Touché's companion app Lié is available as a standalone application, and as a VST2, VST3 and AU plug-in.

You need a 64-bit host application supporting VST2/VST3 or AU plug-ins to host Lié as a plug-in.

Supported Plug-Ins to be hosted inside Lié

Lié will only host VST2 and VST3 64-bit instruments, no VST effects. It means that the plugin you wish to host inside Lié must be installed as a VST2 or VST3 on your computer (*.vst file on a Mac, *.dll file on a PC, *.vst3 on both operating systems). All factory sounds and optional preset packs for software synthesizers require the VST2 version of the plugin they were programmed for (notably UVI Workstation VST2, which is needed for all Lié factory sounds).

 

When installing the ARM (Apple Silicon) version of Lié, only ARM64 native VST2/VST3 plugins will be available inside Lié. 

 

Hosting AU is not supported, but you can still use most instruments in Lié inside Logic Pro X. Just make sure you have installed the VST format of the instrument. You can then use the plugin instrument in VST format within Lié's AU version. Unfortunately, Logic's internal instruments (Samples, Alchemy, EXS24 etc.) are are not offered in VST format, therefore they won't work inside Lié.

Lié is also unable to host any other proprietary formats that DAW manufacturers use to deliver their onboard synths, unless the manufacturer has made those synths available as VSTs.

 

You can still use Touché (SE) as a USB MIDI class-compliant controller to work around the VST-only limitation. Check the respective article for your DAW here.

 

Supported DAWs (macOS 10.11 and higher)

• Ableton Live 9 and later (AU, VST2, VST3)

• AKAI MPC Software 2 (VST2, VST3)

• Bitwig Studio 2 and later (VST2, VST3)

• Steinberg Cubase 6 and later (VST2, VST3)

• MOTU Digital Performer 9 and later (only AU)

• ImageLine FL Studio 20 (AU, VST2, VST3)

• Apple Logic Pro X (only AU)

• Steinberg Nuendo 6 and later (VST2, VST3)

• Cockos Reaper 5 (AU, VST2, VST3)

• PreSonus Studio One 4 and later (AU, VST2, VST3)

Supported DAWs (Windows 10 and higher)

• Ableton Live 9 and later

• AKAI MPC Software 2

• Bitwig Studio 2 and later

• BandLab Cakewalk

• Steinberg Cubase 10.5 and later

• Topten Software Cantabile 3

• ImageLine FL Studio 20

• Acoustica Mixcraft 9

• Cockos Reaper 5

• PreSonus Studio One 4 and later

• Tracktion Waveform

Unsupported DAWs

Avid ProTools

Not compatible: We don't plan to release an AAX version of Lié, so Pro Tools is not supported.

Propellerhead Reason

Not compatible: Reason uses a special way to communicate with external MIDI devices, which does not support the MIDI implementation that Lié is built around. Unfortunately, there is no workaround for this.

Known Issues

MOTU Digital Performer (only Windows)

Not compatible on Windows: Since Lié as VST fails the Scan routine in Digital Performer, there is no way to make Lié work in DP in Windows for the time being. In a Mac environment, you can use Lié as AU instead. 

Native Instruments Maschine 2 VST

Not compatible: Maschine, when used as a VST inside a DAW rather than as a standalone application, struggles to handle the amount of MIDI CC required to transmit gestures from Touché (SE) to Lié accurately. Random CCs disturbing the performance are the result.

Native Instruments Maschine 2 Standalone and AU

Automation issues: Some customers face problems when recording automation from Touché (SE) when Lié is hosted in Maschine 2 Standalone or AU. Maschine 2 seems to be struggling to handle the amount of MIDI CC messages being sent by Touché (SE).

 

Additional Notes

Lié is not tested in non-listed DAWs, but it could work. We cannot guarantee a solution for issues in unsupported DAWs or DAWs with known issues.

 

System Requirements

macOS

• macOS 10.11 and higher, 64bit
• Intel Core i5 1.4GHz for Lié itself, (Intel Core i5 2.5GHz if using the UVI-based factory sounds) | Apple M1 when using Lié's ARM version for Apple Silicon
• 4GB of RAM (8GB recommended)
• 1GB free space on HDD/SSD (when using UVI-based factory sounds)

Windows

• Windows 10 and higher, 64bit
• Intel Core Duo for Lié itself, (Intel Core i5 2.5GHz if using the UVI-based factory sounds) | AMD Ryzen 5
• 4GB of RAM (8GB recommended)
• 1GB free space on HDD/SSD (when using UVI-based factory sounds)

 

Copy protection notice:

Lié itself has no copy protection. Our factory sounds are all running inside the free synth player UVI Workstation, which uses PACE iLok for anti-piracy purposes. You don't need an actual iLok dongle, since the license is activated directly on your computer. The free iLok License Manager is recommended for comfortably managing one's licenses. It will also allow for the activation of additional sound expansions or instruments you might want to acquire in the future (e.g. Noisy 2 or Soliste). iLok License Manager is included in the Lié Windows installer but is an optional download for Mac users.