VST To AU V2.0 Manual

FXpansion VST to AudioUnit Adapter v2.0 Operation manual Contents Introduction ������������������ 3 Installation 4 The Adapter configuration program 6 Commands and the Tools menu 8 Wrapping Options and Information 9 Troubleshooting 11 FXpansion VST to AudioUnit Adapter v2.0 1 Introduction Thanks for buying the VST to AudioUnit Adapter! Please read through this manual fully in order to get the most out of the software. The Adapter detects VST plug-ins and places them inside an AudioUnit (‘AU’) ‘wrapper’. Each of these wrappers appears as an individual AU plug-in inside any AU-compatible application. The wrapper is a small piece of code which loads the original VST plug-in and allows it to talk to an AU host, while using almost no CPU power. Wrapped plug-ins behave exactly like any other AU plug-in. Their settings are saved with your host sessions, and they can be manipulated and automated in just the same way as any other AU plug-ins. The VST to AU Adapter supports VST effect and instrument (‘software synth’) plug-ins. This new version of the Adapter uses a much more robust scanning technique, which should make it extremely easy to use. If you’re using an Intel Mac, please note that any VST plug-in you want to convert must be a Universal Binary (‘UniBin’), which means that it works on both PowerPC and Intel machines. You will also be able to convert any future plug- ins which may be compiled specifically for Intel machines. You cannot convert PowerPC-specific VST plug-ins to run on an Intel Mac, or vice versa. • If you want to convert all your VST plug-ins to AU plug-ins quickly, you can read chapters 2 and 3 to get up and running. • If you want to be more selective about which plug-ins to convert, or if you need more precise control over the wrapping process, please also read chapters 4 and 5. Please consult the Troubleshooting guide in Chapter 6 if you run into problems. Many thanks, The FXpansion team www.fxpansion.com Credits Programming: Angus Hewlett, SKoT McDonald, Paul Chana, Andrew Simper Graphics: Adam Ferns, Alex Akers Manual: Mayur Maha Beta-testing / QA: Gareth Green Web development: Andreas Schnetzler Project Management: Rhiannon Bankston-Thomas Special thanks to the beta-testing team! FXpansion VST to AudioUnit Adapter v2.0 2 Installation System Requirements VST �� AU A�ap�e� v2.0 �s �es�g�e� espe��ally f�� Ma�OS 10.4 (‘T�ge�’), al�h��gh �� als� w��ks �� 10.3.9. N� ve�s���s �f Ma�OS 10.3 (‘Pa��he�’) p���� �� 10.3.9 a�e s�pp���e�. C���e��ly s�pp���e� A����U��� h�s�s a�e L�g�� .0 a�� …