# Latest

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## [Welcome to Discourse](https://discourse.chair.audio/t/welcome-to-discourse/7)

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**Author:** [@system](https://discourse.chair.audio/u/system)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 28, 2020, 3:15pm UTC](https://discourse.chair.audio/t/welcome-to-discourse/7 "2020-02-28T15:15:20Z")

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Have a question regarding the Tickle instrument or more general regarding our work? Come join us and ask away. Have an idea or feature request? Post it here to get our attention.

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## [Excite with a bow](https://discourse.chair.audio/t/excite-with-a-bow/217)

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**Author:** [@Prophonic](https://discourse.chair.audio/u/Prophonic)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [June 30, 2026, 7:06pm UTC](https://discourse.chair.audio/t/excite-with-a-bow/217 "2026-06-30T19:06:54Z")

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Hi Clemens, the model has a great expressive range, and it sounds fantastic. It would be amazing to hear it produce sounds, where the continuing pressure and friction of a bow can control a similar range between stable …

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## [Analog Waveguide Manual](https://discourse.chair.audio/t/analog-waveguide-manual/177)

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**Author:** [@Max](https://discourse.chair.audio/u/Max)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 30, 2026, 12:38pm UTC](https://discourse.chair.audio/t/analog-waveguide-manual/177 "2026-03-30T12:38:58Z")

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The manual is now stable, but additional synthesis methods may be added in the future. Analog\_Waveguide\_manual-2026-07.pdf (7.6 MB) Beside the PDF manual, there is a web version which has been converted by Claude AI fr…

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## [Analog Waveguide choices](https://discourse.chair.audio/t/analog-waveguide-choices/179)

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**Author:** [@Max](https://discourse.chair.audio/u/Max)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 9, 2026, 7:27pm UTC](https://discourse.chair.audio/t/analog-waveguide-choices/179 "2026-01-09T19:27:20Z")

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Smooth (left side on all pictures) or matte (right side) black finish. The print looks a bit sharper on the smooth black finish, which makes sense since the silkscreen paint has no structure in the paint to leak in…

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## [Analog Waveguide Firmware](https://discourse.chair.audio/t/analog-waveguide-firmware/178)

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**Author:** [@Max](https://discourse.chair.audio/u/Max)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 19, 2025, 10:29pm UTC](https://discourse.chair.audio/t/analog-waveguide-firmware/178 "2025-12-19T22:29:51Z")

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Firmware for the Analog Waveguide Stereo Resonator module You can check which firmware you are using by pressing the factory settings button on the right side of the bottom board, next to the USB-C port. The menu entry “…

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## [CHAIR Corporate Identity](https://discourse.chair.audio/t/chair-corporate-identity/70)

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**Author:** [@Max](https://discourse.chair.audio/u/Max)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 25, 2021, 4:33pm UTC](https://discourse.chair.audio/t/chair-corporate-identity/70 "2021-01-25T16:33:04Z")

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Branding Please refer to the brand in one of the following ways: :white\_check\_mark: The Center for Haptic Audio Interaction Research :white\_check\_mark: The Center for Haptic Audio Interaction Research (CHAIR) …

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## [ILSE Build instructions for Revision 4](https://discourse.chair.audio/t/ilse-build-instructions-for-revision-4/151)

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**Author:** [@Max](https://discourse.chair.audio/u/Max)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 4, 2024, 8:10pm UTC](https://discourse.chair.audio/t/ilse-build-instructions-for-revision-4/151 "2024-10-04T20:10:08Z")

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(For older revisions check ILSE Build Instructions for Revision 1-3 ) Distributor for this module is Befaco. You can get it as well from Schneidersladen, Exploding Shed. Or directly from our shop. This manual in a prin…

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## [It's 🔬 science! Papers about our work](https://discourse.chair.audio/t/its-science-papers-about-our-work/44)

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**Author:** [@Max](https://discourse.chair.audio/u/Max)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 9, 2020, 4:47pm UTC](https://discourse.chair.audio/t/its-science-papers-about-our-work/44 "2020-01-09T16:47:13Z")

