max4Live devices, you can add them from any location in Ableton without issues. However, more complex devices might require specific pre-defined save paths to load assets correctly, don't ask me why, as i haven't figured that one out yet, it's just my personal experience.
Regarding the user library location, you can modify its entire path in Ableton's Settings, but there's no option to set unique paths for specific device types.