All beta users will be upgraded to the full release version at no extra charge. Note: macOS Catalina 10.15 or newer is not supported.
32 LIVES is compatible with virtually all 64-bit Audio Units and VST host applications, including Logic Pro X, Cubase, Ableton Live and Studio One. All your 32-bit only plug-ins will again re-appear in the plug-ins menu as they always were.ģ2 Lives is currently in open beta and available for purchase for a discounted price of $69 (instead $99) for the duration of the pre-release beta stage. Your favorite 32-bit plug-ins will appear in your 64-bit DAW as if they were native 64-bit plug-ins. No special re-wring or routing is required. Older Logic Pro sessions will completely load into Logic Pro X, including all parameters and automation. Previous projects that were created in Logic 9 or earlier that include 32-bit only plug-ins, would not be able to fully open in Logic Pro X.ģ2 Lives is a new application, capable of generating a 64-bit Audio Units versions of your loved and hard-earned 32-bit legacy plug-ins, helping you to cross-over to the new Logic Pro X smoothly and transparently. Moving forward with new technologies, the new Logic Pro X is a modern, 64-bit only application, which means that older 32-bit plug-ins will no longer work in Logic Pro X. In July 2013, Apple introduced Logic Pro X, the next-generation version of its professional audio software, bringing many new features and improvement, and updated user interface. This method works flawlessly for me every time.32 Lives is a 32-bit to 64-bit Audio-Units plug-ins adapter. The most important reason people chose Logic Pro X is: Good range of high quality synths: analog, FM, wavetable. In the question What are the best DAWs Logic Pro X is ranked 8th while Audacity is ranked 19th. When you Bounce to Disk in your DAW, make sure you do in in Realtime so there are no sound issues. When comparing Logic Pro X vs Audacity, the Slant community recommends Logic Pro X for most people. You’ll find that under Devices>Wave>Sample Rate.ĩ. Make sure that vsthostx86 is set to the same sample rate as your DAW project. And on the second instance of wormhole2, assign “direct” to “start” and tick “sync”.Ĩ. In vsthostx86, make sure the first instance of wormhole2 is assigned to “end” in the “direct” section and tick “playthrough” and “sync”. Make sure that the first instance on the wormhole2 plugins in both your DAW and in vsthostx86 are assigned to Send using the “Chooser” dropdown in that plugin GUI and the second instance is assigned to “Receive” using the Chooser dropdown in the Wormhole2 plugin GUI.ħ. Then add your desired Windows vst.dll plugin after that and then add another instance of wormhole2.dll in the chain before closing the signal path to “Engine Output”.Ħ. Run vsthostx86 and insert wormhole2.dll after “Engine Input”. On the second instance of wormhole2, under the “direct” section of the GUI, assign it to “end”.Ħ. On the first instance of wormhole2, under the “direct” section on the GUI, assign it to “Start”. Instantiate 2 x Wormhole inserts on your desired Track or Buss. If your DAW is 64 bit, you will need Sound Radix 32 Lives to bridge Wormhole2 to 64bit (This is paid software, but it is well worth its price)Ĥ.
Download both Mac and Windows version of a free plugin called Wormhole2 by Plasq from here (This is 32bit) and install it to your DAW VST plugins directory:ģ. Use Crossover / Wine Bottler / Wine Stable etc to run a free program called vsthostx86 which you can download from here:Ģ.
Using Sierra 10.12.6, the most reliable way I have found running Windows 32bit VST Effects bridged to a Mac DAW is with 3 bits of software other than your DAW.ġ.