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:page\_facing\_up: We have published some papers about our work. I’ll edit this post if more papers are added or third parties (you?) will write a paper about something involving our instrument. Wegener and Neupert (2024)…

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## [Improvements Discussion](https://discourse.chair.audio/t/improvements-discussion/101)

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**Author:** [@Max](https://discourse.chair.audio/u/Max)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 2, 2024, 4:58pm UTC](https://discourse.chair.audio/t/improvements-discussion/101 "2024-07-02T16:58:14Z")

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We are thinking about a few improvements of the EXC!TE SNARE DRUM plugin. Linearity and wider dynamic Beats Basteln made a nice review of our plugin and discovered that the dynamic range of the plugin could be improved…

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## [iOS/auv3 version](https://discourse.chair.audio/t/ios-auv3-version/164)

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**Author:** [@prehm](https://discourse.chair.audio/u/prehm)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 1, 2024, 12:38pm UTC](https://discourse.chair.audio/t/ios-auv3-version/164 "2024-07-01T12:38:15Z")

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I think an iPad/iPhone would be an ideal candidate for this software, because there are a couple of host apps that let you design a custom interface. Using the internal microphones for excitation and the capacitive scree…

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## [Kick drum version](https://discourse.chair.audio/t/kick-drum-version/162)

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**Author:** [@prehm](https://discourse.chair.audio/u/prehm)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 1, 2024, 11:49am UTC](https://discourse.chair.audio/t/kick-drum-version/162 "2024-07-01T11:49:01Z")

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to complete the drumset… would be amazing! I guess a more general approach, like making a drum that can be tuned to be either a kick or a tom or something inbetween would be the way to go. Fingers crossed!

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## [Envelope follower](https://discourse.chair.audio/t/envelope-follower/158)

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**Author:** [@prehm](https://discourse.chair.audio/u/prehm)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 30, 2024, 4:47pm UTC](https://discourse.chair.audio/t/envelope-follower/158 "2024-06-30T16:47:38Z")

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An envelope follower that can be mapped to any parameter. maybe it would work best with a sample&hold mode that updates every time a new peak is detected. Maybe some sort of parallel processing, so that the last excitat…

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## [Double click to reset](https://discourse.chair.audio/t/double-click-to-reset/159)

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**Author:** [@prehm](https://discourse.chair.audio/u/prehm)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 30, 2024, 3:51pm UTC](https://discourse.chair.audio/t/double-click-to-reset/159 "2024-06-30T15:51:48Z")

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self-explainatory. the freqshift knob is a bit of a pain to get back to zero…

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## [Samples used in free version?](https://discourse.chair.audio/t/samples-used-in-free-version/157)

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**Author:** [@prehm](https://discourse.chair.audio/u/prehm)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 30, 2024, 2:59pm UTC](https://discourse.chair.audio/t/samples-used-in-free-version/157 "2024-06-30T14:59:46Z")

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Hey there! Great piece of software! I wonder what the raw samples in the demo version sound like that are used to excite the resonator. do they have a long decay? How is the choke achieved? simply by changing the dampe…

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## [Isn’t there a Ilse User Manual?](https://discourse.chair.audio/t/isn-t-there-a-ilse-user-manual/155)

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**Author:** [@Jamesbtex](https://discourse.chair.audio/u/Jamesbtex)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 23, 2024, 8:43am UTC](https://discourse.chair.audio/t/isn-t-there-a-ilse-user-manual/155 "2024-05-23T08:43:02Z")

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Isn’t there a Ilse User Manual? I think it would add a lot of useful information about the module.

