vst or au on mac?
vst or au on mac?
i want to simplify my setup. right now my ableton at home never starts without pressing the alt key if i haven my dongles with me. so im thinking of using a custom vst folder. and leave au's out. does that make sense or are au's more stable on the mac? any experiences?
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Re: vst or au on mac?
Au's are Mac only.
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Re: vst or au on mac?
I don't think AUs are any more stable on a Mac than VSTs. And VSTs are capable of sending MIDI out data, which AUs can't, so I don't think there would be a problem in using VSTs only. In fact, this is something I've been think about doing for a while now.
Re: vst or au on mac?
I have both installed for all my plugs.. never really noticed any dif in stability, when using one or the other.
Lately Im using more AU only - just to keep it simple.
Lately Im using more AU only - just to keep it simple.
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Re: vst or au on mac?
I use VSTs in Live, just so I can organize them into different folders so they appear as I want them in the Live browser. Can't do that with AU.
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Re: vst or au on mac?
thank for your answers, i thought so. good to hear from you.
Re: vst or au on mac?
Also vst has better integrated factory preset browsing via dropdown menu in ableton's device interface.
I have heard the argument that AU is more stable because it's mac native but I havn't really noticed this personally.
I have heard the argument that AU is more stable because it's mac native but I havn't really noticed this personally.
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