VST To RTAS Adapter V2.1 Manual

FXpansion VST to RTAS Adapter v2.0 1 Introduction The VST-RTAS Adapter detects VST plug-ins and places them inside an RTAS ‘wrapper’. Each of these wrappers appears as an individual RTAS plug-in inside Pro Tools. The wrapper is a small piece of code which loads the original VST plug-in and allows it to talk to Pro Tools using the RTAS protocol. Wrapped plug-ins behave exactly like any other RTAS plug-in. Their settings are saved with your Pro Tools sessions, and they can be manipulated and auto- mated in just the same way as native RTAS plug-ins. The Adapter supports VST effect and instrument (‘software synths’) plug-ins. This new version of the Adapter also contains support for multiple outputs from plug-ins. The Adapter is designed to be as easy to use as possible. However you will find it very useful to read through this manual fully. If you want to convert all your VST plug-ins to RTAS quickly, you can read chap- ters 2 and 3 to get up and running. If you want to be more selective about which plug-ins to convert, or if you want to have more precise control over the process, please also read chapters 4 and 5. The Troubleshooting guide in Chapter 7 may also be useful if you run into problems. Chapter 6 provides a brief guide to using RTAS plug-ins in Pro Tools 7. This chapter provides no substitute for reading your Pro Tools documentation fully. Please do not contact us with questions on how to use Pro Tools! Consult your Pro Tools documentation or contact Digidesign support with your Pro Tools queries. Many thanks, The FXpansion team www.fxpansion.com Credits Programming: Angus Hewlett, SKoT McDonald, Paul Chana Graphics: Adam Ferns, Alex Akers Manual: Mayur Maha Beta-testing / QA: Gareth Green Project Management: Rhiannon Bankston-Thomas Special thanks to the beta-testing team! FXpansion VST to RTAS Adapter v2.0 2 Installation VST-RTAS Adapter v2 is designed especially for Pro Tools 7 or higher. If you’re using Pro Tools v6.x, you’ll need to use v1.06 of the adapter. Please register your adapter on the FXpansion website, after which you’ll have access to the download area containing the older version. If you have VST-RTAS Adapter v1.x installed, please run it prior to using VST- RTAS Adapter v2, choose ‘Remove Converted Plug-Ins’ and Quit. MacOSX Installation Mount the downloaded VST to RTAS Adapter v2 disk image. Drag and drop the VST to RTAS Adapter V2.0 folder to your Applica- tions folder. To launch the Adapter configuration program, run VST to RTAS Adapter Config inside the Applications/VST to RTAS Adapter V2.0 folder. Windows Installation Extract all the files from the downloaded archive to your desktop or to a tempo- rary folder. Explore the extracted files in My Computer. …