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## [Building your own Piezo-Preamp](https://discourse.chair.audio/t/building-your-own-piezo-preamp/93)

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**Author:** [@Something\_Else](https://discourse.chair.audio/u/Something_Else)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2024, 8:28am UTC](https://discourse.chair.audio/t/building-your-own-piezo-preamp/93 "2024-05-06T08:28:18Z")

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Discussion of the blog article Building your own Piezo-Preamp (Read read first before joining discussion here!) I have just bought the EXC!TE SNARE DRUM PRO and almost have made the DIY Piezo-Preamp. But I have few quest…

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## [ILSE Build Instructions for Revision 1-3](https://discourse.chair.audio/t/ilse-build-instructions-for-revision-1-3/107)

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**Author:** [@clemens](https://discourse.chair.audio/u/clemens)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 6, 2023, 1:31am UTC](https://discourse.chair.audio/t/ilse-build-instructions-for-revision-1-3/107 "2023-12-06T01:31:11Z")

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New version (Revision 4): ILSE Build instructions for Revision 4 Archive for old version: 0. Check Parts Check if all parts are included in the package. There should be: a printed circuit board (PCB) a parts list …

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## [Plugins Don't Wake Up (in Bitwig)](https://discourse.chair.audio/t/plugins-dont-wake-up-in-bitwig/138)

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**Author:** [@Mrugalla](https://discourse.chair.audio/u/Mrugalla)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2023, 11:04pm UTC](https://discourse.chair.audio/t/plugins-dont-wake-up-in-bitwig/138 "2023-09-09T23:04:34Z")

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I was asked to make this a seperate post so here it is. I am on Bitwig 4.4.10, Windows 10. These are my sandboxing settings: This is how the inspector settings look like: Independent of playback or track type (…

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## [EXC!TE CYMBAL and SNARE as eurorack modules](https://discourse.chair.audio/t/exc-te-cymbal-and-snare-as-eurorack-modules/146)

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**Author:** [@Jas](https://discourse.chair.audio/u/Jas)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 28, 2023, 9:35pm UTC](https://discourse.chair.audio/t/exc-te-cymbal-and-snare-as-eurorack-modules/146 "2023-08-28T21:35:39Z")

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I stumbled upon your VSTs recently. I really like them, and it definitely makes working in Bitwig more fun. I am wondering if you ever have plans to port both VSTs as eurorack modules, and would this be feasible? Could …

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## [Full damping pans left](https://discourse.chair.audio/t/full-damping-pans-left/142)

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**Author:** [@magwa101](https://discourse.chair.audio/u/magwa101)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 1, 2023, 10:52am UTC](https://discourse.chair.audio/t/full-damping-pans-left/142 "2023-08-01T10:52:57Z")

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When damping to 100% the sound pans (mostly) to the left. Is this intended? Thanks

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## [Choke does not work if you are far into the tail](https://discourse.chair.audio/t/choke-does-not-work-if-you-are-far-into-the-tail/143)

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**Author:** [@magwa101](https://discourse.chair.audio/u/magwa101)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 27, 2023, 9:58am UTC](https://discourse.chair.audio/t/choke-does-not-work-if-you-are-far-into-the-tail/143 "2023-07-27T09:58:14Z")

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When I choke a sound, if I do so right after the hit, choke works great. However, if I wait further into the tail, the choke does not cut off the sound.

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## [Changelog EXC!TE CYMBAL](https://discourse.chair.audio/t/changelog-exc-te-cymbal/125)

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**Author:** [@DiscourseAdmin](https://discourse.chair.audio/u/DiscourseAdmin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 7, 2023, 11:22pm UTC](https://discourse.chair.audio/t/changelog-exc-te-cymbal/125 "2023-05-07T23:22:55Z")

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Release notes for EXC!TE CYMBAL (PRO) All notable changes to this project will be documented here. 1.0.1 Fixed issue with initialization of the “Bell intensity” parameter 1.0 Released 2023-05-08 initial release

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## [Bell Parameter Bug(s)](https://discourse.chair.audio/t/bell-parameter-bug-s/132)

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**Author:** [@Mrugalla](https://discourse.chair.audio/u/Mrugalla)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 20, 2023, 1:31pm UTC](https://discourse.chair.audio/t/bell-parameter-bug-s/132 "2023-05-20T13:31:16Z")

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There are several things that make the bell parameter stuck: Bell Variance is dialed in and you try to turn Bell intensity to 0. You often still hear the bell. When you are on 100% Bell and then super quickly turn it d…

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## [Virus Warning (Windows Defender)](https://discourse.chair.audio/t/virus-warning-windows-defender/130)

