RE: Crossover MAC

djsanjeev · Post by **djsanjeev** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 7:10 pm

IS this for real???

Can i use VST pluginzzzzz

beats me · Post by **beats me** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 7:14 pm

I'm going to pretend that I can read minds and that you asked an actual question.

You can use VSTs on Macs and have been able to for a long time.

sweetjesus · Post by **sweetjesus** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 7:15 pm

only if theres a mac version of the VST.

thank you come again.

djsanjeev · Post by **djsanjeev** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 7:18 pm

dude...welcome to the 21st century...if i can add this post....i surely know what i am talkin abt hehehe...just to clarify...can i use Windows VST plugs with crossover mac on OSX...beats me

beats me · Post by **beats me** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 7:18 pm

sweetjesus wrote:only if theres a mac version of the VST.

thank you come again.

+1

Good point. The simple and mysterious format of the question does open the door to more specific information.

beats me · Post by **beats me** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 7:25 pm

It depends on 2 things.

1. like sweetjesus said, there has to be a Mac version available from the company/programmer

2. the company/programmer may make you purchase either a PC version of Mac version, not both

nate_D · Post by **nate_D** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 7:30 pm

and if its the NEW intel macs, you can't use either. instead they want you to use UB versions...

gomi · Post by **gomi** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 7:37 pm

djsanjeev wrote:dude...welcome to the 21st century...if i can add this post....i surely know what i am talkin abt hehehe...just to clarify...can i use Windows VST plugs with crossover mac on OSX...beats me

yes, you can, assuming your windows host daw/app will also run under crossover.

they will not talk to your osx apps or daws however.

i like to call it crapover.

stonee · Post by **stonee** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 7:37 pm

for those of you who arent familiar with crossover, it is a program which allows you to run windows programs on a mac os.

I once managed to get fruityloops open on mac osx, but it froze and there was no sound.

because vst's aren't a stand alone program, i dont think it is yet possible to use crossover to use vst's.

someone please tell my im wrong!

noisetonepause · Post by **noisetonepause** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 9:45 pm

Crossover AFAIK is basically WINE for OS X. Since Wine only implements half of Windows and nothing much related to audio or VSTs, it's not going to work.

ernene · Post by **ernene** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 10:01 pm

I've been able to use FLstudio but under parallels... However I've never tried to use any vst, 'cos I should download a windows version of all of them and that was a no go for me... anyway, if you want to use any DAW on windows on a mac U better go for bootcamp... otherwise, as I do ise parallels but at least for me, I use it to create some sound and then export them, and use them on Live under OS X...
Just because I've paid for FL long time ago and now I can use just what I like from it and then take it to mac and Live....

condra · Post by **condra** » Thu Sep 27, 2007 1:34 am

Allegedly, crossover is shit and good useless for most things apart from keygens.

allegedly.

Michael-SW · Post by **Michael-SW** » Thu Sep 27, 2007 11:46 am

Parallells should be ok, because (AFAIK?) it uses the CPUs own virtualization support. If I got it right, the CPU basically pretends to be two (or more) CPUs, allowing you to run multiple OSes at the same time. Probably more overhead than bootcamp.