Tracktion Software

optilude · Post by **optilude** » Mon Dec 13, 2004 7:29 pm

Hi,

Feels like years since I was here.

I recently had a complete computer meltdown and replaced my shoddy Evesham with a spankin' PowerBook (1.5GHz G4, 1Gb RAM). I have of course installed Tracktion, but all my Windows plug-ins no longer work. So - what software do people use with Tracktion on OS X? Any hidden gems, like Blockfish, SIR, energyXT?

Martin

Isjtar · Post by **Isjtar** » Mon Dec 13, 2004 7:56 pm

hi,
i have the same set-up. i use many smartelectronix plug-ins, blockfish, max, ni komplete, crystal (don't use it a lot), but i could do with a good compressor (a bit cleaner than blockfish, like rcl), eq and reverb (ambience is a bit limited and cpu intensive)

sixnon · Post by **sixnon** » Mon Dec 13, 2004 8:55 pm

http://home.earthlink.net/~arvidtp/Guid ... nchor31789

is a good place to look...as is

http://www.apulsoft.ch/

Six

thisdude · Post by **thisdude** » Mon Dec 13, 2004 9:02 pm

I have a similar setup. Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be a lot of osx vst support out there. Ashamed too, because there's a lot of good stuff out there for windows. C3 multi-band is a free compressor that sounds pretty good. The free plugsound is usefull but limited. Crystal, of course, and the smartelectronix plugs are a must.

Panda · Post by **Panda** » Mon Dec 13, 2004 9:19 pm

one more vote for Smartelectronix and Crystal...

pasam1 · Post by **pasam1** » Tue Dec 14, 2004 3:00 am

Congrats on the new Powerbook. I just recently discovered Tracktion and I love how well it performs with virtual instruments. I also use Crystal . . . it sounds great but hits the CPU hard. Check out VSamp - it's stable, cheap and is easy on the CPU. You could also run Raxx or Synth Test and trigger AU synths from Tracktion (you'll need a midi patcher like Midi Patchbay).

soma · Post by **soma** » Tue Dec 14, 2004 5:18 am

Don't overlook the MDA plugins

The multiband dynamics has a nice flavor. IMHO

Zoolok · Post by **Zoolok** » Tue Dec 14, 2004 7:42 pm

... check ReMIDI from GrantedSW. Basic, but it works ... and will talk to apps such as reason too!

warp x · Post by **warp x** » Tue Dec 14, 2004 9:02 pm

I use all of the above, plus microtera and sonicsynth free.
I also have reaktor, which works great with tracktion.
rewiring reason or melodyne also works pretty good

mckenic · Post by **mckenic** » Tue Dec 14, 2004 9:13 pm

Hi guys,

Sorry to hijack the thread a bit but - sixnon thanks for the links. Some stuff there I hadnt tried

One question tho... has anyone got the NorthPole vst for OS X please (I forgot how much fun it was)? The installer is OS9 and of course I dont have a 9 partition...

End of hijack!

Thanks chaps!

Dave

dry bones · Post by **dry bones** » Mon Dec 20, 2004 12:51 pm

I use NorthPole in OSX; it fudged up the first time I downloaded it, but the second time was fine. Does wonderful things to spoken word stuff...

Tracktion Software

KVR Audio

What do people use with Tracktion on Mac?