best instrument-specific VSTs?

Artie_Fufkin · Post by **Artie_Fufkin** » Sun Jun 30, 2013 2:16 pm

OP: sorry for not posting something helpful before. For free stuff, have you checked out DSK's stuff? http://www.dskmusic.com/category/romple ... struments/
Pretty good imo, but as stated earlier, it can be hard to get certain phrases to sound real. If sitting in the background of a mix, you can probably get away with it, but if you want to make it play something like a solo, you just have to embrace that it's not the real thing. lol
There is a saxophone rompler!
edit: After checking out the site more, they have more stuff available for just $25.
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titchbit · Post by **titchbit** » Sun Jun 30, 2013 2:33 pm

those look awesome artie! I tried downloading one, and got a .dll file. I have no idea what that is but I think it might be a windows only thing because it's not doing anything but opening up TextEdit and giving me scrambled computer code on my mac!

fragments · Post by **fragments** » Sun Jun 30, 2013 3:47 pm

yea DSK are VSTs...can you run VST on Mac? I thought no.

Crimsonghost · Post by **Crimsonghost** » Sun Jun 30, 2013 4:05 pm

SunkLo wrote:Although the goatse in your location is pretty tempting.

And here I thought we were rid of that.

Artie_Fufkin · Post by **Artie_Fufkin** » Sun Jun 30, 2013 4:18 pm

ah yeah sorry. If I recall correctly, theres some kind of wrapper thing or something(obv I no clue lol....) that you can enable you to use vsts on a mac. I've never had to use it though, so I can't speak with certainty.

With the $25 dollar donation thing they have, you can get kontakt files or soundfonts though.

titchbit · Post by **titchbit** » Sun Jun 30, 2013 4:39 pm

uhh I think you can run VSTs. I mean, I have a bunch of them in my VST folder. Sooo unless I'm completely missing something technical, yes you can run VSTs on mac. Ableton has a built in wrapper.

bennyfroobs · Post by **bennyfroobs** » Sun Jun 30, 2013 4:45 pm

fuck off gribble u plum ur ruining everything

cheers artie mate ill dl them and have a fiddle

Gribble · Post by **Gribble** » Sun Jun 30, 2013 4:55 pm

bennyfroobs wrote:fuck off gribble u plum ur ruining everything

cheers artie mate ill dl them and have a fiddle

good. perhaps you will treat people with respect in future!

fragments · Post by **fragments** » Sun Jun 30, 2013 5:29 pm

dubunked wrote:uhh I think you can run VSTs. I mean, I have a bunch of them in my VST folder. Sooo unless I'm completely missing something technical, yes you can run VSTs on mac. Ableton has a built in wrapper.

Oh cool man! I didn't know Ableton could do that. Sorry, I swear I see people getting bummed all the time that stuff isn't AU...maybe it's Logic?

titchbit · Post by **titchbit** » Sun Jun 30, 2013 5:33 pm

Previous versions of Reason couldn't do VST, but Reason 7 was just released and it can do it I'm pretty sure. And I don't think Pro Tools can either.

Still trying to figure out this .dll file... hmm

fragments · Post by **fragments** » Sun Jun 30, 2013 5:37 pm

dubunked wrote:Previous versions of Reason couldn't do VST, but Reason 7 was just released and it can do it I'm pretty sure. And I don't think Pro Tools can either.

Still trying to figure out this .dll file... hmm

Drop it in your VST folder. Aren't most VSTs just .dll? Again I don't know if it's different from PC, but I'm pretty sure some of the free VSTs I use were just a .dll I unzipped into my VST folder..

bennyfroobs · Post by **bennyfroobs** » Sun Jun 30, 2013 5:42 pm

gribble that was the first time ive said anything to u but w/e
u invalidated ur respectability by repeatedly proving urself to be a compelte douchebag

titchbit · Post by **titchbit** » Sun Jun 30, 2013 5:57 pm

fragments wrote:
dubunked wrote:Previous versions of Reason couldn't do VST, but Reason 7 was just released and it can do it I'm pretty sure. And I don't think Pro Tools can either.

Still trying to figure out this .dll file... hmm
Drop it in your VST folder. Aren't most VSTs just .dll? Again I don't know if it's different from PC, but I'm pretty sure some of the free VSTs I use were just a .dll I unzipped into my VST folder..

no dice

all the vsts in my vst folder are .vst

Gribble · Post by **Gribble** » Sun Jun 30, 2013 6:00 pm

bennyfroobs wrote:gribble that was the first time ive said anything to u but w/e
u invalidated ur respectability by repeatedly proving urself to be a compelte douchebag

well don't say anything more to me and we wont have a problem fuckface.

Crimsonghost · Post by **Crimsonghost** » Sun Jun 30, 2013 7:49 pm

VST's run fine on mac. Its only Logic that forces you to use AU. And ProTools is that aaxx or axx or aax or whatever the hell its called.

Most of what im using is vst, but i do have to run a couple AU. Not really sure why, but the vsts of a couple programs just dont want to work for me.

flood · Post by **flood** » Mon Jul 01, 2013 12:21 am

dubunked wrote:Previous versions of Reason couldn't do VST, but Reason 7 was just released and it can do it I'm pretty sure. And I don't think Pro Tools can either.

Still trying to figure out this .dll file... hmm

i'm pretty sure that .dll VSTs are innately mac incompatible. There does seem to be a potential (partial) solution: http://forum.cockos.com/showthread.php?t=37410 this might be of interest to you

edit: https://github.com/jerseycoder/wacvst this too. looks complicated though

Artie_Fufkin · Post by **Artie_Fufkin** » Mon Jul 01, 2013 1:48 am

bennyfroobs wrote:have a fiddle

Please dont

thekuku · Post by **thekuku** » Sat Jul 06, 2013 6:13 pm

Would you mind if I asked a thread-specific question guys? ; )

I downloaded some mallets VSTs, oriental sounding bells, sharp metallic sounds etc. I wonder if you use such VSTs and if yes, which are your favorite ones?

nameless133 · Post by **nameless133** » Sat Jul 06, 2013 7:53 pm

Samplers. get some nice realistic sounding samples and load 'em to samplers.

fragments · Post by **fragments** » Sat Jul 06, 2013 8:01 pm

thekuku wrote:Would you mind if I asked a thread-specific question guys? ; )

I downloaded some mallets VSTs, oriental sounding bells, sharp metallic sounds etc. I wonder if you use such VSTs and if yes, which are your favorite ones?

Tweak Bench has a nice free one. Their vst names are weird so ive forgotten it but google will bring up tweak bench no problem.

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