) to run without this error. Alternatively, launching the installer via

When AD2 "could not find bus layouts top," the plugin cannot locate the master XML or configuration file that tells it how to route audio to your DAW. Essentially, the software is blind. It knows it should have busses, but it does not know where the blueprint for those busses is stored.

If a repair install doesn't work, the issue may be related to your OS environment: Linux/Wine Users

: Open the XLN Online Installer, click the menu icon, and select "Change Installation Formats"

If you cannot find the "Top" bus or separate routing, follow these steps to enable external outputs: