I need good Mac VSTs!!!! Reccomendations, please?

WooferWolf · 10-26-2010, 07:21 PM

Hello! I produce hip hop and electronica tracks and have been looking for some new, versatile VSTs that can produce some nice wobble bass (no, I don't want to make dubstep, I just like a little wobble in there), and some nice, glitchy synths (think glitch mob, etc). I am running a Mac using Ableton Live 8. Thanks for any replies!

Freebase Dali · 10-26-2010, 08:46 PM

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Use the search on the site to narrow down your choices for vst, and be sure to check off only Mac versions. For wobble stuff, you'll be wanting to look into filters... specifically filters with LFO controls.

Everything else you could want is searchable there too.

WooferWolf · 10-26-2010, 11:32 PM

Super sweet link! Thanks a lot!

Ska Lagos Jew Sun Ra · 10-27-2010, 06:24 AM

If you can, see if you can find solutions to emulate windows VSTs. I'm sure there's a solution to do so. Trust me on this, you'd get a well wider palette if you chose to do so.

WooferWolf · 10-30-2010, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Skaligojurah

If you can, see if you can find solutions to emulate windows VSTs. I'm sure there's a solution to do so. Trust me on this, you'd get a well wider palette if you chose to do so.

I've been trying to find something like this and have been unsuccessful. Anyone ever have luck with this?

Freebase Dali · 10-30-2010, 03:49 PM

I don't personally know of any software or techniques that will allow you to use PC VSTs on a Mac, and I can make a pretty good guess that there aren't any. Windows-based VSTs are made into a .dll and that's not simply a file extension, but an actual process for calling resources available in the operating system itself. Without a Windows operating system, a .dll file can't operate, as its entire functionality is dependent on the Windows operating system's resources.

There are plenty of Mac versions of plugins out there. A lot of developers make both versions for any plugin. It's just a matter of finding them. The KVR Audio website I mentioned before has plenty.

Ska Lagos Jew Sun Ra · 10-30-2010, 04:30 PM

Not completely true. Linux can run DLL based VSTs just fine with the right software. You just have to get the steinberg VST SDK. Then again, with Linux being an open source operating system and the Mac OS not I doubt it's as likely as there is a solution.

Then again, Mac is a well more popular choice for an audio-station based OS than Linux(With good reason, even if there are multimedia based linux systems that are intended for that type of thing). So, you'd think somebody would have come up with some sort of hack for it.

David Graey · 11-21-2010, 05:53 PM

There are a couple of options you have. I know there's a crossover application that you can buy, but I haven't tried and I can't recall what it's called. You can use a windows emulator, like Darwine, and a plugin routing program like JackOSX. I've gotten it to work, after quite a bit of tweaking. It doesn't run perfectly and there are some latency issues, but it's good enough if you've got a 'must have' plugin that isn't available for Mac. It may be a harrowing road, but if you have to use a windows plugin, it might be worth it...

Davidphonic · 12-20-2010, 09:26 AM

get some good analog sampler patches, will kick ass vs software

10-26-2010, 07:21 PM	#1 (permalink)
WooferWolf Groupie Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 8	I need good Mac VSTs!!!! Reccomendations, please? Hello! I produce hip hop and electronica tracks and have been looking for some new, versatile VSTs that can produce some nice wobble bass (no, I don't want to make dubstep, I just like a little wobble in there), and some nice, glitchy synths (think glitch mob, etc). I am running a Mac using Ableton Live 8. Thanks for any replies! __________________ [Link removed by moderator]

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WooferWolf Groupie Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 8	Super sweet link! Thanks a lot! __________________ [Link removed by moderator]

11-21-2010, 05:53 PM	#8 (permalink)
David Graey Groupie Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: CO Posts: 11	There are a couple of options you have. I know there's a crossover application that you can buy, but I haven't tried and I can't recall what it's called. You can use a windows emulator, like Darwine, and a plugin routing program like JackOSX. I've gotten it to work, after quite a bit of tweaking. It doesn't run perfectly and there are some latency issues, but it's good enough if you've got a 'must have' plugin that isn't available for Mac. It may be a harrowing road, but if you have to use a windows plugin, it might be worth it... __________________

10-26-2010, 08:46 PM	#2 (permalink)
Freebase Dali Partying on the inside Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 5,584	KVR: Virtual Instruments, Virtual Effects, VST Plugins, Audio Units (AU), DirectX (DX), Universal Binary Compatibility - Audio Plugin News, Reviews and Community Use the search on the site to narrow down your choices for vst, and be sure to check off only Mac versions. For wobble stuff, you'll be wanting to look into filters... specifically filters with LFO controls. Everything else you could want is searchable there too.

10-27-2010, 06:24 AM	#4 (permalink)
Ska Lagos Jew Sun Ra \/ GOD Join Date: May 2010 Location: Nowhere... Posts: 2,179	If you can, see if you can find solutions to emulate windows VSTs. I'm sure there's a solution to do so. Trust me on this, you'd get a well wider palette if you chose to do so.

10-30-2010, 03:49 PM	#6 (permalink)
Freebase Dali Partying on the inside Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 5,584	I don't personally know of any software or techniques that will allow you to use PC VSTs on a Mac, and I can make a pretty good guess that there aren't any. Windows-based VSTs are made into a .dll and that's not simply a file extension, but an actual process for calling resources available in the operating system itself. Without a Windows operating system, a .dll file can't operate, as its entire functionality is dependent on the Windows operating system's resources. There are plenty of Mac versions of plugins out there. A lot of developers make both versions for any plugin. It's just a matter of finding them. The KVR Audio website I mentioned before has plenty.

10-30-2010, 04:30 PM	#7 (permalink)
Ska Lagos Jew Sun Ra \/ GOD Join Date: May 2010 Location: Nowhere... Posts: 2,179	Not completely true. Linux can run DLL based VSTs just fine with the right software. You just have to get the steinberg VST SDK. Then again, with Linux being an open source operating system and the Mac OS not I doubt it's as likely as there is a solution. Then again, Mac is a well more popular choice for an audio-station based OS than Linux(With good reason, even if there are multimedia based linux systems that are intended for that type of thing). So, you'd think somebody would have come up with some sort of hack for it.

12-20-2010, 09:26 AM	#9 (permalink)
Davidphonic Groupie Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 30	get some good analog sampler patches, will kick ass vs software