 Vst On Mac Vs Windows |
 Wed 4 Oct 2006, 05:44
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i was wondering why vst's that are created for windows cannot run on a mac. does this have anything to do with the processors? i've noticed that in linux systems people can use WINE to use windows vst's in a linux environment. for the most part i'm happy with the instruments available for mac. but being kinda poor, i'm very attracted to free plugins (which seem to be more available for windows) such as KarmaFX. i guess my other question would be is there a user-friendly, high-quality, free modular synth comparable to the KarmaFX created for mac?
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 Wed 4 Oct 2006, 13:13
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 Moderator In Chief (MIC)  Group: Editors Posts: 15,189 Joined: 23-Dec 01 From: Paris - FR Member No.: 2,758 |
It's a CPU/OS based problem.
The software you use must be binary compatible with both (instruction sets that are CPU specifics, OS instructions and libraries). So in the end, the code you must use is related to both. When you use WINE on LINUX you have a compatibility environnement to translate on the fly the windows only code so it can run in WINE/Linux. Maybe a WINE equivalent solution will come up for macintels but it'll never occur for PPC macs. As the marketshare of mac is growing again, let's hope it'll make sense again for developers of freeware/shareware windows only to visit us   Some have always do so, I'm optimistic now. Now, for them, remember it's an investment of time they can't always afford, just as there's developers only working on the MacOS platform.
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Mr. Jason E. Lectric Vst On Mac Vs Windows Wed 4 Oct 2006, 05:44
Mr. Jason E. Lectric thanks for explaning that, lepetitmartien. Thu 5 Oct 2006, 08:21 mechcon for the intel macs there is a solution (not sure i... Thu 5 Oct 2006, 22:50 Mr. Jason E. Lectric haha, yeah. that would be nice if i could afford ... Fri 6 Oct 2006, 03:17 mortalengines There are plenty of good freeware plugs & synt... Fri 6 Oct 2006, 04:20
mechcon QUOTE (Mr. Jason E. Lectric @ Fri 6 Oct 2006,... Fri 6 Oct 2006, 05:07 |
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