VST3 to VST2

[Henry Jimdrix]

Can anyone tell me if it is possible to convert a VST3 plugin to a VST2 Plugin? My DAW does not support VST3 and There are more and more developers no longer supporting VST2

[chk071]

You can't convert them, but, there are plugins which can host VST3's.

Maybe you'll find something in this thread: viewtopic.php?t=346476

Which DAW are you using?

[Henry Jimdrix]

You can't convert them, but, there are plugins which can host VST3's.

Maybe you'll find something in this thread: viewtopic.php?t=346476

Which DAW are you using?

Thanks I'll check it out. I'm using Ableton Live 8 Suite

[chk071]

Here's another one (I think): https://www.bluecataudio.com/Products/P ... PatchWork/

Note that you'll always get a bit more CPU load when using a plugin which can host other plugins though, of course. Might be minimal, but, it's there.

[Examigan]

I haven't tried it, but I wonder if you could use Unify to load VST3 and then load it (Unify) as VST2 in your DAW?

From their FAQ
"Can I use Unify to load plug-ins my DAW won't support?
YES. Unify works as a bridge, allowing you to load plug-in types which your DAW itself may not support.
You can use Unify to load VST/VST3 plug-ins in Logic Pro X and GarageBand.
Provided your VST/VST3's are built for Mac
You can't load plug-ins built for Windows into a Mac host, or vice versa."

Or you can use Cakewalk (formerly Sonar) as its free and supports both formats.

[chk071]

Or you can use Cakewalk (formerly Sonar) as its free and supports both formats.

I wanted to propose that as well, actually, but, I thought that that might be too much of a stretch (learning a completely new DAW).

[DarkStar]

There are more and more developers no longer supporting VST2

I am curious - which ones?

[Halonmusic]

There are more and more developers no longer supporting VST2

I am curious - which ones?

AudioThing, Mellowmuse to name a few. I know there are more but cant remember.

[NikkiA]

Plus any new developers that come along, since you can't get a new VST2 license.

[Halonmusic]

indeed.

[Ah_Dziz]

You can do this in either direction with Blue cat Patchwork.

[Halonmusic]

and DDMF bridgewize i believe

[polac]

I released a vst3 to vst2 wrapper some years ago for Jeskola Buzz, here is a download link for the wrapper, works also with other vst2 hosts:

https://www.xlutop.com/buzz/zip/vst3shell.zip

[Henry Jimdrix]

There are more and more developers no longer supporting VST2

I am curious - which ones?

Trust me there are quite a lot of developers that are only producing VST3 plugins. Maybe due to what has been mentioned about license. As I can't really afford to upgrade my DAW and don't particularly want to as I only use on my older laptop which I do not connect to internet with it's a bit off a bummer.

[Henry Jimdrix]

I released a vst3 to vst2 wrapper some years ago for Jeskola Buzz, here is a download link for the wrapper, works also with other vst2 hosts:

https://www.xlutop.com/buzz/zip/vst3shell.zip

Not really sure how to use that, are there any instructions on how to use.