41. Plugins appearing magnified and missing parts of their UI

If you load plugins in the MP Host and part of the plugin UI is missing because it looks bigger in size or just part of it is not showing, for example:

Or the plugin appears smaller with white surrounding area, for example Serum AU.

It means that the current plugin type (for example Audio Unit) is set to resize automatically and this may cause incompatibilities with the MP Host.

The solution is to use another format of the plugin, like VST2 or VST3.

Additionally, if the plugin has the option to set the default zoom level, set it to your liking and the plugin will appear at that zoom level when you load it in the MP Host even when you open an MPH preset.

In this example, Serum VST3 on the Mac it loads at 150% and shows correctly

Note that if a plugin does not have a "Set Default Zoom Level" and just saves as default the last resized value, then when loading an MPH preset, the size of the plugin may not look correct, if you have resized the plugin in the DAW, after you have saved the MPH preset.

This is because after you have resized the plugin outside the MP Host, when loading the MPH preset, the default size would have changed, thus the MP Host may not display it correctly.

To solve the problem if it occurs, keep the plugin size as it was saved in the MPH preset or resize it and save the MPH preset again.

Alternatively, use UPDD smart magnifier to magnify plugins on demand.