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wow that would be dreeeam come true if it really worx! On Fri, Jun 17, 2011 at 8:46 AM, Gareth Whittock <buddhamachine@live.co.uk> wrote: > As you know Rick, I'm with you completely on the non-corporate, > grassroots > sound mangling software/plugin development underground scene. > In fact I'm part of it! > The plugin converters you mentioned aren't cross platform unfortunately > BUT > smproaudio have released a windows/mac wrapper that I will be > investigating > today: > http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/34640/vfx-host-software > If it works, I'll report back. > > Peace > G > > > Gareth, Sentientfx - Innovative music plugins. http://sentientfx.com/ > >> Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2011 12:46:53 -0700 >> From: looppool@cruzio.com >> To: buddhamachine@live.co.uk >> CC: loopers-delight@loopers-delight.com >> Subject: Re: long delay for mac >> >> On 7/22/64 11:59 AM, Gareth Whittock wrote: >> > The choice of plugins seems minuscule compared to windows or am I just >> > looking in the wrong places? >> I've discussed this phenomenon many times here at L.D. >> >> When KVR had their KVR challenge (offering a few thousand dollars to the >> person who created the most >> inventive freeware audio effects plugin) hundreds were submitted and of >> the forty that were published, >> there were only two for OSX versus 36 for Windows (a couple for Linux, >> too, as I recall). >> >> >> This has been a constant in the Windows world for the past ten years. >> There's just a lot more freeware (and idiosyncratic) developement of >> effects plugins >> >> Personally, I look for the intense (and often quirky) creativity that >> come from young people's freeware plugins. >> The last KVR challenge winner made a plugin that simulates insect >> sounds..........lol! So, I'm more a >> fan of Windows. Also, for me, the presence of programs like FL >> Studio/Sony Vegas/Sony Sound Forge/Sony Acid >> and stand alone creative apps like Granulab and Tuareg (slicer program) >> that just aren't available for OS X keeps me there. >> >> There are also wonderful programs (very notably, Logic Pro) that aren't >> found on Windows and there's the whole >> aspect of potential viruses and mal and phisware that plague Windows >> (solution: don't use your audio system online!) >> but I just read an article that said that now that Apple has become the >> largest media company on earth that virus writers >> are starting to target Macs. Computer security problems are here to >> stay, I"m afraid. >> >> >> There are, of course, many advantages to using OS X as well, but I still >> run Windows (and even, archaicly, >> Win XP which is now 2 OSs old, because it works so well for my audio set >> up). >> >> Solutions? >> >> Use Bootcamp with a dual boot system; install Win XP Professional, >> Service Pack 2 or >> Win 7 and do your music editing on the Win XP side and import your >> files. >> >> or stay with OS X and Use a VST wrapper with either AU or TDM plugin >> systems in your DAW. >> >> Good luck, Gareth. The Intel Macs (with their abilities to have >> dual boot systems) are, if very pricey, very wonderful >> (and this is said by someone who randomly seems to have bought a lemon >> MacBook Pro). >> > -- www.luis-angulo.com