Playing with VST synths in Ableton problem

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    Why can't I play some synths with the laptop keyboard while the plugin's window is active and I have to activate the track in Ableton to get the sound? The track is armed all the time. For example, I can't hear anything while browsing the presets with up/down buttons in Diva without activating the track. In contrast, DS Audio Thorn can play sounds while its window is active.
     
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    I have just checked it in AL 10 and there is no problem like this. I can browse and play freely without jumping with my mouse from the preset browser to the track to activate.
     
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    I have just edited options.txt. This solves my problem:

    "EnsureKeyMessagesForPlugins (Windows only)
    Line to add to Options.txt file:
    -_EnsureKeyMessagesForPlugins
    This option solves a problem with certain VST plug-ins (such as NI's Reaktor), where keyboard data does not reach the plug-in."

    So my entry is /-_EnsureKeyMessagesForPlugins and the keyboard reaches Diva.
     
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