diff --git a/examples/Plugins/SamplerPluginDemo.h b/examples/Plugins/SamplerPluginDemo.h
index 705bed7ba6..852093e7fb 100644
--- a/examples/Plugins/SamplerPluginDemo.h
+++ b/examples/Plugins/SamplerPluginDemo.h
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@
 
  useLocalCopy:     1
 
+ pluginCharacteristics: pluginIsSynth, pluginWantsMidiIn
+
  END_JUCE_PIP_METADATA
 
 *******************************************************************************/