vst or au on mac?

tester · Post by **tester** » Sun Nov 15, 2009 12:28 am

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?

Alextronica · Post by **Alextronica** » Sun Nov 15, 2009 1:04 am

Au's are Mac only.

The Northern Contingent · Post by **The Northern Contingent** » Sun Nov 15, 2009 6:32 pm

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.

arafel · Post by **arafel** » Mon Nov 16, 2009 6:38 am

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.

necho · Post by **necho** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 5:20 pm

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.

tester · Post by **tester** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 11:05 pm

thank for your answers, i thought so. good to hear from you.

audiovoid · Post by **audiovoid** » Wed Nov 18, 2009 12:16 am

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.

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