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**Author:** [@Mrugalla](https://discourse.chair.audio/u/Mrugalla)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 9, 2023, 9:01pm UTC](https://discourse.chair.audio/t/virus-warning-windows-defender/130 "2023-05-09T21:01:59Z")

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Hey, cool plugin! :slight\_smile: Unfortunately windows defender didn’t let me download the plugin until I disabled defender temporarily, so I wasted 3 of my 5 downloads already. I just wanted to ask if I can have 2 of …

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## [Hit postition! Yes! But how?](https://discourse.chair.audio/t/hit-postition-yes-but-how/135)

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**Author:** [@kim](https://discourse.chair.audio/u/kim)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 11, 2023, 7:53am UTC](https://discourse.chair.audio/t/hit-postition-yes-but-how/135 "2023-05-11T07:53:44Z")

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Hi, Apologies if this should be (or is) obvious, but I don’t understand how to change from Stick to Bell or Mallet (or Choke). Only Stick is triggered by MIDI notes, and there is no change in sound when I move the Hit …

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## [Sensitive Drag Inconsistencies](https://discourse.chair.audio/t/sensitive-drag-inconsistencies/131)

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**Author:** [@Mrugalla](https://discourse.chair.audio/u/Mrugalla)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 9, 2023, 4:29pm UTC](https://discourse.chair.audio/t/sensitive-drag-inconsistencies/131 "2023-05-09T16:29:57Z")

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On the Knob-Type Parameters: Drag: Works. Drag + Shift: jumps to min/max values of the parameter. (that seems weird to me) Mousewheel: Works. (Steps of 10) Mousewheel + Shift: Works. (Steps of 1) On the Horizontal S…

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## [Piezo strings as haptic exciters](https://discourse.chair.audio/t/piezo-strings-as-haptic-exciters/127)

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**Author:** [@jhhl](https://discourse.chair.audio/u/jhhl)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 9, 2023, 1:23pm UTC](https://discourse.chair.audio/t/piezo-strings-as-haptic-exciters/127 "2023-05-09T13:23:11Z")

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Hi! I’m interested in the OTHER property of those piezo strings, which is as exciters. That is, send a signal into it, it moves. This way, you could make haptic sleeves or other materials that can express haptics lightl…

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## [EXCITE SNARE DRUM not working in Waveform on Linux \[solved\]](https://discourse.chair.audio/t/excite-snare-drum-not-working-in-waveform-on-linux-solved/124)

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**Author:** [@jub](https://discourse.chair.audio/u/jub)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [January 24, 2023, 10:40am UTC](https://discourse.chair.audio/t/excite-snare-drum-not-working-in-waveform-on-linux-solved/124 "2023-01-24T10:40:25Z")

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Waveform Version 12.1.8 (Built: 28 October 2022) (64-bit) I tried it with the Linux version and with the Windows version with yabridge, and it comes up with errors for both. Alas!

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## [Tickle Firmware Update](https://discourse.chair.audio/t/tickle-firmware-update/36)

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**Author:** [@Max](https://discourse.chair.audio/u/Max)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 24, 2019, 9:06pm UTC](https://discourse.chair.audio/t/tickle-firmware-update/36 "2019-11-24T21:06:10Z")

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Check which firmware version you are running to see if you need a firmware update. Currently you need a Linux host to update the firmware on the Tickle. The firmware updater tool is available as a binary download. It i…

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## [EXC!TE SNARE DRUM not supported by FL studio 20.9 \[solved\]](https://discourse.chair.audio/t/exc-te-snare-drum-not-supported-by-fl-studio-20-9-solved/119)

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**Author:** [@shyamal254](https://discourse.chair.audio/u/shyamal254)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 8, 2022, 3:03am UTC](https://discourse.chair.audio/t/exc-te-snare-drum-not-supported-by-fl-studio-20-9-solved/119 "2022-09-08T03:03:42Z")

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I installed the EXC!TE SNARE DRUM vst3 plugin and searched for the plugin in FL studio 20.9. But FL studio is not able to detect it. I don’t know what the problem is. I really wanted to have this plugin. Can the problem …

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