SmProAudio VFX Play Windows VST VSTi Plugins (.dll) on MacOSX
"How to get Sugar Bytes Guitarist PC Working on Mac Intel"

(Excuse my English i'm French i do the best i can to Explain properly)

you Need X11 to be Installed on your Mac "it's on your mac installer disc Optional Installs"

SmProAudio VFX is a Stand Alone Application to run windows VST VSTi .dll (Plugins)
on a Mac as a Stand Alone Application.Actually it is quite easy to use VFX.
You do not need the V-Machine hardware to use the VFX software.
It is a stand alone app where you can install and load and play and edit Windows VST plugins (.dll)

Check the Wizard File For Compatibility list over 307 Windows plugins tested and Working!

Also the possibility to run .exe files. Try FL Studio e.g.! Or you can run Rebirth within Mac OS X!

to install App just drag VFX to the application folder!

"This is how i got Sugar Bytes Guitarist PC Working on a Mac Intel with OS X 10.6.8"



A: Open VFX Application & Install the PC Demo from Sugar Bytes with "run vst plugin installer".Note: the plugin installer from ASSiGN doesn't work in VFX,

B: install Sugar.Bytes.Guitarist.Library-ASSiGN with "run vst plugin installer".

C: import the ASSiGN guitarist.dll from Sugar Bytes Guitarist STANDALONE VSTi v1.0.2 [x86/x64] ASSiGN (it's Included in the dmg) with "import vst plugin", the wizard file must be set to "Don't use a Wizard File" click next and install.

Now run the plugin by clicking in the A box you should see guitarist plugin there! if you do not see the Plugin "GUI" go to VFX/Window/VST Editor Click-it

to get the serial number validated go to the Settings window in guitarist "GUI" and click under serial it should change to Valid!

close and re-open the application! your ready to play as Stand Alone!



It is Also Possible to Use VFX as a Similar to Rewire App with Soundflower and IAC. this is for Experienced Cubase Nuendo Logic or Pro Tools Users who Know how to use Soundflower Properly:

As it is a stand alone app it is not possible to load it directly into a Mac sequencer.so you will need Soundflower to route audio output and IAC to route midi to your sequencer (Cubase Nuendo Logic or Pro Tools).and for midi control in a sequencer program use IAC!

To Set Up "IAC" goto the Audio/MIDI setup of OS-X (Applications->Utilites), choose the MIDI-Devices tab (if you have several choose the standard configuration) and doubleclkick on the IAC icon on the left. Activate it by checking "device is online" and close it again. Now the IAC driver is ready as a virtual MIDI device.

Because VFX always uses the standard inputs and offers no option to choose a specific one, it will automatically receive all that's coming in in the standard area, so concerning MIDI also what's coming from IAC.

"Installation Procedure to use with a sequencer"

1:
If you have not already done, goto the Audio/MIDI setup of OS-X (Applications->Utilites),set the Standard-Output in the Audio-Devices tab to "Soundflower (16-ch) Click on it and Select "Use For Audio Input" and "use for Audio Output".

2:
goto Go/Applications/Soundflower/Soundflowerbed.app and drag it to your dock for easy access. click on it, now you must set it to 16-ch and select your soundcard that appears below.

3:
click on Soundflower 16-ch to open the channel settings first set buffers at 256 (Later you can still Lower the Buffers to get a better Latency "i went to 64 buffers whiteout any problem")

4:
in the Soundflower 16-ch channel settings set channel 1 & 2 to "NONE" and channel 3 & 4 to "your Soundcard" outputs left & right .

5:
in your sequencer program "Audio Device setup" select Soundflower 16-ch as Soundcard, select soundflower output ch 3 & 4 for your master output and Soundflower input ch 1 & 2 for recording.

6:
Launch your sequencer, create a MIDI-track and an Audio-Track. Be sure that SoundFlower is activated as input port in the Sequencer settings. In the audio track, choose "SoundFlower (16-ch) input 1 & 2 as input and activate monitoring.
In the MIDI track, set input to your midi keyboard and set the output to "IAC".

7:
if You Want to Use a VST FX you need to route your sequencer FX Send to Soundflower (16-ch) output 1 & 2 you will also need to click on input R or L of the selected plugin on the VFX Mixer
P.S. do not put the VFX mixer volume too loud or you'll get a feed back probably because of Crosstalk or error in FX or VFX program (tried With Lexicon Native and Cubase Le4)

8: once your VST or VSTi plugin Installer Finished! you'll have to find the "yourplugin.dll" and import it Go to your Music folder -> right click "Show package contents" on "VFX Wine VM.vfxwinevm" ->"drive_c" ->"Program Files" ->"Steinberg" ->"vstplugins" -> "yourplugin.dll"

9:
Finish

this means that VFX is sending output to Soundflower (16-ch) 1 & 2 and your sequencer is recording audio from soundflower (16-ch) output 1 & 2 and the sequencer playback will be output on the Soundflower (16-ch) output 3 & 4 routed to your soundcard

FX send from Sequencer is sending to Soundflower (16-ch) input 1 & 2 and your sequencer is recording audio from soundflower (16-ch) output 1 & 2

PS.if you do not set different outputs as described for your sequencer and VFX you will be recording everything in the mix to that new track! because it will do a loop and we do not want this!

"the VFX will always have inputs and outputs set to channel 1 & 2 on Soundflower (16-ch)"
Because VFX always uses the standard inputs and offers no option to choose a specific one, it will automatically receive all that's coming in in the standard area

Now you can launch VFX. It will output its audio over the Sequencer audio track.

Now you can record midi data to your midi track and at the same time record it to the audio track if you want. It's very similar to ReWire in fact.

to get back to Standard Recording re-set the output of your sequencer to your original sound card settings, no Need to Close Soundflower it will be set for the next VFX Recording

to record again with VFX just go back to section 5 and re-set your sequencer program Audio Device setup and select again Soundflower 16-ch (for Soundcard) and select soundflower ch 3 & 4 for your master output and Soundflower input 1 & 2 for recording.

i suggest you make a Template of the two different recording modes in your sequencer program if possible!

When you do not see a GUI for your plugin:
Go to your Music folder -> right click "Show package contents" on "VFX Library.vfxlibrary" -> "plugs" -> your plugin ->
open the vfxinfo.txt file and look at the gui editor window settings.

VFX Homepage:
VFX Host Homepage

Download:
"VFX" App + Sugar Bytes Guitarist (PC) Installation on "Mac OS X Intel" Tutorial

Download:
Setting up Soundflower & IAC to use "VFX" as a PC Plugin Host (.dll) for Logic on Mac OS X "Tutorial"

Download:
Sugar Bytes Guitarist Demo (PC)

Download:
Sugar Bytes Guitarist Library ASSiGN (PC)